The Winnebago Boys Basketball team enters this weekend's state tournament undefeated at 29-0 after knocking off Hartington Cedar Catholic 60-44 in the C2-2 District Final last Monday night at Wayne State.
The Indians square off with West Holt (20-7) in the first round of state on Thursday in Lincoln.
Head Coach Jeff Berridge says his team has to be ready to play this weekend with teams prepared to try and knock them off. "Just keeping the boys focused every game. Every minute of each game. Making sure they're pushing themselves to the max because I mean teams know about us now so they got a heads up on us. So their process of gaming for us is much higher this year so it's going to be harder for us to execute what we want to do, but I just got to keep my boys focused on the ultimate prize."
Berridge says it would be quite the feat to repeat. "That'd be a amazing accomplishment because it's so hard to repeat in any sport in a championship. So I mean it's our ultimate goal, and if we get it it's just going to be a amazing two years that Winnebago had."
The West Holt game was to be played at Lincoln Northeast, but has been moved to Southeast due to the anticipation of a large crowd.
It should be quite the atmosphere. I can't ever remember a time when the NSAA moved a state game to another site solely for one game in the first round.
This team has a great following, and that's a testament to their fan support. I think the Indians have a great chance to repeat and cap off an undefeated season.
Winnebago simply has to play with the same magic they did last year, and force teams to adapt and adjust to their style of play.
The Indians are very capable of making history, and capping off an undefeated season. Every round of the state tournament will get harder, so like last year, Winnebago has to play better each round.
Thursday's game, which is scheduled to tip-off at 8:45 p.m., can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
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