MONTICELLO - The Monticello boys basketball team used a big second half surge to pull away en route to a 57-52 win Saturday.
Mineral Point had a 31-25 half-time lead on the Ponies. Monticello (15-5, 9-1 Six Rivers East) outscored the Pointers 16-3 in the third quarter. Monticello junior Austin Steffen hit a 3-pointer with 3 minutes, 7 seconds to go in the third quarter to give the Ponies the lead for good.
The Ponies had a balanced offensive attack with three in double figures led by senior Tyler Ritschard who scored a game-high 24 points.
"The biggest difference was that we did a better job of playing defense on their post players in the second half," Monticello coach Mark Olson said.
Monticello senior Reid Zanoya scored 12 points and junior Lukas Kolasch added 11.
Monticello has designated Friday as Jim Zweifel Night. The Ponies will host Barnerveld and with a win could force a co-Six Rivers East Conference title for the third straight year. Zewifel, a Monticello alum, who played in the 1950s and was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame as a player, will be on hand.
Monticello is expected to honor Zweifel and award him with a plaque. Monticello will establish a "Wall of Fame" outside the gym for Zweifel and two others who were inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame.
Barneveld 61, Juda 59
BARNEVELD - The Juda boys basketball team had a chance to tighten the conference race, but the Panthers upset bid came up just short in a 61-59 loss to Barneveld Saturday.
The Golden Eagles led the Panthers 12-11 at the end of the first quarter. The Panthers (13-8, 7-4 Six Rivers East) trailed by just one point at halftime.
Juda sophomore Matt Trotter scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Panthers. Fellow sophomore Cody Suiter added 12 and junior Brandon Bauman chipped in 11. Cole Bauman added nine.
The Panthers shot just 19 of 28 from the free-throw line.
Highland 54, Argyle 50
HIGHLAND - The Orioles had three players in double figures, but Highland clipped the Orioles in a non-conference game.
Highland jumped out to a 13-7 lead in the first quarter and led by seven points at halftime. The Orioles outscored Highland 31-28 in the second half.
Argyle sophomore Christopher Severson scored a game-high 14 points to lead the Orioles. Argyle seniors Ryan Geissbuhler and Nate Thomas each scored 11.
Edgerton 57, Brodhead 53
EDGERTON - The Crimson Tide snapped the Cardinals' six game-winning streak handing them an overtime loss.
Mineral Point had a 31-25 half-time lead on the Ponies. Monticello (15-5, 9-1 Six Rivers East) outscored the Pointers 16-3 in the third quarter. Monticello junior Austin Steffen hit a 3-pointer with 3 minutes, 7 seconds to go in the third quarter to give the Ponies the lead for good.
The Ponies had a balanced offensive attack with three in double figures led by senior Tyler Ritschard who scored a game-high 24 points.
"The biggest difference was that we did a better job of playing defense on their post players in the second half," Monticello coach Mark Olson said.
Monticello senior Reid Zanoya scored 12 points and junior Lukas Kolasch added 11.
Monticello has designated Friday as Jim Zweifel Night. The Ponies will host Barnerveld and with a win could force a co-Six Rivers East Conference title for the third straight year. Zewifel, a Monticello alum, who played in the 1950s and was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame as a player, will be on hand.
Monticello is expected to honor Zweifel and award him with a plaque. Monticello will establish a "Wall of Fame" outside the gym for Zweifel and two others who were inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame.
Barneveld 61, Juda 59
BARNEVELD - The Juda boys basketball team had a chance to tighten the conference race, but the Panthers upset bid came up just short in a 61-59 loss to Barneveld Saturday.
The Golden Eagles led the Panthers 12-11 at the end of the first quarter. The Panthers (13-8, 7-4 Six Rivers East) trailed by just one point at halftime.
Juda sophomore Matt Trotter scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Panthers. Fellow sophomore Cody Suiter added 12 and junior Brandon Bauman chipped in 11. Cole Bauman added nine.
The Panthers shot just 19 of 28 from the free-throw line.
Highland 54, Argyle 50
HIGHLAND - The Orioles had three players in double figures, but Highland clipped the Orioles in a non-conference game.
Highland jumped out to a 13-7 lead in the first quarter and led by seven points at halftime. The Orioles outscored Highland 31-28 in the second half.
Argyle sophomore Christopher Severson scored a game-high 14 points to lead the Orioles. Argyle seniors Ryan Geissbuhler and Nate Thomas each scored 11.
Edgerton 57, Brodhead 53
EDGERTON - The Crimson Tide snapped the Cardinals' six game-winning streak handing them an overtime loss.
