By Alex Benzegala
Panhandle Post
In a Sub-District Semifinal game Alliance had to win to have a shot at their 2nd straight District Final appearance, Alliance used stingy defense and timely shots to get past Gering 32-26 in Scottsbluff.
Alliance raced out to a 4-0 lead in the opening minutes thanks to two quick layups by Sophomore Addi Weber and Alliance was off and running to take a 10-5 first quarter lead.
Gering came back in the 2nd quarter to take a lead midway the second quarter before Alliance finished on a run to take the halftime lead.
Alliance forced turnovers to lead to points in transition to build a ten-point lead early in the 4th before Gering went on a short run to end the game at 32-26.
Alliance improves to 9-15 and now faces 14-9 Scottsbluff in Scottsbluff tonight in the Sub district Final. A win and the Bulldogs advance to a District Final while a loss most likely ends their season.
Full coverage begins at 5:50 with tipoff at 6 on KCOW and kcowradio.com.
On the boy's side, Alliance opens up their sub-district post season tonight on the road in Sidney. Alliance is coming off a road victory at Lexington over a week ago to improve to 6-16, while Sidney is 19-2. A win for Alliance would punch their ticket to the Sub District Final against either Mitchell or Chadron. Game begins at 5 pm at Sidney High School.