Winnebago Boys 5-0, Girls 1-4 in last five games

The Winnebago Boys have continued their winning ways, defeating Lutheran High Northeast 68-45 last Tuesday, Pierce 51-39 last Wednesday, and Ponca 78-63 last Thursday in the Shootout on the Elkhorn Tournament in Wisner.

The Indians defeated Howells-Dodge 85-62 in the championship game of the Knight Classic in Fremont on Monday before downing Norfolk Catholic 72-61 on the road Tuesday night.

Winnebago led the Eagles 22-9 at the end of one. The Indians won the second quarter 15-10 to take a 37-19 lead into the locker room.

Winnebago won the third quarter 16-13 to go up 53-32 after three.

The Indians scored 15 fourth quarter points and held Lutheran High Northeast to 13.

David Wingett had 25 points against Pierce. Aspen Lapointe added 11 while D'Von Lapointe scored 7.

Wingett finished with 27 points against Ponca. Drake Gorrin and Aspen Lapointe registered 17 while D'Von Lapointe notched 7.

Howells-Dodge led the Indians 19-12 after one. Winnebago outscored the Jaguars 31-9 in the second quarter to take a 43-28 lead into the locker room.

The Indians tripled up Howells-Dodge 30-10 in the third quarter to go up 73-38 at the end of three.

The Jaguars doubled up Winnebago 24-12 in the fourth quarter.

Wingett had a game-high 32 points. D'Von Lapointe scored 19 while Gorrin notched 10. Aspen Lapointe totaled 7.

The Indians led the Knights 21-20 after one. Norfolk Catholic won the second quarter 14-13 to tie the game at 34 heading into the locker room.

Winnebago outscored the Knights 21-15 in the third quarter to go up 55-49 at the end of three.

The Indians notched 17 fourth quarter points compared to 12 for Norfolk Catholic.

Wingett had a game-high 30 points. D'Von Lapointe added 21 while Aspen Lapointe scored 15.

Winnebago has continued to play great basketball. I think the Indians would have beat the Knights by more if they were fresher.

Winnebago (13-0) battles Oakland-Craig (4-6) on the road Saturday.

The Indians were supposed to play Laurel-Concord-Coleridge tonight, but that game has been postponed and rescheduled for January 23rd.

The Knights beat Centennial 56-51 in the third place game of the Malcolm Holiday Tournament last Wednesday after losing 44-34 to Wilber-Clatonia in the tournament last Tuesday.

Oakland-Craig is a good team, and has a number of players who can score.

Carter Thiele, Garrett Seagren, Cody Mace, and Evan Reinert are all forces to be reckoned with.

Wingett and Aspen and D'Von Lapointe are great players in their own right though.

As good as the Knights are, I feel that Winnebago is even better.

Oakland-Craig is sort of a JV version of the Indians.

The Knights are a quality team, but Winnebago is a great team.

What the Indians are doing this season has been nothing short of spectacular, and Winnebago appears to be on a mission to take every opponent by storm and beat them.

I look for the Indians to be fresh, motivated, and ready to go given how close Tuesday's game was.

Norfolk Catholic is a good team, but I'm sure Winnebago feels they could have won by more.

Saturday's game is scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m.

The Winnebago Girls are 1-4 in their last five games, losing 69-65 in overtime to Lutheran High Northeast last Tuesday, beating Wakefield 64-57 last Wednesday, and falling 60-47 to Ponca last Thursday in the Shootout on the Elkhorn Tournament in Wisner.

The Indians lost 80-52 at home to Pierce on Saturday before losing 69-51 at Norfolk Catholic Tuesday night.

The Eagles led Winnebago 27-25 at halftime. The Indians outscored Lutheran High Northeast 16-13 in the third quarter to lead 41-40 at the end of three.

The Eagles won the fourth quarter 17-16 to tie the game at 57 at the end of regulation.

Lutheran High Northeast outlasted Winnebago 12-8 in the extra session.

Illeana Frenchman posted a game-high 24 points for the Indians. Jasmine Colvin scored 12 while Kae Earth notched 10. Evah Appleton registered 7.

Frenchman had 24 points against the Trojans to lead all scorers. Colvin added 10 points while Earth scored 9. Isabel Earth recorded 8 while Deonna Harris notched 7.

Winnebago led Ponca 16-13 after one. Ponca won the second quarter 13-12 to make it a 28-26 game at halftime.

Ponca outscored Winnebago 19-7 in the third quarter to lead 45-35 at the end of three.

Ponca put up 15 fourth quarter points and held Winnebago to 12.

Kae Earth totaled 14 points. Frenchman notched 9 while Colvin recorded 8.

The Bluejays led the Indians 21-9 after one. Pierce outscored Winnebago 23-16 in the second quarter to take a 44-25 lead into the locker room.

The Bluejays won the third quarter 22-15 to lead 66-40 at the end of three.

Pierce notched 14 fourth quarter points while holding Winnebago to 12.

Frenchman had a team-high 20 points while Delicia Payer and Colvin registered 11 each.

The Knights led the Indians 21-9 at the end of one. Norfolk Catholic outscored Winnebago 17-11 in the second quarter to take a 38-20 lead into the locker room.

The Knights won the third quarter 15-10 to go up 53-30 at the end of three.

