Photos: Nebraska high school state girls basketball tournament, Wednesday
Check out photos from Wednesday's first-round games at the 2024 Nebraska high school state girls basketball tournament.Â
Omaha Central's Inia Jones (13) tries to shoot in front of Millard West's Taylor Hansen (21) during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Omaha Central's Lilliana Petersen (24), right, greets Pierre Noelle Tcheuhchoua (44) during player introductions before playing Millard West during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
The Omaha Central student section pretends to read the student newspaper, The Register, as the Millard West team is introduced before the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Millard West's Norah Gessert (30) stumbles while going for the ball during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Millard West's Taylor Hansen (21) passes the ball away from Omaha Central's Lilliana Petersen (24) and Omaha Central's Inia Jones (13) during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Millard West's Taylor Hansen (21) passes the ball away from Omaha Central's Lilliana Petersen (24) and Omaha Central's Inia Jones (13) during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Millard West's Norah Gessert (30) shoots over Omaha Central's Amiyja Hughes (4) during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Omaha Central's Justine Adrienne Tcheuhchoua (33), left, and Millard West's Neleigh Gessert (23) fight for a rebound during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Omaha Central's Pierre Noelle Tcheuhchoua (44 tries to dribble past Millard West's Neleigh Gessert (23) during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Omaha Central's Pierre Noelle Tcheuhchoua (44) grabes a rebound in between Millard West's Neleigh Gessert (23), left, and Norah Gessert during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Omaha Central's Pierre Noelle Tcheuhchoua (44) grabes a rebound in between Millard West's Neleigh Gessert (23), left, and Norah Gessert during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Omaha Central's Inia Jones (13) tries to shoot in front of Millard West's Taylor Hansen (21) during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Millard West's Norah Gessert (30) dribbles against Omaha Central during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Omaha Central's Aalaiya Davis (3), races Millard West's Norah Gessert (30) during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Millard West Assistant Coach Casey Hall talks Omaha Central's Aalaiya Davis (3) after Millard West defeated Omaha Central during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Millard West's Norah Gessert (30) shoots a free-throw basket against Omaha Central during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Omaha Central's Aalaiya Davis (3), left, consoles Inia Jones (13) after she fouled out against Millard North during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Millard West had a stuffed panda on the bench during the game against Omaha Central during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Millard West had a stuffed panda on the bench during the game against Omaha Central during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Lincoln North Star's Ani Leu (15) catches a pass as Millard North's Brylee Nelsen (33) tries to get a hand on it during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
From left Lincoln North Star's Ani Leu (15), Millard North's Clara Welker (21), and Millard North's Avril Smith (14) fight for a rebound during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Lincoln North Star's Joyce Johnson (22), left, and Millard North's Avril Smith (14) both reach for a pass during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Lincoln North Star Head Coach Tommy Johnson signals to to his team as they take on Millard North during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
From left: Millard North's Izzie Galligan (22), left, Lincoln North Star's KayTee Irons (23) Millard North's Avril Smith (14) scramble for a loose ball during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Millard North's Brylee Nelsen (33), left, hugs Romey Loveridge (4) in the closing seconds of their loss to Lincoln North Star during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Lincoln North Star's Joyce Johnson (22) dribbles the ball against Millard North during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Millard North's Brylee Nelsen (33) and Lincoln North Star's Sarah Gatwech (4) fight for a loose ball during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Millard North's Avril Smith (14), left, tries to steal the ball from Lincoln North Star's Sarah Gatwech (4) during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
The Lincoln North Star's bench celebrates a three-point basket against Millard North during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Millard North Head Coach Chris Paulson talks to his team during a timeout against Lincoln North Star during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Bellevue West's Naomi White (25), top, and Papillion-La Vista South's Kate Ligon (32) scramble for a loose ball during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Papillion-La Vista South's Kamryn Exner (22) fouls Bellevue West's Kenzie Melcher (4) during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Papillion-La Vista South's Addison Medeck (40), left, and Bellevue West's Danielle Coyer (55) fight for a loose ball during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Bellevue West's Taylee Wharton (21), left, passes around Papillion-La Vista South's Charlette Solomon (10) during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Papillion-La Vista South's Kate Ligon (32), tries to dribble around Bellevue West's Kenzie Melcher (4) during the first round of the girls state basketball tournament at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
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No. 3 Bellevue West held No. 5 Papillion-La Vista South to one free throw in the first quarter and never led by fewer than seven points after that to advance to the Class A semifinals.
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