Lyons-Decatur Northeast Boys beat Clarkson/Leigh; Girls beat Patriots and Archbishop Bergan

The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Boys Basketball team has gotten off to a 2-1 start, beating Clarkson/Leigh 51-47 at home last time out. Co-Head Coach Derek Lahm says cooperation and teamwork has been really good.

"We have made some significant strides, and we've been really impressed with our kids' willingness to buy in as well as kind of come together as a team."

The Cougars are led by Alec Anderson, who's averaging 21 points and 11 rebounds per game.

The Cougars led the Patriots 12-9 after one. Clarkson/Leigh won the second quarter 11-10 to make it a 22-20 game at halftime.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast outscored the Cougars 16-14 in the third quarter to lead 38-34 at the end of three.

Both teams scored 13 fourth quarter points.

Anderson had 18 points and 10 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Montana Riecken added 12 points while Cole Christoffersen notched 8 points and 8 rebounds.

The Cougars are off to a great start. It has been the kind of start to the season Lyons-Decatur Northeast was hoping for I am sure.

The Cougars (2-1) host Howells-Dodge (2-4) Friday night.

Lahm says the Jaguars are a good team.

"This is a difficult matchup, and Coach Fischer always has his guys ready to go. They're always typically right there competing to go to state every single year. They've played a tough schedule so far."

Both teams have won two straight games.

Howells-Dodge defeated West Point-Beemer 62-52 at home Tuesday night, and has been on a roll since starting the season 0-4.

So certainly the Jaguars have started to figure some things out.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast has played good team basketball so far this season though, and I look for the Cougars to give Howells-Dodge all they can handle.

I think this will be a close game that goes down to the wire.

I'm not sure if Lyons-Decatur Northeast will win, but I think they have a chance, especially if they play the way they have the last two games.

The Cougars have to get the job done with their defense.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast is 2-0 when holding teams under 50 points, and if the Cougars can hold the Jaguars under 50, they could come out on top.

The Howells-Dodge and Lyons-Decatur Northeast Boys will play after the girls. The girls game is set to start at 6:15 p.m.

The games can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.

The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Girls are 2-0 in their last two games, defeating Clarkson/Leigh 43-28 at home on Saturday, and Archbishop Bergan 68-49 on the road Tuesday night.

The Cougars jumped on the Patriots 14-2 after one. Clarkson/Leigh won the second quarter 9-6 to make it a 20-11 game at halftime.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast outscored the Patriots 9-7 in the third quarter to go up 29-18 at the end of three.

The Cougars notched 14 fourth quarter points compared to 10 for Clarkson/Leigh.

Brianne Haskell totaled a game-high 15 points. Kelly Wakeley added 9 while Lexie Bacon scored 7.

The Knights led 16-11 after one. Lyons-Decatur Northeast won the second quarter 19-11 to take a 30-27 lead into the locker room.

The Cougars doubled up Bergan 20-10 in the third quarter to go up 50-37 at the end of three.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast outscored the Knights 18-12 in the fourth quarter.

Bacon finished with 21 points to lead all scorers. Wakeley notched 13 points and 7 rebounds while Haskell chipped in 11 points and 7 rebounds. Mariah Jesssen totaled 10 points.

The Cougars just continue to get better with every passing game. The win over Bergan was probably Lyons-Decatur Northeast's best win of the season so far.

The Cougars (4-0) host Howells-Dodge (4-2) Friday night.

The Jaguars lost 70-61 at home to West Point-Beemer Tuesday night.

Howells-Dodge has played a really difficult schedule, and certainly Lyons-Decatur Northeast is another tough team on the slate for the Jaguars.

I think the Cougars can definitely win this game given how much they've progressed from game one to game four.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast must slow down Sam Brester though.

The Cougars can't let her go off on them.

There's no doubt Lyons-Decatur Northeast has to get the job done defensively if they want to win.

The Cougars also have to be efficient offensively though.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast has to have a similar effort to what they had against Winside and Bergan.

Multiple players need to score in double figures for the Cougars.

