CASSVILLE — Albany out-scored Cassville 21-8 in the second half to force overtime en route to a 45-43 victory in a Six Rivers Conference boys basketball crossover Jan. 3.
The Comets fell behind 33-20 by halftime, but rallied in the second half.
Both teams shot within a single percentage point of 35% from the field in the contest. The difference, quite literally, came at the free throw line. Albany was just 5-for-11 at the charity strip, which was exactly four points better than the 1-4 mark the Rockets put up.
Ty Durtschi led Albany with 17 points. Kaden Zurfluh added 10 points, and Tyler Patchen chipped in with 10 rebounds and seven points.
River Ridge 68, Monticello 21
PATCH GROVE — The Ponies struggled early and had little chance to get caught up to the Timberwolves in their Six Rivers crossover Jan. 3.
River Ridge jumped out to a 45-12 lead by halftime and out-scored Monticello 23-9 in the second half.
The Ponies shot just 20% from the field, including an oh-for-seven mark from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, River Ridge players hit 50% of their shots. Monticello committed 31 turnovers and were out-rebounded 31-23.
Hunter Grossen led the Ponies with 10 points but had 10 turnovers himself.
Marshall 82, Brodhead 54
BRODHEAD — Josh Blum had 13 points and Gabe Bockhop added 12 for Brodhead, but the home Cardinals just couldn’t keep pace with the visiting Cardinals in a nonconference game Jan. 4.
Marshall led 55-32 at halftime thanks to six 3-pointers and a flurry of 2-point buckets.
Brody Riese added nine points for Brodhead, and Brady Flannery chipped in with seven more.
Platteville 73, New Glarus 68
PLATTEVILLE — The Glarner Knights faced a midseason test that should help prepare them for life in the postseason this year. While the game didn’t start off too peachy, the New Glarus coaches were able to motivate their players over the game’s last 18 minutes.
The Knights trailed 44-24 at halftime. However, in the second half, New Glarus out-scored the Hillmen 44-29, nearly completing an epic comeback attempt.
Belleville 77, Poynette 63
BELLEVILLE — The Wildcats had four players in double figures in a Capitol Conference crossover game Jan. 3.
Jackson Scholey scored 18 points to pace Belleville, while Adam Cann had 15 and Bryce Babler and Samuel Arndt each chipped in 12. Cann, Babler and Arndt also had six rebounds apiece.
In other area basketball action, the Six Rivers East lost three more games in its crossover with the Six Rivers West on Jan. 3. Argyle fell to Highland 60-48; Juda lost to Potosi 80-43; and Black Hawk was defeated by Belmont 68-30. Pecatonica secured the East’s only win in the seven game conference crossover. The Vikings defeated Shullsburg 72-59 on the road.
Girls Basketball
Black Hawk 54, Highland 40
SOUTH WAYNE — The Warriors jumped out to a quick 12-point halftime lead and kept their visiting foes at bay the rest of the way in their game Jan. 2.
Maddy Lange led Black Hawk with 20 points, while Mya Milz had 11 and Maddy Place 10. Lance added nine rebounds, while Hailey Wellnitz logged 11 boards.
Black Hawk shot 50% on 16 attempts from beyond the arc.
Kickapoo 61, Black Hawk 57
KICKAPOO — Black Hawk got right back on the court on Jan. 4 and lost a tight nonconference game to Kickapoo, which has a 9-3 record.
Place recorded a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Lange had 15 points and six boards, Milz was held scoreless but grabbed a game-high 11 balls off the glass, and Reese Anderson had 10 points and eight rebounds.
The Warriors connected on 13 of 23 shots from deep, but made just five baskets from two-point range.
Poynette 65, Brodhead 47
BRODHEAD — The Cardinals fell behind by a dozen points by halftime and couldn’t recover in a nonconference game Jan. 3.
Alecia Dahl had 25 points and nine rebounds for Brodhead, but outside of her 3-for-5 mark from downtown, the rest of the squad was just 1-for-12 from deep.
Annelise Bethke had 11 boards for Brodhead, and Makenna Schooff added right points. Brodhead turned the ball over 23 times while Poynette had just 14 giveaways.
Lakeside Lutheran 60, New Glarus 37
NEW GLARUS — The Glarner Knights let it slip away in the second half Jan. 3. Paige Murphy’s 30 points, eight steals and five 3-pointers for LL didn’t help matters for the home team either.
Anya Brenkman led New Glarus in scoring with 13 points, while Kate Parman added 12 points.
Cuba City 61, Belleville 46
CUBA CITY — The Wildcats kept it close but just couldn’t pull themselves all they way back into a nonconference game with one of the state’s best programs over the past few decades. Cuba City led 36-28 at halftime.
Nikole Schultz led Belleville with 15 points, while Toria Devoe added nine. The Wildcats were 10-for-28 from behind the arc. The Cubans had four players in double figures.
In other area girls basketball action, Potosi-Cassville defeated Juda 58-39 on Jan. 2.
