MADISON — The Cheesemakers got revenge for their first loss of the season, knocking off Waunakee 70-68 in the Badger Conference Challenge Jan. 25 at Edgewood High School.
Waunakee, which received votes in the Jan. 21 Associated Press Division 1 poll, led much of the game, including by 12 in the first half alone. Monroe, ranked ninth in the AP poll in Division 2, never gave in and sophomore guard Carson Leuzinger took care of business down the stretch.
Leuzinger was a perfect 10 for 10 from the free throw line in the closing minutes of the game, scoring 13 total points in the half. Cade Meyer led Monroe with 16 points, while JT Seagreaves had 15 and Max Golembiewski 10.
Caden Nelson and Jaxson Zibell each had 18 to lead the Warriors (11-4), which led 36-31 at halftime.
The win came just one night after the Cheesemakers (11-3) suffered a road loss at Milwaukee Bay View (8-6), 83-77. Due to hazardous winter conditions, Monroe didn’t return home until nearly 1 a.m., only to hop on the bus to Madison just over 12 hours later.
Meyer led Monroe with 21 points. Golembiewski scored 17, and Leuzinger and Seagreaves each added 14.
Monticello 53, Argyle 40
ARGYLE — The Ponies completed the season sweep of the Orioles Jan. 23.
Peter Gustafson led all scorers with 25 points for Monticello (14-0, 7-0 Six Rivers East), while teammate Reece Rufer had 18 and Simon Blohowiak finished with seven.
Joey Hinojosa led Argyle (8-6, 3-4) with 11 points, while Travis Dammen scored eight and Payton Flannery seven.
Monticello led 25-17 at halftime.
Darlington 81, Iowa-Grant 58
LIVINGSTON — Three Redbirds recorded double-doubles in a blowout of the Panthers Jan. 24. Cayden Rankin scored 25 points and had 14 rebounds while Carter Lancaster had 23/13 and Curtis Stone 10/11. Stone’s eight assists left him two shy of the rare triple-double.
Rankin was 10 of 19 from the field, while Lancaster was 9 of 18.
Darlington (13-1, 7-1 SWAL) was just 3 of 9 from beyond the arc but dominated the glass against Iowa-Grant (8-6, 3-5), out-rebounding the home team 49-20.
New Glarus 52, Marshall 49
MARSHALL — The Glarner Knights stayed unbeaten in Capitol South play with a comeback road win Jan. 24.
“It was a back-and-forth game all night,” New Glarus coach Travis Sysko said.
The Knights trailed 24-22 at halftime, but were able to take the lead with less than 35 seconds to play on a layup by Mason Martinson. Moments later Nathan Streiff hit a pair of free throws to make it a 3-point game. Marshall was unable to convert on its final possession.
Connor Siegenthaler led all scorers with 18 points, including the only 3-pointer in the game for New Glarus (6-5, 3-0) late in the second half. Streiff finished with 15 points, while Martinson had 11.
Craig Ward led Marshall (9-4, 2-1) with 14 points, with teammates Tyler Chadwick and Reid Thruschinski adding 12 apiece.
Edgerton 87, Brodhead 44
BRODHEAD — The Cardinals fell behind by 21 at halftime and never got back into the game during a blowout loss to the Crimson Tide Jan. 24.
Connor Green led Brodhead (4-8, 2-7 Rock Valley) with 13 points, while Owen Leifker (12) was the only other Cardinal in double figures.
Edgerton (10-3, 8-2) put five players in double figures, led by Brian Rusch’s 22.
Highland 69, Albany 63
ALBANY — The Comets had four players in double figures, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough in a nonconference loss to the Cardinals Jan. 25.
Javon Ferguson led Albany (1-12) with 18 points, while Tyler Anderson had 14, Clay Hulbert 13 and Rob Schroeder 12.
Highland (7-6) led 30-23 at halftime. The Cardinals had five players in double figures with Max Oleson leading the way with 18. Highland was 19 of 33 from the charity line and connected with six 3s in the contest. Meanwhile, the Comets were just 9 of 22 from the line with six 3s.
In other area boys basketball scores, on Jan. 23 Pecatonica defeated Albany 55-40 and Barneveld toppled Juda 56-40. On Jan. 25, Potosi defeated Pecatonica in a nonconference game 54-44.
