The North Bend Central Boys are 3-1 in their last four games, downing Raymond Central 84-43 on the road on Thursday, December 22nd, and beating Nebraska City 67-50 last Thursday at the North Bend Central Holiday Tournament, before losing 58-33 to Elkhorn Mount Michael in the championship game last Friday. The Tigers defeated Clarkson/Leigh 73-39 at home Tuesday night.
The Tigers led the Mustangs 14-12 after one. North Bend Central won the second quarter 18-12 to go up 32-24 at halftime.
The Tigers outscored Raymond Central 29-11 in the third quarter to lead 61-35 at the end of three.
North Bend Central outlasted the Mustangs 23-8 in the fourth quarter.
The Tigers jumped out to a 23-11 lead on the Pioneers at the end of one. Nebraska City won the second quarter 15-12 to make it a 35-26 game at halftime.
North Bend Central outscored the Pioneers 24-14 in the third quarter to go up 59-40 after three.
Nebraska City outlasted the Tigers 10-8 in the fourth quarter.
Jake Wietfeld led the way with 26 points while Tanner Wietfeld notched 17. John Emanuel and Austin Endorf registered 15 and 7, respectively.
The Knights led North Bend Central 18-15 after one. Elkhorn Mount Michael doubled up the Tigers 14-7 in the second quarter to take a 32-22 lead into the locker room.
The Knights won the second quarter 16-9 to go up 48-31 at the end of three.
Elkhorn Mount Michael outscored North Bend Central 10-2 in the fourth quarter,
Jake Wietfeld had a team-high 13 points while Emanuel notched 11.
North Bend Central led the Patriots 19-16 after one. The Tigers tripled up the Patriots 21-7 in the second quarter to take a 40-23 lead into the locker room.
North Bend Central won the third quarter 20-13 to go up 60-36 at the end of three.
The Tigers outlasted Clarkson/Leigh 13-9 in the fourth quarter.
Jake Wietfeld posted a game-high 24 points while Matt Ortmeier added 12. James Seymour and Tanner Wietfeld chipped in 10 and 9, respectively.
Head Coach Jon Baehr on his players.
"Yeah we were able to have a balanced scoring attack there a little bit as the game wore on. Jake obviously led us in scoring again. But Matt had a tremendous game for us, especially in the first half he was really aggressive. James Seymour had a really solid game. John was right there. Tanner was right there. We just have a lot of guys that have the ability to stick the ball in the hole. Especially when we kind of play as a unit. We get the ball moving. We get people out of place, we have a lot of guys that can attack."
The Tigers (7-1) take on Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (4-4) on the road Friday night.
The Raiders lost 36-29 to defending Class C-2 State Runner-Up Elmwood-Murdock in the Fort Calhoun Holiday Tournament Championship on Friday.
Baehr expects a tougher game.
"They're coach does a nice job preparing them. They got a couple really nice players who can really score the ball effectively. And they play very hard. It'll be there. And we're going to get their best shot and we're going to have to come ready to play basketball cause it will be a big game for us."
Ben Moxness and Jacob Polk are two players North Bend Central really has to watch out for.
The Raiders may be 4-4, but they have played a tough schedule.
Logan View/Scribner-Snyder has wins over 9-2 Oakland-Craig and 6-3 Wayne so the Raiders can definitely play ball.
I felt the Tigers sort of rediscovered themselves on Tuesday though.
I don't think North Bend Central turned in their best performance against Elkhorn Mount Michael, although losing to a Class B team is understandable.
I just felt like the Tigers got back to doing what they do best, which is score the ball a ton and play excellent defense.
With that said, North Bend Central has their work cut out for them against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder.
The Raiders can really score and play good defense too so the Tigers are going to need to be on top of their game.
North Bend Central has been the more consistent team this season, but Logan View/Scribner-Snyder has played a much tougher schedule.
I think the game being a home game for the Raiders gives them an advantage in a way, but the Tigers simply know how to win.
It should be a really good game Friday night, one the fans really enjoy. There's a lot of talented athletes on both teams, and I look for a very close game between the two squads.
