Bridgeport Boys' defeat Chase County in High School Varsity Basketball on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026; To play #1 Ogallala in Class C1-10 Subdistrict Tournament Final on Thursday, February 26th, 2026
- Feb 26
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By: Evan Troxel
The #2 seeded Bridgeport Bulldogs High School Boys' Varsity basketball team defeated the #3 seeded Chase County Longhorns by a final score of 54-50 in the Class C1-10 Subdistrict Tournament on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026, on the Steve Morgan Court in the Prairie View Gymnasium in Ogallala, Nebraska.
Chase County likely finished the season with a won-lost record of 12-13.
Zak Anderson scored 21 points for Chase County. He made four three-pointers and one free throw!
Gage Nein scored 21 points for Bridgeport. He made three three-pointers and two free throws.
To start the game, Lukas Fries made a dunk for Chase County!
Hayes Watts made a two-pointer for Bridgeport and the game was tied at two with 5:46 left to go in the first quarter.
Landon Dean made a two-pointer and immediately afterward made a free throw for Bridgeport and the Bulldogs led 5 to 2.
Zak Anderson made a three-pointer for Chase County.
Gage Nein made a two-pointer for Bridgeport.
Lukas Fries then made a three for Chase County and the Longhorns led 8 to 7 with 3:27 left in the first quarter.
Hayes Watts then made a two-pointer for the Bulldogs and Gage Nein made a three for Bridgeport.
Noah Rau then made a two-pointer for Chase County and Bridgeport led 12-10.
Zak Anderson then made a three-pointer for Chase County.
Landon Dean then made a two-point bucket for Bridgeport and the Bulldogs led after one quarter 14 to 13.
Zak Anderson then only made the second of two free throws for Chase County and the game was tied at 14.
Landon Dean then made a two-pointer for Bridgeport and Noah Rau made a two for Chase County.
Dean then made a two for the Bulldogs while James Bomba made a two-point bucket for Chase County and the game was tied at 18 with 4:50 left in the second quarter!
Zak Anderson then made a two-pointer for Chase County.
Gage Nein then made only the second of two free throws for Bridgeport.
Aaron Cervantes then made a two-point basket for Chase County and the Longhorns led 22 to 19 with 3:05 remaining in the second quarter.
James Bomba then hit a three-pointer for the Longhorns.
Gage Nein then made a two-pointer and immediately afterwards made a free throw for the Bulldogs and Chase County led 25 to 22.
Lukas Fries then made a two-pointer for the Longhorns.
Landon Dean then made a two-point shot for Bridgeport and after two quarters Chase County led 27 to 24.
In the first half, the top scorers for Chase County were Zak Anderson who scored nine points, Lukas Fries scored seven points and James Bomba scored five points.
For Bridgeport, in the first half, the top scorers were Landon Dean who scored 11 points and Gage Nein who totaled nine points.
To start the third quarter, Gage Nein made a three-pointer for Bridgeport.
Lukas Fries then made back-to-back two-pointers for Chase County.
Hayes Watts then made a three-pointer for the Bulldogs and Chase County led 31 to 30.
Zak Anderson then made a two-pointer for the Longhorns and Chase County led 33 to 30 with 5:25 remaining in the third quarter.
Gage Nein then made a two-pointer for Bridgeport.
Zak Anderson then made a three for Chase County.
Gage Nein then made another two-point basket for the Bulldogs and Chase County led 36 to 34 with 4:02 left in the third quarter.
Logan Levick then made two free throws for Bridgeport.
James Bomba then only made the second of two free throws and Chase County led 37 to 36 with 1:42 left in the third quarter.
Gage Nein then made a two-point shot for Bridgeport.
Aaron Cervantes made a two-pointer for Chase County.
Landon Dean then made a two-point basket and after three quarters Bridgeport led over Chase County 40 to 39.