As good as Lyons-Decatur Northeast has played this season, they are probably going to need to play their best game of the year to beat Howells-Dodge.

The Jaguars are the real deal, and the Cougars have to match their intensity if they want to win Friday night.

The game can be heard on 107.9 the Bull. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:15.

Howells-Dodge Boys beat Oakland-Craig and West Point-Beemer; Girls beat Knights, fall to Cadets

The Howells-Dodge Boys Basketball team has won two in a row after starting the season 0-4. Head Coach Cole Fischer says a difficult schedule along with trying to find the right rotation caused his team to start off slow.

"We're just trying to find the right combination of guys and we got about 10 guys that probably can play, and we just had to work out some kinks. But at the same time we played Pierce, who is pretty darn good, and Stanton as well, and David City Aquinas."

The Jaguars also lost a close game to Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family.

Howells-Dodge defeated Oakland-Craig 57-56 on the road Saturday night and West Point-Beemer 62-52 at home Tuesday night.

The Knights jumped on the Jaguars 22-10 at the end of one. Oakland-Craig won the second quarter 13-11 to take a 35-21 lead into the locker room.

Howells-Dodge outscored the Knights 22-12 in the third quarter to make it a 47-43 game at the end of three.

The Jaguars totaled 14 fourth quarter points compared to 9 for Oakland-Craig.

Tyler Polacek had a game-high 23 points and 8 rebounds for Howells-Dodge. Zach Bayer added 9 points while Nolan Lund notched 7.

Both the Jaguars and Cadets scored 14 points in the first quarter. Howells-Dodge outscored West Point-Beemer 18-11 to take a 32-25 lead into the locker room.

The Cadets won the third quarter 9-7 to make it a 39-34 game at the end of three.

West Point-Beemer put up 23 fourth quarter points compared to 18 for the Jaguars.

Polacek led all players with 17 points. Luke Renter totaled 14 while Josh Brester notched 11. Lund and Dylan Kucera each had 7.

Howells-Dodge has really done a nice job of turning things around. The Jaguars have figured out a way to come through when it matters most.

Howells-Dodge (2-4) is back in action Friday, taking on Lyons-Decatur Northeast (2-1) on the road.

The Cougars defeated Clarkson/Leigh 51-47 at home on Saturday.

Fischer says the Cougars will be a tough matchup.

"They're always well coached, and they have a nice system, and they have Anderson I believe is his name. He's averaging about 20 points a game. We got to control him and just continue to play great defense."

Lyons-Decatur Northeast is off to a good start, and is a better team than most people thought they would be, in my opinion.

I think this is going to be a difficult game for the Jaguars.

However, Howells-Dodge plays a very challenging schedule so there's no doubt the Jaguars will be ready for the Cougars.

I think Howells-Dodge has a pretty good chance to get to 4-4 after this weekend.

The Jaguars have Clarkson/Leigh on Saturday and the Patriots are certainly a very beatable team.

Howells-Dodge appears to have things figured out after their slow start. The Jaguars played at a high level in their last two games, and I fully expect Howells-Dodge to play well Friday night.

I think this game is going to be close. The team that executes the best and plays the hardest will probably be the winner.

The Howells-Dodge and Lyons-Decatur Northeast Boys will play after the girls. The girls game is set to start at 6:15 p.m.

The games can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.

The Howells-Dodge Girls Basketball team is 4-2 on the season following a 70-61 home loss to West Point-Beemer Tuesday night. Head Coach Scott Polacek says his team went cold for a period of time in the second quarter, and that proved to be costly.

"We had a real dry spell from about four minutes in the second quarter. Really that was the story of the game. I won't sell West Point-Beemer short at all, they did a really nice job defensively during that time. They got a couple steals and put them in. And then their offense just kind of clicked real good during that stretch, and they made a nice run on us, and that was really the story of the game."

Prior to the loss to the Cadets, the Jaguars beat Oakland-Craig 43-35 on the road Saturday night.

The Jaguars led Oakland-Craig 12-5 after one. The Knights won the second quarter 12-9 to make it a 21-17 game at halftime.

Howells-Dodge outscored Oakland-Craig 12-5 in the third quarter to lead 33-22 at the end of three.