The Indians notched 21 fourth quarter points compared to 16 for Norfolk Catholic.

Frenchman finished with a team-high 15 points. Payer scored 9 while Appleton notched 7.

Winnebago is fighting and playing as hard as they can, but unfortunately the Indians aren't playing their best basketball right now.

Winnebago (4-8) takes on Oakland-Craig (7-2) on the road Saturday.

The Indians were supposed to play Laurel-Concord-Coleridge tonight, but that game has been postponed and rescheduled for January 23rd.

The Knights made the championship game of the Malcolm Holiday Tournament, losing 42-35 to the host Clippers last Wednesday. Oakland-Craig beat Wilber-Clatonia 55-48 last Tuesday, also in the Malcolm Holiday Tournament.

The Knights are a really good team, and Winnebago is going to have to step up their game and play better than they have lately if they hope to win.

Losing to Lutheran High Northeast is not good for momentum purposes.

The Indians have a couple of tough losses this season, but I still think there's potential in this Winnebago team.

Frenchman, Colvin, Kae and Isabel Earth, Harris, Payer, and Appleton have all stepped up and scored at different times for the Indians.

Winnebago has been pretty good offensively, it's just a matter of getting the defense going.

The Indians will try and slow down the likes of Brynn Charling, Olivia Bures, Dacey Nelson, and Emma Reinert.

Saturday's game is scheduled to tip-off at 6:00 p.m.

Oakland-Craig Boys and Girls go 1-1 at Malcolm Holiday Tournament

The Oakland-Craig Boys lost their first and won their second game of the Malcolm Holiday Tournament last week, losing 44-34 to Wilber-Clatonia last Tuesday before downing Centennial 56-51 last Wednesday.

The Wolverines led the Knights 12-7 after one. Oakland-Craig won the second quarter 8-7 to make it a 19-15 game at halftime.

Wilber-Clatonia outscored the Knights 13-8 in the third quarter to lead 32-23 after three.

The Wolverines notched 12 points in the fourth quarter compared to 11 for Oakland-Craig.

Garrett Seagren had a team-high 12 points. Carter Thiele notched 10 while Evan Reinert scored 7.

The Knights led the Broncos 22-16 after one. Centennial won the second quarter 14-13 to make it a 35-30 game at halftime.

Oakland-Craig outscored the Broncos 12-9 in the third quarter to go up 47-39 at the end of three.

Centennial registered 12 fourth quarter points and limited the Knights to 9.

Thiele finished with a game-high 20 points. Seagren added 15 while Reinert totaled 12. Cody Mace recorded 9.

Oakland-Craig didn't play too bad last week. The Knights played Wilber-Clatonia tough, and found a way to knock off the Broncos for third place.

Oakland-Craig (4-6) hosts Stanton (9-2) tonight.

The Mustangs are coming off a 64-51 home win over Battle Creek Tuesday night.

Stanton has certainly been playing good basketball as of late, and will be tough for the Knights to handle without a doubt.

Like Oakland-Craig, the Mustangs have a number of scorers who can hurt people.

Myles Nickolite, Kyle Sperl, Brook Klinetobe, and Mitchael Sieh are all solid players that can score for Stanton.

It should be a good battle tonight between two very good teams.

The Mustangs have probably been the more consistent team this season, but the Knights are definitely capable of putting together a good game and winning.

Oakland-Craig has to get back to playing the kind of basketball they were at the beginning of the season.

The Knights were playing really good basketball early on, but have sort of struggled as of late.

We will see if Oakland-Craig can get back to form, and win tonight.

The Knights have a really tough game with Winnebago on Saturday so it's important for Oakland-Craig to play well in tonight's game.

We will see what the Knights bring to the table against two tough, quality opponents.

The Oakland-Craig Girls won their first game of the Malcolm Holiday Tournament last week, defeating Wilber-Clatonia 55-48 last Tuesday before falling 42-35 to Malcolm last Wednesday in the championship game.

The Knights led the Wolverines 17-7 after one. Wilber-Clatonia outscored Oakland-Craig 17-10 in the second quarter to make it a 27-24 game at halftime.

The Knights won the third quarter 13-12 to lead 40-36 at the end of three.

Oakland-Craig notched 15 fourth quarter points compared to 12 for the Wolverines.

Brynn Charling finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Bailey Charling added 11 points while Olivia Bures totaled 10 points and 8 rebounds. Dacey Nelson notched 8 points while Emma Reinert recorded 7 points and 11 rebounds.

The Knights led the Clippers 8-6 after one. Both teams scored 11 second quarter points, and the halftime score was 19-17 in favor of Oakland-Craig.

Malcolm doubled up the Knights 10-5 in the third quarter to lead 27-24 at the end of three.

The Clippers outscored Oakland-Craig 15-11 in the fourth quarter.

Nelson paced the Knights with 13 points. Charling added 11 rebounds while Reinert totaled 8.

Oakland-Craig had a good showing in this tournament, in my opinion. The Knights didn't play the greatest against Wilber-Clatonia, but really stepped things up against Malcolm, especially in the first half.

Oakland-Craig (7-2) hosts Stanton (7-4) tonight.

The Mustangs downed Battle Creek 48-29 at home Tuesday night.

Stanton has been on a roll lately, and that has to concern the Knights.