To start the fourth quarter, Hayes Watts made a two-pointer for Bridgeport and Logan Levick made a three for the Bulldogs and Bridgeport led 45 to 39 with 7:02 left in the fourth quarter.
Lukas Fries then only made the first of two free throws for Chase County.
Zak Anderson then made another three for the Longhorns and he also made a two-pointer and the game was tied at 45 with 5:40 left in the fourth quarter!
James Bomba then hit a three and Chase County retook the lead.
Gage Nein then hit a three for Bridgeport and the game was tied again, this time at 48, with 5:04 remaining in quarter number four.
The game was still tied at 48 with 3:07 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Hayes Watts then made a two-pointer for the Bulldogs.
One of the Chase County basketball players then missed two free throws with 1:19 left in the fourth quarter.
Hayes Watts then made another two-pointer for Bridgeport.
Zak Anderson then made a two-point basket for Chase County and there was just 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter as Bridgeport led 52 to 50.
Hayes Watts then made his third straight two-pointer for Bridgeport and the score was 54 to 50.
Chase County then took the basketball to their offensive half one more time and they couldn't score and Bridgeport won by a final score of 54 to 50.
For Chase County, Lukas Fries totaled 12 points. He made one three-pointer and one free throw.
James Bomba scored nine points. He made two three-pointers and one free throw.
Aaron Cervantes and Noah Rau each made two two-point shots and totaled four points.
For Bridgeport, Hayes Watts scored 15 points. He made six two-pointers one three-pointer.
Landon Dean scored 13 points. He made six two-pointers and one free throw.
Logan Levick scored five points. He made and three-pointer and two free throws.
Bridgeport (22-4) will play the #1 seed the Ogallala Indians (23-0) at 6:00 p.m. Mountain Time in Ogallala on Thursday, February 26th, 2026, at the Prairie View Gymnasium.
Bridgeport (22-4) is currently ranked fifth in Class C1 according to nsaahome.org with 45.1923 wild card points.
Ogallala (23 wins and 0 losses) is currently ranked first in Class C1 according to nsaahome.org with 47.9130 wild card points.
A win by Bridgeport against Ogallala would ensure Bridgeport would be the designated home team in a District Final.
If Bridgeport is ranked 4th or 5th according to nsaahome.org after all of the Subdistrict Tournaments are completed in Class C1 across Nebraska, it is likely they could play Doniphan-Trumbull (currently ranked 12th) or Winnebago (currently ranked 13th) in a District Final.
A loss by Bridgeport against Ogallala means Bridgeport likely will be one of the top three teams in Class C1 who don't win a Subdistrict Tournament Final.
If Bridgeport is ranked 6th or 7th according to nsaahome.org after all of the Subdistrict Tournaments are completed in Class C1 across Nebraska, it is likely they could play Omaha Concordia (currently ranked 9th and the only team in the top 16 in Class C1 who won't be playing in a Subdistrict Tournament Final), Lincoln Christian (currently ranked 10th) or Mount Michael Benedictine (currently ranked 11th) in a District Final.
The Bridgeport Bulldogs appear to be headed to a District Final and whether they are at home or on the road is yet to be determined, but it seems more likely than not that they will probably be the designated home team in a District Final.
It appears Ogallala will likely play the winner of the C1-6 Subdistrict Tournament which will be the Columbus Lakeview Vikings (currently ranked 29th in Class C1) or the O'Neill Eagles (currently ranked 47th in Class C1) in the District Final on Saturday, February 28th, 2026.
If Ogallala loses to Bridgeport and is not the top seed in Class C1, it appears they will play one of the following teams in a District Final: Syracuse (currently ranked 14th according to nsaahome.org), Adams Central (currently ranked 15th), West Point-Beemer (currently ranked 16th), Milford (currently ranked 17th), Scotus Central Catholic (currently ranked 19th) or Lincoln Lutheran (currently ranked 21st).
Ogallala probably will be the designated home team in a District Final regardless if they win or not against Bridgeport.
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