The West Point-Beemer Boys Basketball Team won 71-37 at home over Madison in the first round of the East Husker Conference Tournament at home Saturday night before losing 58-38 to BRLD in Bancroft in Tuesday night's Quarterfinals.
The Cadets jumped out to a 27-4 lead on the Dragons after one before winning the 2nd quarter 11-6 to take a 38-10 lead into the locker room.
West Point-Beemer won the 3rd quarter 18-15 to go up 56-25 at the end of three.
The Cadets won the 4th quarter 15-12.
Blake Anderson had a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds while Zach Vander Griend registered 15 points and 9 rebounds. Ben Vander Griend totaled 12 points while Jesus Barragan notched 7.
The Wolverines climbed out to a 13-9 lead after one before outscoring the Cadets 19-11 in the 2nd quarter to take a 32-20 lead into the locker room.
BRLD outscored West Point-Beemer 17-10 in the 3rd quarter to go up 49-30 at the end of three.
The Wolverines won the 4th quarter 9-8.
Ben Vander Griend led the way with 13 points while Zach Vander Griend totaled 12. Keegan Doggett notched 9.
Outstanding start to the game and performance on Saturday. Strong play some of the time against BRLD I thought.
The Cadets (9-7) take on Oakland-Craig (10-9) in an EHC Consolation game at Wisner-Pilger Friday night.
The Knights lost 74-56 to North Bend Central in Tuesday night's Quarterfinals at North Bend Central.
This will be the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
It should be a really good, close, and intriguing matchup.
I look for both teams to really get after one another and compete.
It's a game where both squads are about dead even and it's hard to predict and say who is going to win or lose.
Oakland-Craig is a more of a veteran laden team while West Point-Beemer is young is kind of the only difference.
West Point-Beemer might be a little more athletic, but it should be a tremendous game.
The two teams will meet in Oakland next Friday so it will be interesting to see what happens, takes place, and transpires in the first meeting.
The game could easily come down to the final seconds and a final possession so every shot, free throw attempt, lay up, and turnover is absolutely critical.
I feel there's room for the Cadets to make mistakes, but West Point-Beemer has to force Oakland-Craig mistakes too.
I think there's going to be mistakes and errors on both sides, but whichever team can find that extra gear at the end and makes the big play down the stretch figures to win.
It could come down to a final shot or a final defensive stand I would say.
I feel there's a number of different ways this game could end.
The Cadets have a big week next week so it would be a lot better to go into the Twin River game on Monday with a win Friday night.
West Point-Beemer has to do everything in their power to come away with the victory, and has to fight hard against and challenge the Knights all night long.
The game will tip-off at 6:00 p.m. at the Swamp.
The West Point-Beemer Girls defeated North Bend Central 46-40 at home Monday night in the East Husker Conference Tournament Quarterfinals.
The Cadets led the Tigers 15-8 at the end of one, and won the 2nd quarter 8-5 to take a 23-13 lead into the locker room.
North Bend Central outscored West Point-Beemer 13-6 in the 3rd quarter to close within 3 at 29-26 at the end of three.
The Cadets won the 4th quarter 17-14.
Sidney Swanson had 15 points while Sierra Kile notched 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Brooke Haase added 12 points.
Head Coach Taylor Shepard. "I mean they have a really solid team. They have some great inside players, and we wanted to make sure that we really tried to contain that. Overall, I thought the girls did a phenomenal job with that down towards the stretch. Lauren Emanuel is a great offensive rebounder, averages about 4 per game, and we gave them the challenge of not allowing her to have any, I think she got 1, so definitely impressed with our girls and how they came out."
West Point-Beemer (16-1) takes on Clarkson/Leigh (16-2) in the Semifinals at Oakland-Craig Thursday night in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Patriots knocked off Stanton 34-27 in the Quarterfinals at West Point-Beemer Monday night.
Shepard on the matchup. "Clarkson/Leigh they're great outside shooters, really well rounded, and have a great basketball IQ so that will be a tough challenge for us. They play a little bit of zone at times so we'll keep looking to fine tune that, but we're hoping our pressure can give them some issues."
Both teams are great and elite, and I expect things to be very close and tight.
The Cadets are the favorite to win I would say, but West Point-Beemer has been the favorite pretty much every game this season so I don't see that affecting or phasing them.
I'm willing to bet Clarkson/Leigh relishes in playing the underdog role so I'm sure they will fight extremely hard and come ready to play as well.
Plays figure to be made in clutch moments for both teams in this one.
I think the difference in the game could be some kind of big turnover that comes from the Cadets' press.
Which team is more big game ready is the question.
Both teams have been building for this for quite a while, but this might be the biggest game either has played at this stage of the season in quite some time.
Both teams really get after things defensively, and this should be a great defensive game.
I think West Point-Beemer might be a little bit better offensively, and feel that could get them over the hump in this one.
That and the Cadets are the larger school.
It will be a heck of a battle and test for both teams without a doubt though.
West Point-Beemer seems to play well in Oakland-Craig's gym, and I think the game being there is an advantage for them compared to if it was somewhere closer to Clarkson or a place that was equal distance for both teams.
The Cadets have to come out and get off to a hot start and get out to an early lead.
The Patriots can definitely battle back like they did against the Mustangs, but West Point-Beemer presents a different dynamic offensively than Stanton does.
Game time is set for 6:00 p.m. on the Bull.
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