This isn't the same team that people were beating early in the season. The Mustangs are a whole new team.

A big reason for Stanton's turnaround has been Hiliary Huss. She is scoring at a high rate night in and night out, and hasn't been slowed down.

Jessie Brandl and MacKenzie Brandl are other players that can do damage for the Mustangs.

Oakland-Craig needs to bring their "A" game to compete with and beat Stanton.

The Knights are more than capable of winning, but they need to turn in their best performance of the season so far, in my opinion.

I think tonight's game will be close and tightly contested. I look for both teams to get after one another, and make things interesting and entertaining.

This would be a big win for Oakland-Craig. Both teams could really use this win so it very well could come down to who wants it more.

The Knights take on Winnebago on Saturday so a win Friday night would be good momentum heading into that game.

It would be a big deal if Oakland-Craig won both games this weekend.

Stanton Boys 3-1 in last four games; Girls 4-0 in same stretch

The Stanton Boys won one and lost one at their own Holiday Tournament last week, defeating West Holt 58-55 in overtime before losing the championship game to O'Neill, 76-50.

The Mustangs won 70-42 at Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family on Saturday before taking out Battle Creek 64-51 at home Tuesday night.

Stanton led the Huskies 9-4 after one. West Holt won the second quarter 15-10 to tie the game at 19 at halftime.

Both teams scored 29 points in the second half, and the game was tied at 48 heading into overtime.

The Mustangs outlasted the Huskies in the extra session, 10-7.

Myles Nickolite had a game-high 18 points. Kyle Sperl added 13 points while Mitchael Sieh totaled 11 points and 7 rebounds. Brook Klinetobe registered 10 points.

The Eagles led Stanton 22-11 at the end of one. O'Neill outscored the Mustangs 22-15 in the second quarter to take a 44-26 lead into the locker room.

The Eagles won the second half 32-24.

Nickolite finished with a team-high 18 points. Trey Erbst totaled 15 while Sperl notched 9.

Stanton led the Bulldogs 16-9 after one. The Mustangs won the second quarter 15-14 to lead 31-23 at halftime.

Stanton outscored Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 19-17 in the third quarter to go up 50-40 at the end of three.

The Mustangs scored 20 fourth quarter points and held the Bulldogs to 2.

Stanton and Battle Creek were tied at 14 at the end of one. The Mustangs outscored the Braves 20-11 in the second quarter to lead 34-25 at halftime.

Stanton won the third quarter 19-16 to go up 53-41 at the end of three.

The Mustangs put up 11 fourth quarter points compared to 10 for Battle Creek.

Stanton has played good basketball as of late. Yes the Mustangs lost to O'Neill, but Stanton came back with two resounding wins.

The Mustangs (9-2) take on Oakland-Craig (4-6) on the road tonight.

The Knights defeated Centennial 56-51 last Wednesday at the Malcolm Holiday Tournament after losing to Wilber-Clatonia, 44-34, last Tuesday, also at the Malcolm Holiday Tournament.

Oakland-Craig is a pretty respectable team, and won't be easy for Stanton whatsoever, in my opinion.

Carter Thiele, Cody Mace, Garrett Seagren, and Evan Reinert are tough, good players for the Knights, and have led this team.

It's hard to know what you're going to get from Oakland-Craig. They are so Helter Skelter. Some nights they play well defensively, but struggle offensively. Other nights they play well offensively, but struggle on defense. Other times they do both well, and struggle with both.

The Mustangs have been pretty consistent this year, and should have the edge given the way they've played so far this season.

That doesn't always mean everything though. The Knights are capable of putting together a good game and beating Stanton so the Mustangs have to be ready to play.

I fully expect Oakland-Craig to give Stanton all they can handle. I could see this game going either way.

One thing is for sure, there should be quite a bit of scoring on both sides. I look for both teams to have multiple players in double figures.

I'm looking for a game in the 50's or 60's.

The Stanton Girls continue to roll, defeating West Holt 53-23 last Tuesday and O'Neill 51-29 last Wednesday at the Stanton Holiday Tournament. The Mustangs won 58-49 at Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family on Saturday before beating Battle Creek 48-29 at home Tuesday night.

The Mustangs led the Huskies 20-6 at the end of one. Stanton tripled up West Holt 12-4 in the second quarter to take a 32-10 lead into the locker room.

The Huskies won the third quarter 11-8 to make it a 40-21 game at the end of three.

The Mustangs outscored West Holt 13-2 in the fourth quarter.

Hiliary Huss led the way with 19 points. Jessie Brandl added 9 while Ali Wade scored 8. MacKenzie Brandl registered 7 points and 8 rebounds.

Stanton and the Eagles were tied at 10 at the end of one. The Mustangs outscored O'Neill 19-3 in the second quarter to lead 29-13 at halftime.

Stanton won the third quarter 15-11 to go up 44-24 at the end of three.

The Mustangs put up 7 fourth quarter points and held the Eagles to 5.

Huss finished with a game-high 15 points. MacKenzie Brandl added 11 points and 8 rebounds while Jessie Brandl notched 10 points and 8 rebounds. Leah Arens recorded 7 points and 9 rebounds.

The Bulldogs led Stanton 16-9 after one. The Mustangs outscored Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 22-5 in the second quarter to go up 31-21 at halftime.

