MAZOMANIE - The New Glarus girls basketball team closed out their week's series of games with a 44-40 conference loss against Wisconsin Heights. For the lady Knights, third quarter woes allowed the host Vanguards to pull ahead and hold on for the victory.
"We just weren't able to finish in the third quarter," Knights coach Megan Scheele said. "We didn't do a good job in executing our strengths."
New Glarus (8-10, 4-4) started the game with their bread-and-butter press scheme, but after the Vanguards were able to get to the basket, the Knights had to make some changes.
"They broke down our press early, so we switched to a man defense," Scheele said. "But they were able to hit on their looks and get to the free throw line and knock down their shots."
New Glarus had two players score in double figures, led by Courtney Feller and Sierra Watrud with 17 and 14 points respectively.
Juda 39, Albany 18
JUDA - As the game between Juda and Albany progressed, defensive pressure by the host Panthers limited the offensive capabilities of the Comets, giving Juda a 39-18 victory.
"Once the game got going, our defense really started to pick up," Panthers coach Curt Brown said.
After both teams struggled to connect on their shots early in the game, the Panthers were able to pick up the pace in addition to limiting Albany to only one point in the second quarter.
"We're starting to get our rotation down at this time," Brown said. "I feel that we're playing our best basketball right now, and although we've had some injuries, I can see we're progressing, which is what you want when you near season's end."
Juda (6-12, 3-6) was led by Molly Marass, who had 13 points.
Albany closes out their conference play on the season with a matchup against top-ranked Barneveld on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Barneveld 60, Argyle 30
ARGYLE - Having the tough task in taking on the undefeated Golden Eagles, the Argyle girls basketball team struggled on Friday, losing 60-30 to Divsion 5's top-ranked team.
In knowing that his team's game would be viewed as a David versus Goliath matchup, Argyle coach Kurt Ritschard told his team to just play with intensity and to play to their ability.
"I told our team to play loose and play hard," said Ritschard. "And I definitely thought that we did that tonight."
For Argyle, one of their objectives of the game was to contain Eagles' leading scorer Hannah Whitish. While the Orioles were able to do that, other members of Barneveld's team were able to take the lead.
"We made it a point defensively to not let her (Whitish) hurt us," Ritschard said. "But that's one thing with Barneveld. You can slow down someone, and they still are able to have multiple quality players rise up and answer the occasion."
Although his team didn't collect the victory, Ritschard remains optimistic as to how far his team has come since their first meeting with Barneveld.
"I feel that we've improved tremendously since the first time that we played them," he said. "And that's what every team wants to be able to say."
Darlington 48, Boscobel 41
DARLINGTON - Thanks to a quick start out of the gates, the Darlington girls basketball team picked up a 48-41 victory over Boscobel. Providing a kickstart for Darlington was junior Mariah Wiegel, who connected on three 3-pointers within the game's opening minutes.
"It jump-started the game," Redbirds coach Kelly Rose said of Wiegel's hot hand. "Our team was able to ride the fumes with the way we started. From there, we knew (the game) was ours."
Darlington (2-16, 1-9) jumped to an early 25-17 lead by halftime, and during the second half the Redbirds maintained enough distance to secure their first conference win.
"It feels wonderful," Rose said of her team's win. "The girls bounced back and didn't give up. They are going to work as hard as they can until the final buzzer."
Wiegel ended the game with a game-high 17 points, finishing with five 3-pointers. Also scoring in double figures for the Redbirds was Callie Norton with 12 points.
"We just weren't able to finish in the third quarter," Knights coach Megan Scheele said. "We didn't do a good job in executing our strengths."
New Glarus (8-10, 4-4) started the game with their bread-and-butter press scheme, but after the Vanguards were able to get to the basket, the Knights had to make some changes.
"They broke down our press early, so we switched to a man defense," Scheele said. "But they were able to hit on their looks and get to the free throw line and knock down their shots."
New Glarus had two players score in double figures, led by Courtney Feller and Sierra Watrud with 17 and 14 points respectively.
Juda 39, Albany 18
JUDA - As the game between Juda and Albany progressed, defensive pressure by the host Panthers limited the offensive capabilities of the Comets, giving Juda a 39-18 victory.
"Once the game got going, our defense really started to pick up," Panthers coach Curt Brown said.
After both teams struggled to connect on their shots early in the game, the Panthers were able to pick up the pace in addition to limiting Albany to only one point in the second quarter.
"We're starting to get our rotation down at this time," Brown said. "I feel that we're playing our best basketball right now, and although we've had some injuries, I can see we're progressing, which is what you want when you near season's end."
Juda (6-12, 3-6) was led by Molly Marass, who had 13 points.
Albany closes out their conference play on the season with a matchup against top-ranked Barneveld on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Barneveld 60, Argyle 30
ARGYLE - Having the tough task in taking on the undefeated Golden Eagles, the Argyle girls basketball team struggled on Friday, losing 60-30 to Divsion 5's top-ranked team.
In knowing that his team's game would be viewed as a David versus Goliath matchup, Argyle coach Kurt Ritschard told his team to just play with intensity and to play to their ability.
"I told our team to play loose and play hard," said Ritschard. "And I definitely thought that we did that tonight."
For Argyle, one of their objectives of the game was to contain Eagles' leading scorer Hannah Whitish. While the Orioles were able to do that, other members of Barneveld's team were able to take the lead.
"We made it a point defensively to not let her (Whitish) hurt us," Ritschard said. "But that's one thing with Barneveld. You can slow down someone, and they still are able to have multiple quality players rise up and answer the occasion."
Although his team didn't collect the victory, Ritschard remains optimistic as to how far his team has come since their first meeting with Barneveld.
"I feel that we've improved tremendously since the first time that we played them," he said. "And that's what every team wants to be able to say."
Darlington 48, Boscobel 41
DARLINGTON - Thanks to a quick start out of the gates, the Darlington girls basketball team picked up a 48-41 victory over Boscobel. Providing a kickstart for Darlington was junior Mariah Wiegel, who connected on three 3-pointers within the game's opening minutes.
"It jump-started the game," Redbirds coach Kelly Rose said of Wiegel's hot hand. "Our team was able to ride the fumes with the way we started. From there, we knew (the game) was ours."
Darlington (2-16, 1-9) jumped to an early 25-17 lead by halftime, and during the second half the Redbirds maintained enough distance to secure their first conference win.
"It feels wonderful," Rose said of her team's win. "The girls bounced back and didn't give up. They are going to work as hard as they can until the final buzzer."
Wiegel ended the game with a game-high 17 points, finishing with five 3-pointers. Also scoring in double figures for the Redbirds was Callie Norton with 12 points.