The Knights recorded 13 fourth quarter points compared to 10 for the Jaguars.

Sam Brester had a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds. Kalli Brester registered 9 points.

Howells-Dodge and West Point-Beemer were tied at 16 at the end of one. The Cadets outscored the Jaguars 25-13 in the second quarter to make it a 41-29 game at halftime.

The Jaguars won the third quarter 16-12 to cut the deficit to 8 at 53-45 at the end of three.

West Point-Beemer put up 17 fourth quarter points compared to 16 for Howells-Dodge.

Sam Brester had a team-high 17 points. Chelsea Bayer totaled 11 while Tessa Brester recorded 9.

The Jaguars have played really good basketball despite their brutal schedule. These tough games will no doubt pay off for Howells-Dodge in the long run.

The Jaguars travel to Lyons Friday night to battle 4-0 Lyons-Decatur Northeast.

The Cougars beat Archbishop Bergan 68-49 on the road Tuesday night.

Polacek says the Cougars do a good job of making the most out of what they have to work with.

"This is another quality East Husker opponent. Rex Haskell, he's just done a great job with those girls. And the thing about Lyons-Decatur is they've never really had a lot of girls out for basketball kind of due to their size. And some of those girls, they've just been playing varsity basketball as freshmen, so their team bond, their chemistry is superior to ours, and so we'll have our work cut out for us just dealing with them at their place cause they're just solid top to bottom, no doubt about it."

Lyons-Decatur Northeast has definitely maximized their potential this season, especially when you consider they only have nine girls on their roster.

With that said, the Cougars haven't played the kind of schedule Howells-Dodge has.

I think the Jaguars have a chance to hand Lyons-Decatur Northeast their first loss of the season.

The Cougars are a tough team, there's no doubt about that, but so is Howells-Dodge.

Sam Brester is no doubt one of the best players in the area, regardless of class, and I look for her to have a big game Friday night.

Bayer, Kalli Brester, and Tessa Brester need to continue to help her out though. The Jaguars can't rely on Sam Brester's production alone to win.

Howells-Dodge has done a good job of spreading the wealth lately though so I don't see that being an issue moving forward.

The game can be heard on 107.9 the Bull with tip-off set for 6:15.

Emerson-Hubbard Boys lose to Laurel-Concord-Coleridge and Hartington-Newcastle; Girls beat both

The Emerson-Hubbard Boys lost 84-52 at home to Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Friday night and 64-54 at Hartington-Newcastle Monday night.

The Bears led the Pirates 16-13 after one. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge outscored Emerson-Hubbard 25-15 in the second quarter to take a 41-28 lead into the locker room.

The Bears won the third quarter 15-10 to go up 56-38 at the end of three.

Laurel-Concord-Coleridge doubled up the Pirates 28-14 in the fourth quarter.

Tyler Haberman had a game-high 27 points and 14 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Austin Ostrand added 10 points while Tyler Emmons totaled 8. Joshua Sebade notched 7 rebounds.

The Wildcats led Emerson-Hubbard 19-15 after one. Hartington-Newcastle won the second quarter 11-8 to take a 30-23 lead into the locker room.

The Pirates outscored the Wildcats 19-13 in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 1 at 43-42 at the end of three.

Hartington-Newcastle scored 21 points in the fourth quarter compared to 12 for Emerson-Hubbard.

Haberman finished with a double-double of 19 points and 14 rebounds. Blake Ericksen totaled 14 points while Emmons notched 10.

The Pirates had some guys score in their last two games, the problem is Emerson-Hubbard couldn't stop anybody.

The Pirates (0-5) host Ponca (2-3) Friday night.

The Indians defeated the Bears 80-70 on the road Tuesday night.

That's not good news for Emerson-Hubbard, who could desperately use a lift.

Ponca's defense has been inconsistent to say the least so there's a chance for the Pirates to put up some points.

The big question mark though is can Emerson-Hubbard slow down the Indians?

I think the Pirates are definitely capable of finding some answers, but it's going to be difficult.

Regardless of how Emerson-Hubbard fares against Ponca, the Pirates should beat Winside at home on Saturday.

