SOUTH WAYNE - Black Hawk junior Josh Meier had a big second half to propel the Warriors boys basketball team to a 54-42 win over Juda Tuesday night.
Meier scored 11 of his game-high 15 points in the second half to lead the Warriors. After Juda cut the Warriors' lead to six points in the second half, Meier knocked down a 3-pointer with about 9 minutes to go to push the lead back to nine.
With the win, Black Hawk (2-0, 1-0 Six Rivers East) stays unbeaten. Juda (2-2, 0-1 Six Rivers East) played without junior Matt Schmitt, the team's leading scorer. Schmitt missed the game due to an injury.
"It was a defensive battle." Black Hawk coach Charlie Anderson said. "Both teams played good defense. It was ugly at times. We really won the game with our defense. Offensively, we just didn't execute and I credit Juda for that."
Black Hawk sophomore C.J. Leuzinger scored 11 points, including three 3-pointers. Sophomore Jett Rufenacht added 10 points.
Juda senior Peter Bouc scored nine points to lead the Panthers.
Barneveld 75, Albany 47
ALBANY - Barneveld junior Matthew Myers scored 17 points to help the Golden Eagles roll past Albany (2-2, 0-1 Six Rivers East).
Barneveld (2-1, 1-0) built a 45-20 lead by halftime.
Albany senior Tyler Dahl scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Comets.
Argyle 56,
Warren (Ill.) 51
ARGYLE - After falling behind 20-12 at halftime, the Orioles (3-1) heated up from the field in the second half and took control of the nonconference game.
Argyle struggled to hit open shots against Warren's zone defense early and couldn't find room to shoot in the paint against the 6-foot-8 Keegan Kent.
Argyle coach Justin Jenson said the Orioles were able to pick up the tempo early in the second half and hit some 3-pointers to gain a lead that they maintained for the rest of the game.
Senior Riley Ostby paced Argyle with 23 points, senior Kyle Emberson added 13, including two 3-pointers, and junior Collin Argue had 10 points.
Kent was held to 11 points. Warren was led by Andrew Kaiser with 18 points.
Pecatonica 68, Monticello 26
BLANCHARDVILLE - It all started with defense and creating turnovers, but the Vikings played a well-rounded game to buck the Ponies.
Pecatonica hit a number of 3-pointers early in the game, which helped open up the lane later in the first half.
Freshman Colton Schraepfer paced Pecatonica with 16 points, including nine in the first half as the Vikings built a 38-14 advantage.
Senior Kyle Kleppe finished with 11 points, including three of Pecatonica's eight 3-pointers.
Pecatonica junior Kole Kent scored nine of his 10 points in the first half.
Monticello got a team-high 10 points from junior Zach Price.
Watertown Luther Prep 97,
New Glarus 68
WATERTOWN - New Glarus coach Travis Sysko said he had the feeling the game against Watertown Luther Prep could turn into a track meet.
It became a track meet for Luther Prep as predicted as it rolled to a win over the Glarner Knights (3-1).
Luther Prep (4-0) was led by senior Josh Tomlin who scored a game-high 27 points. New Glarus senior Nick Santamassino scored a team-high 16 points.
Meier scored 11 of his game-high 15 points in the second half to lead the Warriors. After Juda cut the Warriors' lead to six points in the second half, Meier knocked down a 3-pointer with about 9 minutes to go to push the lead back to nine.
With the win, Black Hawk (2-0, 1-0 Six Rivers East) stays unbeaten. Juda (2-2, 0-1 Six Rivers East) played without junior Matt Schmitt, the team's leading scorer. Schmitt missed the game due to an injury.
"It was a defensive battle." Black Hawk coach Charlie Anderson said. "Both teams played good defense. It was ugly at times. We really won the game with our defense. Offensively, we just didn't execute and I credit Juda for that."
Black Hawk sophomore C.J. Leuzinger scored 11 points, including three 3-pointers. Sophomore Jett Rufenacht added 10 points.
Juda senior Peter Bouc scored nine points to lead the Panthers.
Barneveld 75, Albany 47
ALBANY - Barneveld junior Matthew Myers scored 17 points to help the Golden Eagles roll past Albany (2-2, 0-1 Six Rivers East).
Barneveld (2-1, 1-0) built a 45-20 lead by halftime.
Albany senior Tyler Dahl scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Comets.
Argyle 56,
Warren (Ill.) 51
ARGYLE - After falling behind 20-12 at halftime, the Orioles (3-1) heated up from the field in the second half and took control of the nonconference game.
Argyle struggled to hit open shots against Warren's zone defense early and couldn't find room to shoot in the paint against the 6-foot-8 Keegan Kent.
Argyle coach Justin Jenson said the Orioles were able to pick up the tempo early in the second half and hit some 3-pointers to gain a lead that they maintained for the rest of the game.
Senior Riley Ostby paced Argyle with 23 points, senior Kyle Emberson added 13, including two 3-pointers, and junior Collin Argue had 10 points.
Kent was held to 11 points. Warren was led by Andrew Kaiser with 18 points.
Pecatonica 68, Monticello 26
BLANCHARDVILLE - It all started with defense and creating turnovers, but the Vikings played a well-rounded game to buck the Ponies.
Pecatonica hit a number of 3-pointers early in the game, which helped open up the lane later in the first half.
Freshman Colton Schraepfer paced Pecatonica with 16 points, including nine in the first half as the Vikings built a 38-14 advantage.
Senior Kyle Kleppe finished with 11 points, including three of Pecatonica's eight 3-pointers.
Pecatonica junior Kole Kent scored nine of his 10 points in the first half.
Monticello got a team-high 10 points from junior Zach Price.
Watertown Luther Prep 97,
New Glarus 68
WATERTOWN - New Glarus coach Travis Sysko said he had the feeling the game against Watertown Luther Prep could turn into a track meet.
It became a track meet for Luther Prep as predicted as it rolled to a win over the Glarner Knights (3-1).
Luther Prep (4-0) was led by senior Josh Tomlin who scored a game-high 27 points. New Glarus senior Nick Santamassino scored a team-high 16 points.
