BRLD Boys top Twin River in Sub-State to qualify for State

The BRLD Boys ran their winning streak to 49 games by beating Twin River 82-52 in the C2-2 Sub-State final from Norfolk Catholic last Monday night.

The Wolverines jumped out to a 19-7 lead at the end of one, and outscored the Titans 24-11 in the 2nd quarter to take a 43-18 lead into the locker room.

BRLD won the 3rd quarter 21-18 to increase their advantage to 64-36 at the end of three.

The Wolverines won the 4th quarter 18-16.

Lucas Vogt led the Wolverines with 31 points while Dylan Beutler had a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds. Jaxon Johnson added a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds while Darwin Snyder had 7 points.

Head Coach Cory Meyer says his team did things well on both ends of the court. "Against Twin River I felt we moved the ball well against their zone. Second half we did a better job matching up and getting back on defense."

Meyer says Vogt, Beutler, and Johnson all had great games. "Lucas does a great job getting the hot hand on the ball. That night it happened to be Jaxon and Dylan. Lucas ended up w/ 6 assists on the night. Will (Gatzemeyer) wasn't far behind w/ 5. Dylan was due and shot well inside and outside the arc. Jaxon did a good job finishing under the hoop."

BRLD is now 26-0 and advances to this week's State Tournament where they will play Doniphan-Trumbull (20-5) in the 2 and 7 seed game at Lincoln Southeast at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday in action that will be aired on 107.9 the Bull.

The Cardinals defeated Bridgeport 48-36 in the C2-7 District Final from Maxwell last Monday night.

Doniphan-Trumbull has been blown out by teams comparable in talent to BRLD.

Meyer says he really likes how the team matches up with the Cardinals. "Doniphan-Trumbull is a team that is very similar to Twin River. They will look to run w/ it and run a very similar spread offense that looks for driving lanes and kick outs for 3's. I do like the matchup and feel we matchup well with them."

I feel the State Championship is going to come down to BRLD and GICC or BRLD and Yutan.

I think the Wolverines will be fine in the first round and should beat either Sutton or Centennial in the Semifinals, although I feel things would be closer than Thursday's game if it were to be the Mustangs.

Things would be interesting on Saturday if BRLD matched up with GICC, in my opinion.

I think that would be a great game.

Hopefully the Wolverines can go out there and repeat as State Champions.

To go 29-0 and win back-to-back State Titles would be absolutely incredible and amazing.

Meyer says he likes the way his team has approached every game so far this year. "I like our team's confidence. We haven't overlooked anyone yet and don't plan on starting anytime soon. Our experience in big games will definitely help us going into the state tournament."

I think BRLD's experience in big games would help them against perhaps GICC in Saturday's State Title game.

That would be a great final it if happened.

Unfortunately, unless you are an immediate family member you won't be able to attend the State Tournament due to Coronavirus.

Hopefully the Wolverines can make it back-to-back State Championships and a 52-game winning streak heading into next season.

BRLD can definitely do it, but it might be tougher than last year.

Friday night's Semifinal would be at 8:45 p.m. on the Bull and Saturday's State Championship Game would start at 8:30.

All BRLD State games will be broadcast on the Bull.