Evan Anderson scored 16 factors and TJ Stuttley had 15 to assist the Onalaska Excessive College boys basketball crew beat Waunakee 72-43 within the Midwest Gamers Basic on Friday.
The Onalaska Excessive College boys basketball crew was scheduled to make an announcement Friday night time on the Midwest Gamers Basic.
The Hilltoppers have not been unhealthy, however they’ve a roster stuffed with gamers with very excessive expectations, and three losses — even when each got here in opposition to an excellent crew — does not sit effectively.
Onalaska got here out and gave itself confidence and reassurance that it may play the best way it believed it may with a 72-43 victory over Division 1 Waunakee on the La Crosse Heart.
The Warriors (8-4) entered the sport with six straight wins and gave themselves hope when senior Shea Ducharme hit a 3-pointer that put them up 38-26 on the halftime buzzer.
That basket solely rattled Onalaska (7-3), which shot 14 of its first 16 within the second half to drop its second straight win early.
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“We performed a extremely robust schedule and did not hit effectively for some time,” stated Onalaska coach Craig Kowal, whose Hilltoppers are ranked second in Division 2 by the Related Press. “We have a extremely bizarre schedule with 5 video games in 9 days right here and two video games in two and a half weeks there.
“We could not get right into a rhythm and it was good to play like that tonight.”
Junior Evan Anderson had 16 factors and sophomore TJ Stuttley 15 for the Hilltoppers, who misplaced video games in opposition to Division 1 Madison La Follette (7-2) and Division 2 Wisconsin Lutheran (10-2) and Mount Horeb (8-4). .
Onalaska bounced again from losses to Lutheran and La Follette with a 58-52 win over Aquinas final week, however could not put away the Blugolds within the conditions it thought it wanted to.
It wasn’t an issue in opposition to the Warriors in a giant win that ought to function a springboard into MPC play in opposition to Wauwatosa West (9-4) on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
The Hilltoppers used some flash, some stable protection and good mid-range taking pictures to maintain Waunakee.
Again-to-back steals within the first half led to an Anderson dunk, a Stuttley layup on a missed free throw and a Stuttley dunk and respiratory room for the Hilltoppers at 17-9.
The sport-changing run to open the second half turned a 12-point lead into 52-28 after Anderson adopted Adam Skifto’s two straight baskets with a layup.
Anderson is averaging 19.8 factors over his final 4 video games after getting into Friday’s recreation with two straight 23. He scored 10 factors within the first 6 minutes and 49 seconds within the Waunakee recreation.
“He is been more practical offensively, and he is going for that pull-up (bounce) shot once more,” Koval stated. “He was extra balanced as an offensive participant tonight, and what I really like essentially the most is that he is getting higher daily defensively.”
That protection will probably be necessary in opposition to a senior Wauwatosa West crew that has gained 5 straight video games and is led by junior guard Cole Hansen (6-foot-4), sophomore guard Jake Hansen (6-1) and sophomore heart Kai Rogers (6). -11).
The trio is averaging 49 factors and 19 rebounds per recreation, with Cole Hansen 19.4 and Rogers 14.3 and 9.9 rebounds.
“It is a robust turnaround for us in opposition to a extremely good crew,” Koval stated. “They’re large and it may be a really completely different kind of recreation, however it may be enjoyable.”
Todd Sommerfeldt will be contacted todd.sommerfeldt@lee.web or by way of Twitter @SommerfeldtLAX