The North Bend Central Girls are also 3-1 in their last four games, winning 52-51 in overtime at Raymond Central on Thursday, December 22nd, and 60-27 over Nebraska City in the North Bend Central Holiday Tournament last Thursday, before falling 45-44 to Omaha Concordia in the championship game on Friday. The Tigers won 46-27 at home over Clarkson/Leigh Tuesday night.
The Tigers and Raymond Central were tied at 9 at the end of one. North Bend Central won the second quarter 13-11 to go up 22-20 at halftime.
Raymond Central outscored the Tigers 14-11 in the third quarter to lead 34-33 at the end of three.
North Bend Central outlasted Raymond Central 9-8 in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 42 at the end of regulation.
The Tigers won the extra frame 10-9.
North Bend Central tripled up the Pioneers 12-4 in the first quarter. The Tigers outscored Nebraska City 16-5 in the second quarter to go up 28-9 at halftime.
North Bend Central outlasted the Pioneers 18-7 in the third quarter to lead 46-16 at the end of three.
The Tigers won the fourth quarter 14-11.
Omaha Concordia held an 11-8 lead on North Bend Central after one. The Tigers blanked the Mustangs 9-0 in the second quarter to take a 17-11 lead into the locker room.
Omaha Concordia won the third quarter 15-10 to make it a 27-26 game at the end of three.
The Mustangs outscored North Bend Central 19-17 in the fourth quarter.
The Tigers doubled up the Patriots 8-4 in the first quarter. North Bend Central won the second quarter 8-3 to take a 16-7 lead into the locker room.
The Tigers outscored Clarkson/Leigh 13-10 in the third quarter to make it a 29-17 lead at the end of three.
North Bend Central outlasted the Patriots 17-10 in the fourth quarter.
Kristin Lux had a game-high 12 points for the Tigers while Brooke Fredrickson and Lauren Emanuel notched 8 and 7, respectively.
Head Coach Aaron Sterup on the game.
"It's kind of what it looks like coming out of the Holiday Break usually. Neither team could put the ball in the basket very well. And some of that was good defense. But it wasn't a game for the spectators to enjoy that's for sure."
Sterup says it was a sloppy game but nine of their players scored.
"That was probably our biggest frustration was putting the ball in the basket. So it was at least good to see that the points were kind of spread out. And we were getting some from a lot of people. Cause if you're going to be a good team you got to have a lot of people score. And so I thought we at least looked offensive a little bit."
The Tigers (6-3) take on Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (3-5) on the road Friday night.
The Raiders won 60-18 over Omaha Brownell-Talbot in the Fort Calhoun Holiday Tournament Consolation Game on Friday.
Logan View/Scribner-Snyder is much improved I would say, and North Bend Central's offense has been really stagnant and struggled at times this year.
I don't think the Tigers are in any danger of losing this game, but the Raiders cannot be underestimated or taken lightly.
North Bend Central needs to come out with their hair on fire and play with a purpose Friday night.
The Tigers have to play the kind of defense they played against the Patriots, and be as efficient on offense as they were in that game.
I think North Bend Central's offense has been better than it was last year.
I wouldn't say it has been dynamic by any means, but the Tigers are scoring the ball in the 40's, 50's and 60's on a consistent basis, which is a good sign.
I look for North Bend Central to have a breakout game on Friday, and score a lot of points.
I think the Tigers have what it takes to blowout the Raiders, but this game could also be close and respectable, in my opinion.
Both teams have been playing good as of late, and that should make for a competitive ball game.
North Bend Central has another game on Tuesday against Arlington before a tough four-game stretch so it's important for the Tigers to play well in both of those games to help prepare themselves for what lies ahead.
These next two games are games North Bend Central needs to win. Anything less than dominating performances would have to be considered a letdown and disappointing to say the least.
The bottomline is win, but the Tigers would like to get the job done in emphatic and impressive fashion, there's no doubt about it.
North Bend Central has a chance to pick up two big wins on Friday and Tuesday, and continue their solid play.
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