There are cheerleaders, pep bands and certainly the fans. But nothing spells school pride and competition more than when the ball meets the hardwood in the state high school basketball championships.

The best girls' basketball teams in Nebraska invaded Lincoln to battle it out for state championships in six different classes, with the finals telecast live across the state from the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday, March 7, on NET1 and in high-definition on NET-HD.

The "NSAA Girls State High School Basketball Championships" began at 9:30 a.m. CT with the Class C-2 finals. The day-long coverage continued with the Class D-2 championship game at 11:30 a.m. CT and the Class A title game at 1:30 p.m. CT.

The match-ups continued at 5 p.m. CT with the championship game for Class C-1, followed at 7 p.m. CT by the Class B final. The Class D-1 championship game concluded the day's action at 9 p.m. CT.

Coverage of this annual sporting event is a co-production of NET Sports, Nebraska's Home for Sports, and commercial television station KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln and Grand Island, in cooperation with the Nebraska Schools Activities Association. NET1 and NET-HD are part of NET Television, a service of NET. For a complete program schedule, visit NET's Web site (netNebraska.org/television)