Cougars Drop Two in East Husker Conference Competition

By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

The Northeast  boys took on two EHC neighboring schools this week with the results having the Cougars on the short end in both games.  Oakland -Craig pulled away in the middle periods for a 56-39 win.  West Point-Beemer  gained  a 60-40 win the first round of the EHC tournament.

 

The Cougars will take a 6-11 record into a consolation game against Logan View on Friday.

 

The Cougars had a strong start at O-C.  The had a 9-4 lead after Alec Anderson hit three straight shots and Chevy Henneman buried a three-pointer.  The Knights scored nine unanswered points, but LDNE got another three from Henneman and baskets by Christoffersen and Hardeman for a 16-13 lead.

 

Eight turnovers in the second period stalled the offensive drive by LDNE.  Northeast  led by 21-20 with five minutes left, but O-C defensive pressure limited them to just three points while the Knights ran up a 33-24 half time lead.

 

The Cougars got more of the half court trap in the third period.  They only made three of ten shots and fell further behind, 50-30.

 

Dylan Hardeman was the top scorer for Northeast.  He had twelve points on 3 deuces and 2 treys.  He also had 7 rebound to top the squad.  Garret Seagren topped O-C with 16.

 

LDNE              16        8          6          9          -39

O-C                 13        20        17        6          -56

 

2pt       3pt       Ft         Rb        F          TP

Henneman        1          2          0/1       1          1          8

Riecken            1          0          4/4       1          2          6

O’Connor         0          0          0/0       0          2          0

Whittaker         0          0          0/0       1          0          0

Christiansen      1          0          0/0       1          0          2

Hardeman        3          2          0/2       7          3          12

Anderson         4          0          1/4       9          3          9

Miller               0          0          0/0       0          0          0

Christoffersen   1          0          0/0       1          1          2

Totals               11-27   4-9       5-11     21        13        39

O-C                 17-33   5-12     7-15     27        14        56

 

Northeast got 20 points from Alec Anderson and 11 from Chevy Henneman in their game against West point-Beemer.  The Cadets out scored Northeast 34 to 22 after half time  as they ended up with a twenty point victory.

 

LDNE              9          9          10        12        -40

WP-B              10        16        18        16        -60

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        F          TP

Henneman        1          3          0/0       2          2          11

Riecken            0          0          0/0       0          2          0

O’Connor         0          0          0/0       0          3          0

Christiansen      0          0          0/0       2          1          0

Hardeman        2          0          3/4       6          1          7

Anderson         8          0          4/8       4          2          20

Miller               0          0          0/0       1          0          0

Christoffersen   1          0          0/2       6          2          2

Totals               12-32   3-6       7-14     21        13        40

 

 

After the games Coach Lahm commented, “I have been extremely proud of the way our kids have responded to adversity in each and every game. The kids are still excited to be around each other, and they are working to get better every day. We must continue to learn and play the game the way it is meant to be played and part of that is learning how to maximize every possession on the offensive and defensive ends.”