There's no reason to think Emerson-Hubbard won't have a win under their belt before the Holiday Break.

It has been a struggle so far for the Pirates, but a win over Winside and a competitive game with the Indians could go a long ways in Emerson-Hubbard getting their season headed in the right direction.

The Pirates have gotten off on the wrong foot, there's no denying that, but there's still a lot of time left for Emerson-Hubbard.

The Pirates have to build off of Monday night's game, and play even better basketball this weekend.

Emerson-Hubbard has played well at times this season, they just haven't been consistent. That's something that must change if the Pirates are to be better down the stretch.

The Emerson-Hubbard Girls have continued to roll, defeating Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 61-24 at home Friday night before knocking off Hartington-Newcastle 57-22 on the road Monday night.

The Pirates led the Bears 26-2 after one. Emerson-Hubbard won the second quarter 11-9 to make it a 35-11 game at halftime.

The Pirates outscored Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 12-8 in the third quarter to go up 47-19 at the end of three.

Emerson-Hubbard put up 12 fourth quarter points compared to 5 for the Bears.

The Pirates led 9-4 at the end of one against the Wildcats. Emerson-Hubbard outscored Hartington-Newcastle 18-10 in the second quarter to take a 27-14 lead into the locker room.

The Pirates won the third quarter 17-2 to go up 44-16 at the end of three.

Emerson-Hubbard notched 13 fourth quarter points compared to 6 for the Wildcats.

The Pirates keep playing outstanding basketball. All of Emerson-Hubbard's wins, and games for that matter, have been lopsided.

The Pirates (4-1) host Ponca (4-1) Friday night.

The Indians beat Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 51-41 on the road Tuesday night.

It took Ponca overtime to defeat Hartington-Newcastle, and so based on the scores of the games with the Wildcats and Bears, I would say Emerson-Hubbard is in good position to win Friday night.

The Pirates should be 6-1 heading into the Omaha Nation Holiday Tournament.

There's no reason to think that Emerson-Hubbard won't win twice this weekend.

The Pirates are certainly capable of winning twice this weekend, and winning big in both games.

Emerson-Hubbard has to come out and play well from start to finish to blowout both Ponca and Winside.

The Pirates have to take advantage of these games being on their home floor.

Emerson-Hubbard has to view both contests as opportunities to get better and prepare themselves for future games.

The Pirates need to execute well on offense, and play tough defense as well.

The last thing Emerson-Hubbard wants or can afford to do is look sloppy.

The Pirates have played really good basketball to this point in the season, and that needs to continue this weekend.

A win over Ponca would be big as it would be extra power points for Emerson-Hubbard.

The Pirates certainly challenge themselves by playing a good number of C-2 schools, and that will no doubt pay off for them down the stretch if it hasn't already.

Stanton Boys beat Wisner-Pilger, lose to North Bend Central; Girls fall to both

The Stanton Boys won two games ago and lost last time out, defeating Wisner-Pilger 59-55 at home last Thursday night before falling 59-39 at North Bend Central Tuesday night.

The Gators led the Mustangs 17-15 after one. Stanton outscored Wisner-Pilger 22-13 in the second quarter to go up 37-30 at halftime.

The Gators won the third quarter 13-10 to make it a 47-43 game at the end of three.

Both teams scored 12 fourth quarter points.

Kyle Sperl finished with 16 points and 7 rebounds. Mitchael Sieh and Brook Klinetobe had 12 points each. Sieh added 8 rebounds.

North Bend Central took an 11-8 lead over the Mustangs at the end of one. The Tigers won the second quarter 17-11 to take a 28-19 lead into the locker room.

North Bend Central outscored Stanton 15-11 in the third quarter to make it a 43-30 game at the end of three.

The Tigers notched 16 fourth quarter points compared to 9 for the Mustangs.

I'm not sure what happened to Stanton against North Bend Central. The Mustangs had been playing great basketball up to that point.

Stanton (4-1) hosts Wakefield (3-1) Friday night.

The Trojans lost 57-16 at Randolph Tuesday night.

