Verona, East boys get Big Eight wins

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009

Big Eight

boys basketball

League Season

W L W L

Madison Memorial 7 1 9 1

Madison East 7 2 9 2

Verona 7 2 8 3

Beloit Memorial 6 2 8 2

Janesville Craig 4 4 5 5

Sun Prairie 3 5 5 5

Middleton 3 6 4 7

Madison La Follette 3 6 3 7

Madison West 2 6 3 7

Janesville Parker 0 8 0 10

RESULTS TUESDAY

Verona 72, Madison La Follette 68

Madison East 66, Middleton 52

GAMES FRIDAY

Madison East at Janesville Parker

Janesville Craig at Beloit Memorial

Verona at Madison Memorial

Sun Prairie at Madison La Follette

Madison West at Middleton

Verona High built an early lead and then held on for a 72-68 victory over Madison La Follette IN Big Eight boys basketball Tuesday night.

The Wildcats (8-3, 7-2) raced to a 23-11 first-quarter advantage and 36-23 halftime cushion, only to see the Lancers (3-6) charge back in the second half.

Jason Ziemer scored a team-high 27 points to lead the Wildcats. Adam Wadzinski and Scot Platto added 12 apiece.

La Follette’s D.J. Fulle matchd Ziemer with a 27-point game. Marcus Henly added 12 points, and Chris Redman had 10.

VERONA 72, LA FOLLETTE 68

La Follette (68)—Dybevik 8, Klinkner 7, Padgett 4, Fuller 27, Henly 12, Redman 10. Totals: 27-7-68.

Verona (72)—Karls 7, Schaff 7, Ziemer 27, Peterson 2, Ropel 2, Christensen 2, Wadzinski 13, Platto 12. Totals: 28-12-72.

La Follette 11 12 24 24—68

Verona 23 13 16 20—72

Three-point goals—La Follette 7 (Fuller 3, Henly 2, Dybevik, Kinkner), Verona 4 (Platto 2, Schaaf, Karls). Free throws missed—La Follette 1, Verona 10. Total fouls—La Follette 21, Verona 9. Fouled out—Henly.

n East 66, Middleton 52—Marquis Mason scored 21 points to lead Madison East (9-2, 7-2) past the Cardinals (4-7, 3-6) in a Big Eight makeup game.

With the win, the Purgolders moved within one-half game of first-place Madison Memorial (9-1, 7-1).

Matt Everson had 15 points to lead Middleton.

EAST 66, MIDDLETON 52

Middleton (52)—Owen, 7; Adler, 7; Braga, 4; Nelson, 2; Hudson, 2; McCauley, 2; Everson, 15; Yaktus, 12; Schultz, 1. Totals: 18-12-52.

East (66)—Bartelt, 9; McAdams, 8; Baccallao, 7; Galligan, 4; Hilliard IV, 4; Mason, 21; Terry, 2; Hetzel, 2; Park, 10. Totals: 23-18-66.

Middleton 6 10 11 25—52

Madison East 18 9 16 23—66

Three-point goals—Middleton 4 (Yaktus 3, Everson), East 2 (Park 2). Free throws missed—Middleton 8, East 15. Total fouls—Middleton 22, East 14. Fouled out—Owen, Yaktus.

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