JUDA - The Barneveld Eagles are ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press Division 5 poll and average nearly 65 points per game, but the Juda Panthers didn't get the memo.
The Panthers and the Eagles hooked up in a defensive struggle, with Barneveld coming away with a 37-35 victory Thursday in Six Rivers East action.
The Eagles held a 21-17 halftime lead and extended it to nine points by outscoring the Panthers 12-7 in the third quarter.
Juda held Barneveld without a field goal in the fourth quarter and kept the Eagles scoreless until the final 17 seconds. That's when, with the Panthers trailing 33-32, they fouled Barneveld's Sam Nechkash, who made two free throws to give the Eagles a 35-32 lead.
The Panthers tried to tie it with a 3-pointer but missed. Barneveld's Colton Moyer grabbed the rebound and was fouled immediately, then made two free throws to put the Eagles up 37-32. The Panthers' Brandon Bauman hit a 3-pointer as time expired.
"I really liked how we played defense. We did what we had to in order to keep it close and Barneveld played great defense, too," Juda coach Mike Armitage said. "I'm proud of my guys. We could've folded."
Bauman and senior Joey Jordan each scored 12 points to lead the Panthers. Moyer had eight points for Barneveld.
"We don't want to have any more moral victories for Juda basketball," Armitage said. "Bottom line, it doesn't matter that we lost to Barneveld by two. The fact is, we lost and we don't want to accept that anymore."
Juda (2-2, 0-1 Six Rivers East) will host Pecatonica on Tuesday.
MONTICELLO 50, ARGYLE 40
MONTICELLO - Senior Lukas Kolasch scored 17 points and sophomore Lucas Marty added 10 to lead the Ponies in the Six Rivers East contest. The Ponies jumped out to a 15-4 first-quarter lead, then closed out the final 2:42 of the first half on a 10-0 run to take a 29-13 halftime lead.
Monticello kept the Orioles from mounting a comeback by making seven of eight free throws in the fourth quarter. Sophomore Christopher Severson scored a game-high 19 points for Argyle and senior Jared Johnson added 10 points.
Monticello (2-3, 1-1 Six Rivers East) will host Dodgeville in a non-conference game Tuesday. Argyle (1-4, 0-1) will host Albany Tuesday.
ALBANY 72, PECATONICA 67
PECATONICA - Sophomore point guard Isaiah Shell scored 29 points and sparked a big second-quarter run for Albany in its Six Rivers East victory.
Shell had 11 points in the second quarter, when the Comets outscored Pecatonica 23-14 to take a 42-32 lead entering halftime.
Senior forward Ty Mauerman added 22 points for Albany (3-2, 2-0 Six Rivers East), which didn't help itself by hitting just 11 of 25 free throws. Pecatonica went 6-for-6 at the foul line.
Pecatonica kept it close by hitting 11 3-pointers. Senior guard Tanner Kleppe hit all six of his shots from behind the arc for 18 points. Senior forward Wyatt Massey also scored 18 points for the Vikings, and freshman forward Drew Schliem added 16 points - 12 coming on 3-pointers.
Albany plays at Argyle on Tuesday while travels to Juda next Thursday.
Mineral Point 60, Darlington 47
MINERAL POINT - Senior Dakota Poad scored 27 points and Mineral Point went 17-for-22 at the free throw line in the fourth quarter in a SWAL game. The Redbirds fell behind 21-18 at halftime and could not muster a comeback in the second half. Senior Brandon Hardyman was the lone player in double figures for Darlington with 19 points.
"It was a complete team effort. That's what it takes to beat a good team like Darlington," said Mineral Point coach Dan Burreson.
Darlington (4-3, 1-2 SWAL) will host the Boscobel Bulldogs Tuesday.
Lakeside Lutheran 72, New Glarus 45
LAKE MILLS - Lakeside Lutheran is averaging 75 points a game and the New Glarus Glarner Knights found out why as the Warriors rolled in a Capitol Conference crossover game. Senior Jason Eternick scored nine of his team's 21 points in the first quarter as the Warriors took a 35-26 halftime lead.
Senior Tyler Kreklow led the Glarner Knights with 16 points and senior Riley Miller had 12 points.