Wakefield is 3-1, but they haven't beaten anybody.

The Mustangs should be able to win even though they lost to the Tigers by 20.

Sperl, Klinetobe, and Sieh have to be on top of their games for Stanton.

The Mustangs have to forget about the loss to North Bend Central, and regroup for the game with the Trojans.

Stanton has a good chance to be 6-1 heading into the Holiday Break, but the Mustangs have to get back to playing the type of basketball they were before the loss to the Tigers.

Stanton has to play at a high level on both ends of the floor, and get after things.

The Mustangs have to play well from start to finish. Stanton can't afford to play sloppy, and let Wakefield hang in there.

Almost every team is going to struggle at some point in the season, and hopefully for the Mustangs, their struggles end Friday night.

Stanton doesn't want to lose two in a row, that would not be good heading into the Pender game on Saturday.

The Mustangs need to win for momentum purposes, among other reasons.

The Stanton Girls are 0-2 in their last two games, losing 53-50 in double overtime at home to Wisner-Pilger last Thursday night and 56-35 at North Bend Central Tuesday night.

Wisner-Pilger outscored the Mustangs 11-8 in the third quarter to lead 28-27 at the end of three.

Stanton notched 9 fourth quarter points compared to 8 for the Gators to make the game 36-all at the end of regulation.

Both teams scored 8 points in the first overtime, and the score was tied at 44 at the end of the first overtime.

Wisner-Pilger outlasted the Mustangs 9-6 in the second overtime.

MacKenzie Brandl had a game-high 23 points and 12 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Jessie Brandl added 13 points and 7 rebounds while Hiliary Huss totaled 12 points and 7 rebounds. Ali Wade notched 10 rebounds while Bree Burtwhistle had 7.

The Mustangs led North Bend Central 11-7 after one. The Tigers outscored Stanton 14-5 in the second quarter to take a 21-16 lead into the locker room.

North Bend Central won the third quarter 24-10 to go up 45-26 at the end of three.

The Tigers put up 11 fourth quarter points compared to 9 for the Mustangs.

Stanton just continues to struggle for whatever reason. I'm surprised the Mustangs lost to North Bend Central the way they did.

Stanton (1-4) hosts Wakefield (0-4) Friday night.

The Trojans lost 55-25 at Randolph Tuesday night.

Neither team has had the greatest season so far, but I think the Mustangs stand a good chance to win Friday night.

It's a home game, and Wakefield has been beat by double digits in every game this season.

This is a game Stanton needs to win, and win big, to get back on track.

The Mustangs have a big game at Pender on Saturday. It would be a big deal for Stanton to win that game and be 3-4 heading into the Holiday Break.

It hasn't been the best start to the season for the Mustangs, but the good news is there's a lot of time left. Stanton has plenty of time to get things turned around.

This is a big weekend for the Mustangs. Stanton would no doubt like to gain some momentum before the five-day moratorium hits.

And what better way to do that than to win Friday and Saturday.

That has to be the goal for the Mustangs...win both games this weekend.

A split wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but winning both looks a whole lot better on the record.

We will see what Stanton can do this weekend.

North Bend Central Boys beat West Point-Beemer and Stanton; Girls lose to Cadets, beat Mustangs

The North Bend Central Boys have played impressive basketball as of late, winning 49-46 at West Point-Beemer Thursday night before downing Stanton 59-39 at home Tuesday night.

The Cadets led 10-2 after one. The Tigers won the second quarter 17-11 to cut the deficit to 2 at 21-19 at halftime.

North Bend Central outscored West Point-Beemer 13-7 in the third quarter to go ahead 32-28 at the end of three.

The Cadets notched 18 fourth quarter points compared to 17 for the Tigers.

North Bend Central took an 11-8 lead over the Mustangs at the end of one. The Tigers won the second quarter 17-11 to take a 28-19 lead into the locker room.

North Bend Central outscored Stanton 15-11 in the third quarter to make it a 43-30 game at the end of three.

The Tigers notched 16 fourth quarter points compared to 9 for the Mustangs.

Jake Wieftfeld notched 25 points to lead North Bend Central. Jake Cleveringa added 11 while Matt Ortmeier registered 7.

