DARLINGTON - When a basketball team goes through a six minute scoring drought in the third quarter, like the Darlington boys did Tuesday night, Redbirds coach Mike Hopkins saw a silver lining.
"It certainly wasn't planned for," Hopkins said of the cold spell. "I told them at the end of the quarter that we had a bad quarter, but we had a one point lead. We picked up our defense and we got our offense in gear."
Darlington (11-0, 6-0 SWAL), ranked sixth in the Associated Press Division 3 poll, outscored Fennimore 22-4 in the fourth quarter and steamrolled to a 63-43 win over Fennimore.
The Redbirds had a balanced scoring attack. Darlington junior Alex Erickson scored a game-high 20 points. Senior Tanner Havens scored 14 points and junior Tucker Wiegel had 10. Darlington received a big boost off the bench as the Redbirds outscored the Eagles 15-0. Junior Zach Brown scored all nine of his points off the bench in the fourth quarter to spark the Redbirds.
Darlington prepares for an unbeaten SWAL showdown at Cuba City Friday night.
"It will be a hard ticket to get," Hopkins said.
Belmont 57, Albany 42
ALBANY - Albany senior Bryce Hulbert scored 17 points, but it wasn't enough as the Comets lost a non-conference game, 57-42, to Belmont, Tuesday.
The Braves jumped out to a 13-8 first-quarter lead and led by seven points at halftime.
Belmont outscored the Comets 22-14 in the fourth quarter to seal the win. Albany senior T.J. Bump and junior Boomer Detra each added six points.
"Belmont just came out with a lot of energy," Albany coach Derik Doescher said. "We didn't show up with the energy from the get-go. They were the aggressor tonight. The scoreboard showed in the end."
With the loss, Albany drops to 3-7, 1-2 Six Rivers East.
Barneveld 42, Pecatonica 37
BLANCHARDVILLE - Pecatonica looked to play a spoiler role against Barneveld before falling to the Golden Eagles 42-37, Tuesday.
The Eagles (9-1, 4-0) built on a 25-21 halftime lead by outscoring the Vikings 14-9 in the third quarter and by 11 points in the second half.
Pecatonica senior Jason Meudt scored 13 points to lead the Vikings. Pecatonica senior Jeremy Meudt added eight points.
Pecatonica (5-5, 2-2) plays at Argyle Friday and then hosts Platteville at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Black Hawk 48, Argyle 39
SOUTH WAYNE - The backcourt for the Black Hawk boys basketball team combined for 21 points and the Warriors held on to a 48-39 win over Argyle, Tuesday.
Black Hawk senior T.J. Adams scored a team-high 11 points and senior Cody Foster had 10. Black hawk (4-5, 1-3 Six Rivers East) shot 8 of 16 from the free throw line, but the Warriors were still able to hang on for the win.
Argyle sophomore Nate Thomas scored a game-high 16 points and junior Kyle Geissbuhler added 14. With the loss, Argyle falls to 0-8, 0-3.
Monticello 46, Juda 25
MONTICELLO - The Ponies remain in contention to repeat as Six Rivers East Conference champions after running away with a 46-25 win over Juda, Tuesday.
Monticello (7-2, 4-0 Six Rivers East) jumped out to a 12-3 lead and led by 21 points at halftime.
Monticello junior Tyler Ritschard scored a game-high 16 points. The Ponies had two other players in double figures, including seniors Jacob Marty (11 points) and Tyler Meier (10 points).
Juda junior Bryan Bauman scored a team-high eight points. Freshman Cody Suiter had seven points and freshman Matt Trotter added six. With the loss, Juda drops to 3-8, 1-3.
Wisconsin Dells 49, Brodhead 38
BRODHEAD - Wisconsin Dells got off to a slow start and lost to Wisconsin Dells 49-38, Tuesday.
The Chiefs raced out to a 19-8 first-quarter lead. Brodhead battled back and outscored the Chiefs 11-7 in the second quarter. The Chiefs put the game away by outscoring the Cardinals 14-7 in the fourth quarter.
