DARLINGTON — The Darlington Redbirds, ranked tenth in Division 4, nearly tripled the Riverdale Chieftains 93-32 in a SWAL Conference matchup on Wednesday, December 21. 

Darlington scored 56 points in the first half, 20 of which came from Brady Long. He sank four 3-pointers and went 2-for-2 from the free-throw line with three additional baskets. Will Murray trailed with 15 points with one free throw. The Redbirds made two more 3-pointer in the first half, one each from Riggs Black and Broker Buschor.

Four players who were scoreless in the first, contributed offensively in the second half. Reagan Jackson drained a three, along with Gerson Soto-Aguirre. Brady Smith tallied five points with a pair of baskets and one free throw, while Levi Carter made a free throw.

Overall, Darlington had four players reach double figures. Murray led the team with 25 points, all of which came from inside the arc. Long followed with 20 points and four of the Redbird’s six 3-pointers. He scored all of his points in the first half. Carver Fitzsimons recorded 11 points, while Buschor tallied 10.

Darlington finished the game 7-for-11 from the free-throw line for 64%.

POYNETTE 66, BRODHEAD 46

BRODHEAD — Despite a strong defensive second half, the Cardinals fell to the Poynette Pumas 66-46 in a nonconference game on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

After the Pumas scored 43 points in the first half, the Cardinals limited them to 23 in the second half. Brodhead’s offense couldn’t keep up, though, as it scored 26 and 20 points in the first and second halves, respectively.

Jaxon Dooley led the Cardinals with 19 points. He was 3-for-3 from the free-throw line with eight baskets. The next highest scorer was Cullen Walker — back from illness — with nine points, all of them from beyond the arc. Sam Searls and Brody Riese each tallied five points.

Poynette had three players in double figures, led by Aiden Klosky with 23 points and 17 rebounds for a double-double. Kameryn Colstad trailed with 19 points, and Brett Hackbart with 13 points.