The Tigers really stepped up their play from last week and the week before. I would say the Stanton game is the best game North Bend Central has played all year.

The Tigers (3-1) host Pender (0-3) Friday night.

The Pendragons lost 78-36 at Oakland-Craig last time out.

Pender played decent in their first two games of the season so the Pendragons certainly can't be taken lightly.

North Bend Central needs to come out and dominate from start to finish just like they did against the Mustangs.

The Tigers shouldn't really change much from what they did Tuesday night.

North Bend Central has been a pretty strong defensive team this year, and that has to continue Friday night.

The Tigers' offense has been pretty respectable as well, and I look for North Bend Central to have their biggest scoring output of the season Friday night.

The Tigers have a very good chance to be 5-1 heading into the Holiday Tournament.

That would be quite a feat for this team, who has come on nicely as of late.

North Bend Central needs to keep the momentum going, and has to continue to play hard and stay focused.

The Tigers can't be satisfied or complacent with their progress. North Bend Central has to remain hungry, and keep wanting more.

The Tigers have to continue to get better every time they take the court.

The North Bend Central Girls are 1-1 in their last two games, losing 48-41 at West Point-Beemer Thursday night before downing Stanton 56-35 at home Tuesday night.

The Cadets jumped all over the Tigers, leading 19-2 after one. West Point-Beemer won the second quarter 7-6 to take a 26-8 lead into the locker room.

North Bend Central doubled up the Cadets 14-7 in the third quarter to make it a 33-22 game at the end of three.

The Tigers notched 19 fourth quarter points compared to 15 for West Point-Beemer.

The Mustangs led North Bend Central 11-7 after one. The Tigers outscored Stanton 14-5 in the second quarter to take a 21-16 lead into the locker room.

North Bend Central won the third quarter 24-10 to go up 45-26 at the end of three.

The Tigers put up 11 fourth quarter points compared to 9 for the Mustangs.

North Bend Central did a great job bouncing back and blowing out Stanton after losing to the Cadets. I think the Tigers have shown they are the real deal this season.

North Bend Central (4-1) hosts Pender (3-1) Friday night.

The Pendragons defeated Bancroft-Rosalie 50-39 on Saturday after losing 54-49 at Oakland-Craig Friday night.

Pender has been good so far this year, and the Tigers have to watch out for Justice Sorenson, Hallie Ballinger, Kam Anderson, Makrae Kelly, Rylee Lehmkuhl, Cecelie Jacobsen, and Amber English.

The Pendragons can light it up, which means North Bend Central has to be on their toes defensively.

The Tigers also need to be sharp offensively like they were against Stanton.

A win would give North Bend Central a lot of momentum heading into the Holiday Tournament.

A 5-1 record before the five-day moratorium would be a big deal for this team given the fact they went 12-12 a year ago.

4-2 wouldn't be bad either, but the Tigers need to take care of business against Pender.

North Bend Central is a C-1 school and the Pendragons are D-1. This is not a team the Tigers should lose to.

Pender is good, but these are the type of games you don't want to lose if you are North Bend Central.

A loss to the Pendragons would look bad so the Tigers simply have to step things up and play their tails off and let their play take care of the winning.

Tekamah-Herman Boys 0-3 in last three games; Girls 1-1 in last two

The Tekamah-Herman Boys are winless in their last three contests, losing 79-33 at home to Wisner-Pilger Friday night, 69-36 at home to Twin River on Saturday, and 70-54 at home to Omaha Brownell-Talbot Monday night.

Wisner-Pilger led 19-3 at the end of one against the Tigers. The Gators outscored Tekamah-Herman 28-10 in the second quarter to lead 47-13 at halftime.

The Tigers won the third quarter 17-12 to make it a 59-30 game at the end of three.

Wisner-Pilger outscored Tekamah-Herman 20-3 in the fourth quarter.

Derek Haber finished with a team-high 15 points.

The Titans jumped on the Tigers and led 25-9 at the end of one. Twin River outscored Tekamah-Herman 19-8 in the second quarter to take a 44-17 lead into the locker room.

