OREGON — Monroe’s boys basketball team went on the road and picked up a come-from-behind 59-57 overtime win over Oregon Feb. 11 thanks in large part to sophomore guard Carson Leuzinger.
Playing a second game without leading scorer Cade Meyer, the Cheesemakers went into halftime down by just three. Leuzinger was clutch down the stretch for Monroe, hitting key free throws and scoring the final seven points of regulation to send the game into an extra period.
Monroe trailed by seven with 42.8 seconds left, but Leuzinger came through with a pair of free throws to make it 51-46. Panthers guard Isaac Gard then missed the front end of a 1-and-1 bonus, and Leuzinger followed with a jumper in the lane with 25.4 seconds left to make it a 3-point game. After another foul with under 20 seconds to play, Gard missed the front end of another bonus free throw attempt, and Leuzinger ended up back at the charity stripe with 10.8 seconds left.
Smoothly, Leuzinger hit both attempts to bring the score to 51-50. A quick foul sent Ben Statz to the line for a double bonus for Oregon. Statz hit the first attempt, but clanked off the front iron on the second. Monroe’s Tyler Matley grabbed the rebound and gave the ball to Leuzinger, who drove the length of the court and hit a layup to tie it at 52 a second before time expired.
In overtime, both teams played scoreless for the first 3 1/2 minutes, then senior forward Aaron Ziolkowski tipped in a missed shot to put the Cheesemakers up by two. JT Seagreaves hit a pair of clutch free throws, and Leuzinger knocked down three more in the final 20 seconds to seal the win.
Leuzinger finished with a game-high 20 points, while Ziolkowski and Tyler Matley each scored 12. Erik Victorson led Oregon (6-10, 2-8 Badger South) with 22.
The win keeps Monroe (13-4, 8-2) within striking distance of Stoughton (16-2, 9-1) at the top of the Badger South standings.
Deerfield 53, New Glarus 41
NEW GLARUS — The Knights crumbled down the stretch, allowing Deerfield to score the final 17 points of their nonconference game Feb. 10.
Nathan Streiff led New Glarus with 11 points, while Darris Schuett had eight and Mason Martinson seven.
The cold shooting Knights hit just two 3-pointers in the contest.
Argyle 49, Albany 19
ALBANY — The Orioles were sound defensively and took total control of the contest in a first half of a Six Rivers East win Feb. 11.
Argyle jumped out to a 27-11 lead at halftime thanks in part to three key 3-pointers and an 8 for 12 effort from the free throw line.
Clay Ritschard led Argyle with nine points, while Travis Dammen had eight and Connor Carius seven.
Tyler Anderson scored 12 points to lead the Comets, hitting four 3s.
Monticello 71, Palmyra-Eagle 50
MONTICELLO — The Ponies improved to 17-1 with an emphatic win over 14-3 Palmyra-Eagle in a nonconference game Feb. 11.
Peter Gustafson and Rudy Wicker each scored 15 points to lead Monticello in scoring, while Reece Rufer and Devin Holz added 13 apiece.
Palmyra-Eagle was led in scoring by Aiden Calderon, who had 24.
In other area action on Feb. 11, Pecatonica rallied from 7-down at halftime to beat Juda 41-39 and Black Hawk tipped Barneveld 46-44. On Feb. 10, Barneveld rolled Albany 80-32.
