MONROE — Twelve players scored as the Monroe Cheesemakers blasted the Whitewater Whippets 91-53 in Rock Valley Conference, Rock Division boys basketball on Friday, Jan. 9.
Senior Marcus Ott led the scoring barrage with 23 points. Senior Logan Taylor put up 21 points, senior Mekhai Brown had 12 points, junior Kam Gerber-Reamer added 11 points and senior Miles Versnik scored 10 points as the Cheesemakers scored a season-high 91 points.
Monroe got its first double-digit lead with 13:55 to go in the first half at 17-5 on a three-point play by Brown. The lead grew to 25 points on Gerber-Reamer’s field goal to make it 35-10 with around six minutes left in the half. Whitewater made a bit of a run late in the first half to trim the lead to 17 at halftime at 47-30.
The Cheese started out the second half on a 17-6 run to take a 64-36 lead. Brown connected on a three, Ott had a three-point play followed by a three-pointer, Versnik made a basket, and Taylor knocked down back-to-back threes to complete the run. Sophomore Chase Huschitt scored the final points of the game to give the Cheesemakers a 91-53 win.
Cheesemakers coach Brian Bassett liked the ball movement the Cheesemakers put on display throughout the game.
“I was super-impressed. This is the best they’ve done at driving and kicking out to wide-open shooters,” said Bassett.
The fact that Marcus Ott led the Cheesemakers with 23 points was not a surprise to Bassett.
“We see that in practice all the time. He’s been shooting the ball really well in practice. That’s what he’s been doing all week,” Bassett said.
Monroe (7-3, 3-1 RVC-Valley) was set to play a nonconference game at Mount Horeb on Monday, Jan. 12.
New Glarus 89, Wisconsin Heights 38
NEW GLARUS — The New Glarus Glarner Knights are averaging nearly 70 points per game and surpassed that in an 89-38 win over the Wisconsin Heights Vanguards in Capitol South Conference action on Friday, Jan. 10.
Senior Matt Roth led the Glarner Knights with 22 points. Junior Nolan Julseth scored 20 points, and junior Bubba Weeden scored 15 points for New Glarus (7-3, 1-0).
Dodgeville 76, New Glarus 70
DODGEVILLE — Weeden poured in 21 points while Julseth scored 13 points and junior Tucker Sysko added 11 points, but it wasn’t enough as Dodgeville held off the Glarner Knights 76-70 in nonconference boys basketball on Saturday, Jan. 10.
The Knights couldn’t overcome a 39-32 halftime deficit despite three 3-point baskets by Sysko in the second half.
New Glarus (7-4, 1-0) will host Waterloo in a Capitol South Conference game on Thursday, Jan. 15.
