East boys shock Madison Memorial

Friday, Jan. 16, 2009

Big Eight boys basketball

League Season

W L W L

Madison Memorial 7 1 9 1

Madison East 6 2 8 2

Beloit Memorial 5 2 7 2

Verona 5 2 6 3

Janesville Craig 4 3 5 4

Sun Prairie 3 4 5 4

Middleton 2 5 3 6

Madison West 2 5 3 6

Madison La Follette 2 5 2 6

Janesville Parker 0 7 0 9

RESULT FRIDAY

Madison East 53, Madison Memorial 44

Madison West at Janesville Craig, ppd.

GAMES TONIGHT

Middleton at Janesville Parker

Janesville Craig at Verona

Sun Prairie at Beloit Memorial

Madison La Follette at Madison West

Madison East High School pulled a shocker in Big Eight Conference boys basketball Friday night.

Marquis Mason scored 20 points, and the Purgolders erupted for 26 fourth-quarter points, in a 53-44 upset of previously unbeaten Madison Memorial.

The five-time defending conference champion and top-rated Spartans, ranked eighth in the Midwest by USA Today, suffered their first loss of the season in falling to 9-1 overall and 7-1 in the Big Eight.

It snapped the Spartans’ 18-game Big Eight winning streak, dating back to a 57-55 loss to Beloit last season. It also was only the second loss for Memorial in its last 62 conference games and the third in its last 88.

East (8-2, 6-2) moved to within a game of Memorial in the conference, thanks to a 26-12 advantage in the fourth quarter.

Nimrod Hilliard IV added 16 points for East, which trailed 32-27 after three quarters.

Marquette University recruit Jeronne Maymon had 18 points to lead the Spartans.

EAST 53, MEMORIAL 44

Memorial (44)—Lomomba, 6; Maymon, 18; Blue, 10; Creamer, 10. Totals: 20-4-44.

East (53)—Galligan, 8; Bartelt, 5; Terry, 4; Mason, 20; Hilliard IV, 16. Totals: 19-13-53.

Madison Memorial 12 8 12 12—44

Madison East 6 10 11 26—53

Three-point goals—East 2 (Galligan, Hilliard IV). Free throws missed—Memorial 2, East 7. Total fouls—Memorial 18, East 7.

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