MONROE - Giving up 10 inches, Monroe senior guard Jacob Flannery may have felt like David in a David against Goliath matchup trying to guard 6-foot-8 inch Stoughton senior Nick McGlynn.
McGlynn scored 14 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had seven blocked shots to power Stoughton to a 62-47 win over Monroe Thursday. With the loss, Monroe drops to 7-9, 2-5 Badger South.
"It's a pretty big challenge," Flannery said of guarding McGlynn. "I try to ride him up the lane and out of the post and get help from my teammates."
The Cheesemakers got off to a rocky start. Stoughton (12-3, 6-1 Badger South) went on a 27-6 first-half run to open the game. McGlynn, a Drake recruit, scored down low to start the second quarter and he had an alley-oop dunk to give the Vikings a 20-5 lead with 6 minutes, 56 seconds left in the second. Stoughton senior Brady Brusegar drilled a 3-pointer to extend the Vikings' lead to 25-6.
The Vikings built a 33-14 halftime lead. The Cheesemakers had almost as many turnovers in the first half (13) as they had points (14). The Cheesemakers shot just 28.5 percent in the first half (4 of 14) compared to 51.8 percent by the Vikings (14 of 27).
"You can't have 13 turnovers and zero offensive rebounds in the first half against a good team like Stoughton," Monroe coach Pat Murphy said. "They are good, but we didn't give ourselves a chance. We battled in the second half. We have to play four good quarters and we played about two. Our passing and catching the ball was not where it needed to be. It's not complicated. At this level, you have to snap the ball."
The Cheesemakers rallied from a one-time 21-point deficit outscoring the Vikings 18-9 in the third quarter. Monroe senior Logan Weckerly, who scored a team-high nine points, knocked down two 3-pointers in the third-quarter surge. Monroe senior Kevin Noriega had two layups in the spurt to cut the Vikings' lead to 35-22. Weckerly hit a 3-pointer with 39 seconds to go in the third period to slice the Vikings' lead to 42-32.
Monroe junior Ben Latimer scored down low with 7:20 left in the fourth quarter to cut the Vikings' lead to 44-35. It's as close as the Cheesemakers would get. The Vikings responded with an 11-3 run to seal the victory.
"If we would have played the whole game like we did the third quarter, we probably would have won," Weckerly said. "We were more aggressive taking shots. I know I was more aggressive shooting."
Flannery echoed Murphy's sentiments. The Cheesemakers had 16 turnovers, but just three turnovers in the second half as they looked to penetrate the gaps in the Vikings' 1-3-1 halfcourt pressure defense.
"We didn't do a good job of catching the ball in the first half," Flannery said. "They got some easy baskets off turnovers. Murph got after us at the half. We came out in the second half and decided to be the aggressor and not the nail."
Stoughton sophomore Troy Slaby scored 12 of his game-high 16 points in the second half. Slaby had a steal and layup and knocked down a jumper to spark the fourth-quarter run.
Latimer scored seven points and sophomore Carter Sawdey added six points on two 3-pointers for the Cheesemakers. Flannery chipped in five points.
"We haven't played very good at home this year," Murphy said. "I don't know why. It's disappointing. Slaby and McGlynn got good looks where they were comfortable."
McGlynn scored 14 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had seven blocked shots to power Stoughton to a 62-47 win over Monroe Thursday. With the loss, Monroe drops to 7-9, 2-5 Badger South.
"It's a pretty big challenge," Flannery said of guarding McGlynn. "I try to ride him up the lane and out of the post and get help from my teammates."
The Cheesemakers got off to a rocky start. Stoughton (12-3, 6-1 Badger South) went on a 27-6 first-half run to open the game. McGlynn, a Drake recruit, scored down low to start the second quarter and he had an alley-oop dunk to give the Vikings a 20-5 lead with 6 minutes, 56 seconds left in the second. Stoughton senior Brady Brusegar drilled a 3-pointer to extend the Vikings' lead to 25-6.
The Vikings built a 33-14 halftime lead. The Cheesemakers had almost as many turnovers in the first half (13) as they had points (14). The Cheesemakers shot just 28.5 percent in the first half (4 of 14) compared to 51.8 percent by the Vikings (14 of 27).
"You can't have 13 turnovers and zero offensive rebounds in the first half against a good team like Stoughton," Monroe coach Pat Murphy said. "They are good, but we didn't give ourselves a chance. We battled in the second half. We have to play four good quarters and we played about two. Our passing and catching the ball was not where it needed to be. It's not complicated. At this level, you have to snap the ball."
The Cheesemakers rallied from a one-time 21-point deficit outscoring the Vikings 18-9 in the third quarter. Monroe senior Logan Weckerly, who scored a team-high nine points, knocked down two 3-pointers in the third-quarter surge. Monroe senior Kevin Noriega had two layups in the spurt to cut the Vikings' lead to 35-22. Weckerly hit a 3-pointer with 39 seconds to go in the third period to slice the Vikings' lead to 42-32.
Monroe junior Ben Latimer scored down low with 7:20 left in the fourth quarter to cut the Vikings' lead to 44-35. It's as close as the Cheesemakers would get. The Vikings responded with an 11-3 run to seal the victory.
"If we would have played the whole game like we did the third quarter, we probably would have won," Weckerly said. "We were more aggressive taking shots. I know I was more aggressive shooting."
Flannery echoed Murphy's sentiments. The Cheesemakers had 16 turnovers, but just three turnovers in the second half as they looked to penetrate the gaps in the Vikings' 1-3-1 halfcourt pressure defense.
"We didn't do a good job of catching the ball in the first half," Flannery said. "They got some easy baskets off turnovers. Murph got after us at the half. We came out in the second half and decided to be the aggressor and not the nail."
Stoughton sophomore Troy Slaby scored 12 of his game-high 16 points in the second half. Slaby had a steal and layup and knocked down a jumper to spark the fourth-quarter run.
Latimer scored seven points and sophomore Carter Sawdey added six points on two 3-pointers for the Cheesemakers. Flannery chipped in five points.
"We haven't played very good at home this year," Murphy said. "I don't know why. It's disappointing. Slaby and McGlynn got good looks where they were comfortable."