The Bulldogs won the third quarter 16-14 to make it a 45-37 game at the end of three.

Stanton notched 13 fourth quarter points compared to 12 for Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family.

Huss led all scorers with 22 points. MacKenzie Brandl registered 13 while Jessie Brandl totaled 8.

The Mustangs held a 15-8 advantage on the Braves at the end of one. Stanton won the second quarter 12-7 to lead 27-15 at halftime.

The Mustangs doubled up Battle Creek 8-4 in the third quarter to lead 35-19 after three.

Stanton outscored the Braves 13-10 in the fourth quarter.

Huss led the way with 31 points. Jessie Brandl notched 7.

The Mustangs are playing mighty fine basketball right now. Stanton struggled early, but appears to have put their struggles behind them.

The Mustangs (7-4) battle Oakland-Craig (7-2) on the road tonight.

The Knights finished second at the Malcolm Holiday Tournament last week, beating Wilber-Clatonia 55-48 last Tuesday before dropping the championship game to the host Clippers, 42-35.

This should be a very good game between two teams who are playing at a high level right now.

Oakland-Craig has been the more consistent team this season, and has played better throughout the entire year, but it could be argued that Stanton is playing the best basketball between the two teams right now.

This Mustangs' team has caught fire, and it has been impressive to see them play up to their potential.

This is a real difficult test for Stanton though. We will truly find out tonight how much progress the Mustangs have made.

Huss has to continue to score the ball the way she has lately for Stanton. She has really put this team on her back, and stepped up and become a leader.

The Mustangs definitely wouldn't be as good without her.

It will be interesting to see what Stanton can do tonight. I'm anticipating a close, tightly contested battle.

I think the Mustangs have a fairly good chance to win, but it won't be easy. Stanton is going to have to play a good game to pull out the win, in my opinion.

This is a big game for the Mustangs. We will find out how much this team wants it tonight.

Tekamah-Herman Boys 1-2 in last three games; Girls 3-1 in last four

The Tekamah-Herman Boys went 1-1 at the Nebraska Wesleyan Holiday Tournament last week, falling 70-51 to BDS last Tuesday before downing Friend 43-42 in last Wednesday's consolation game.

The Tigers lost 61-35 at home to Omaha Roncalli Tuesday night.

The Eagles led Tekamah-Herman 16-13 after one. BDS won the second quarter 14-11 to lead 30-24 at halftime.

The Eagles outscored the Tigers 26-14 in the third quarter to go up 56-38 at the end of three.

BDS notched 14 fourth quarter points compared to 13 for Tekamah-Herman.

Derek Haber led the way with 15 points. Gus Langley notched 13 while Dustin Pickell added 8. Bailey Fleischman notched 7.

The Bulldogs led the Tigers 15-11 at the end of one. Friend won the second quarter 10-8 to lead 25-19 at halftime.

Tekamah-Herman outscored the Bulldogs 12-5 in the third quarter to go up 31-30 at the end of three.

Both teams scored 12 fourth quarter points.

Haber had a team-high 18 points while Langley registered 11 points and 8 rebounds. Fleischman totaled 8 points and 9 rebounds.

The Crimson Pride held a 23-10 advantage on the Tigers at the end of one. Omaha Roncalli won the second quarter 12-8 to go up 35-18 at halftime.

The Crimson Pride outscored Tekamah-Herman 17-6 in the third quarter to lead 52-24 at the end of three.

The Tigers put up 11 fourth quarter points compared to 9 for Omaha Roncalli.

Haber finished with 12 points. Pickell had 11 while Langley recorded 10.

Tekamah-Herman competed well for a half against BDS. The Tigers did a good job beating Friend, but had a hard time with the Crimson Pride.

Tekamah-Herman (2-8) battles Lyons-Decatur Northeast (7-1) on the road tonight.

The Cougars beat Wakefield 61-53 Tuesday night.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast hasn't played the toughest schedule, but they've done a good job of taking care of the hand they've been dealt.

Alec Anderson, Marcus Hegy, Montana Riecken, and others are tough players for the Cougars.

I don't think there's any doubt that Tekamah-Herman is going to have their work cut out for them.

Haber, Langley, Pickell, and Fleischman all need to have big games for the Tigers. All four need to reach double figures for Tekamah-Herman to have a chance, in my opinion.

The Tigers have to play with confidence, pride, passion, toughness, grit, tenacity, fire, and determination.

Tekamah-Herman has to believe they can beat Lyons-Decatur Northeast, and has to play tough minded basketball for four quarters.

The Tigers aren't a bad team they just need to raise their level of play and start getting some things to go their way. This is a winnable game for Tekamah-Herman in my mind.

We'll see what the Tigers can do. The Cougars have been consistently good so I fully expect Lyons-Decatur Northeast to make things difficult for Tekamah-Herman.

I don't see anything coming easy for the Tigers whatsoever.

The Tekamah-Herman Girls also went 1-1 at last week's Nebraska Wesleyan Holiday Tournament, losing 46-44 to BDS last Tuesday before knocking off Douglas County West by forfeit.

The Tigers defeated Omaha Roncalli 43-28 at home Tuesday night, and Fort Calhoun 46-39 at home Thursday night.

