West Point-Beemer loses opener to Arlington

The West Point-Beemer Cadets had a rough go of things in Troy Schlueter's debut as Head Coach Friday night as they lost 41-0 at home to Arlington.

The Eagles led 6-0 at the end of one. The second quarter was huge for Arlington as they outscored the Cadets 20-0 to take a 26-0 lead into the locker room.

The Eagles added 8 third quarter points to go up 34-0 at the end of three. Arlington notched another touchdown in the fourth quarter to make up the final score.

Kade Hughes totaled 8 tackles while Jackson Hoffman made 7.

West Point-Beemer amassed just 69 yards of total offense while the Eagles totaled 462.

It was certainly a tough start to the season for the Cadets. Things just didn't go West Point-Beemer's way whatsoever, and it was a big win for Arlington.

The Cadets (0-1) are at North Bend Central (1-0) Friday night.

The Tigers won 19-7 at Louisville in their opener last week.

North Bend Central beat West Point-Beemer 28-25 at home last year.

That's a game in which the Cadets held a 19-0 lead, and simply let things get away.

There's no doubt West Point-Beemer will be seeking revenge, and will want to have a much better showing than they did last week.

It all starts up front for the Cadets. West Point-Beemer was outgained 305-43 on the ground last week, and it's hard to win with that kind of discrepancy on the ground.

The Cadets have to get fired up and believe in themselves. West Point-Beemer is capable of putting things together and beating the Tigers, they just have to put their minds to it.

You want to get better as a team every week, and I think the Cadets will play better against North Bend Central than they did against Arlington.

Win or lose, West Point-Beemer needs to play well in order to gain momentum for the Wisner-Pilger game.

Season openers are always difficult, and now that the Cadets have it out of the way, it's time to bear down, get after things, and play good football.

North Bend Central was the underdog last season and won, so there's no reason why West Point-Beemer can't return the favor Friday night.