CUBA CITY - In a rematch of last season's Division 3 regional championship, the Cuba City Cubans rolled past the Darlington Redbirds, 58-33 in a SWAL Conference game Thursday. The Redbirds trailed by just four points at halftime at 24-20, but scored just 13 points the rest of the way. Senior Kent Miehe was the only player in double figures for Darlington with 11 points. Senior Brandon Hardyman had seven points and senior Mitchell Whalen added six points for the Redbirds. The Redbirds couldn't stop Cuba City's Corey Vaassen, who went off for 25 points in the season opener for the Cubans.
Darlington (2-1) will host Platteville in a non-conference game Monday.
BLACK 44, BELMONT 41
BELMONT - The Black Hawk Warriors overcame a 34-30 fourth quarter deficit to defeat the Belmont Braves 44-41 in a non-conference game Thursday.
Junior Cory Rupnow scored 13 points and junior Coltin Piefer added 12 points, including three 3-pointers for the Warriors, who trailed 23-22 at halftime. Junior Jeremy Richardson led the Braves with 13 points and junior Brandon Wedig had 11 points for Belmont.
Black Hawk (2-1) will host Highland in a non-conference game Tuesday.
Girls Basketball
New Glarus 57, Evansville 30
NEW GLARUS - The New Glarus Glarner Knights used a 24-7 fourth quarter blitz to turn back the Evansville Blue Devils 57-30 in a non-conference game Thursday. Leading 33-23 to begin the fourth quarter, the Glarner Knights used their defensive pressure to take control of the game. "We were pressing the whole game and we just buckled down and turned turnovers into points," said New Glarus head coach Megan Scheele. "We played really well overall and we played great team defense."
The Glarner Knights were led by junior Anya Schween with 17 points and senior Alycia Atwell with 12 points. With the win, New Glarus evened its record to 1-1 and nearly doubled the number of points they scored in a 53-30 loss to Black Hawk earlier in the week.
Darlington (2-1) will host Platteville in a non-conference game Monday.
BLACK 44, BELMONT 41
BELMONT - The Black Hawk Warriors overcame a 34-30 fourth quarter deficit to defeat the Belmont Braves 44-41 in a non-conference game Thursday.
Junior Cory Rupnow scored 13 points and junior Coltin Piefer added 12 points, including three 3-pointers for the Warriors, who trailed 23-22 at halftime. Junior Jeremy Richardson led the Braves with 13 points and junior Brandon Wedig had 11 points for Belmont.
Black Hawk (2-1) will host Highland in a non-conference game Tuesday.
Girls Basketball
New Glarus 57, Evansville 30
NEW GLARUS - The New Glarus Glarner Knights used a 24-7 fourth quarter blitz to turn back the Evansville Blue Devils 57-30 in a non-conference game Thursday. Leading 33-23 to begin the fourth quarter, the Glarner Knights used their defensive pressure to take control of the game. "We were pressing the whole game and we just buckled down and turned turnovers into points," said New Glarus head coach Megan Scheele. "We played really well overall and we played great team defense."
The Glarner Knights were led by junior Anya Schween with 17 points and senior Alycia Atwell with 12 points. With the win, New Glarus evened its record to 1-1 and nearly doubled the number of points they scored in a 53-30 loss to Black Hawk earlier in the week.
