Monroe girls earn "Sweet 16" win over Milton

  Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009
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Badger

girls basketball

SOUTH DIVISION

League Season

W L W L

Edgewood 10 1 15 3

Monroe 9 1 16 2

Oregon 6 4 13 5

Milton 4 7 5 12

Monona Grove 3 7 4 14

Fort Atkinson 2 8 3 14

Stoughton 2 8 2 15

NORTH DIVISION

League Season

W L W L

Sauk Prairie 9 2 15 3

Reedsburg 6 3 15 3

DeForest 7 3 10 8

Waunakee 5 5 9 8

Baraboo 5 5 10 8

Mount Horeb 3 7 8 9

Portage 0 11 3 15

RESULTS TUESDAY

South

Monroe 60, Milton 50

Edgewood 46, Oregon 37

Fort Atkinson 56, Monona Grove 42

North

Sauk Prairie 59, Mount Horeb 49

DeForest 48, Waunakee 46

Baraboo 44, Portage 43

Nonconference

Reedsburg 55, Stoughton 47

GAME THURSDAY

South

Edgewood at Fort Atkinson

GAMES FRIDAY

South

Stoughton at Monroe

Monona Grove at Oregon

North

Mount Horeb at Reedsburg

Portage at DeForest

Baraboo at Waunakee

Nonconference

Milton at Sauk Prairie

Monroe High School’s girls basketball celebrated a “Sweet 16” party Tuesday night as Emily Rufenacht, Ashley Hermanson and Jamie Armstrong scored 16 points apiece.

That added up to a 60-50 for the Cheesemakers (16-2, 9-1) at Milton as they remained a half-game behind Madison Edgewood (15-3, 10-1) in the Badger South.

Monroe had a 22-9 advantage over the Red Hawks (5-12, 4-7) in the second quarter for a 28-18 halftime lead that held for the final margin.

Ashley Roherty led Milton with a game-high 17 points. Chelsea Roth added 11.

MONROE 60, MILTON 50

Monroe (60)—Brice, 1-0-2; Sutter, 0-1-1; Rufenacht, 7-0-16; Sellnow, 2-0-4; Hermanson, 6-4-16; Armstrong, 6-4-16; Ritschrd, 0-1-1. Totals: 23-12-60.

Milton (50)—Roach, 0-1-1; Roth, 5-0-11; Arnold, 1-0-2; Shadel, 4-1-9; Eide, 4-0-8; McNall, 1-0-2; Roherty, 6-3-17. Totals: 21-5-50.

Monroe 6 22 17 15—60

Milton 9 9 16 16—50

Three-point goals—Monroe 2 (Rufenacht 2), Milton 3 (Roherty 2, Roth). Free throws missed—Monroe 20, Milton 12. Total fouls—Monroe 10, Milton 16.

n Fort Atkinson 56, Monona Grove 42—Ralissa Nelson scored a game-high 19 points and Marie Fitzgerald added 16 as the visiting Blackhawks (3-14, 2-8) rolled to a Badger South win over Monona Grove (4-14, 3-7).

Angela Boushea led the Silver Eagles with 13 points.

FORT ATKINSON 56, MONONA GROVE 42

Fort Atkinson (56)—Wiegand, 8; N. Boos, 6; Lenz, 5; Nelson, 19; Fitzgerald, 16; Lyons, 1; Truman, 1. Totals: 19-11-56.

Monona Grove (42)—C. Blazer, 9; J. Schmitz, 8; E. Schmitz, 8; M. Blazer, 2; Veserat, 2; Boushea, 13. Totals: 14-9-42.

Fort Atkinson 21 11 13 11—56

Monona Grove 16 5 9 12—42

Three-point goals—Fort Atkinson 7 (Nelson 3, Fitzgerald 2, Lenz, Wiegand), Monona Grove 2 (J. Schmitz 2). Free throws missed—Fort Atkinson 3, Monona Grove 6. Total fouls—Fort Atkinson 14, Monona Grove 18.

n Edgewood 46, Oregon 37—Kenzie Kolb scored a game-high 17 points and was the only player in double figures for either team as the Crusaders (15-3, 10-1) held on to their slim Badger South lead by downing third-place Oregon (13-5, 6-4).

EDGEWOOD 46, OREGON 37

Oregon (37)—Ka. Hanson, 9; Cook, 8; Crowley, 7; Gundlach, 7; Kleitsch, 3; Wilhelm, 2; Ke. Hanson, 1. Totals: 14-7-37.

Edgewood (46)—Gifford, 9; Reese, 7; Elfman, 5; Zimbrick, 4; Lake, 3; Kolb, 17; Meriggioli, 1. Totals: 14-15-46.

Oregon 7 11 9 10—37

Madison Edgewood 13 10 10 13—46

Three-point goals—Oregon 2 (Crowley Gundlach), Edgewood 3 (Kolb 3). Free throws missed—Oregon 7, Edgewood 11. Total fouls—Oregon 17, Edgewood 14. Fouled out—Cook.

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