Team: Winnebago
Mascot: Indians
Colors: Blue and White
Class: C-1
Conference: Lewis and Clark
Head Coach: Jeff Berridge (7th season) (130-31 career record)
2018-2019 record: 10-10 (lost to Norfolk Catholic in Sub-Districts)
Returning Starters: N/A
Overview:
The Winnebago Boys Basketball Team looks to get back to their old selves this year.
4 seniors return for Head Coach Jeff Berridge, and the Indians have a 5th senior in a South Sioux City transfer.
Coach Berridge says a couple juniors return as do a couple strong sophomores in Javon Price and Kellen Crossbear. Berridge adds the team has 3 freshmen that can really play.
Jeriah Greyowl (5'10, PG/SG), Ed Payer (6'3, SR F/G), Jarius Bass (6'3, JR SF), and Willy Wingett (6'6, SR C) are key returners for Winnebago.
Berridge on the offseason. "This offseason was a pretty good one. We got back into a Summer League, a couple camps. Got a lot of my guys on the AAU Circuit."
The Indians kind of had an un-Winnebago like year last year. Berridge looks for that to change. "A lot of the local guys think we can get back to our old ways. I know last year we kind of fell off and just built the season even, but we're looking forward to the season."
Coach Berridge says he has the bench to get up and down the floor and run and gun like in years past. "I'm really looking forward to the season. It should be exciting. Back to old Winnebago Basketball up and down the court cause I think we got the bench to do it this year again."
I look for the Indians to get back to form and their old ways this year.
TJ Frenchman and Raul Loera Jr. graduated last year.
I think Winnebago can be very good this year.
The Indians may not have a ton of height, but they should be very quick, fast and athletic.
I think Winnebago's ability to force turnovers and get out and run in transition will be very important and critical.
The Indians have to look to run and gun at every opportunity and not let up.
Winnebago has to be very good both offensively and defensively.
The Indians have to put on a show for their fans and those who come to watch them.
It should be a season full of success for Winnebago this year, and I'm excited to follow the Indians on the blog once again this year.
Season Outlook:
Winnebago looks to get back to their old selves this year.
Challenging games on the schedule figure to come against Walthill, Omaha Nation, Adams Central, Oakland-Craig, Norfolk Catholic, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, Emerson-Hubbard, Ponca, BRLD, and Wakefield.
There are a lot of good teams and tough competition on the schedule this year, but I look for the Indians to be a big force to be reckoned with.
Winnebago opens up the season at home on Thursday against Homer.
Berridge says the two teams are familiar with one another. "We got to play them a couple times this summer and in some camps and in the summer league. So we kind of seen each other what we got and stuff."
The Indians are in Sub-District C1-6 with West Point-Beemer, Logan View/Scribner-Snyder, Tekamah-Herman, and Wayne.
Berridge on the Sub-District. "Seems like it's a pretty lot of good matchup Sub-District. And I'm just looking forward to it. There are some different teams in there, so I'm always about playing different teams."
The Sub-District should be very competitive, but I think Winnebago has a good chance to be the last team standing in that Sub-District if they play up to their potential.
The Raiders and Blue Devils figure to be very tough too though.
Making it back to State would be a huge deal for the Indians no doubt.
Winnebago can definitely get back there too as long as they get back to running and gunning for 32 minutes.
I'm thinking Drew Parker (6'1, SR G) may be the transfer from South Sioux City, and feel he could make a big difference for the team this year.
It should be a very memorable season for the Indians this year.
I look for Winnebago to have a good, successful season that ends the way they would like it to.
The Indians have a good mixture of veteran and young talent, in my opinion, and as long as Winnebago plays together and for each other they should be just fine.
2019-2020 Winnebago Indians Boys Basketball Schedule:
12/05/19 Homer
12/06/19 @ Walthill
12/12/19 @ Omaha Nation
12/14/19 @ Adams Central
12/17/19 @ Oakland-Craig
12/28-12/30 (To Be Determined) Shootout on the Elkhorn Wisner-Pilger HS
01/03/20 @ Norfolk Catholic
01/07/20 O'Neill
01/10/20 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
01/14/20 Emerson-Hubbard
01/17/20 @ Wynot
01/21/20 Ponca
01/28/20 @ BRLD
01/30/20 Pender
01/31-02/10 (To Be Determined) Lewis and Clark Conference TBD
02/11/20 @ Wakefield
02/14/20 @ Crow Creek, SD
02/15-02/15 (To Be Determined) Sacred Hoops Classic Crow Creek, SD
02/21/20 @ Guardian Angels Central Catholic
Team: Winnebago
Mascot: Indians
Colors: Blue and White
Class: C-1
Conference: Lewis and Clark
Co-Head Coaches: Treivan Bear and Robert Stoner (2nd season)
2018-2019 record: 8-12 (lost to Ponca in Sub-Districts)
Returning Starters: 4
Overview:
The Winnebago Girls look to build upon last year's 8-12 record, a season in which Winnebago nearly upset Ponca in Sub-Districts.
