The North Bend Central Boys Basketball Team has played great basketball as of late as the Tigers beat Wisner-Pilger 60-50 on the road Thursday night, Tekamah-Herman 69-20 in the 1st round of the East Husker Conference Tournament at home on Saturday, and West Point-Beemer 68-49 in the EHC Tournament Quarterfinals at Bancroft Tuesday night.
The Tigers led the Gators 20-17 after one, and outscored Wisner-Pilger 12-7 in the 3rd quarter to go up 32-24 at halftime.
North Bend Central won the 3rd quarter 17-12 to lead 49-36 at the end of three.
The Gators won the 4th quarter 14-11.
North Bend Central led Tekamah-Herman 19-5 at the end of one, and doubled them up 18-9 in the 2nd quarter to take a 37-14 lead into the locker room.
North Bend Central outscored Tekamah-Herman 14-5 in the 3rd quarter to go up 51-19 at the end of three.
North Bend Central outscored Tekamah-Herman 18-1 in the 4th quarter.
Austin Endorf had 23 points to lead the way while John Emanuel notched 8.
The Tigers got out to a 28-16 lead on the Cadets at the end of one, and doubled up West Point-Beemer 14-7 in the 2nd quarter to take a 42-23 lead into the locker room.
North Bend Central won the 3rd quarter 13-8 to go up 55-31 at the end of three.
The Cadets won the 4th quarter 18-13.
Emanuel led all scorers with 22 points while Tanner Wietfeld and Endorf posted 16 and 11, respectively.
Head Coach Jon Baehr's boys got off to a 15 to 3 start. "I mean West Point presents some challenges obviously for us with their size and their ability to really create mismatches on the inside. And we had kind of a game plan to try to help minimize that the best we could, but our guys went out and executed really well. And yeah you're right we shot the ball really well tonight. We got some good looks, guys were ready to shoot, and we knocked them down."
Baehr on the win. "Thought we came out with a lot of energy and were ready to go. And that's a quality West Point-Beemer team, and their coach did a great job of getting them ready so that was a big key for us to get started early and get going early."
Great play by the Tigers lately. North Bend Central isn't doing a whole lot wrong, in my opinion.
The Tigers (15-2) battle BRLD (17-1) in the Conference Tournament Semifinals at Logan View/Scribner-Snyder Friday night in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Wolverines topped Howells-Dodge 61-33 at home in Tuesday night's quarterfinals.
Both teams like to get out and run, and are very athletic, long, and tenacious defensively and offensively.
I think North Bend Central is taller and shoots better, but I think BRLD is better at driving to the basket, and has a bit of an advantage speed wise.
This should be a great game that comes down to the wire Friday night.
This is very exciting High School Basketball on 107.9 the Bull, and I can't wait to listen in to this one.
The Tigers have to come out and smack the Wolverines in the mouth like they did the Cadets.
I thought North Bend Central started that game very strong, and came out and played a complete game Tuesday night.
Every possession, every shot, every free throw, every turnover is going to be critical in this game.
I think one play could ultimately decide this game.
I feel there's room for both teams to make mistakes that are just part of the game though.
I don't think the Tigers have to play some sort of perfect game to win by any means, but they need to play well.
It should be a run and gun, high scoring affair.
I think both teams will look to play extremely fast.
It should be a great game, and it will be interesting to see who wins.
I think both these teams definitely have the tougher road to the finals than top seeded Logan View/Scribner-Snyder, but to be the best you have to beat the best.
One of these teams may get a shot at the Raiders, and for North Bend Central it would be big to get back to the championship game to have a chance to repeat as Conference Tournament Champions.
Tip-off between the Tigers and Wolverines is set for 6:00 p.m. Friday night on the Bull.
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The North Bend Central Girls Basketball Team won 50-38 at Wisner-Pilger Thursday night before downing Howells-Dodge 58-40 at home in the East Husker Conference Tournament Quarterfinals Monday night.
The Gators got out to an 11-9 lead at the end of one before the Tigers outscored them 15-4 in the 2nd quarter to take a 24-15 lead into the locker room.
North Bend Central won the 3rd quarter 12-10 to go up 36-25 at the end of three.
The Tigers won the 4th quarter 14-13.
North Bend Central led the Jaguars 22-10 after one. Howells-Dodge won the 2nd quarter 13-12 to make it a 34-23 game at halftime.
The Tigers won the 3rd quarter 11-10 to go up 45-33 at the end of three.
North Bend Central outscored the Jaguars 13-7 in the 4th quarter.
Head Coach Aaron Sterup on the win. "We're not great in the half court normally. We need to get out and run a little bit. And we didn't get out as much as I wanted to tonight, but I thought we did a really good job in the half court of getting good shots most every time, not turning the ball over, and being aggressive to the basket, which we aren't always. And so that was good to see also."
The Tigers (14-3) take on West Point-Beemer (15-5) in the Conference Tournament Quarterfinals at Stanton Thursday night in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Cadets beat Twin River 33-29 in overtime in Monday night's quarterfinals at North Bend Central.
Sterup says Thursday's game will be a tough one. "They're going to get in our face and put pressure on us. Because of our size they're going to try to make it a 94-foot game. We're going to have to handle pressure and make good decisions like we did tonight so hopefully we can continue that cause it's going to be amped up even more on Thursday."
The Tigers beat West Point-Beemer 49-35 on the road on December 7th, but you can bet Thursday night's game will be tougher.
I'm sure things will be more difficult this time around, but I think North Bend Central has a good shot to win, with or without Brooke Fredrickson.
She sprained an ankle and left Monday's game on crutches, but the Tigers still have Kristin Lux and Lauren Emanuel on the inside.
Emanuel had 17 points against the Cadets the first time around from what I understand so it doesn't figure to be easy for West Point-Beemer to slow her down this time around.
Her and Lux need to get things going for North Bend Central to be successful, in my opinion.
The Tigers have to look to get out in transition, and get the ball inside.
I think North Bend Central has a real advantage on the inside, and will look to use their size advantage to their advantage.
It would be a big deal for the Tigers to reach the championship game again and have a chance to win it.
North Bend Central made a run and played well in last year's tournament, and it looks like the Tigers might do that again this year.
North Bend Central played great Monday night, in my opinion, but will need to play even better on Thursday to come away with the win.
The Tigers definitely have the ability to get back to the championship game in Columbus, they just have to work hard and outhustle the Cadets.
North Bend Central is headed to CCC either way, but they hope it's as one of the teams in the championship game.
Tip-of is set for 6:00 p.m. on the Bull.
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