The BRLD Boys won 61-49 over Wakefield in the C2-4 Sub-District Final in Lyons last Thursday night before knocking off Centennial 67-49 in the C2-7 Sub-State Final at Bancroft last Saturday to advance to State for the 4th consecutive year.
The Wolverines doubled up the Trojans 8-4 in the 1st quarter before winning the 2nd quarter 19-18 to take a 27-22 lead into the locker room.
BRLD won the 3rd quarter 15-13 to go up 42-35 at the end of three.
The Wolverines won the 4th quarter 19-14.
Dylan Beutler had 21 points and 7 rebounds while Lucas Vogt scored 19 points and had 7 assists, and Toriano Bohannon Jr. notched 13 points.
BRLD led the Broncos 21-14 after one, and outscored Centennial 25-11 in the 2nd quarter to take a 46-25 lead into the locker room.
The Broncos won the 3rd quarter 10-9 to make it a 55-35 game at the end of three.
Centennial won the 4th quarter 14-12.
Bohannon Jr. led the way with 21 points while Vogt notched 17. Beutler added 13 points and 9 rebounds while Elliot Nottlemann and Micah Henschen totaled 7 points each.
I feel like the Wolverines are ready and in position to go for a 3-peat at State.
BRLD (18-4) takes on Bridgeport (23-2) in the first round of State at Lincoln Northeast Wednesday night in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Bulldogs outlasted Oakland-Craig 56-46 in Overtime in the C2-3 District Final from Kearney High last Saturday in action also aired on the Bull.
Head Coach Cory Meyer breaks down Wednesday's matchup. "It's an awkward matchup. Their top two players are their posts. And one's 6'1 and a very thick, strong kid. And the other one's 6'3, and can play inside and out. And what they do is they try to find the mismatch. And they'll try to take advantage of the mismatch. And they do a good job with that. And I think that's kind of been their success. And they're a pretty good shooting team overall. And it will be a good game."
The Wolverines have a number of guys that would normally come off the bench that are out for the rest of the season with injuries so it will be interesting to see how that affects BRLD down at State.
I feel like the Wolverines can overcome that and contend for a 3rd straight State Title though.
Coach Meyer says his team is chomping at the bit to play. "I think they're ready for a ball game, that's for sure. It's been a long week, and we had a scrimmage on Saturday, and they looked really good, and I think they're ready to go."
BRLD has to be ready to play on Wednesday and any other game they would potentially play this week.
The Wolverines have to expend all that built up energy on the Bulldogs come Wednesday night.
Coach Meyer adds he would like to see his team lay it all out on the line. "I just want to see our kids be consistent. That's one thing that's kind of hurt us this year is just our inconsistency. And I know basketball can be that way, but I just want to see the effort. I want to see our kids give everything they got, no matter who they're playing against. Whether it's rebounding, defense, just their intensity. And I just want to be able to see that. And that's what I'm looking forward to is if our kids can do that man we could do a lot of damage."
Wednesday night's game is scheduled to tip-off at 6:30 p.m. on the Bull.
The BRLD Girls took 3rd place at last week's State Tournament.
In a game that was close for most of three quarters, #7 seeded Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur was able to pull away in the second half to beat #2 Wood River 62-41 in the first round of the girls Class C2 State Basketball Tournament at Southeast High School in Lincoln on Wednesday in action aired on 107.9 the Bull.
The teams traded buckets throughout the first quarter, but the Wolverines were able to get the last score, and would lead 10-8 after the first.
Both teams seemed to hit their stride offensively in the second quarter, with BRLD scoring 16 and Wood River scoring 14. It was BRLD leading 26-22 at halftime.
The Wolverines started to get some separation in the third quarter, outscoring the Eagles 13-7 in the period. BRLD led 39-29 after three.
BRLD exploded for 23 points in the fourth quarter, compared to just 12 for the Eagles, and BRLD pulled away late in the fourth for the victory.