The Indians return four starters in PG Jayla Price, Small Forward Maddy Cleveland, and post Keisha Snyder. The 4th starter, Tia YellowThunder, is out until January as she broke her finger on a dog collar.
Amani Means and Auriah Means are also expected to step up and contribute, according to Co-Head Coach Robert Stoner.
Stoner says the bench isn't very deep, adding the team played in a Summer League in Sioux City.
Winnebago lost Kae Earth, Shaylee Kearnes, Alexandria Neff, and Daelyn Zagurski off last year's team.
I think the Indians have what it takes to be successful this year.
Stoner says the girls could take offseason lifting and conditioning more seriously, adding that him and Coach Bear are trying to change that.
I feel Winnebago did a lot of nice things last year though, and look for the Indians to have a strong year this year.
I look for Cleveland to have an absolute monster season for Winnebago.
I feel the Indians have what it takes to be great this year as long as they play hard and up to their potential.
Stoner says the team wants to protect their home court, be competitive on the road, and challenge in Districts.
He adds having a winning record is a goal for the team.
I think all those goals can be achieved too as long as Winnebago puts in the hard work, time, and effort to be great and successful.
The Indians were 1 girl away from being a C-2 team, but they're in C-1 so it is what it is, Winnebago just has to adapt and adjust to it the best way possible.
The Indians have to really get after it this offseason and be a team and force to be reckoned with.
Season Outlook:
The Winnebago Girls look to improve upon and build off of last year.
The schedule appears to be somewhat challenging for the Indians though with tough games coming against Oakland-Craig, GACC, Norfolk, Catholic, Wynot, Ponca, BRLD, and Pender.
I think there are a lot of opportunities for wins out there for Winnebago though I really do.
I feel the Indians have what it takes to turn the corner and be successful.
Winnebago opens up the season on Thursday at home against Homer.
Stoner says last year's game was good. "They beat us last year down there. I think we came on late in the game, and we kind of figured some things out."
Stoner feels the team has the horses and athletes to compete this year.
Let's hope the Indians can start out the season with a win this season.
I feel Winnebago has a chance to win their first four games at least.
Stoner says the team looks to be more competitive within the Lewis and Clark Conference this year. "We struggle against some of the more physical teams in the conference, there's no doubt about that. We look to challenge them a little bit more this year."
The Indians are in Sub-District C1-3 with West Point-Beemer, Logan View/Scribner-Snyder, and Wakefield-Allen.
I feel the Cadets will be pretty good and tough this year, but think Winnebago can challenge and perhaps upset them.
And who knows, the Indians could do well enough in the regular season to pickup a wildcard to Sub-State should they not win their Sub-District.
There's a long ways to go before any of that though, and for right now Winnebago has to focus on winning games and improving every day.
The Indians have to remain hungry all season long, and play with lots of fire, pride, passion, tenacity, grit, fight, and physical and mental toughness.
Winnebago has to want things more than their opponents, and work and play harder than them throughout the course of the season.
2019-2020 Winnebago Indians Girls Basketball Schedule:
12/05/19 Homer
12/06/19 @ Walthill
12/12/19 @ Omaha Nation
12/14/19 @ Adams Central
12/17/19 @ Oakland-Craig
12/19/19 @ Guardian Angels Central Catholic
12/28-12/30 (To Be Determined) Shootout on the Elkhorn Wisner-Pilger HS
01/03/20 @ Norfolk Catholic
01/07/20 O'Neill
01/10/20 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
01/14/20 Emerson-Hubbard
01/17/20 @ Wynot
01/21/20 Ponca
01/28/20 @ BRLD
01/30/20 Pender
01/31-02/10 (To Be Determined) Lewis and Clark conference TBA
02/11/20 @ Wakefield-Allen
02/14/20 @ Crow Creek, SD
02/15-02/15 (To Be Determined) Sacred Hoops Classic Crow Creek, SD
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