Boys Basketball
CWC
Tigerton 69, Bowler 40
Almond Bancroft 66, Port Edwards 44
Pacelli 61, Bonduel 33
Menominee Indian 61, Marion 41
Gresham at Rosholt
Wittenberg-Birnamwood 43, Amherst 38
Weyauwega Fremont 82, Iola-Scandinavia 77
FRCC
Pulaski 74, Green Bay Preble 37
The Pulaski Red Raiders used a balanced offensive attack and stingy defense to win their first conference game. Eleven players registered a point in the box score for Pulaski. Wade Geneen had the game’s high with 20 points.
De Pere 75, Green Bay Southwest 73 (2 OT)
Regulation and an overtime period wasn’t enough to separate these two conference foes. Issac Hoffman scored a game-high 27 points to help his De Pere team hold off Green Bay Southwest in double overtime. The Redbirds had two other players score double digits to earn their second FRCC win. Jason Simmons led Southwest in scoring, picking up 19 points.
Notre Dame 71, Mantitowoc Lincoln 51
The Tritons were led to victory behind the scoring efforts of Matthew Rader, who had 14 points, while Avery Lyons and Jackson Strohmeyer each had 12 for Notre Dame.
Sheboygan North 67, Ashwaubenon 54
FVA
Appleton East 59, Appleton North 45
Blair Murphy-Pociask scored 16 points to lead East over city rival Appleton North. The Patriots used balanced scoring in the win. Matt Polfuss and Lucas Kotarek scored 11 points each and Bobby Derfus scored 10 for the Patriots.
Appleton West 41, Kimberly 35
North Eastern
Luxemburg-Casco 68, Wrightstown 56
Mitchell Jandrin led the Spartans with 17 points to help Luxemburg-Casco hold on over Wrightstown. The Spartans were also able to convert 16-of-18 free throws in the second half alone. Wrightstown’s Derek Zwick led all players with 19 points.
New London 73, Fox Valley Lutheran 67
The Bulldogs knocked down 85 percent of their free throws in the second half to pick up the non conference win over Fox Valley Lutheran. Kyle Wolf led the way with 25 points to pace all scorers, while Devin Winkler scored 21 points.
M&O
Oneida Nation 67, Coleman 54
Melvin Matson led the charge for Oneida Nation with 22 points to help pick up the conference win, as Oneida Nation improved to 4-0 on the year and 2-0 in the M&O. Matson knocked down six 3-pointers. Coleman is still looking for their first win, as they drop to 0-4 on the hardwood. Cole Woulf tallied 24 to lead the Cougars.
Lena 76, Gillett 35
Lena’s Connor Heise drilled three 3-pointers en route to scoring a game-high 29 points. Lena is another unbeaten the conference, improving to 2-0 in the M&O. Gillett received eight points each from Logan Krause and Cole Long.
Niagara 66, St. Thomas 56
Two players scored more than 20 points for Niagara’s victory. Ethan Blagnec had 23 while pulling down seven boards, and Jacob Bousley added 22 points from the floor. Spencer Maki chipped in 10 points and distributed six assists.
Peshtigo 59, Suring 52
Suring outscored Peshtigo by 11 in the second half, however it wouldn’t be enough to overcome the early deficit. Ryley Denmith scored 19 points to lead everyone for Peshtigo. Ryan Mahoney had a team-high 17 points for the Eagles.
Crivitz 73, Wausaukee 54
Girls Basketball
Bay
Seymour 44, Green Bay East 13
New London 70, Xavier 50
The game was tied at 25 going into halftime, but New London emerged out of the locker room on fire, going on an 11-2 run in the opening minutes of the second half. New London’s leading scorer on the season, Leah Porath, scored 9 points in a row at one point during the opening minutes of the second half. Porath would go on to score 20 in the second half alone, and finished with a career high 29 points on the night. Head coach Troy Krause says that’s just the type of player she is.
“This is her fourth year on varsity and how Leah goes, we go,” said Krause on his team’s leading scorer. “Leah definitely is our key and all teams know that, but she’s a scorer. She can go inside, she can go outside, she’s so strong with the basketball. We feed off of her and she’s our leader. I think our intensity went up with her intensity in the second half.”
Xavier was able to hang tough, but ultimately didn’t have an answer for Porath, as she was also able to opening scoring for her teammates. Kate Christian finished with 16 points, and Kali Rohan added 10 to reach double figures.
New London didn’t play their cleanest game in the first half. Xavier was able to force the Bulldogs into mistakes, which resulted in points for the Hawks. Coach Krause said it came down to a lack of execution, which they eventually corrected.
“We got ourselves in foul trouble, we had some combinations that were playing in the game that don’t necessarily play a lot together and you could see that,” Krause said, analyzing his team’s first half performance. “The pace of the game was slowed down by our fouling and getting ourselves into trouble, so we just talked about taking care of our own stuff first, running the gameplan, and then maybe staying out of some foul trouble and maybe getting the pace of the game going. We thought we could wear them down and I think we did that.”
