The West Point-Beemer Boys Basketball Team is 2-1 on the season so far, beating Arlington 59-51 at home Thursday night, losing 61-40 at Omaha Roncalli on Saturday, and downing Stanton 48-24 at home Tuesday night.
West Point-Beemer led the Eagles 30-24 at halftime, but Arlington made five three pointers and scored 21 points to take a 45-44 lead into the fourth quarter. The Cadets then outscored the Eagles 15-6 in the fourth to win.
Chase Streeter led five West Point-Beemer players in double digits with 13 points, to go along with 12 from Cole Hughes and 10 each from Ben Vander Griend, Blake Anderson, and Austin Streeter. Vander Griend added 7 rebounds.
The Crimson Pride went up 15-4 after one, and won the 2nd quarter 20-19 to take a 35-23 lead into the locker room.
Omaha Roncalli outscored the Cadets 17-9 in the 3rd quarter to go up 52-32 at the end of three.
The Crimson Pride won the 4th quarter 9-8.
Chase Streeter and Vander Griend added 9 points apiece while Hughes totaled 7. Austin Streeter added 7 rebounds.
The Cadets and Mustangs were tied at 8 at the end of one. West Point-Beemer won the 2nd quarter 15-6 to go ahead 23-14 at halftime.
The Cadets outscored Stanton 14-4 in the 3rd quarter to lead 37-18 at the end of three.
West Point-Beemer notched 11 points in the 4th quarter compared to 6 for the Mustangs.
Austin Streeter had 13 points while Vander Griend registered 11.
Solid start to the season for the Cadets. The Roncalli game was tough, but otherwise it appears West Point-Beemer is playing pretty good ball.
The Cadets (2-1) host North Bend Central (2-0) Thursday night.
The Tigers won 72-41 at home over Schuyler Tuesday night.
North Bend Central is very good again this year, and I think the Tigers might be more athletic and faster than West Point-Beemer.
The Cadets probably have more size, but I'm thinking North Bend Central might be a little quicker based on what I saw last year.
West Point-Beemer has to slow things down and play at a half court pace, and force the Tigers to play slower than they want to if they want to win.
The Cadets can't let North Bend Central get out and run and score points in transition.
West Point-Beemer has to be strong with the basketball at the basket, and must put two hands on the ball when rebounding it.
Boxing out and getting good post position down low will be a big deal in this game I feel.
The Cadets have to pound the ball inside and get the Tigers in foul trouble.
West Point-Beemer also has to be confident and knock down the open jumper when the opportunity presents itself.
Getting to and converting at the free throw line will be big for this team too, in my opinion.
The Cadets need to execute well in all facets of the game to come away with the win.
North Bend Central is the real deal, in my opinion, and it certainly won't be easy to knock off the Tigers even though the game is in West Point.
The Cadets are a senior laden team, and these are the types of games West Point-Beemer needs to win if they want to be viewed as a legit contender in Conference and in the postseason.
This will be the Tigers' first real test of the season so that should be to the Cadets' advantage.
I think West Point-Beemer can definitely win if they slow the pace and not allow this game to get into a track meet.
The Cadets have to get off to a strong start, and just grind things out until the very end.
West Point-Beemer is solid on offense and defense, and I look for the Cadets to play well on both ends of the floor.
The West Point-Beemer Girls Basketball Team is also 2-1 to start the season as the Cadets defeated Arlington 45-35 at home Thursday night, won 41-30 at Omaha Roncalli on Saturday, and then lost 33-30 at home to Stanton Tuesday night.
West Point-Beemer overcame a slow start and a 19-16 halftime deficit to beat Arlington. The Cadets made 17 free throws in the fourth quarter to help close out the game.
Andrea Hoffman led the Cadets with seven points, including a pair of three pointers.
West Point-Beemer jumped on the Crimson Pride 10-4 at the end of one. The Cadets outscored Omaha Roncalli 17-10 in the 2nd quarter to take a 27-14 lead into the locker room.
The Crimson Pride outscored West Point-Beemer 9-4 in the 3rd quarter to make it a 31-23 game at the end of three.
The Cadets won the 4th quarter 10-7.
Brittney Hinkel had 17 points and 12 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Sidney Swanson chipped in 12 points while Katie Pilakowski notched 12 rebounds.
West Point-Beemer doubled up the Mustangs 8-4 in the 1st quarter. Stanton doubled up the Cadets 14-7 in the 2nd quarter to take an 18-15 lead into the locker room.
West Point-Beemer won the 3rd quarter 8-6 to make it a 24-23 game at the end of three.
The Mustangs outscored the Cadets 9-7 in the 4th quarter, and won the game in the final seconds as Megan Groth passed the ball inside instead of shooting a 3 at the buzzer like she should of.
Hinkel led the way with 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Tough loss to take against Stanton, but the first two games of the season were very promising for West Point-Beemer.
The Cadets (2-1) host North Bend Central (2-0) Thursday night.
The Tigers knocked off Schuyler 60-14 at home Tuesday night.
North Bend Central is off to a strong start, and like West Point-Beemer, is a very strong defensive team.
Both teams struggle to score, and this should be a very low scoring, defensive battle.
The Tigers may have more height and size with Brooke Fredrickson, Kristin Lux, and others, but the Cadets may be a little quicker.
Size and experience and overall athleticism benefits North Bend Central I feel, but this is a game the Cadets can definitely win.
West Point-Beemer just has to be better on offense, and knock down perimeter jump shots when given the opportunity.
I feel the perimeter game will be big for the Cadets. Scoring down low might be tough so West Point-Beemer has to be confident and step up and knock down some perimeter shots.
The Cadets also have to do a good job of playing post defense and playing straight up without fouling.
West Point-Beemer also can't be afraid to drive and take it inside, and try and get the Tigers' post players in foul trouble.
The Cadets have to be flat out upset that they lost to the Mustangs, and have to take it to North Bend Central for 4 quarters.
All that shooting and work West Point-Beemer did in the offseason needs to show up in games, and knocking down more shots is going to be very important for the Cadets in this game and down the line without a doubt.
West Point-Beemer has to start working on scoring in the 50's and 60's or more, and must continue to play the great defense they have.
If the Cadets can get to 50 or more in this game I think West Point-Beemer has a great chance to win it.
Neither team has been particularly great on offense this year as the Tigers scored just 29 against Twin River so it will be interesting to see what happens.
This is a big one for West Point-Beemer with Howells-Dodge and Fremont Bergan coming up the next two games.
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