The Titans won the third quarter 22-13 to go up 66-30 at the end of three.

The Tigers doubled up Twin River 6-3 in the fourth quarter.

Haber led the way with 23 points.

The Raiders went up 23-8 on Tekamah-Herman at the end of one. The Tigers won the second quarter 15-13 to make it a 36-23 game at halftime.

Tekamah-Herman outscored Omaha Brownell-Talbot 17-12 in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 8 at 48-40 at the end of three.

The Raiders scored 22 fourth quarter points compared to 14 for the Tigers.

Haber finished with a team-high 22 points. Gus Langley added 12 while Matt Gross totaled 8. Bailey Fleischmann added 8 rebounds.

Tekamah-Herman played better against Omaha Brownell-Talbot than they did against Twin River and Wisner-Pilger. It appears the Tigers made some progress offensively against the Raiders.

Tekamah-Herman (1-4) squares off with Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (1-3) at home Friday night.

The Raiders lost 60-53 at Wahoo on Saturday.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder appears to be a pretty solid team even though they are just 1-3 on the season.

Ben Moxness, Nathan Taylor, Hunter Schlueter, Andrew Poppe, Jacob Polk, Darnell Sims, and Conner Gralheer can all play.

Every one of them has scored a significant amount of points at some point this season for the Raiders, which means the Tigers have to be up to the task defensively.

So far, Tekamah-Herman has had a really difficult time slowing people down.

The Tigers have given up 67+ points to every opponent so far this season.

That's not going to win you many games.

It hasn't been the prettiest start to the season for Tekamah-Herman, but the good news is the Tigers have a beatable opponent at home.

Tekamah-Herman has to figure they have a chance to win, especially if Haber, Langley, and Gross go off. Get four or five players in double figures and that could spell doom for Logan View/Scribner-Snyder.

This is a big game for the Tigers. They could use a win to gain some momentum for Saturday's contest at Arlington.

The Tekamah-Herman Girls continue their respectable play, losing 45-29 at home to Wisner-Pilger Friday night before beating Twin River 45-36 at home on Saturday.

The Gators led the Tigers 9-7 after one. Wisner-Pilger won the second quarter 14-9 to lead 23-16 at halftime.

The Gators outscored Tekamah-Herman 14-4 in the third quarter to make it a 37-20 game at the end of three.

The Tigers put up 9 fourth quarter points compared to 8 for Wisner-Pilger.

The Titans led Tekamah-Herman 9-5 after one. Both teams scored 5 second quarter points, and the halftime score was 14-10 in favor of Twin River.

The Tigers did their damage in the third quarter, outscoring the Titans 18-4 to go up 28-18 at the end of three.

Twin River won the fourth quarter 18-17.

Allie Snow finished with 12 points for Tekamah-Herman. Sammi Surber had 10 while Marin Jetensky notched 7.

The Tigers did a nice job bouncing back from Friday's loss. One loss could have led to another, but Tekamah-Herman wasn't going to let that happen. Great effort from the Tigers to win on Saturday.

Tekamah-Herman (3-2) hosts Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (0-4) Friday night.

The Raiders lost 47-42 at Cedar Bluffs Tuesday night.

Despite the loss, Logan View/Scribner-Snyder did some good things in that game.

Kaylee Boyle, Sierra Beacom, and Shaylin Daugherty all had good games for the Raiders.

Those three are definitely players to watch out for if you are the Tigers.

Tekamah-Herman has to have a similar effort to what they had on Saturday.

The third quarter was the difference in the win over Twin River, and while playing one great quarter can certainly win you games like it did for the Tigers, you want to play a complete game anytime you take the floor.

I'm looking for a complete, four quarter performance from Tekamah-Herman.

Other than the Douglas County West game, the Tigers haven't had a game they've dominated from start to finish.

Tekamah-Herman has played well for a half or a quarter in some contests so the need to play well for four quarters is definitely there.

The Tigers need to have the same kind of effort they had against the Falcons if they want to win going away against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder Boys lose to Wahoo; Girls fall to Malcolm and Cedar Bluffs

The Logan View/Scribner-Snyder Boys lost 60-53 at Wahoo on Saturday.

