The West Point-Beemer Boys Basketball Team is 2-1 in their last three games, downing Wayne 51-41 at home Thursday night in action heard on 107.9 the Bull, and Madison 70-43 in the first round of the East Husker Conference Tournament at North Bend on Saturday, before losing 68-49 to the Tigers in Bancroft in Tuesday night's Quarterfinal Round.
The Cadets led 20-11 at the end of one on Wayne before the Blue Devils won the 2nd quarter 11-8 to make it a 28-22 game at halftime in favor of West Point-Beemer.
West Point-Beemer won the 3rd quarter 7-5 to lead 35-27 at the end of three.
The Cadets outscored Wayne 16-14 in the 4th quarter.
Chase Streeter had a game-high 19 points and totaled 8 rebounds for West Point-Beemer. Austin Streeter added 11 points and 9 rebounds while Blake Anderson and Cole Hughes notched 8 points apiece.
Head Coach Cody Bobolz says Hughes played a big role late in the game. "So proud of that kid. I told him in the locker room. He's had kind of an up and down year. But he has just stuck with it. And I told him, it was a game or two ago, he wasn't shooting the ball as good as he could. And I just told him you got to keep your head high, and I know Cole you're going to hit some shots for us. And it's going to come. And he stuck in it, and tonight I think he had 8 big ones for us, and had some big ones there in the 4th quarter. So really really proud of him, and a lot of other guys, but Cole especially."
Bobolz adds Wayne's defense posed some problems. "They came out in man, and I thought we attacked it really well early. Got some stuff inside. And then they switched it up and went zone. And that slows us down a little bit, but I thought for the most part we handled it pretty well. Better than we have."
Bobolz on the win. "We stayed aggressive. And that was our big key we talked about. And guys just really stuck with it. So not always the prettiest thing, but we managed to execute down the stretch enough to pull away."
The Cadets led the Dragons 26-15 after one. Both teams scored 10 points in the 2nd quarter, and West Point-Beemer led 36-25 at halftime.
The Cadets outscored Madison 20-9 in the 3rd quarter to go up 56-34 at the end of three.
West Point-Beemer won the 4th quarter 14-9.
Ben Vander Griend led the way with 15 points while Chase Streeter posted 10. Anderson and Tate Ernesti notched 9 apiece while Austin Streeter had 7.
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.
Chase Streeter led the way with 13 points and 8 rebounds while Austin Streeter chipped in 11 points. Hughes added 7 points.
Difficult game for West Point-Beemer on Tuesday given how they were playing prior.
The Cadets (12-7) take on Wisner-Pilger (13-6) in Friday's Silver Bracket at Wisner-Pilger.
The Gators lost 66-62 to Oakland-Craig in Tuesday's Quarterfinals.
West Point-Beemer beat Wisner-Pilger 48-43 in West Point on January 5th, the night James Meiergerd hit his first backwards half court shot.
What an uplifting story James' shots have been.
He also hit a backwards half court shot in front of a Harlem Globetrotter Tuesday afternoon.
He is a great story, and I'm sure the Cadets would like to write a team story of their own this season.
West Point-Beemer had a tough game against North Bend Central, but has a shot at redemption Friday night.
The game figures to be very tight, especially with the contest being in Wisner.
These two have had some great games and finishes the last few years, and I look for Friday night's game to be no different.
This is a still a big game for the Cadets even though it is just consolation.
West Point-Beemer has to put the loss to the Tigers behind them, and regroup for Friday night's game.
North Bend Central appeared to be a couple steps quicker and seemed to play really hard.
You could tell the Tigers wanted it badly, and it showed in their play.
The Cadets have to be that same type of team. The team that wants it more than anyone or anything in this world.
West Point-Beemer took Logan View/Scribner-Snyder to overtime so the Cadets know they can hang with the best of the best.
West Point-Beemer doesn't seem to do the greatest against fast and athletic teams though.
The Tigers are one of those teams, and were simply a bad matchup for the Cadets.
I think the Gators are a better and more conventional matchup for West Point-Beemer.
I look for the Cadets to go out there and lay it all out on the line, and put themselves in a position to earn a big win.