BRLD had four players reach double figures, as Caragan Tietz led the way with 18, Alyssa Buchholz added 16 points and 8 rebounds, Jordan Snyder had 13 points and 10 rebounds to secure a double-double, and Isabel Freemont scored 10 points.
Head Coach Rod Peters says his team got off to a slow start. "At halftime I didn't think we played very well. Tribute a lot of that to Wood River. I thought that 1-3-1 gave us some troubles. They went into that 2-3 in the 2nd quarter. We had a plan to attack it, but we just didn't use the plan that we put in place."
Despite a red hot start by Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur, Ponca defeated the Wolverines 55-37 in the C2 girls state basketball semifinals Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln as broadcast on the Bull.
BRLD ran out to a 10-2 lead to start the game, but the Indians closed the quarter on a 10-0 run, including a bucket at the buzzer to lead 12-10 after the first.
Ponca continued their offensive outburst in the second quarter, outscoring BRLD 18-7, and the Indians took a 30-17 lead into halftime.
Ponca started the third quarter on another quick scoring run and got up by 18, but BRLD was able to cut the score to 12, before the Indians scored on a layup at the end of the third quarter, making it a 46-32 advantage in favor of Ponca.
BRLD was held scoreless in the fourth quarter until the final 40 seconds of the game, where they had a rush of five points on a bucket by Elise Anderson and a game ending three pointer by Isabella Bonneau.
Snyder led the Wolverines with 12 points and 10 rebounds, good enough for a double-double.
BRLD then turned around and beat Bridgeport 47-40 in the 3rd place game at Lincoln Northeast Friday afternoon.
The Bulldogs jumped out to a 17-12 lead after one before the Wolverines won the 2nd quarter 14-6 to take a 26-23 lead into the locker room.
Bridgeport won the 3rd quarter 9-7 to close the gap to 1 at 33-32 at the end of three.
BRLD outscored the Bulldogs 14-8 in the 4th quarter.
Tietz led the way with 18 points and 8 rebounds while Snyder added 11 points. Buchholz chipped in 7 points and 10 rebounds.
Coach Peters says he wasn't sure how things would go against Bridgeport following the Ponca loss. "After taking a tough loss on Thursday I was worried how we would respond to the quick turnaround. Extremely proud of the girls for the effort they put forth on Friday against a very good Bridgeport team."
Great season for the Wolverines, who wrap up the year at 22-5.
Tietz led the team in scoring this season with 15 points a game while Snyder averaged 14 a contest.
Snyder was the team's leading rebounder with 190 on the season while Buchholz was 2nd with 143, and Tietz 3rd with 137.
BRLD says goodbye to Freemont, Aubrey Berg, Tietz, Audra Nolting, and Emma Beutler.
Some really outstanding Seniors who will be missed for sure.
Coach Peters can't say enough about them. "The 5 seniors I have are great kids. Not only have they worked hard on the court, but they are also great students they have been a great student athletes at the school."
Key returners for next year include Snyder, Buchholz, Bonneau, and Megan Beutler.
A lot lost to graduation who will be sorely missed, but some key pieces returning with a chance to make another run next year as well.
Coach Peters says he's already getting ready for the offseason. "Right now, I am planning my summer basketball. Last year we didn't have much. This summer we will get after it and develop and build team chemistry. I believe we have girls that will step up and be ready for their expanded roles on the team."
The Wolverines should be very proud of the run they made this year.
Coach Peters adds his team overcame a lot. "We faced adversity throughout the season from injuries to people being in quarantine. Every time we faced these adversities the girls stepped up and didn't let it affect them. That's a credit to the girls."
BRLD had a great season, and should feel very good about what they accomplished.
Next season will come around when it does, and the Wolverines will need to be ready at that time, but for now BRLD should take some time to reflect and think back on all they accomplished this year and be very thrilled about all what they were able to do.
It's not everyday a team takes 3rd in the State Tournament, but that's exactly what the BRLD Girls did this year!
Congrats on a great season BRLD!
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