Tekamah-Herman led the Eagles 8-6 after one. BDS outscored the Tigers 20-11 in the second quarter to go up 26-19 at halftime.

Tekamah-Herman doubled up the Eagles 12-6 in the third quarter to make it a 32-31 game at the end of three.

BDS put up 14 fourth quarter points compared to 13 for the Tigers.

Tekamah-Herman held Roncalli to two first quarter points while scoring 11. The Tigers won the second quarter 14-11 to lead 25-13 at halftime.

Tekamah-Herman doubled up the Crimson Pride 12-6 in the third quarter to go up 37-19 at the end of three.

Omaha Roncalli put up 9 fourth quarter points and held the Tigers to 6.

Allie Snow had 13 points and 9 rebounds for Tekamah-Herman. Jess Fleischman had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 assists for Tekamah-Herman. Hannah Tobin added 8 points.

The Pioneers led the Tigers 15-9 after one. Tekamah-Herman won the second quarter 9-7 to make it a 22-18 game at halftime.

Fort Calhoun outscored the Tigers 13-10 in the third quarter to go up 35-28 at the end of three.

Tekamah-Herman notched 18 fourth quarter points and limited the Pioneers to 4 to make up the final score.

Fleischman had 23 points and 10 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Snow added 9 points and 12 rebounds.

What a comeback it was for the Tigers. Tekamah-Herman is playing very good basketball right now.

The Tigers (8-3) take on Lyons-Decatur Northeast (7-2) on the road tonight.

The Cougars beat Wakefield 70-30 at home Tuesday night.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast hasn't played the most difficult schedule, but the Cougars haven taken care of business against quite a few opponents.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast has lost to the tough teams on their schedule, and Tekamah-Herman is another difficult team for the Cougars.

I think the Tigers are in good shape to win tonight as long as Fleischman and Snow have big games. Anything Tobin can do would be an added bonus.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast only has 9 players on their varsity roster so depth is an issue for the Cougars.

Tekamah-Herman should be aggressive and attack the basket to try and get Lyons-Decatur Northeast in foul trouble.

This is a game the Tigers should win. Tekamah-Herman is a C-1 school playing a D-2, there's no reason to think the Tigers won't win.

The Cougars are tough, but given the way Tekamah-Herman finished against Fort Calhoun, and given what they've done recently, I like the Tigers to pick up another win tonight.

9-3 looks better than 8-4, and Tekamah-Herman would just assume be 9-3 heading into a couple of very winnable games next week.

North Bend Central Boys 4-0, Girls 3-1 in last three games

The North Bend Central Boys won the David City Holiday Tournament last week, defeating David City Aquinas 57-49 last Tuesday before knocking off Elgin Public/Pope John 52-47 last Wednesday.

The Tigers defeated Raymond Central 69-41 at home on Saturday, and won 64-50 at Clarkson/Leigh Tuesday night.

The Monarchs led 14-13 after one. North Bend Central outscored David City Aquinas 13-8 in the second quarter to take a 26-22 lead into the locker room.

The Tigers won the third quarter 16-13 to go up 42-35 at the end of three.

North Bend Central notched 15 fourth quarter points compared to 14 for the Monarchs.

The Tigers took a 7-6 lead on the Wolfpack at the end of one. North Bend Central outscored Elgin Public/Pope John 18-10 in the second quarter to take a 25-16 lead into the locker room.

The Wolfpack doubled up the Tigers 18-9 in the third quarter to tie the game at 34 at the end of three.

North Bend Central notched 18 fourth quarter points compared to 13 for Elgin Public/Pope John.

The Tigers led the Mustangs 23-13 after one. North Bend Central outscored Raymond Central 23-11 in the second quarter to go up 46-24 at halftime.

The Tigers won the third quarter 7-6 to make it a 53-30 game at the end of three.

North Bend Central notched 16 fourth quarter points, limiting the Mustangs to 11.

Jake Wieftfeld led the way with 26 points. Jake Cleveringa added 15 while Tanner Wietfeld and Dylan Emanuel totaled 9 and 7, respectively.

The Tigers held an 8-3 lead on the Patriots at the end of one. North Bend Central won the second quarter 18-16 to take a 26-19 lead into the locker room.

The Tigers outscored Clarkson/Leigh 19-11 in the third quarter to go up 45-30 at the end of three.

The Patriots notched 20 fourth quarter points compared to 19 for North Bend Central.

The Tigers have continued to play great basketball. The opponent hasn't mattered, North Bend Central is taking care of business, and it's impressive.

The Tigers (9-1) host Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (4-5) Friday night.

The Raiders lost 47-33 at home to Pierce on Saturday, but have been a tough team this season.

Despite the differences in record, I don't expect this to be an easy game for North Bend Central.

I think the Tigers will win, but Logan View/Scribner-Snyder should have their attention, if they don't already.

North Bend Central has to watch out for Ben Moxness, Darnell Sims, and Jacob Polk. Conner Gralheer is another player the Tigers must keep their eyes on.

The biggest thing for North Bend Central is to keep doing what they've been doing, and not linger away from what has gotten them to where they are.

The Tigers have to continue to play hard nosed, tough defense, and keep scoring the ball the way they have.

It has been a really good season so far for North Bend Central, but the Tigers have to continue to find ways to keep the magic going.

