Elkhorn cruises past Whitewater, other scores

By GAZETTE STAFF   Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012
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Elkhorn High notched its seventh win in its last nine games Monday with a 56-36 victory over visiting Whitewater in nonconference boys basketball.

The Elks (11-9) held the Whippets (5-14) to single digits in the first half for a 26-16 lead at halftime. Whitewater cut the deficit to 37-29 after three quarters, but the Elks gained a 19-7 advantage in the fourth quarter to ensure the victory.

Brent Newman scored 14 points, Danny Dessent added 12, and Matt Smith chipped in 10 points for the Elks. Austin Morkved scored 13 points for Whitewater.

ELKHORN 56, WHITEWATER 36

Whitewater (36)—Hollingshead, 3-0-6; Hayes, 0-1-1; Pelayo, 3-1-8; Navejas, 1-0-2; Morkved, 4-1-13; Schumacher, 1-0-2; Brunner, 2-0-4. Totals: 14-3-36

Elkhorn (56)—Dessent, 4-0-12; Majewski, 1-0-2; Newman, 5-3-14; J. Rios, 0-1-1; Jurevicius, 1-2-5; Anderson, 4-0-8; Smith, 4-2-10; Bryson, 0-2-2; A. Rios, 1-0-2. Totals: 20-10-56

Whitewater 7 9 13 7—36

Elkhorn 16 10 11 19—56

Three-point goals—Whitewater 5 (Morkved 4 Pelayo) Elkhorn 6 (Dessent, Newman Jurevicius), Free throws missed—Whitewater 6, Elkhorn 4. Total fouls—Whitewater 13, Elkhorn 8.

Nonconference

-- Brodhead 55, Monti-cello 37—Three Brodhead players scored in double figures as the Cardinals pounded the visiting Ponies, 34-18, in the second half.

Jesse DeLorme scored 15 points, Trent Jordan added 13, and Jacob Johnson posted had 12 to pace Brodhead (13-6) to the nonconference win. Monticello drops to 11-8 on the season.

BRODHEAD 55, MONTICELLO 37

Monticello (37)—Klitzke, 3-2-9; Kolasch, 4-0-8; Steffan, 2-0-5; May, 2-0-4; Marty, 3-1-7; Halvorsen, 1-0-2; rufener, 1-0-2. Totals: 16-3-37.

Brodhead (55)—Earleywine, 3-0-6; Malcolk, 1-0-3; Mckay, 1-0-2; Johnson, 4-3-12; Frost, 1-0-2; Jordan, 6-1-13; Goodman, 1-0-2; DeLorme, 6-3-15. Totals: 23-7-55.

Monticello 8 11 6 12—37

Brodhead 8 13 17 17—55

Three-point goals—Monticello 2 (Steffan, Klitzke), Bridhead 2 (Malcook, Johnnson). Free throws missed—Monticello 9, Brodhead 6. Total fouls—Monticello 10, Brodhead 10. Fouled out—Hefty.

-- Marshall 78, Turner 55—The visiting Cardinals hammered the Trojans,

27-10, in the fourth quarter to seal the nonconference victory. Turner trailed, 51-45, after three quarters.

Sam Burns scored 24 points to lead Turner, but was the only Trojan to reach double figures. Cameron Ward scored 24 points to lead three Cardinals in double figures.

MARSHALL 78, TURNER 55

Marshall (78)—Leistikow, 4-0-8; Stensaas, 8-0-16; Ackley, 2-0-6; Ward, 9-4-24; Janke, 1-4-6; Jennings, 3-8-14; Zickert, 0-4-4. Totals: 27-20-78.

Turner (55)—Payton, 3-0-7; Pickett, 4-0-9; Noack, 1-0-3; Burns, 9-6-24; Bass, 1-0-2; Bartz, 2-0-4; Appleby, 3-0-6. Totals: 23-6-55.

Marshall 13 24 14 27—78

Beloit Turner 12 16 17 10—55

Three-point goals—Turner 3 (Payton, Pickett, Noack), Marshall 4 (Ackley 2, Ward 2). Free throws missed—Turner 5, Marshall 3. Total fouls—Turner 21, Marshall 13.

-- Lakeside Lutheran 70, Central Wisconsin Christian 65—Jeff Klug and Jason Eternick each scored 16 points to lead Lakeside Lutheran

(11-8) to the nonconference victory.

Central Wisconsin Christian fell to 10-9.

LAKESIDE LUTHERAN 70, CENTRAL WISCONSIN CHRISTIAN 65

Central Wisconsin Christian (65)—Braunschweig, 4-0-9; Zonnefeld, 2-0-4; DeVries, 5-1-11; Bresser, 2-0-6; Haan, 4-2-10; Kok, 7-2-16; DeYoung, 4-1-9. Totals: 28-6-65.

Lakeside Lutheran (70)—Torgerson, 3-0-6; Doyle, 5-0-10; Gronholz, 2-3-9; Vredeveld, 1-0-2; Klug, 5-5-16; Gartner, 3-1-7; Eternick, 5-4-16; Schultz, 2-0-4. Totals: 26-13-70.

Central Wis. Christian 15 14 16 20—65

Lakeside Lutheran 12 18 25 15—70

Three-point goals—CWC 3 (Braunschweig, Bresser 2), Lakeside 5 (Gronholz 2, Klug, Eternick). Free throws missed—CWC 3, Lakeside 8. Total fouls—CWC 18, Lakeside 15. Fouled out—Haan.

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