The West Point-Beemer Boys are 2-3 in their last five games, losing 52-39 at home to Howells-Dodge on Tuesday, December 13th, before beating O'Neill St. Mary's 53-26 in the first round of the Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout in Wayne last Wednesday, losing 51-35 to Hartington Cedar Catholic in the Shootout on Thursday, and falling 55-52 to Wayne in the 3rd place game on Friday. The Cadets beat Fort Calhoun 47-35 on the road Tuesday night.
West Point-Beemer held an 11-7 lead on the Jaguars at the end of one.
The Jaguars won the second quarter 12-10 to make it a 21-19 game at halftime.
Howells-Dodge exploded in the third quarter, outscoring the Cadets 17-6 to lead 36-27 at the end of three. The end of the quarter was highlighted by Zach Bayer's three pointer to end the period.
The Jaguars won the fourth quarter 16-12.
West Point-Beemer was led by Cole Hughes, who had 12 points. Chase Streeter added 7 points and 12 rebounds while Austin Streeter notched 7 rebounds.
Head Coach Cody Bobolz.
"It's still finding that consistency, that continuity for us offensively to be a good team, and Cole played great, gave us some great scoring, but we got to find more of it."
Bobolz says Howells-Dodge came to play.
"I didn't think they'd shoot as well as they did, but they made some huge threes at key times. But the key to the game was in the third quarter when they came out and really put it to us and we didn't respond very well."
The Cadets led the Cardinals 17-9 at the end of one.
West Point-Beemer outscored O'Neill St. Mary's 14-5 in the second quarter to take a 31-14 lead into the locker room.
The Cadets won the third quarter 13-7 to go up 44-21 at the end of three.
West Point-Beemer put up 9 points in the fourth quarter compared to 5 for the Cardinals.
Hughes finished with a team-high 12 points while Austin Streeter had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Tate Ernesti added 7 points while Chase Streeter totaled 9 rebounds.
The Trojans doubled up the Cadets 14-7 in the first quarter. Both teams scored 12 points in the second quarter, and the halftime score was 26-19 in favor of Hartington Cedar Catholic.
The Trojans outscored West Point-Beemer 11-2 in the third quarter, and led 37-21 at the end of three.
Both teams scored 14 points in the fourth quarter.
Chase Streeter totaled 12 points while Austin Streeter chipped in 9.
The Blue Devils got out to a 16-9 lead at the end of one. The Cadets won the second quarter 13-8 to make it a 24-22 game at halftime.
Wayne outscored West Point-Beemer 19-13 in the third quarter to extend their lead to 43-35 at the end of three.
The Cadets put up 17 points in the fourth quarter compared to 12 for the Blue Devils.
Austin Streeter had a game-high 20 points while Blake Anderson totaled 11. Hughes registered 9 points while Chase Streeter totaled 10 rebounds.
West Point-Beemer led the Pioneers 11-5 after one. The Cadets won the second quarter 7-2 to take an 18-7 lead into the locker room.
Fort Calhoun won the third quarter 17-12 to make it a 30-24 game at the end of three in favor of West Point-Beemer.
The Cadets outscored the Pioneers 17-11 in the fourth quarter.
Ben Vander Griend led the way with 16 points while Austin Streeter had 10. Anderson added 10 rebounds.
I think the Cadets have been playing pretty good basketball as of late.
West Point-Beemer (4-5) travels to Wisner-Pilger (3-6) Friday night in a game that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Gators lost 58-44 to Ponca in the 3rd place game of the Shootout on the Elkhorn on Friday.
I look for this Friday night's game to be very close, compelling, and entertaining.
I think both defenses will play well, making the game a tight and low scoring game.
I feel the Cadets are well equipped to knock off Wisner-Pilger, and have a good chance of doing so even though the game is in Wisner.
West Point-Beemer has to focus on slowing down Keegan Ruskamp and Jayden Raabe.
Those two are good players for the Gators, and players the Cadets need to watch out for.
West Point-Beemer has sort of been up and down this year, and has lost a couple of games I thought they might win.
The Cadets are still having a good season and are a good team though. And perhaps a win over Wisner-Pilger would allow West Point-Beemer to play well against BRLD on Saturday.
There are a lot of winnable games in the second half of the season for the Cadets, and playing well and becoming a good, tough, quality basketball team that teams fear starts with beating teams you're supposed to beat.
This is a rivalry game, and it's too close to call in saying who wins as anything can happen, but these are the kinds of games West Point-Beemer needs to win to continue to build their program and get things headed in the right direction.
I look for the Cadets to have a good game plan, and execute on offense and play solid defense. I also expect the Gators to play well too.
The team that executes the best, knocks down their free throws, and makes the big plays when it matters most has the best chance of coming out on top, in my opinion.
This game is for Cuming County bragging rights, and all the things that go with that.
West Point-Beemer got Wisner-Pilger in Football so we'll see who comes out on top in Boys Basketball.
The game can be heard on the Bull after the Girls game, which is scheduled to start at 6:15 p.m.
