The Tekamah-Herman Boys lost 74-42 at North Bend Central last Thursday night.
North Bend Central led Tekamah-Herman 16-7 after one. North Bend Central doubled up Tekamah-Herman 22-11 in the second quarter to go up 38-18 at halftime.
North Bend Central doubled up Tekamah-Herman 24-12 in the third quarter to lead 62-30 at the end of three.
Both teams scored 12 points in the fourth quarter.
Derek Haber had a team-high 15 points while Matt Gross totaled 14 points and 11 rebounds, good enough for a double-double.
Tekamah-Herman really struggled last time out. The game definitely didn't go the way Tekamah-Herman would have liked.
The Tigers (2-14) travel to Stanton on Saturday to battle the Mustangs (14-5) in the first round of the East Husker Conference Tournament.
Stanton lost 57-53 at home to Twin River Tuesday night.
The Mustangs beat Tekamah-Herman 79-56 in the first game of the season.
I don't feel like a lot has changed for either team since that game, but perhaps the Tigers can play Stanton a little closer this time.
Anything can happen, especially in conference tournaments, and Tekamah-Herman has to play optimistic and believe that they can upset the Mustangs.
The Tigers are certainly going to have to play a much better game than they did in the season opening loss, but if players like Haber, Gross, and Gus Langley catch fire, watch out.
Tekamah-Herman doesn't have a lot of depth or scorers, but if the Tigers can get three or four players in double figures, things could be interesting.
Defense also has to be good for Tekamah-Herman. The Tigers have had trouble slowing people down this season so it will be interesting to see how Tekamah-Herman plays on that end of the floor.
The Tigers have to give it their all on Saturday and see what happens. If Tekamah-Herman keeps playing hard and perseveres, who knows, the Tigers may be the ones playing either Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family or Oakland-Craig in the winners bracket on Tuesday, assuming Tuesday's games get played.
We will see what Tekamah-Herman does on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m.
The Tekamah-Herman Girls upset then D-1 No. 1 Howells-Dodge 41-40 at home Friday night, and won 49-26 at home over Omaha Mercy Tuesday night.
The Tigers took a 9-2 lead on the Jaguars after one. Both teams scored 10 second quarter points, and the halftime score was 19-12 in favor of Tekamah-Herman.
Howells-Dodge outscored the Tigers 16-7 in the third quarter to go up 28-26 at the end of three.
Tekamah-Herman put up 15 fourth quarter points compared to 12 for the Jaguars.
Allie Snow had a game-high 13 points while Jess Fleischman totaled 12.
The Tigers led the Monarchs 14-4 after one. Tekamah-Herman outscored Omaha Mercy 17-5 in the second quarter to take a 31-9 lead into the locker room.
The Tigers won the third quarter 13-4 to go up 44-13 at the end of three.
The Monarchs put up 13 fourth quarter points compared to 5 for Tekamah-Herman.
Snow led all scorers with 14 points while Marin Jetensky totaled 11. Sammi Surber registered 8.
Defense was the name of the game in the Tigers' last two games. Tekamah-Herman really buckled down defensively and got the job done at that end of the floor.
The Tigers (12-6) battle Lyons-Decatur Northeast (11-5) in the East Husker Conference Tournament in Tekamah Friday night.
The Cougars defeated Oakland-Craig 57-55 at home Thursday night.
These two teams met in Lyons on Friday, January 8th with Lyons-Decatur Northeast winning 56-52.
Friday night's game should be another dandy between the two squads.
If Tekamah-Herman plays the way they have the last two games I think they have a good chance to win.
However, the Tigers lost to Oakland-Craig, and you can bet the Cougars will come ready to play.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast is a tough, resilient team. The Cougars had lost three out of their last four prior to beating the Knights so their ability to forget about losses and bounce back is obviously good.
This game could truly go either way, just like the first matchup did.
The game being in Tekamah really helps the Tigers. That could make all the difference for the Tigers, in my opinion.
Snow, Fleischman, Jetensky, and Surber all need to have superb games for Tekamah-Herman.
The Tigers need all of them to have big game scoring games, and the Tigers must continue to get the job done on the defensive side of the ball.
The winner gets West Point-Beemer on Monday so it will be interesting to see which team wants it more.
Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m.
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