Defense lifts defending champs Johnson-Brock past Riverside 54-34
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Johnson-Brock boys basketball team shut down Riverside in the second half to win 54-34 in the state quarterfinals.
The #2 Eagles held the #7 Chargers to just 11 points in the second half to secure the win. Johnson-Brock led 10-5 after a low-scoring first quarter. They withstood a charge from Riverside in the second quarter to have a two-point cushion at halftime. They clamped down on defense to seal the game. Riverside’s 34 points were the Chargers’ second-lowest total of the season.
The Eagles are defending state champions and are in the state semifinals for the fifth time as a consolidated school.
Johnson-Brock… 10, 15, 15, 14 = 54
Riverside… 5, 18, 6, 5 = 34
J-B: Cam. Dalinghaus 19, Koehler 14, Behrends 10, Pelican 5, Meyer 3, Cas. Dalinghaus 3
Riverside: Schalk 13, Molt 10, Carraher 3, Diessner 3, Gleisinger 3, Keehn 2