This Week in Nebraska Girls Basketball-December 1st, 2019

<strong>THE WEEK THAT WAS:</strong> Many teams across the state opened up their seasons over the last week, either right before or right after Thanksgiving, with their traditional jamboree games.  There was alot of cross-class match-ups, especially in the Omaha-Lincoln area.  The concept of the jamboree exhibition started about ten years ago, and it is a really nice way for teams to get in a uniform and play against someone else before the games start for real this coming weekend. <strong>GAME OF THE WEEK --&gt; LINCOLN-OMAHA CORRIDOR:</strong> There are quite a few nice match-ups in the opening weekend, but the 4-Team Classic featuring Fremont, Lincoln Northeast, Omaha Westside and Bellevue West ought to be very good.  Three of these teams project out to have a great chance at the state tournament, and Bellevue West is always a competitive program.  These teams will see what they are made of right on the opening weekend. <strong>GAME OF THE WEEK --&gt; STATE-WIDE:</strong> We are going to go to Class B for this match-up.  On Saturday, defending state champion Grand Island Northwest goes on the road to take on Norris, who will be a difficult match-up for the Vikings.  All-state guard Whitney Brown will try to lead the Vikings past the Titans, who feature returning all-state post player Breanna Stai, along with a strong returning group of players that are hungry to get back to Lincoln.  The champions have a tough weekend, with a semi-final rematch against Waverly, who had a sixteen point lead in that game before Northwest came storming back. Honorable Mention: Loomis at Overton (Friday, 12/6), Fillmore Central at Milford (Friday, 12/6), Hastings St. Cecilia's at Bishop Neumann (Saturday, 12/7), Bennington at Wahoo (Saturday, 12/7) Along with these features, I plan on highlighting a "Player of the Week", along with other observations about teams and individuals.  Look for those features in this column in the coming weeks! <strong>CLASS A ELITE EIGHT: </strong>Millard South, Lincoln East, Westside, Papillion LaVista, Lincoln Northeast, Fremont, Lincoln Pius X, Elkhorn <strong>CLASS B ELITE EIGHT: </strong>Grand Island Northwest, Crete, Norris, Beatrice, Sidney, Bennington, Scottsbluff, York <strong>CLASS C1 ELITE EIGHT: </strong>Broken Bow, North Bend-Central, Lincoln Chrisitan, Milford, Ogallala, Wahoo, O'Neill, Omaha Roncalli <strong>CLASS C2 ELITE EIGHT: </strong>Hastings St. Cecilia, Crofton, Fillmore Central, Grand Island Central Catholic, Nebraska City Lourdes, Oakland-Craig, Centennial (Utica), Superior <strong>CLASS D1 ELITE EIGHT: </strong>CWC, Weeping Water, Pleasanton, Dundy County-Stratton, Humphery/ Lindsay Holy Family, Johnson-Brock, Overton, Pender <strong>CLASS D2 ELITE EIGHT: </strong>Falls City Sacred Heart, Ewing, Humphery St. Francis, Wynot, BDS, Loomis, Lawrence-Nelson, Cody-Kilgore &nbsp;