It’s hard to argue coach Krause’s assessment, as the Bulldogs outscored the Hawks by 20 in the second half, proving to be too much to handle. New London moves to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Bay, as the come away with their second conference win in as many games. They’re next in action next Tuesday against Winneconne.
Shawano 72, Green Bay West 49
The Shawano Hawks were able to bounce back from their first loss of the year on Tuesday. Hailey Buschman paced Shawano with 18 points, Kennedy Klemens scored 16, and Brandi Gueths added 14. Tori DePerry also reached double-digits. Green Bay West is still in search of their first win. They were led by Jazzlynn Koeller, who had 15 points.
West De Pere 81, Menasha 32
The Phantoms hold on to their perfect record on the season after easily handling Menasha. Liz Edinger and Brehna Evans scored a combined 41 points. West De Pere once again took control of the game early, leading 48-18 at the break. Menasha was led by Maddy Koekstra’s 11 points.
CWC
Iola-Scandinavia 60, Weyauwega-Fremont 44
Bonduel 49, Pacelli 42
The Bonduel Bears picked up their second conference win in the CWC-8. Becca Carpenter led the Bears with 11 points and Emily Sorenson scored 10.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood 42, Amherst 39
Rosholt 39, Gresham 36
Marion 36, Menominee Indian 32
Shiocton 69, Manawa 33
The Chiefs took a 39-18 lead into the break and fished the game by doubling up Manawa. Madi Morack had 15 points to lead Shiocton. Tina Ubl scored 14, while Jackie Korth added 13 points. Kassidee Zander scored a team-high eight points for the Wolves.
Tri-County 42, Wild Rose 30
FRCC
Ashwaubenon 52, Sheboygan North 47
Maddie Koch led all players with 17 points, while going perfect at the free throw line, as she went 7-of-7. Peyton Wright and Megan Servais each reached double figures in scoring.
De Pere 60, Green Bay Southwest 46
Annie Schneider of De Pere scored 15 points to lead all scorers. Lizzie Miller added 14 points, knocking down two 3-pointers for De Pere, who improved to 6-1 overall and a perfect 3-0 in conference.
Notre Dame 52, Manitowoc Lincoln 32
The Tritons earned their first FRCC win, thanks in part to Lizzie Opichka, who scored 20 points to lead all players. Kaycee Gierczak registered 11 for Notre Dame.
Pulaski 62, Green Bay Preble 52
Pulaski held off a late 2nd half comeback by Green Bay Preble, holding on for a 62-52 win. The Red Raiders led by as many as 20 points in the second half, before the Hornets got the lead down to 8 points after going on a 10-0 run. Pulaski had a hot streak of their own as Ally Tonn hit three straight three pointers and finished the night 5 of 5 from behind the arc with 17 points. Emily Higgins also scored 17 to lead the way. Preble’s Alysse Kott led all scorers with 21 points.
Bay Port 68, Sheboygan South 27
FVA
Appleton North 55, Appleton East 44
Fond Du Lac 58, Oshkosh North 56
Neenah 79, Kaukauna 45
The Rockets busted out of the gates with an 8-0 run after the opening tip to take control early. Abby Rudolph paced Neenah with 19 points, while Katie Sukanen added 17.
Appleton West 41, Kimberly 35
Zoey Zuleger had 13 points to lead Appleton West over Kimberly. The Terrors turned in a strong defensive performance, not allowing the Papermakers any easy shots. Kimberly made only 1-of-15 attempts from the 3-point line.
Hortonville 74, Oshkosh West 43
The Polar Bears used a strong start to move past Oshkosh West. Hortonville was led by Morgan Allen, who had 18 points. Emma Guenther led West with 14.
North Eastern
Wrightstown 69, Clintonville 16
The Tigers led by 37 at halftime and only allowed six second half points en route to the victory, as they proved why they’re ranked as the second team in the state. Daniell Nennig led Wrightstown with 15 points, while Alisha Murphy chipped in 14.
Freedom 59, Fox Valley Lutheran 26
Freedom had control of the game early, as they rode the Haase sisters to victory. Senior Makenna Haase tied a game-high with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while freshman Taylor Haase helped on the glass, pulling down seven rebounds. The Rish put the game officially out of reach when they went on an imppressive 28-3 run to close the game. Jenna Bruss tied Haase for the game’s highest scoring total with 14 points.
Luxemburg-Casco 51, Little Chute 44
Cassie Schiltz had a game-high 27 points, with 20 of them coming after halftime to help power the Spartans past the Mustangs. Tess Keyzers scored 19 to lead Little Chute.
Waupaca at Marinette
Denmark 52, Oconto Falls 23
Oconto Falls only scored four first half points, as they trailed at halftime 35-4. Hannah Miller was led the Vikings with 14 points. Jennifer Krueger led Oconto Falls with six points.
M&O
Gillett 57, Oneida Nation 32