Nothing can stop North Bend Central now. The Tigers have a favorable schedule the rest of the way so North Bend Central should be able to run the table until the East Husker Conference Tournament.

With that said, the Tigers have to keep taking things one game at a time, but as long as they do that, they should keep finding success.

North Bend Central has to keep gaining momentum and continue to build for the postseason.

The North Bend Central Girls went 1-1 at the David City Holiday Tournament last week, beating David City Aquinas 57-59 last Tuesday before falling to Elgin Public/Pope John 50-38 last Wednesday.

The Tigers defeated Raymond Central 47-30 at home on Saturday before knocking off Clarkson/Leigh 37-28 on the road Tuesday night.

North Bend Central and the Monarchs were tied at 7 at the end of one. The Tigers outscored David City Aquinas 21-15 in the second quarter to take a 28-22 lead into the locker room.

North Bend Central doubled up the Monarchs 16-8 in the third quarter to go up 44-30 at the end of three.

David City Aquinas put up 19 fourth quarter points compared to 13 for the Tigers.

North Bend Central led the Wolfpack 12-9 at the end of one. Elgin Public/Pope John won the second quarter 12-5 to take a 21-17 lead into the locker room.

The Wolfpack outscored the Tigers 16-14 in the third quarter to make it a 37-31 game at the end of three.

Elgin Public/Pope John notched 13 fourth quarter points and held North Bend Central to 7.

The Mustangs led the Tigers 9-8 at the end of the first quarter. North Bend Central won the second quarter 12-11 to tie the game at 20 at halftime.

The Tigers outscored Raymond Central 7-4 in the third quarter to lead 27-24 at the end of three.

North Bend Central amassed 20 fourth quarter points and held the Mustangs to 6.

The Tigers led the Patriots 4-3 at the end of one. Clarkson/Leigh won the second quarter 13-9 to go up 16-13 at halftime.

North Bend Central outscored the Patriots 13-9 in the third quarter to lead 26-25 at the end of three.

The Tigers put up 11 points in the fourth quarter, and held Clarkson/Leigh to 3.

It wasn't the prettiest game for North Bend Central, but the bottomline is the Tigers found a way to win.

North Bend Central (8-2) hosts Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (1-8) Friday night.

The Raiders lost 49-23 at Archbishop Bergan Tuesday night.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder has given teams tussles for a half or three quarters of the game, they just haven't been able to put together a complete game.

I look at the Raiders the same way I do Clarkson/Leigh. A team capable of putting things together and competing with anyone on any given night.

The Patriots showed that teams can compete and hang with this Tigers' ball club.

Now, I believe North Bend Central will win, but the Tigers can't keep waiting until the second half or the fourth quarter to turn things on.

Like Logan View/Scribner-Snyder, North Bend Central needs to play a complete, four quarter game.

It's a battle between two teams who really need to play well in order to pick up a win.

The Tigers may be able to pick up a win by playing the way they did against Raymond Central and Clarkson/Leigh, but eventually it's going to catch up to them.

North Bend Central is going to need to play a complete game at some point if they want to be a real legit contender in conference and sub districts.

The Tigers could start some good habits by playing four good quarters of basketball Friday night.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder Boys 1-2 in last three games; Girls 0-3 in last three

The Logan View/Scribner-Snyder Boys went 1-1 at the Logan View Holiday Tournament last week, losing 61-55 to Elmwood-Murdock last Tuesday before beating Arlington 53-28 last Wednesday.

The Raiders lost 47-33 to Pierce at home on Saturday.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder led the Knights 15-12 at the end of one. Elmwood-Murdock won the second quarter 18-12 to go up 30-27 at halftime.

The Knights outscored the Raiders 16-14 in the third quarter to extend their lead to 5 at 46-41 at the end of three.

Elmwood-Murdock put up 15 fourth quarter points compared to 14 for Logan View/Scribner-Snyder.

Ben Moxness led the way with 23 points. Darnell Sims added 10 while Jacob Polk scored 9.

The Raiders led the Eagles 17-8 at the end of one. Logan View/Scribner-Snyder outscored Arlington 13-6 in the second quarter to take a 30-14 lead into the locker room.

The Raiders doubled up the Eagles 14-7 in the third quarter to go up 44-21 at the end of three.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder put up 9 points in the fourth quarter and held Arlington to 7.

Moxness and Polk notched 15 points each. Conner Gralheer added 7.

The Bluejays held a 17-7 lead on the Raiders at the end of one. Logan View/Scribner-Snyder won the second quarter 10-9 to make it a 26-17 game at halftime.

Pierce outscored the Raiders 10-8 in the third quarter to lead 36-25 at the end of three.

The Bluejays put up 11 fourth quarter points and limited Logan View/Scribner-Snyder to 8.

Moxness had a team-high 10 points while Sims and Polk totaled 8 and 7, respectively.

The Raiders played respectable basketball last week. Take away the first quarter against Pierce, and Logan View/Scribner-Snyder is right there.

The Raiders (4-5) take on North Bend Central (9-1) on the road Friday night.

The Tigers topped Clarkson/Leigh 64-50 on the road Tuesday night.

North Bend Central has been very good this year, but so has Logan View/Scribner-Snyder.

Both teams are having respectable seasons, and I think the Raiders have a chance to make things close and interesting with the Tigers.