New Glarus (3-3 overall) will host undefeated Lodi in another Capitol Conference crossover game Monday.
The Panthers and the Eagles hooked up in a defensive struggle, with Barneveld coming away with a 37-35 victory Thursday in Six Rivers East action.
The Eagles held a 21-17 halftime lead and extended it to nine points by outscoring the Panthers 12-7 in the third quarter.
Juda held Barneveld without a field goal in the fourth quarter and kept the Eagles scoreless until the final 17 seconds. That's when, with the Panthers trailing 33-32, they fouled Barneveld's Sam Nechkash, who made two free throws to give the Eagles a 35-32 lead.
The Panthers tried to tie it with a 3-pointer but missed. Barneveld's Colton Moyer grabbed the rebound and was fouled immediately, then made two free throws to put the Eagles up 37-32. The Panthers' Brandon Bauman hit a 3-pointer as time expired.
"I really liked how we played defense. We did what we had to in order to keep it close and Barneveld played great defense, too," Juda coach Mike Armitage said. "I'm proud of my guys. We could've folded."
Bauman and senior Joey Jordan each scored 12 points to lead the Panthers. Moyer had eight points for Barneveld.
"We don't want to have any more moral victories for Juda basketball," Armitage said. "Bottom line, it doesn't matter that we lost to Barneveld by two. The fact is, we lost and we don't want to accept that anymore."
Juda (2-2, 0-1 Six Rivers East) will host Pecatonica on Tuesday.
MONTICELLO 50, ARGYLE 40
MONTICELLO - Senior Lukas Kolasch scored 17 points and sophomore Lucas Marty added 10 to lead the Ponies in the Six Rivers East contest. The Ponies jumped out to a 15-4 first-quarter lead, then closed out the final 2:42 of the first half on a 10-0 run to take a 29-13 halftime lead.
Monticello kept the Orioles from mounting a comeback by making seven of eight free throws in the fourth quarter. Sophomore Christopher Severson scored a game-high 19 points for Argyle and senior Jared Johnson added 10 points.
Monticello (2-3, 1-1 Six Rivers East) will host Dodgeville in a non-conference game Tuesday. Argyle (1-4, 0-1) will host Albany Tuesday.
ALBANY 72, PECATONICA 67
PECATONICA - Sophomore point guard Isaiah Shell scored 29 points and sparked a big second-quarter run for Albany in its Six Rivers East victory.
Shell had 11 points in the second quarter, when the Comets outscored Pecatonica 23-14 to take a 42-32 lead entering halftime.
Senior forward Ty Mauerman added 22 points for Albany (3-2, 2-0 Six Rivers East), which didn't help itself by hitting just 11 of 25 free throws. Pecatonica went 6-for-6 at the foul line.
Pecatonica kept it close by hitting 11 3-pointers. Senior guard Tanner Kleppe hit all six of his shots from behind the arc for 18 points. Senior forward Wyatt Massey also scored 18 points for the Vikings, and freshman forward Drew Schliem added 16 points - 12 coming on 3-pointers.
Albany plays at Argyle on Tuesday while travels to Juda next Thursday.
Mineral Point 60, Darlington 47
MINERAL POINT - Senior Dakota Poad scored 27 points and Mineral Point went 17-for-22 at the free throw line in the fourth quarter in a SWAL game. The Redbirds fell behind 21-18 at halftime and could not muster a comeback in the second half. Senior Brandon Hardyman was the lone player in double figures for Darlington with 19 points.
"It was a complete team effort. That's what it takes to beat a good team like Darlington," said Mineral Point coach Dan Burreson.
Darlington (4-3, 1-2 SWAL) will host the Boscobel Bulldogs Tuesday.
Lakeside Lutheran 72, New Glarus 45
LAKE MILLS - Lakeside Lutheran is averaging 75 points a game and the New Glarus Glarner Knights found out why as the Warriors rolled in a Capitol Conference crossover game. Senior Jason Eternick scored nine of his team's 21 points in the first quarter as the Warriors took a 35-26 halftime lead.
Senior Tyler Kreklow led the Glarner Knights with 16 points and senior Riley Miller had 12 points.
New Glarus (3-3 overall) will host undefeated Lodi in another Capitol Conference crossover game Monday.