The Warriors led 9-3 after one. Wahoo won the second quarter 16-12 to take a 25-15 lead into the locker room.

The Warriors outscored the Raiders 19-12 in the third quarter to make it a 44-27 lead at the end of three.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder put up 26 fourth quarter points compared to 16 for Wahoo.

Ben Moxness had a team-high 10 points. Nathan Taylor added 9 while Darnell Sims and Jacob Polk totaled 8 and 7, respectively.

The Raiders did a nice job battling back in the fourth quarter. It would have been easy to just pack it in after the third quarter, but this team continued to fight, and that's what you like to see a team do.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (1-3) travels to Tekamah Friday night to battle Tekamah-Herman (1-4).

The Tigers lost 70-53 at home to Omaha Brownell-Talbot Monday night, and have struggled so far this season.

This is a very winnable game for the Raiders. Logan View/Scribner-Snyder must slow down Derek Haber, Gus Langley, and Matt Gross though.

Those three are the three players that can do the most damage for Tekamah-Herman.

They are also the team's leading scorers.

The Raiders have to be committed to playing good ball on the defensive end of the floor.

The Tigers struggled to put the ball in the hole against Wisner-Pilger and Twin River so there's no doubt Logan View/Scribner-Snyder is capable of shutting Tekamah-Herman down as well.

Something tells me this game will be fairly high scoring though. I look for the Raiders to have their highest scoring output of the season.

A win would be good for Logan View/Scribner-Snyder as it would give the Raiders an opportunity to be 3-3 heading into the Holiday Tournament.

That would be a big step in the right direction for this team, who, in my opinion, has played quality basketball this season.

We will find out what Logan View/Scribner-Snyder can get done before the Holiday Break.

The Logan View/Scribner-Snyder Girls lost 62-13 at Malcolm Friday night, and fell 47-42 at Cedar Bluffs Tuesday night.

The varsity game against Malcolm saw the Raiders run into a buzzsaw as LVSS fell behind 26-2 to start the game and was never able to recover.

Shaylin Daugherty led the scoring with 8 points, Ashley Peters added 3, and Sierra Beacom-2.

The Wildcats led the Raiders 8-7 after one. Logan View/Scribner-Snyder outscored Cedar Bluffs 17-9 in the second quarter to take a 24-17 lead into the locker room.

The Wildcats won the third quarter 19-11 to go up 43-28 at the end of three.

Cedar Bluffs notched 11 fourth quarter points compared to 7 for Logan View/Scribner-Snyder.

Kaylee Boyle had a team-high 13 points and 8 rebounds. Daugherty totaled 11 points and 9 rebounds while  Beacom added 10 points.

The Raiders had three girls in double figures. That's encouraging and positive for this team moving forward.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (0-4) takes on Tekamah-Herman (3-2) on the road Friday night.

The Tigers defeated Twin River 45-36 at home on Saturday after losing 45-29 at home to Wisner-Pilger Friday night.

Tekamah-Herman is a good team, and has a number of girls who can score. Allie Snow, Marin Jetensky, Sammi Surber, and Hannah Tobin are all solid scorers for the Tigers.

The Raiders must have a game similar to Cedar Bluffs in terms of getting multiple girls in the scoring column.

Perhaps Logan View/Scribner-Snyder can take another step even further and get four or five girls in double figures.

That could very well get the Raiders over the hump.

It's going to be another difficult game for Logan View/Scribner-Snyder, especially with it being in Tekamah.

The Raiders have to play with heart and a positive attitude though. Logan View/Scribner-Snyder has to play upset minded basketball and not back down from the Tigers whatsoever.

This team has to try their best, play hard and smart, and leave it all out on the floor. If the Raiders do that then anything can happen.

We will find out what Logan View/Scribner-Snyder can do Friday night. I look for the Raiders to continue to take positive steps in the right direction and put forth a competitive effort.

If Logan View/Scribner-Snyder fails to pick up their first win of the season over Tekamah-Herman, they have a good chance of earning their first win on Tuesday over Douglas County West.