Team: West Point-Beemer
Mascot: Cadets
Colors: Red and White
Class: C-1
Head Coach: Troy Schlueter (4th season) (20-10 record)
2018 record: 7-3 (lost to Gothenburg in 1st round of Playoffs)
Returning Starters: N/A
Overview:
The West Point-Beemer Football Team has a host of returners from last year's 7-3 playoff team. Head Coach Troy Schlueter tells KTIC Sports who some of them are.
"Some of the names that you'll probably know already are Jesus Barragan at Quarterback and Free Safety...we're expecting him to have a big year. Jesus Ramirez has been playing for a couple years. I'm expecting him to have a huge year. I don't think he's missed a weightroom in his whole high school career to be honest with you...he's a stud. Gavin Voelker's coming back...played both sides of the ball last year. Arturo Barrios, Alejandro Edeza, there's a lot of kids coming back so we're excited."
Schlueter says newcomers who could make an impact include Logan View/Scribner-Snyder Transfer Harrison Jordan, and Wayne transfer Korbin Hardenbrook, who also used to play for Pender.
He adds there are 18 or 19 returning letterwinners back from last year.
West Point-Beemer said goodbye to last year's seniors in Ben Vander Griend, Jose Salazar, Kade Hughes, Blake Anderson, Jose Alvarado, Gage Vance, Kirby Hughes, Chase Eisenhauer, Dylan Newkirk, Jakob Andreason, Luis Medina, Martin Quinones, Ethan Mayes, and Jesus Medina.
The Cadets graduated a very big and talented senior class.
West Point-Beemer has had very good teams the past couple of years, and I don't see why the Cadets can't continue that this year.
I feel West Point-Beemer has a lot of kids that no one has heard about who have a chance to do some special things this season.
I don't think the last two years for Cadet football has been a fluke, I feel the culture has really changed.
We'll find out just how far this program has come and how good West Point-Beemer is this season, but I truly believe the Cadets will be a good team.
The schedule is full of great competition, but West Point-Beemer has rose to the challenge and beaten a lot of good teams the past couple of years.
And I don't see any reason why that can't happen once again this year.
The Cadets have to be very physical and must hit hard.
I really feel the two transfers they got in will really help them out big time.
Watch out for West Point-Beemer once again this season.
Season Outlook:
West Point-Beemer is coming off back-to-back playoff appearances. Bob Jensen of the Huskerland Prep Report feels the Cadets will be a borderline playoff team this year.
"This year's team it's probably going to take a step back. I mean it's tough in a program like that to lose just killer senior classes and still have the same amount of firepower. But they're going to be good. And in large part because they believe they'll be good. There was a confidence around that program that I don't know existed prior to a couple years ago. I think they're going to be right on the edge of a playoff type team, they'll be in that mix. Probably going to have to steal a win somewhere to make it, but they'll be competitive. And that program is in a real good place right now."
West Point-Beemer opens up the season at Arlington on August 30th in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull. Schlueter says the Eagles return a lot of kids on offense.
"I know they return starting Quarterback, at least three other offensive linemen, they got I believe their starting tailback is back as well. I think one of the receivers is back...this is speaking offensively of course. And then I think from what I've been hearing they maybe had one of their linemen transfer out go over to Bergan. But other than that I think they got a pretty good group of linemen offensively and defensively."
The Cadets won last year's game in West Point, 39-22, and also won 39-8 in Arlington two years ago.
I could see the Cadets going something like 4-5 this year, but I could also see West Point-Beemer making the playoffs and surprising some folks.
There are a lot of question marks and unknowns with this team I feel as you really don't know what to expect from the Cadets until you see them the first game of the year.
The opener doesn't figure to be easy given all who Arlington brings back on offense.
I think Barragan's play will be huge though, and like Coach Schlueter said....I think he'll have a big season.
He has to make plays with his legs and arms even when things are not there.
I don't know...I'm very optimistic that the Cadets can have another playoff season.
Only time will tell, but I think West Point-Beemer could make it for a 3rd straight year if they play up to their potential.
This is a team and a program on the rise, there's no doubt about it, and it wouldn't shock me one bit to see the Cadets keep the ball rolling and continue their winning ways this season.
2019 West Point-Beemer Cadets Football Schedule:
08/30/19 @ Arlington
09/06/19 Boys Town
09/13/19 Columbus Scotus
09/20/19 @ Douglas County West
09/27/19 Wahoo
10/04/19 @ Boone Central/Newman Grove
10/11/19 Wayne
10/18/19 @ Pierce
10/25/19 Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (LVSS)
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