North Bend Central has been good this season, but the Tigers haven't played the toughest schedule.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder is probably one of the tougher teams North Bend Central will have faced all year.

The Tigers may very well win, but win or lose, I look for the Raiders to put up a good fight.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder has competed well all year, and I don't see that changing Friday night.

I look for Moxness, Sims, and Polk to all have big games for the Raiders.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder has another tough game with Stanton on Saturday so this is definitely a big weekend of basketball for this program.

The Raiders need to show up and play well both nights.

The LVSS Girls Basketball team dropped a pair of games in the Logan View Holiday Tournament.

The Raiders faced Elmwood-Murdock in the opener and fell by a score of 40-26. The game was tied at 22 after three quarters, but Elmwood-Murdock used an 18 point fourth quarter to pull away.

Kaylee Boyle was the leading scorer for LVSS with 11 points. Other scorers included Paige Heinke-5, Sierra Beacom-3, Ashley Peters-3, Ashley Uhing-2, Grayce McCormick-1, MacKenzy Schreck-1.

The consolation game of the holiday tournament against Arlington was more of the same for the Raiders. The score was tied at 20 at the half, but Arlington's big second half spurred them to the 51-34 final score.

Ashley Uhing was the leading scorer for LVSS with 9 points. Other scorers included Kaylee Boyle-6, MacKenzy Schreck-6, Abby Kahlandt-4, Paige Heinke-3, Grayce McCormick-2, Sierra Beacom-2, Ashley Peters-2.


Logan View/Scribner-Snyder lost 49-23 at Archbishop Bergan Tuesday night.

The Knights held a 12-5 advantage at the end of the first quarter. Archbishop Bergan doubled up the Raiders 14-7 in the second quarter to tie the game at 19 at halftime.

The Knights won the third quarter 12-7 to lead 31-26 at the end of three.

Archbishop Bergan notched 11 fourth quarter points while limiting Logan View/Scribner-Snyder to 4.

Boyle paced the Raiders with 10 points.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder competed well with Elmwood/Murdock. The Raiders just aren't able to play that complete game that gets them over the hump.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (1-8) takes on North Bend Central (8-2) on the road Friday night.

The Tigers won 37-28 at Clarkson/Leigh Tuesday night.

North Bend Central has been very good this season. The Tigers have played superb defense and have been effective offensively at times.

North Bend Central has been a little inconsistent, but has to be happy with where they are at this point in the season.

If the Raiders play the way they did in the first three quarters against Elmwood-Murdock and the first half against Arlington, I think this game could be interesting.

However, Logan View/Scribner-Snyder has to play a complete game to win, in my opinion.

Playing well for two or three quarters is nice, but it's hard to beat people playing well for just part of the game.

The Raiders have to learn how to play four complete quarters of basketball. Not playing four quarters of solid basketball is the biggest thing holding this team back at this point, in my opinion.

This is a big weekend for Logan View/Scribner-Snyder. The Raiders also have Stanton on Saturday so Logan View/Scribner-Snyder needs to play well in both games to be competitive against both teams.

We will see what the Raiders can do this weekend. I certainly think this team's best basketball is ahead of them.

West Point-Beemer Boys 2-2 in last four games; Girls 4-0 in same stretch

The West Point-Beemer Boys defeated Laurel-Concord-Coleridge last Tuesday in the Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout at Wayne State.

The Cadets upset the Bears 62-54.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge led 15-14 after one. West Point-Beemer won the second quarter 15-10 to take a 29-25 lead into the locker room.

The Bears outscored the Cadets 18-11 in the third quarter to lead 43-40 at the end of three.

West Point-Beemer doubled up Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 22-11 in the fourth quarter.

Tate Toelle paced West Point-Beemer with 17 points while Chase Streeter had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Austin Streeter added 10 points while Blake Schroedter and Adam Niewohner had 8 apiece.

The Cadets lost 50-39 to Norfolk Catholic in a winner's bracket game last Wednesday.

The Knights led 13-11 after one. Norfolk Catholic won the second quarter 19-15 to take a 32-26 lead into the locker room.

Norfolk Catholic outscored West Point-Beemer 7-6 in the third quarter to extend their lead to 39-32 at the end of three.

The Knights put up 11 fourth quarter points compared to 7 for Cadets.

Chase Streeter led the way with 17 points for West Point-Beemer while Ben Jahnke and Austin Streeter scored 8 apiece.

West Point-Beemer defeated Louisville 41-32 in the third place game last Thursday.

The Cadets led 12-7 at the end of one. West Point-Beemer won the second quarter 10-9 to lead 22-16 at halftime.

Both teams scored 8 third quarter points to make the score at the end of three 30-24 in favor of the Cadets.

West Point-Beemer outscored the Lions 11-8 in the fourth quarter.

Chase Streeter had a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds. Schroedter added 11 points while Toelle and Niewohner totaled 8 apiece.

West Point Beemer fell to Fort Calhoun 52 to 49 at home Tuesday night. Coach Cody Bobolz says the team has to find a way to finish games.

"Well that's a tough one. I really thought we gave ourselves a great opportunity to win that game. Coming down the stretch, and unfortunately, down the last couple of minutes, we just didn't make the plays and they did. Give credit to them, but I felt that was one we let slip away without a doubt."

