The North Bend Central Boys Basketball Team is 2-0 so far this season, defeating Twin River 69-45 on the road Thursday night, and winning 72-41 at home over Schuyler Tuesday night.
The Tigers led the Warriors 13-10 after one, and outscored Schuyler 22-9 in the 2nd quarter to take a 35-19 lead into the locker room.
North Bend Central won the 3rd quarter 16-12 to go up 51-31 at the end of three.
The Tigers outscored the Warriors 21-10 in the 4th quarter.
Tanner Wietfeld had 29 points while John Emanuel and Austin Endorf registered 20 and 9, respectively.
Great start to the year for North Bend Central. Nothing to be disappointed about when you win by over 20 points the first two games of the season.
The Tigers (2-0) battle West Point-Beemer (2-1) on the road Thursday night.
The Cadets won 48-24 at home over Stanton Tuesday night.
West Point-Beemer is a very tall team, and is senior laden.
I don't think there's any doubt North Bend Central can win, but it's going to be the Tigers' first real test of the year.
The Cadets are experienced and big, compared to North Bend Central, who I view as an athletic, big, and fast team.
Both teams are very good, and this should be a great game, and I think the Tigers have a great chance to come out on top.
I think a win over West Point-Beemer would give North Bend Central a boost of confidence and momentum heading into near future tough games with Parkview Christian and Milford.
The Tigers have an explosive offense, and a really good defense, something that usually is championship pedigree.
I think that explosive offense is kind of the difference between the Cadets and North Bend Central.
I don't think West Point-Beemer is quite as explosive offensively as the Tigers as North Bend Central has proven they can light it up from anywhere.
At the same time, I think the Cadets have faced some tougher teams, but still you play the hand you are dealt.
I think the battle down low will be key in this as will guard play.
The Tigers have to try and contain Chase and Austin Streeter, and also key on Ben Vander Griend and Cole Hughes.
North Bend Central has to have Wietfeld, Emanuel, and Endorf play the way they did against Schuyler.
If the Tigers get those three to combine for 58 points again they figure to be in great shape.
North Bend Central has to bring it for 4 quarters and be prepared to take West Point-Beemer's best shot.
You know the Cadets will bring a hard nosed, physical style of play to the table, and so the Tigers must do the same.
The North Bend Central Girls Basketball Team is also off to a 2-0 start as the Tigers topped Twin River 29-24 on the road Thursday night, and Schuyler 60-14 at home Tuesday night.
The Titans doubled up the Tigers 10-5 in the 1st quarter. North Bend Central won the 2nd quarter 11-9 to make it a 19-16 game at halftime.
Both teams scored 4 points in the 3rd quarter, the score at the end of three was 23-19 in favor of Twin River.
The Tigers outscored the Titans 9-1 in the 4th quarter.
North Bend Central tripled up the Warriors 15-5 in the 1st quarter. The Tigers outscored Schuyler 18-2 in the 2nd quarter to take a 33-7 lead into the locker room.
North Bend Central won the 3rd quarter 16-5 to go up 49-12 at the end of three.
The Tigers put up 11 fourth quarter points and held the Warriors to just 2.
Slow start against Twin River, but it seems like North Bend Central has really picked things up from the 4th quarter of that game on.
Good overall start to the year for the Tigers. North Bend Central should be happy to be undefeated so far.
The Tigers (2-0) battle West Point-Beemer (2-1) on the road Thursday night.
The Cadets lost 33-30 at home to Stanton Tuesday night.
This should be a great game.
North Bend Central should work it into their post players down low like Brooke Fredrickson and Kristin Lux, and look to get to the free throw line and convert easy layups.
I think rebounding will be really big in this game, and feel the Tigers have the advantage in overall size and athleticism.
Those 2nd and 3rd chance points are going to be big, and I feel North Bend Central will get plenty of them.
This is a really big game for the Tigers with Stanton and Pender coming up next week.
North Bend Central has to step up their game and play with a sense of urgency and purpose Thursday night.
These next three games and the Milford game before Christmas are really big for this team.
The Tigers have to step up and perform to the best of their ability, and continue to improve on their offensive game.
North Bend Central is a great defensive team, and could be a state team if they get their offense to the same level as their defense, in my opinion.
The Tigers have to be aggressive with the ball at the basket, and have to go up strong against West Point-Beemer.
The Tigers have to hit a high percentage from the field and free throw line, and really make it an emphasis to work the ball inside to their posts.
North Bend Central figures to have a height advantage in this game so the Tigers have to use that to their advantage.
North Bend Central has to play a complete four quarter game much like they did against Schuyler.
I feel the game with the Warriors was a really good tune up for the Tigers heading into this game.
I look for North Bend Central to play a great game Tuesday night, and perhaps pull out a win.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Cadets found a way to win though.
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