The Winnebago Boys Basketball Team won 69-54 at GACC Friday night to end the regular season.
The Indians led 17-11 after one, and outscored the Bluejays 21-11 in the 2nd quarter to take a 38-22 lead into the locker room.
GACC won the 3rd quarter 17-15 to make it a 53-39 game at the end of three.
Winnebago won the 4th quarter 16-15.
I feel like the Indians are going to be a tough team to beat in the postseason.
Winnebago (9-12) battles Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (16-8) in the C1-6 Sub-District Semifinals at Oakland-Craig Tuesday night.
The Raiders lost 30-21 at Yutan in Friday night's regular season finale.
This is a battle of two teams with contrasting styles.
LVSS likes to grind things out and play a slow down, half court type of game while the Indians like to get out and run and gun.
I think the big thing for Winnebago is to stay patient and not get frustrated.
The Raiders will try and win the mental aspect of the game and really work hard for their shots.
Logan View/Scribner-Snyder will hold the ball until they get what they want too, and that can be frustrating for a team like the Indians, who like to get out and run.
I think for Winnebago it's all about trying to play at their pace and get out and run.
The Indians have to try and get steals and get out there and run and gun.
Winnebago has to try and prevent the Raiders from playing keep away from them if at all possible.
The Indians have to fly all over the court and take advantage of every opportunity given to them.
Winnebago has to make more plays than Logan View/Scribner-Snyder as well as capitalize on Raider mistakes.
The Indians can't be afraid to take chances and gamble on some plays.
Winnebago has to come out and play their brand of basketball, and give the Raiders all they got and then some.
This is the season for the Indians, and Winnebago has to play like there is no tomorrow because if the Indians lose on Tuesday then the season is over.
Winnebago has to go out there and look to light things up from the outside.
The Indians also have to play tough defense, which LVSS is known for.
I think this game favors the Raiders if it's low scoring and Winnebago if it is high scoring.
Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. in Oakland.
The Winnebago Girls Basketball Team lost 62-43 to West Point-Beemer in the C1-3 Sub-District Final from Wisner-Pilger Thursday night.
The game was tied at 8 before the Cadets outscored the Indians 21-10 in the 2nd quarter to take a 29-18 lead into the locker room.
Winnebago outscored West Point-Beemer 21-8 in the 3rd quarter to pull in front 39-37 at the end of three.
The Cadets outscored the Indians 25-4 in the 4th quarter.
I thought Winnebago did a nice job of battling against and giving West Point-Beemer a game, they just came up a little short.
The Indians end their year at 14-10.
It was definitely a year of growth and improvement for Winnebago.
I look for the Indians to breakthrough next year and get to Sub-State and perhaps even State.
Winnebago is certainly a program headed in the right direction and destined for great things.
The Indians graduate Jayla Price, Tia YellowThunder, Savannah Fierro, Jaidan Payer, and Azure Goodman.
Key returners for Winnebago include Maddy Cleveland, Keisha Snyder, Natasha Deal, and Lakaylah Kearnes.
I look for Cleveland, Snyder, and Deal to be the "Big 3" for the Indians next season.
Next year has to be Winnebago's year.
The girls have to wake up every day this offseason hungry and ready to get to work.
The Indians have to be motivated and have to want to improve throughout the course of the summer.
Winnebago has to have that toughness, drive, and determination that makes them great.
The Indians need to get after it each and every day and go hard 100% at it all the time.
Winnebago has to dream big and go out there and achieve greatness and do what they can do.
The girls have to think and dream big in the offseason, and envision what it would be like to play at Pinnacle Bank Arena next year.
The boys have had their glory days and I think it could very well be the Girls' turn to get down to Lincoln next year.
We'll find out for sure next year, but Winnebago has to be very excited about what they can do and the potential they have heading into next season.
The Indians definitely made a ton of strides from last year to this year, and I look for Winnebago to have a great summer and comeback even better and stronger next year.
2020-2021 should be Winnebago's year I would think.
It will be very fun and exciting to cover the Indians on the blog once again next year.
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