In a game heard last Tuesday night on 107.9 the Bull, the West Point Beemer Girls defeated Arlington 68 to 28. A team effort last Thursday night gave the Cadets a 47 to 40 win over Fort Calhoun in the sub district C1-6 final.
West Point-Beemer led the Eagles 20-11 after one. The Cadets outscored Arlington 23-10 in the second quarter to take a 43-21 lead into the locker room.
West Point-Beemer won the third quarter 11-3 to go up 54-24 at the end of three.
The Cadets notched 14 fourth quarter points compared to 4 for the Eagles.
Amanda Hansen led the way with 27 points while McKenzie Bruce scored 13. Jade Duhsmann and Taylor Weddle totaled 9 apiece.
Head Coach Craig Theis. "We think hopefully if we continue to run the floor and put pressure on that eventually they'll crack a little bit. And our girls did an awesome job of doing that exact thing."
Theis says Arlington is better than the score might indicate."A week ago they played Duchesne. And I think it was like a ten-point game, 15-point game. And Duchesne beat Neumann this year so they have my respect. And those girls are freshmen and sophomores, and they've only gotten better. She's done a really nice job coaching them. And once again they came out really well prepared."
West Point-Beemer led the Pioneers 11-10 at the end of one. The Cadets outscored Fort Calhoun 19-9 in the second quarter to go up 30-19 at halftime.
The Pioneers won the third quarter 5-4 to make it a 34-24 game at the end of three.
Fort Calhoun registered 16 fourth quarter points compared to 13 for West Point-Beemer.
Hansen had a game-high 21 points. Bruce scored 10 while Weddle recorded 7. Duhsmann totaled 7 rebounds.
Theis. "Down the stretch there, they tried squeezing us there, and we made some shots, we attacked the basket, and just kind of finished there. We got a bunch of seniors there who really came through at the very end there. Amanda and Kenzie and Taylor, and some of those girls. Brooke Wegner off the bench had what three steals there at the end. And that's just what we preach all the time. One girl goes down, next player up."
The Cadets are one win away from going to the state tournament in Lincoln. Theis. "There is no bad wins at this time of the year. Every win you get now is a quality good win at this late in the season. And we knew we set our sights getting back to that district final game, and these girls worked their tails off all summer, and all in the fall, and in the winter, and by golly we get to go take on Neumann. We'll be ready for them, we'll give them heck, so it should be good."
West Point-Beemer (22-4) takes on the Cavaliers (18-5) in the C1-3 District Final at North Bend Friday night.
Bishop Neumann beat rival Wahoo 64-51 in the C1-5 Sub District Final last Thursday night.
This one is for all the marbles as a trip to Lincoln is on the line, and it doesn't appear likely that the loser will receive a wildcard.
I think knowing they can't earn a wildcard to state really helps the Cadets.
I look for West Point-Beemer to play with more aggression and determination than they would if they knew they had a chance to get to state with a wildcard.
The Cadets have to execute at a high level, and contest shots really well.
Contesting shots and boxing out might be the two biggest things for West Point-Beemer.
The Cadets' post players have to step up and score for West Point-Beemer to win, in my opinion.
Both teams are pretty much guard oriented so it will be interesting to see who can make more shots.
This is a tough game to gauge. I've been told the Cavaliers live and die by the three, so if Neumann is on, it could be a long night for the Cadets, but if they're off, then West Point-Beemer might be the team cutting down the nets.
This is the Cadets' best chance to get to state in a long time. West Point-Beemer has an even better shot to get there this year than they did last year, in my opinion.
The Cadets have to make the most of their opportunity and get the job done Friday night.
Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
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