BRODHEAD - At 6-foot, Brodhead junior Josiah DeLorme is one of the taller players for the Cardinals.
Edgerton 6-4 junior Jacob Zeimet took advantage of a slew of second-chance scoring opportunities scoring a game-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to power the Crimson Tide to a 79-54 win over the Cardinals Thursday. Edgerton (6-0), ranked sixth in the WisSports.net Division 3 Coaches poll, grabbed 16 offensive rebounds and the Cardinals were plagued by 20 turnovers.
"They (Edgerton) are probably one of the best teams we will play this year," said DeLorme, who scored a game-high 23 points and made four 3-pointers. "I think we are a lot hungrier team this year. We kept battling all night even though the scoreboard doesn't show it. We have to box out a lot harder and better than we did tonight. I'm sure we will be doing a lot of boxing out drills in practice. If we keep playing tough when we play less talented teams we should be able to get more 'W's."
The Crimson Tide opened the game with a 16-6 run fueled by a press that gave the Cardinals fits early on. Brodhead (1-4, 1-3 Rock Valley South) had three turnovers in the first 1 minute, 21 seconds. The spurt was highlighted by Edgerton junior James Fox drilling two 3-pointers. The Cardinals withstood the hot start by the Tide.
DeLorme, who scored 14 points in the first half, knocked down three 3-pointers in the first half to lead a comeback. DeLorme hit a 3-pointer and sophomore Ned Slocum made a free throw to help the Cardinals slice the Tide's lead to six points. However, that is as close as they would get. Fox, who scored 16 points, drilled a 3-pointer and Ricky Williams scored on a layup to give the Tide a 43-30 lead at the half.
"At the beginning of the season I struggled with my shot," DeLorme said. "I lift a lot of weights in the offseason. I think that threw my shot off. Tonight, it was back for me."
The Cardinals for stretches showed the ability to drive and hit open shots.
"I was really happy with how we played in the first half," Brodhead coach Brian Kammerer said. "We were down six and then we had three straight turnovers. This is probably the best shooting game we have had all year. Slocum got into foul trouble. When he's not on the court that hurts us."
Slocum finished with 13 points, but it was DeLorme who was the key playmaker in the first half keeping the Cardinals within striking distance.
"He played the way I want him to," Kammerer said of DeLorme. "He didn't force shots. He took good shots and he worked hard in the post. We can't just rely on Slocum for scoring."
The Tide pulled away in the second half going on a 15-4 third quarter run sparked by a press that forced three straight turnovers. Zeimet was able to get the ball down low and he scored on a couple of putbacks. The Tide had four shots on one possession after offensive rebounds by Zeimet and Williams. Zeimet scored down low with 2:28 to go in the third quarter to give the Tide an insurmountable 58-34 lead. Zeimet hit a jumper at the end of the third quarter to give the Tide their largest lead at 67-40.
"They (Edgerton) are tall," Kammerer said. "They are not 6-10. It's just not getting a body on them and moving our feet. You can't allow good teams second chance opportunities like that. We have to do a better job of taking care of the ball. It's the little things we have to perfect."
Edgerton 6-4 junior Jacob Zeimet took advantage of a slew of second-chance scoring opportunities scoring a game-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to power the Crimson Tide to a 79-54 win over the Cardinals Thursday. Edgerton (6-0), ranked sixth in the WisSports.net Division 3 Coaches poll, grabbed 16 offensive rebounds and the Cardinals were plagued by 20 turnovers.
"They (Edgerton) are probably one of the best teams we will play this year," said DeLorme, who scored a game-high 23 points and made four 3-pointers. "I think we are a lot hungrier team this year. We kept battling all night even though the scoreboard doesn't show it. We have to box out a lot harder and better than we did tonight. I'm sure we will be doing a lot of boxing out drills in practice. If we keep playing tough when we play less talented teams we should be able to get more 'W's."
The Crimson Tide opened the game with a 16-6 run fueled by a press that gave the Cardinals fits early on. Brodhead (1-4, 1-3 Rock Valley South) had three turnovers in the first 1 minute, 21 seconds. The spurt was highlighted by Edgerton junior James Fox drilling two 3-pointers. The Cardinals withstood the hot start by the Tide.
DeLorme, who scored 14 points in the first half, knocked down three 3-pointers in the first half to lead a comeback. DeLorme hit a 3-pointer and sophomore Ned Slocum made a free throw to help the Cardinals slice the Tide's lead to six points. However, that is as close as they would get. Fox, who scored 16 points, drilled a 3-pointer and Ricky Williams scored on a layup to give the Tide a 43-30 lead at the half.
"At the beginning of the season I struggled with my shot," DeLorme said. "I lift a lot of weights in the offseason. I think that threw my shot off. Tonight, it was back for me."
The Cardinals for stretches showed the ability to drive and hit open shots.
"I was really happy with how we played in the first half," Brodhead coach Brian Kammerer said. "We were down six and then we had three straight turnovers. This is probably the best shooting game we have had all year. Slocum got into foul trouble. When he's not on the court that hurts us."
Slocum finished with 13 points, but it was DeLorme who was the key playmaker in the first half keeping the Cardinals within striking distance.
"He played the way I want him to," Kammerer said of DeLorme. "He didn't force shots. He took good shots and he worked hard in the post. We can't just rely on Slocum for scoring."
The Tide pulled away in the second half going on a 15-4 third quarter run sparked by a press that forced three straight turnovers. Zeimet was able to get the ball down low and he scored on a couple of putbacks. The Tide had four shots on one possession after offensive rebounds by Zeimet and Williams. Zeimet scored down low with 2:28 to go in the third quarter to give the Tide an insurmountable 58-34 lead. Zeimet hit a jumper at the end of the third quarter to give the Tide their largest lead at 67-40.
"They (Edgerton) are tall," Kammerer said. "They are not 6-10. It's just not getting a body on them and moving our feet. You can't allow good teams second chance opportunities like that. We have to do a better job of taking care of the ball. It's the little things we have to perfect."