The Pioneers led 15-12 after one. The Cadets won the second quarter 16-14 to make it a 29-28 game at halftime.

Both teams scored 8 third quarter points, and the score at the end of three was 37-36 in favor of Fort Calhoun.

The Pioneers outscored West Point-Beemer 15-13 in the fourth quarter.

Chase Streeter had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Cadets, good enough for a double-double. Toelle added 13 points while Austin Streeter totaled 8 rebounds.

West Point-Beemer has started to play better basketball. The Cadets figured out a few things in the Holiday Tournament, and are playing at a high level right now.

West Point-Beemer (2-7) takes on Wisner-Pilger (4-5) at home Friday night.

The Gators defeated Wakefield 81-41 in their final game of the Shootout on the Elkhorn Tournament last week after dropping their first two games.

The Cadets' record isn't the most impressive thing when comparing the two teams, but West Point-Beemer might be playing better basketball right now.

It's a matter of the Cadets learning how to finish people off, and play at a high level at all times.

West Point-Beemer played complete, four quarter games against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge and Louisville, now that has to translate into a win Friday night.

The Cadets have to learn how to finish, and make clutch plays when the game is on the line.

Credit Fort Calhoun for a big win as they made more plays down the stretch, but it's definitely a game West Point-Beemer could have and should have won.

Knowing they lost, the Cadets have to be that much more hungry to pick up a win Friday night.

If I'm West Point-Beemer, I can't wait to get back out on the court.

It will be interesting to see how the Cadets fare Friday night. I could see the game going either way.

West Point-Beemer takes on Bancroft-Rosalie on the road Saturday.

The West Point-Beemer Girls basketball team defeated Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 68-35 last Tuesday in the Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout at Wayne State.

The Cadets led 20-6 at the end of one. West Point-Beemer outscored the Bears 19-5 in the second quarter to lead 39-11 at halftime.

The Cadets won the third quarter 17-12 to go up 56-23 at the end of three.

Both teams scored 12 fourth quarter points.


Amanda Hansen led the team with 18 points while McKenzie Bruce notched 16. Bethany Anderson and Taylor Weddle added 9 apiece.

West Point-Beemer defeated Norfolk Catholic last Wednesday in a winner's bracket of the Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout, 55-43.

Head Coach Craig Theis says his team learned a lot about themselves by holding on to a late lead.

"In Stanton I told them five or six minutes left we're up 9 here against Norfolk Catholic I said it's the same situation verse Stanton, we'll see how much we've grown up. Let's close out and they did a really good job cause man Norfolk Catholic they just keep coming at you."


The Cadets led 19-6 after one. The Knights outscored West Point-Beemer 14-9 in the second quarter to make it a 28-20 game at halftime.

The Cadets won the third quarter 14-10 to lead 42-30 at the end of three.

Both teams scored 13 fourth quarter points.

Hansen had a game-high 32 points for the Cadets. Bruce added 10.

West Point-Beemer defeated Wayne 60-42 in the championship game last Thursday.

The Cadets led 18-15 after one quarter of play. West Point-Beemer outscored the Blue Devils 18-10 in the second quarter to take a 36-25 lead into the locker room.

The Cadets won the third quarter 20-12 to go up 56-37 at the end of three.

Wayne notched 5 fourth quarter points compared to 4 for West Point-Beemer.

Hansen led all scorers with 27 points and had 7 rebounds. Weddle registered 13 points and 8 rebounds.

West Point Beemer defeated Fort Calhoun 59 to 55 at home Tuesday night.

The Cadets led 17-15 at the end of one. West Point-Beemer won the second quarter 14-11 to take a 31-26 lead into the locker room.

The Pioneers won the third quarter 15-10 to tie the game at 41 at the end of three.

The Cadets notched 18 fourth quarter points compared to 14 for Fort Calhoun.

Hansen finished with a game-high 28 points while Bruce scored 20.

It wasn't the prettiest win for West Point-Beemer Tuesday night, but I'm sure the Cadets will take it.

West Point-Beemer (8-1) hosts Wisner-Pilger (7-4) Friday night.

Theis says it will be a tough match up. "That's another senior dominated team, and it's got a little rivalry there so there's going to be some floor burns, and some getting after it. They got Bailey Batenhorst, a nice player, and a couple other players around her who do a good job. And Chuck (Ross) does a really good job with them."

The Gators defeated Bancroft-Rosalie 55-38 Thursday night.

Wisner-Pilger has certainly been a good team this year, and is a team that cannot be taken lightly.

The Cadets need to play well. The Gators are a good team, and are capable of beating West Point-Beemer if the Cadets aren't on top of their game.

West Point-Beemer has to play the way they did in the Wayne Holiday Tournament.

The Cadets played some of their best basketball in that tournament, especially in the championship game, and need to get back to that.

West Point-Beemer had a scare against Fort Calhoun, but the Cadets can't let history repeat itself.

West Point-Beemer has to take care of business and play a complete, four quarter game. The Cadets must be on top of their game if they want to win comfortably.

I think this game has the potential to be close, but I also think West Point-Beemer has a chance to win by double digits if they play up to their potential.

A lot of it depends on which Cadets' team shows up.

It will be interesting to see how the game goes. West Point-Beemer has a chance to be 10-1 after this weekend if they play well.