The West Point-Beemer Girls are 1-5 in their last six games, losing 42-24 at home to Howells-Dodge on Tuesday, December 13th, 51-49 at Fremont Bergan on Tuesday, December 20th, 51-37 to O'Neill St. Mary's last Wednesday at the Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout in Wayne, and 53-40 to Hartington Cedar Catholic in the Shootout on Thursday, before beating Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 45-34 for 7th place on Friday. The Cadets lost 57-43 at Fort Calhoun Tuesday night.
Howells-Dodge led 8-7 after one. The Jaguars won the second quarter 10-8 to take an 18-15 lead into the locker room.
Howells-Dodge notched 8 points in the third quarter compared to 7 for the Cadets to make it a 26-22 game at the end of three in favor of the Jaguars.
Howells-Dodge outscored West Point-Beemer 16-2 in the fourth quarter.
Brittney Hinkel paced the Cadets with 8 points while Bethany Anderson had 7 points and 13 rebounds.
West Point-Beemer led the Knights 17-14 at the end of one. Fremont Bergan won the second quarter 5-3 to make it a 20-19 game at the half.
The Knights outscored the Cadets 18-14 in the third quarter to take a 37-34 lead after three.
West Point-Beemer won the fourth quarter 15-14.
Anderson had a game-high 22 points and 13 rebounds while Hinkel registered 14 points. Katie Pilakowski totaled 7 rebounds.
Head Coach Craig Theis says his girls need to be more aggressive on offense.
"We give a great effort on the defensive end, and then on the offensive end we got some girls that don't play with that same tenacity. Go attack the basket. When you get an offensive rebound drawing that contact and going back and finishing. We really are the kind of team right now when that we get hit a little bit, we kind of back away a little bit. And when you play a good team like Howells-Dodge all those putbacks that we had opportunities to make, you got to make them."
The Cardinals led the Cadets 30-21 at halftime.
O'Neill St. Mary's outscored West Point-Beemer 13-10 in the third quarter to make it a 43-31 game at the end of three.
The Cardinals won the fourth quarter 8-6.
Abbey Dale led the way with 11 points. Brooke Haase and Anderson notched 8 points apiece while Haase recorded 8 rebounds.
The Cadets led the Trojans 13-11 after one. Hartington Cedar Catholic outscored West Point-Beemer 17-7 in the second quarter to take a 28-20 lead into the locker room.
The Trojans won the third quarter 15-8 to go up 43-28 at the end of three.
The Cadets notched 12 points in the fourth quarter compared to 10 for Hartington Cedar Catholic.
Hinkel recorded a team-high 12 points while Anderson registered 10 rebounds.
West Point-Beemer led the Bears 7-5 after one. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge won the second quarter 15-14 to make it a 21-20 game at halftime.
The Cadets outscored the Bears 12-8 in the third quarter to lead 33-28 at the end of three.
West Point-Beemer doubled up Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 12-6 in the fourth quarter.
Andrea Hoffman had a team-high 10 points while Makenna Weddle notched 8. Hinkel added 8 rebounds.
The Pioneers tripled up the Cadets 15-5 in the first quarter. Fort Calhoun won the second quarter 14-10 to take a 29-15 lead into the locker room.
West Point-Beemer won the third quarter 15-13 to make it a 42-30 game at the end of three.
The Pioneers outlasted the Cadets 15-13 in the fourth quarter.
Anderson had a team-high 11 points while Hinkel totaled 10. Brooke Haase compiled 7 rebounds.
West Point-Beemer's struggles have lingered into the New Year for whatever reason. The Cadets are just having a difficult season.
West Point-Beemer (2-8) takes on Wisner-Pilger (4-5) on the road Friday night.
The Gators beat Winnebago 67-45 in the 3rd place game of the Shootout on the Elkhorn on Friday.
Wisner-Pilger is a lot like the Cadets in that they have struggled and been a bit inconsistent on the offensive and defensive ends.
Both teams have lost to good teams, and I look for Friday night's game to be very close.
It's going to be tough for West Point-Beemer to win with the game being in Wisner, but the Cadets have to be mentally and physically tough, and be ready to battle for four quarters with a solid Gators' ball club.
There's no doubt West Point-Beemer is capable of winning, it's just simply a matter of going out there and making it happen.
Anderson needs to play well and other girls around her need to step up and perform as well.
The Cadets need to play hard nosed, physical, and aggressive offense and defense, and be in attack mode at all times.
West Point-Beemer has to be relentless with their play, and take it to Wisner-Pilger for four quarters.
There has to be a lot of frustration among the team right now so perhaps the Cadets can take their frustrations out on the Gators, and pick up a win.
West Point-Beemer has a tough home game against BRLD on Saturday so it's important for the Cadets to play well Friday night and give themselves something to feel good about heading into Saturday's game.
Brighter days are ahead for West Point-Beemer, it's just they're going through some growing pains right now, and life without Amanda Hansen has been tough on the Cadets so far.
The most important things though are to continue to improve, have fun, and work hard.
These girls have to be supportive of one another, and must continue to work well together.
They can't give up on themselves or each other. West Point-Beemer has to continue to believe in what they're being told and taught, and make strides every day in practice and in games.
Friday night's game can be heard on 107.9 the Bull beginning at 6:15 p.m.
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