The West Point-Beemer Girls Basketball Team is also 2-1 in their last three games, falling 57-51 at home to Wayne Thursday night, winning 59-19 at home over Madison in the first round of the East Husker Conference Tournament Friday night, and 33-29 in overtime over Twin River in the EHC Tournament Quarterfinals at North Bend Central Monday night.
Wayne rallied for the win in the 4th quarter after trailing 41-36 after three.
The Cadets led 19-15 after one before the Blue Devils won the 2nd quarter 10-6 to tie the game at 25 at halftime.
West Point-Beemer outscored Wayne 16-11 in the 3rd quarter to recapture the lead at 41-36.
The Blue Devils outscored the Cadets 21-10 in the 4th quarter.
Sidney Swanson had a team-high 15 points for West Point-Beemer, who had their 9-game winning streak snapped. Brittney Hinkel posted 13 points and 7 rebounds while Megan Groth totaled 9 points.
The Cadets led the Dragons 14-0 after one, and outscored Madison 20-7 in the 2nd quarter to take a 34-7 lead into the locker room.
West Point-Beemer won the 3rd quarter 10-8 to go up 44-15 at the end of three.
The Cadets outscored the Dragons 15-4 in the 4th quarter.
Hinkel netted 11 points while Andrea Hoffman scored 10. Makenna Weddle chipped in 8 while Brooke Haase posted 7 rebounds.
The Titans led 10-7 after one. Both teams scored 9 points in the 2nd quarter, and the score was 19-16 at halftime in favor of Twin River.
Both teams scored 6 points in the 3rd quarter, and the score after three was 25-22 with the Titans still in the lead.
The Cadets won the 4th quarter 7-4 to send the game into overtime tied at 29.
West Point-Beemer blanked Twin River 4-0 in the extra session.
Hinkel led the way with 15 points while Hoffman scored 8.
Close call for West Point-Beemer, but the Cadets found a way to win.
Theis says it was a close game. "We just beat them by 20 a week ago, but Coach Morris he does a great job. They came out just ready, I mean they did. They just came out and they were the aggressors. We kind of gave a stern talking to that first group of 5. And I thought our bench came in and kind of gave us a little breath of fresh air there in that 1st quarter that kind of helped us recover."
Theis. "We were inches from a few steals. And we just didn't hit shots. And once again as it gets close you start to tense up a little bit, and you can kind of see that. But kind of going back into halftime we really got on some girls at halftime and we decided that hey we're not going to go out like this."
West Point-Beemer (15-5) battles North Bend Central (14-3) in the Conference Tournament Semifinals at Stanton Thursday night in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Tigers won 58-40 at home over Howells-Dodge in Monday night's Quarterfinals.
North Bend Central was very impressive to me, especially on the offensive end.
The Tigers really got in transition and ran the floor well I thought.
The big question mark for North Bend Central though is Brooke Fredrickson.
She left the court on crutches Monday after spraining her ankle so it will be interesting to see if she is ready to go or not.
The Tigers have plenty of weapons besides her, but are definitely a better team when she is on top of her game and at full strength.
This is a tough matchup for the Cadets regardless.
North Bend Central beat West Point-Beemer 49-35 in West Point on December 7th.
I would say the Cadets are a better team now than they were then, but the Tigers have been pretty consistent throughout the season.
The Tigers definitely have the advantage in terms of height, and both teams are pretty equal speed wise I would say.
Both teams are very skilled, athletic, and well coached, which should make for a great game.
I think both teams will look to get up and down the floor.
It will be interesting to see if the Cadets can slow down Kristin Lux and Lauren Emanuel.
Emanuel had 17 points against West Point-Beemer in the first matchup from what I understand.
So post defense will definitely be critical for the Cadets Thursday night.
West Point-Beemer's defense has to play strong and come up big.
The Cadets have to be furious and tenacious in their play on both ends of the floor.
Either way West Point-Beemer is making a trip to Central Community College in Columbus on Saturday, but I'm sure the Cadets would really love to be in the championship game instead of the 3rd place contest.
Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. on 107.9 the Bull.
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