Brodhead junior J.J. Panoske scored a team-high 15 points. Brodhead junior Carson Scheidegger scored all 12 of his points on four 3-pointers.
"It certainly wasn't planned for," Hopkins said of the cold spell. "I told them at the end of the quarter that we had a bad quarter, but we had a one point lead. We picked up our defense and we got our offense in gear."
Darlington (11-0, 6-0 SWAL), ranked sixth in the Associated Press Division 3 poll, outscored Fennimore 22-4 in the fourth quarter and steamrolled to a 63-43 win over Fennimore.
The Redbirds had a balanced scoring attack. Darlington junior Alex Erickson scored a game-high 20 points. Senior Tanner Havens scored 14 points and junior Tucker Wiegel had 10. Darlington received a big boost off the bench as the Redbirds outscored the Eagles 15-0. Junior Zach Brown scored all nine of his points off the bench in the fourth quarter to spark the Redbirds.
Darlington prepares for an unbeaten SWAL showdown at Cuba City Friday night.
"It will be a hard ticket to get," Hopkins said.
Belmont 57, Albany 42
ALBANY - Albany senior Bryce Hulbert scored 17 points, but it wasn't enough as the Comets lost a non-conference game, 57-42, to Belmont, Tuesday.
The Braves jumped out to a 13-8 first-quarter lead and led by seven points at halftime.
Belmont outscored the Comets 22-14 in the fourth quarter to seal the win. Albany senior T.J. Bump and junior Boomer Detra each added six points.
"Belmont just came out with a lot of energy," Albany coach Derik Doescher said. "We didn't show up with the energy from the get-go. They were the aggressor tonight. The scoreboard showed in the end."
With the loss, Albany drops to 3-7, 1-2 Six Rivers East.
Barneveld 42, Pecatonica 37
BLANCHARDVILLE - Pecatonica looked to play a spoiler role against Barneveld before falling to the Golden Eagles 42-37, Tuesday.
The Eagles (9-1, 4-0) built on a 25-21 halftime lead by outscoring the Vikings 14-9 in the third quarter and by 11 points in the second half.
Pecatonica senior Jason Meudt scored 13 points to lead the Vikings. Pecatonica senior Jeremy Meudt added eight points.
Pecatonica (5-5, 2-2) plays at Argyle Friday and then hosts Platteville at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Black Hawk 48, Argyle 39
SOUTH WAYNE - The backcourt for the Black Hawk boys basketball team combined for 21 points and the Warriors held on to a 48-39 win over Argyle, Tuesday.
Black Hawk senior T.J. Adams scored a team-high 11 points and senior Cody Foster had 10. Black hawk (4-5, 1-3 Six Rivers East) shot 8 of 16 from the free throw line, but the Warriors were still able to hang on for the win.
Argyle sophomore Nate Thomas scored a game-high 16 points and junior Kyle Geissbuhler added 14. With the loss, Argyle falls to 0-8, 0-3.
Monticello 46, Juda 25
MONTICELLO - The Ponies remain in contention to repeat as Six Rivers East Conference champions after running away with a 46-25 win over Juda, Tuesday.
Monticello (7-2, 4-0 Six Rivers East) jumped out to a 12-3 lead and led by 21 points at halftime.
Monticello junior Tyler Ritschard scored a game-high 16 points. The Ponies had two other players in double figures, including seniors Jacob Marty (11 points) and Tyler Meier (10 points).
Juda junior Bryan Bauman scored a team-high eight points. Freshman Cody Suiter had seven points and freshman Matt Trotter added six. With the loss, Juda drops to 3-8, 1-3.
Wisconsin Dells 49, Brodhead 38
BRODHEAD - Wisconsin Dells got off to a slow start and lost to Wisconsin Dells 49-38, Tuesday.
The Chiefs raced out to a 19-8 first-quarter lead. Brodhead battled back and outscored the Chiefs 11-7 in the second quarter. The Chiefs put the game away by outscoring the Cardinals 14-7 in the fourth quarter.
Brodhead junior J.J. Panoske scored a team-high 15 points. Brodhead junior Carson Scheidegger scored all 12 of his points on four 3-pointers.
