The West Point-Beemer Football team's magical run continued Friday night as the Cadets outlasted Pierce 35-28 in overtime.
The Cadets led 14-7 after the 1st quarter, and blanked the Bluejays 7-0 in the 2nd quarter to take a 21-7 lead into the locker room.
Pierce shutout West Point-Beemer 14-0 in the 3rd quarter to tie the game at 21 after three.
Both teams scored 7 points in the 4th quarter, and the score was 28-all heading into OT.
The Cadets scored on a touchdown on their first play of overtime, and stopped the Bluejays at the half yard line on 4th down.
Cole Hughes finished 16-27 passing for 258 yards and an interception.
Hunter Pilakowski carried the ball 15 times for 58 yards, and scored once, while Blake Anderson totaled 52 yards rushing on 8 carries, and scored three times.
Ben Vander Griend hauled in 10 passes for 162 yards while Kade Hughes made 5 catches for 111 yards.
Anderson and Kade Hughes notched 8 tackles each.
West Point-Beemer amassed 395 yards of total offense, including 281 passing. The defense gave up 362 yards rushing, 282 coming on the ground.
What a great win this was for the Cadets! It now sets the stage against Norfolk Catholic.
A pair of undefeated seasons and the C1-5 District Title is on the line when West Point-Beemer hosts Norfolk Catholic on high school football on 107.9 the Bull Friday night.
Both teams enter Friday’s game with 8-0 records.
For West Point-Beemer, that’s the most wins in a single season since the Cadets went 8-3 in 2007 and made it to the quarterfinal round of the playoffs. Coincidentally, 2007 is also the last time the Cadets made the playoffs.
Norfolk Catholic’s prowess is well known, with the Knights having qualified for the post season the last 20 years in a row, and 33 times in total. Norfolk Catholic also boasts nine state titles in C1, most recently in 2012, and six runner-up finishes, with the last coming in 2015.
If that wasn’t enough to think about, head coach Jeff Bellar became the all-time winningest coach in Nebraska high school football history when the Knights beat Wayne 35-0 last week, marking career win number 344 for Bellar.
West Point-Beemer Head Coach Troy Schlueter says both teams want to run the football, and that he’s excited for what should be a physical contest. “One of their things, is they have a pretty physical style of play, which we like too,” Schlueter said. “We’re pretty excited about it because, you know, anytime you get two teams that kinda wanna run the ball at each other and do some hitting, it’s gonna be an exciting game. So we’re pretty excited. We’re thinking the opportunity is pretty big, so we’re looking forward to it.”
Coach Bellar said that a balanced defense will be a key to the game for the Knights. “Play sound defensively. I think we’re playing a team that can run the football and throw the football, which obviously you can’t load up on one or the other will hurt you,” Bellar said. “So we’ll have to be very balanced as we try to defend.”
This is a game of gigantic proportions, and I look for it to be a great game.
It's one thing to knock off Pierce, it's another to beat Norfolk Catholic.
I think the Cadets can win, but West Point-Beemer is going up against the best of the best. One of the best dynasties in High School Football history.
The Cadets are writing their own legacy right now though so we'll see how things unfold Friday night.
On air coverage begins with the pregame show at 6:40 with the kickoff at 7:00. The game can be heard live on 107.9 the Bull, online at kticradio.com and on the free KTIC Radio app.
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