The West Point-Beemer Boys Basketball Team got back on track Thursday night with a 65-30 home win over Fort Calhoun.
The Cadets led the Pioneers 21-15 at the end of one, and outscored Fort Calhoun 15-3 in the 2nd quarter to take a 36-18 halftime lead.
West Point-Beemer won the 3rd quarter 13-4 to go up 49-22 at the end of three.
The Cadets doubled up the Pioneers 16-8 in the 4th quarter.
Austin Streeter had 13 points and 7 rebounds while Austin Streeter posted 9. Blake Anderson added 8 points and 9 rebounds while Ben Vander Griend chipped in 8 points.
Good bounce back win and complete game effort from West Point-Beemer, in my opinion.
The Cadets (3-3) take on Norfolk Catholic (0-6) in the 1st round of the Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout at Wayne State on Thursday.
The Knights lost 60-44 at home to Boone Central/Newman Grove last Friday night.
This is a game West Point-Beemer has to win, and win handily.
The Cadets figure to have a tough semifinal matchup if they win, and so West Point-Beemer has to come out and play a great game.
I think the Cadets have a great chance to win this Holiday Tournament.
There are some quality teams in it, but I feel West Point-Beemer has a good chance to come away with the championship.
The Cadets have the type of team built to win championships, and this is West Point-Beemer's first chance to win one this year.
The Cadets have to come out and play aggressive, smart, and physical.
West Point-Beemer has to set the bar for great play in the first game against Norfolk Catholic, and set the stage for an epic semifinal game.
Wayne and Hartington Cedar Catholic have won this tournament many times in recent years if memory serves me correct, but I think there are at least 5 or 6 teams, including the Cadets, who could win it.
There's a lot of good first round matchups in this tournament on the boys side, and it should be a good Holiday Tournament.
West Point-Beemer's players have to try and get in a gym on their own during the 5-day moratorium and work on their craft.
Shooting, running, and doing agility drills may benefit the Cadets before the Tournament if they're able to get in a gym.
West Point-Beemer should enjoy their time off as well, but try and do some sort of individual workout on their own if at all possible.
Hard to do though since the Cadets can't play in their own gym.
Regardless of what West Point-Beemer does or doesn't do over the moratorium, they have to be ready to go on Thursday.
Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. at WSC.
The West Point-Beemer Girls Basketball Team went 1-1 this week, losing 60-47 to Fremont Bergan at home Tuesday night before handling Fort Calhoun 71-27 at home Thursday night.
The Cadets led the Knights 14-11 after one. Fremont Bergan won the 2nd quarter 23-22 to make it a 36-34 game at halftime.
The Knights put up 10 points compared to 9 in the 3rd for West Point-Beemer, and cut the deficit to 1 at 45-44 at the end of three,
Bergan outscored the Cadets 16-2 in the 4th quarter.
Brittney Hinkel led the way with 12 points while freshman Rachel Groth had 7 points and 10 rebounds. Katie Pilakowski chipped in 7 points.
West Point-Beemer jumped on the Pioneers 18-10 at the end of one. The Cadets outscored Fort Calhoun 23-9 in the 2nd quarter to take a 41-19 lead at halftime.
West Point-Beemer won the 3rd quarter 15-3 to go up 56-22 at the end of three.
The Cadets tripled up the Pioneers 15-5 in the 4th quarter.
Pilakowski led the way with 14 points while Hinkel totaled 10 points and 7 rebounds. Makenna Weddle notched 10 points while Andrea Hoffman and Sidney Swanson scored 8 and 7, respectively. Brooke Haase pulled down 8 rebounds.
Great bounce back effort from West Point-Beemer Thursday night. I'm not sure what happened to the Cadets Tuesday night. They were up 9 with a minute left in the 3rd quarter.
West Point-Beemer (4-3) battles Norfolk Catholic (2-5) in the 1st round of the Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout at Wayne State on Thursday.
The Knights lost 62-59 at Guardian Angels Central Catholic on Saturday.
Norfolk Catholic may be 2-5, but they've lost to some tough teams.
This should be a good game that I feel can go either way.
The Cadets have to come out ready to go from the opening tip.
West Point-Beemer has to try and get in a gym as much as possible during the 5-day moratorium as long as it's not their own.
Running, shooting, and working on agility drills might be beneficial for the Cadets over the Holiday Break.
West Point-Beemer should definitely relax, rest, and enjoy the time off with their families and stuff like that, but find a gym to workout at maybe on a family vacation or something of that sort.
The Cadets have to be ready to go Thursday, and must play a complete game like they did against Fort Calhoun.
West Point-Beemer has to use the confidence and momentum they gained from the win over the Pioneers, and apply it to Thursday's game.
The Cadets have to be ready to battle for 4 quarters against Norfolk Catholic.
One possession, one shot, one free throw, one turnover...could be the difference in the game.
I think both teams are pretty equal.
The winner gets either Hartington Cedar Catholic or Pender, and both of those teams are of high quality.
Like the boys, I think the girls division of the tournament is strong as well.
Maybe not as strong as the boys, but I think there's 3 or 4 teams that could win this tournament, West Point-Beemer being one of them.
The Cadets are definitely on the tougher side of the bracket opposite of Wayne, but every team in this tournament is solid.
Tip-off is slated for 12:30 p.m. at WSC.
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