The West Point-Beemer Girls Basketball Team came up short in the C1-2 District Final at Fremont High against Wahoo Friday night as the Cadets lost 60-48 in a game aired on 107.9 the Bull.
The Cadets jumped in front early, but the Warriors battled back to tie the game at 15 at the end of one.
Wahoo won the 2nd quarter 13-9 to go up 28-24 at halftime.
The Warriors started the 3rd quarter on a 9-0 run, and outscored West Point-Beemer 13-6 in the 3rd quarter to lead 41-30 at the end of three.
Wahoo won the 4th quarter 19-18.
Makenna Weddle led the Cadets with a team-high 11 points in her final game in a West Point-Beemer uniform. Fellow senior Katie Pilakowski added 10 while freshman Sidney Swanson notched 9. Senior Brittney Hinkel totaled 8.
Difficult way for the Cadets to go out. West Point-Beemer had their chance, but lost their 3rd District Final in the last four years.
West Point-Beemer ends the season with a 20-7 record.
It was a very memorable season for the Cadets, who really picked up their play after Christmas.
West Point-Beemer beat Arlington twice, knocked off Howells-Dodge, and beat BRLD, Twin River (twice), Stanton, and Oakland-Craig, all teams who finished the season .500 or better.
Hinkel was the team's leading scorer and rebounder, finishing with averages of 11 points and 6 rebounds a game.
The Cadets lose Hinkel, Weddle, Pilakowski, Megan Groth, and Nicole Mitzel to graduation.
These girls are all big losses, and played a key and vital role in West Point-Beemer's success the last four years.
Plenty of talent returns for the Cadets though.
West Point-Beemer brings back Swanson, Brooklyn Weddle, Abbey Dale, Abby Kaup, Andrea Hoffman, Darian Repschlaeger, Brooke Haase, Katie Combs, Kendra Paasch, and Rachel Groth.
I expect each and every one of these girls to step up and contribute for the Cadets next season.
West Point-Beemer will need some new scorers and leaders to emerge, but I fully expect the returning players and newcomers to find girls to do that.
I think the Cadets will have another fantastic season next year, and put themselves in a position to make state.
West Point-Beemer has to continue all the shooting and intense workouts in the offseason they put in this year.
The Cadets have to keep growing and improving as players and teammates to continue to make this program what it has become.
Perhaps next year will be the year West Point-Beemer breaks through and makes state.
It's tough to make state when you get paired against Wahoo, Neumann, or even Pierce, but in order to be the best you have to beat the best.
One of these years the Cadets will breakthrough and make state.
This year just wasn't West Point-Beemer's year to breakthrough and reach the state tournament.
Perhaps next year will be.
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