Tekamah-Herman Boys go 1-1 in East Husker Conference Tournament; Girls go 0-2

 

The Tekamah-Herman Boys lost 86-59 to Clarkson/Leigh in Leigh in the first round of the East Husker Conference Tournament on Saturday before beating Pender 70-55 in a Consolation Game at Wisner-Pilger Tuesday night.

The Patriots doubled up the Tigers 16-8 in the 1st quarter, and outscored Tekamah-Herman 24-14 in the 2nd quarter to take a 40-22 lead into the locker room.

The Tigers won the 3rd quarter 22-21 to make it a 61-44 game at the end of three.

Clarkson/Leigh outscored Tekamah-Herman 25-15 in the 4th quarter.

Brock Rogers led the way with 19 points while Kaleb Quick had 15. Jed Hoover and Eldridge Jensen notched 8 apiece.

The Tigers led the Pendragons 15-6 at the end of one, and won the 2nd quarter 20-14 to take a 35-20 lead into the locker room.

Tekamah-Herman won the 3rd quarter 17-11 to extend their lead to 52-31 at the end of three.

Pender outscored the Tigers 24-18 in the 4th quarter.

Rogers had 25 points and 10 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Hoover added 20 points and 7 rebounds while Quick notched 14 points.

Nice response on Tuesday following Saturday's loss.

Tekamah-Herman (5-12) hosts North Bend Central (12-3) Tuesday night in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.

NBC beat West Point-Beemer 62-44 in the EHC Quarterfinals at home Tuesday night.

NBC is a very good team and will have completed a couple more games by the time Tuesday rolls around.

Tekamah-Herman has some extra time to prepare and has to take advantage.

Tekamah-Herman has to come out and fight and battle hard come Tuesday night.

Tekamah-Herman is definitely capable of giving North Bend Central a good game, they just have to fight and want it more than NBC does.

Tekamah-Herman has to play their hearts out and leave it all out on the floor.

Tekamah-Herman has to play and expect to win as opposed to playing not to lose.

The Tekamah-Herman Girls lost 62-18 to Pender at Pender in the first round of the East Husker Conference Tournament Friday night in action aired on 107.9 the Bull before falling 47-37 to Twin River in an EHC Consolation Game at Wisner Monday night.

The Tigers led the Titans 13-10 after one before Twin River won the 2nd quarter 5-2 to tie the game at 15 at halftime.

The Titans outscored Tekamah-Herman 18-10 in the 3rd quarter to go up 33-25 at the end of three.

Twin River won the 4th quarter 14-12.

Two tough losses for the Tigers.

Tekamah-Herman (3-15) plays host to Omaha Mercy (2-13) Monday night.

The Monarchs lost 50-22 at Omaha Roncalli Thursday night.

It will be interesting to see what happens in this one with Mercy being a Class B School and all.

Tekamah-Herman could really use a win heading into the North Bend Central game on Tuesday.

Tekamah-Herman has to come out and be scrappy and feisty on Monday.

The Tigers have to play with drive, determination, toughness, and passion.

Tekamah-Herman has to want it more than Omaha Mercy and has to play with a heart of a champion.