Basketball Recap: West Point-Beemer Comes Up Short

West Point-Beemer was the 59-54 winner over Howells-Dodge when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The West Point-Beemer Cadets fell just short of the Howells-Dodge Jaguars by a score of 38-35 on Saturday. The game marked the Cadets' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Ian Schiller

Blocked Shots (Career)

02/08/25 vs Howells-Dodge	4
01/28/25 vs Pierce	2
12/30/24 vs Archangels Catholic	2
01/25/25 @ Wisner-Pilger	1
01/07/25 @ Fort Calhoun	1

When it comes to explaining why West Point-Beemer lost, don't look at Ian Schiller. Despite the final result, he posted nine points along with six rebounds and four blocks. Those four blocks gave Schiller a new career-high.

West Point-Beemer's loss dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Howells-Dodge, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.

West Point-Beemer and Howells-Dodge should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings. West Point-Beemer (ranked 58th) will meet Madison (ranked 232nd) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Point-Beemer comes in on six and Howells-Dodge on five. Meanwhile, Howells-Dodge will square off against Twin River at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 152 places (49 vs. 201). West Point-Beemer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.1 points per game this season.