The North Bend Central Boys fell 78-66 to Wahoo in the C1-5 Sub-District Final at Wahoo Thursday night before losing 59-47 at Omaha Concordia in the C1-7 Sub-State Final Monday night.
The Tigers got up 29-16 at the end of one on the Warriors before Wahoo outscored NBC 22-8 in the 2nd quarter to take a 38-37 lead into the locker room.
The Warriors won the 3rd quarter 20-15 to go up 58-52 at the end of three.
Wahoo claimed the 4th quarter 20-14.
The Tigers led the Mustangs 17-11 after one before Omaha Concordia outscored North Bend Central 21-5 in the 2nd quarter to take a 32-22 halftime lead.
Both teams scored 11 3rd quarter points, and the Mustangs led 43-33 at the end of three.
Omaha Concordia won the 4th quarter 16-14.
The Tigers were oh so close to making it back to State.
NBC ends the year at 18-6.
The Tigers have a lot to be proud of this year, but I'm sure North Bend Central is disappointed they didn't make State.
The Tigers say goodbye to Breckin Peters, Austin Taylor, and Jaxon Wietfeld.
Three very good and talented players lost to graduation.
North Bend Central returns Noah Post, Asher Endorf, Jordan Ondracek, Brodey Johnson, Zac Pospisil, and Kyler Hellbusch, among others.
The Tigers should still be very good next year, but they will be young.
North Bend Central has a lot of work to do in the offseason to sustain a high level of success.
It can definitely happen though with a lot of hard work and dedication on everyone's part.
The West Point-Beemer and North Bend Central girls basketball teams met for the fourth time this season when they squared off for the C1-7 Sub-State Championship and a trip to state on Friday in North Bend, in a game aired on 107.9 The Bull.
NBC won a hard-fought game 40-29.
West Point-Beemer jumped out to an early 8-2 lead, but the Tigers closed the first quarter strong to lead 11-10 after one.
A Cierra Kluthe three-pointer and a layup by Kaitlyn Emanuel just before the buzzer helped put NBC up 21-16 at halftime.
Both teams played tough defense and had a hard time scoring on offense in the third quarter, with both the Tigers and Cadets each adding six points. NBC led 27-22 after three periods.
Foul trouble plagued the Cadets in the fourth quarter, and NBC made nine free throws in the period. Sydney Emanuel scored eight points in the fourth for the Tigers and converted 6-8 shots from the line to help them outscore the Cadets 13-7 in the period.
North Bend Central won the game to claim the C1-7 Sub-State title, and advance to next week’s Class C1 State Tournament in Lincoln.
Sydney Emanuel finished with 16 points and 7 rebounds for NBC, with Kaitlyn Emanuel adding 11 points and 10 rebounds, good enough for a double-double.
Sidney Swanson had 20 of West Point-Beemer’s 29 points, with Reece Snodgrass scoring eight and Rachel Groth adding a free throw.
Head Coach Aaron Sterup says his team stuck to the Cadet scorers like glue. "We really tried to help on defense less. We normally play a lot of help defense but they shoot so well we decided we were better off sticking with our person and not allowing set shots for 3. Luckily, we are quick enough defensively that we can stick with people pretty well."
Great effort and a great win for the defending C-1 State Champs.
The Tigers (21-3) take on Broken Bow (23-1) in the first round of State at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Wednesday.
The Indians beat Columbus Scotus 31-21 in the C1-5 Sub-State Final at Grand Island Northwest Friday night.
The Tigers beat the Shamrocks 47-26 at home in the regular season.
I think North Bend Central is going to take this one.
Coach Sterup talks about the recipe for success. "Broken Bow has lots of athletes and are going to pressure us all over the court. We will need to handle pressure and look for opportunities to get easy baskets against it. "
The Indians are an up and coming program led by Kelly Cooksley.
Broken Bow will be tough, and the Tigers must be on top of their game.
Coach Sterup says his team believes they can repeat. "I think our team is fairly confident that they can do well again this year. They have the experience and confidence in their team that we can compete with anyone on any given night. Winning State obviously takes a lot of skill, but it also takes some luck and you need things to go your way. Hopefully those things will be on our side again this year."
I think North Bend Central definitely has what it takes to win State again.
I feel if the Tigers play together and as a team they will be very tough to beat.
Wednesday's game is scheduled to start at 4:00 p.m.
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