DODGEVILLE - Monroe junior Ben Latimer scored a game-high 29 points to propel the Cheesemakers to a 63-56 non-conference win over Dodgeville Monday.
"He (Latimer) did a good job finishing shots and got some of their players in foul trouble," Monroe coach Pat Murphy said. "I thought our guys did a really good job of finding him. We got the shots we wanted. It's a good end to 2014. Hopefully, it will jump-start us to 2015."
Dodgeville outscored the Cheesemakers 19-8 in the second quarter to take a five-point lead at the half. Monroe (3-6, 0-3 Badger South) answered with an 18-6 run in the third quarter.
The Cheesemakers made 8 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter and shot 63 percent for the game from the charity stripe (14 of 22).
"It's something we have to get better at," Murphy said of making free throws. "We will have to be closer to 70 percent in our league to win games."
Monroe sophomore Alex Tordoff scored 13 points and senior Kevin Noriega added 10 points.
Dodgeville was led by Trent Jones who scored 24 points. The Cheesemakers limited the Dodgers' second leading scorer Levi Nagel to just 11 points.
Southern Door 72, Black Hawk 42
MINERAL POINT - The Black Hawk boys basketball team played tough against a bigger and athletic Division 3 team in Southern Door for one half.
Black Hawk (3-3, 2-0 Six Rivers East) trailed by just seven points at the half, but the Warriors struggled in the second half and lost to Southern Door 72-42. Southern Door outscored the Warriors 45-22 in the second half.
"We didn't execute and get into our offensive motion," Black Hawk coach Charlie Anderson said. "I was very disappointed in our defensive effort in the second half. We had more turnovers in the second half. They hit some transition baskets and all of a sudden a seven-point lead goes to 15 points."
Black Hawk will play Platteville at 6 p.m. today.
"If you play up in the non-conference, you will learn some things about your team," Anderson said.
New Glarus 64, Argyle 48
ARGYLE - New Glarus sophomore Sawyer Myers had the hot hand scoring a game-high 24 points to help the Glarner Knights roll to a 64-48 win over Argyle in a non-conference game.
Myers scored 15 points in the second quarter and helped the Knights take a 35-27 lead over the Orioles at the half. New Glarus (3-6) put the game away, outscoring the Orioles 12-6 in the third quarter.
Argyle's Kyle Emberson scored a team-high 19 points and junior teammate Riley Ostby added 12 points.
Myers made four of the Knights' seven 3-pointers. New Glarus junior Austin Schlueter added 10 points.
Cambridge 62, Monticello 44
CAMBRIDGE - The Blue Jays used a 17-0 first-quarter run to spark a 62-44 win over Monticello in the Cambridge Holiday Tournament Monday.
Monticello senior Ben May scored a game-high 24 points and made four 3-pointers.
Cambridge was led by J.T. Parish who scored 18 points outscored Monticello (1-7) 24-7 in the first quarter en route to building a 28-point lead at the half.
Monticello's Jake Pusel added eight points and Logan Marty chipped in seven points.
"He (Latimer) did a good job finishing shots and got some of their players in foul trouble," Monroe coach Pat Murphy said. "I thought our guys did a really good job of finding him. We got the shots we wanted. It's a good end to 2014. Hopefully, it will jump-start us to 2015."
Dodgeville outscored the Cheesemakers 19-8 in the second quarter to take a five-point lead at the half. Monroe (3-6, 0-3 Badger South) answered with an 18-6 run in the third quarter.
The Cheesemakers made 8 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter and shot 63 percent for the game from the charity stripe (14 of 22).
"It's something we have to get better at," Murphy said of making free throws. "We will have to be closer to 70 percent in our league to win games."
Monroe sophomore Alex Tordoff scored 13 points and senior Kevin Noriega added 10 points.
Dodgeville was led by Trent Jones who scored 24 points. The Cheesemakers limited the Dodgers' second leading scorer Levi Nagel to just 11 points.
Southern Door 72, Black Hawk 42
MINERAL POINT - The Black Hawk boys basketball team played tough against a bigger and athletic Division 3 team in Southern Door for one half.
Black Hawk (3-3, 2-0 Six Rivers East) trailed by just seven points at the half, but the Warriors struggled in the second half and lost to Southern Door 72-42. Southern Door outscored the Warriors 45-22 in the second half.
"We didn't execute and get into our offensive motion," Black Hawk coach Charlie Anderson said. "I was very disappointed in our defensive effort in the second half. We had more turnovers in the second half. They hit some transition baskets and all of a sudden a seven-point lead goes to 15 points."
Black Hawk will play Platteville at 6 p.m. today.
"If you play up in the non-conference, you will learn some things about your team," Anderson said.
New Glarus 64, Argyle 48
ARGYLE - New Glarus sophomore Sawyer Myers had the hot hand scoring a game-high 24 points to help the Glarner Knights roll to a 64-48 win over Argyle in a non-conference game.
Myers scored 15 points in the second quarter and helped the Knights take a 35-27 lead over the Orioles at the half. New Glarus (3-6) put the game away, outscoring the Orioles 12-6 in the third quarter.
Argyle's Kyle Emberson scored a team-high 19 points and junior teammate Riley Ostby added 12 points.
Myers made four of the Knights' seven 3-pointers. New Glarus junior Austin Schlueter added 10 points.
Cambridge 62, Monticello 44
CAMBRIDGE - The Blue Jays used a 17-0 first-quarter run to spark a 62-44 win over Monticello in the Cambridge Holiday Tournament Monday.
Monticello senior Ben May scored a game-high 24 points and made four 3-pointers.
Cambridge was led by J.T. Parish who scored 18 points outscored Monticello (1-7) 24-7 in the first quarter en route to building a 28-point lead at the half.
Monticello's Jake Pusel added eight points and Logan Marty chipped in seven points.
