MONROE — The Cheesemakers faced three tough opponents last week, winning two of three. Monroe (10-5, 6-2 RVC) opened with a 58-49 revenge win over McFarland on Jan. 23. The team followed up that performance with a 68-62 double overtime win over Turner (12-5, 7-2) on Thursday, Jan. 25.
James Seagreaves drove to the basket for the game-tying bucket against the Trojans with 1:30 left in regulation. The Cheesemaker defense held strong and forced a turnover with just over 30 seconds left. Mekhi Brown’s game-winning three hit the rim and bounced out, sending the game to overtime.
Neither team scored in four minutes, forcing a second overtime. There, Logan Taylor went to the line in the final seconds to make what proved to be the game-winning free throws. Brown and Seagreaves sealed the game going a combined 4-for-4 from the stripe in the closing seconds. Monroe missed just two free throws all night (14-for-16).
Taylor and Seagreaves paced the offense with 22 points each. Ryan Mathiason grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
After two big wins, Monroe ran out of gas against Mount Horeb (11-4, 6-2 Badger Small) on Saturday, Jan. 27. The Cheesemakers fell to the No. 7-ranked Vikings 75-45. The defense held Josh Manchester, who leads the Badger Small in scoring, to four points below his average (24.6). However, Nick Vorwald finished seven points above his average (14.5) in the win.
Seagreaves led Monroe with 14 points and seven rebounds. Mathiason chipped in 11 points, and Brown finished with 10.
NEW GLARUS 59, POYNETTE 55
NEW GLARUS 86, WATERLOO 76
NEW GLARUS — The Knights (11-5, 4-0 Capitol South) extended their winning streak to six games with two Capitol victories.
In NG’s victory over Poynette (5-9, 0-2 Capitol North) on Friday, Jan. 26, Brett Warrell led with 14 points, including four 3-pointers. Cade Thayer scored nine first-half points in his 11-point total, and Max Marty chipped in another 10 points. Charlie Sarbacker and Nolan Julseth drained a pair of 3s each.
Six different Knights scored in a Capitol South win over Waterloo (4-11, 1-3) on Saturday, Jan. 27, and all of them finished in double figures.
Once again, Warrell led the team, this time with 20 points and a pair of threes. He also went 12-for-14 at the free-throw line. Breckyn Thompson tallied 17 points, followed by Jake Roth with 14. Thayer chipped in 13, and Clayton Streiff finished with 12. Marty tallied 10 points. As a team, New Glarus drew 25 fouls and went 28-for-32 at the free-throw line (85%).
DARLINGTON 79, FENNIMORE 48
FENNIMORE — The No. 3-ranked Redbirds (16-1, 8-1) tallied 16 steals and forced 21 turnovers in a SWAL victory over Fennimore (3-15, 2-7) on Thursday, Jan. 25.
Brady Long led the squad with 19 points, going 4-for-7 beyond the arc. He also tallied five rebounds and five assists. Broker Buschor scored 17 points. Will Murray chipped in 16 points and led on the glass with seven rebounds. Carter Murray and Reagan Jackson contributed six rebounds, while Carter Murray and Buschor recorded four steals each.
BARNEVELD 43,
PECATONICA 39;
SENECA 87,
PECATONICA 84
BLANCHARDVILLE — After going on a five-game winning streak, Pecatonica dropped a pair of games on Thursday, Jan. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 27.
The Vikings (8-5, 6-2 Six Rivers East) were set for a revenge win over the Eagles (11-6, 7-1), who had beaten Pecatonica 74-45 in their last meeting on Dec. 7. In fact, Barneveld was Pecatonica’s last loss prior to the game. The Vikings held the conference’s leading scorer Kasey Helgesen to just five points, but gave up 10 points to Gavin Fishnick. Conversely, Barneveld kept Jameson Johnson under wraps, allowing him to score just five points, too. Tyler McKeon finished with 18 points and three 3s to pace the Vikings.
Pecatonica faced heartbreak once again Saturday, falling in overtime to Seneca (7-8, 4-4 Ridge & Valley). Elijah Knutson knotted the game late at 78 with a free throw. The Viking defense held for the remaining eight seconds of regulation. With 14.6 seconds left in overtime, Briar Wall made what proved to be the game-winning free throw.
ARGYLE 50, ALBANY 36
ALBANY — The Orioles (11-5, 6-1 Six Rivers East) never trailed in a conference win over the Comets (9-8, 2-6) on Thursday, Jan. 25. Argyle made six more 3-pointers than Albany, which accounted for more than the 14-point margin of victory.
Will Helfvogt led all players with 17 points, going 5-for-7 beyond the arc. Ike Waage chipped in 16 points with a pair of 3-pointers. On the glass, Max Godfrey grabbed nine rebounds.
Ty Durtschi was the only Comet to finish in double figures with 12 points. He also grabbed a team-best six rebounds.
SOUTHWESTERN 77, BLACK HAWK 39
SOUTH WAYNE — In a makeup game from Tuesday, the visiting Wildcats (12-5, 6-3 SWAL) used a balance offense to deal a loss to the Warriors (1-15, 1-7).
Southwestern had five players in double figures, led by Everett Drosseler with 15 points. Conversely, Black Hawk had just two players in double figures. Andrew Figi scored his team-high 12 points in the first half. Brycen Wilson made three 3s in his 11-point total.
