It was a pair of wins sandwiching nearly a week furlough for the South Winn boys basketball team (10-3, 6-3 UIC) as the Warriors defeated Postville Tuesday, Jan. 14 and Crestwood Monday night before dropping another thriller to MFL MarMac Tuesday night.
On the road
Fans who witnessed the first meeting of the Warriors and MFL MarMac (13-2, 10-1 UIC) that finished in overtime with a Bulldogs victory, saw the same style of play between the two UIC squads Tuesday in Monona.
Keeping up with the Bulldog fast-paced style of play, the Warriors grabbed a 14-12 lead in the opening act. In the second period, SW’s man-to-man defense was causing chaos for the Bulldogs, allowing the Warriors to pull ahead by 33-20 with just over two minutes remaining in the half. At the break, the Red and Gray maintained a comfortable 10-point lead, 37-27.
The Bulldog’s shooting woes continued early in the third with numerous shots and offensive rebounds finding success, but they soon heated up to trim the SW lead to 41-36 with 3:36 remaining. MFL MarMac had more in the tank to move ahead 46-45 with 1:45 to play in the third. Sent to the charity stripe, Braiden Todd hit a free throw to tie it up at 46-46. In the final minute, the two UIC squads swapped the lead back and forth with the home team coming up with a 50-49 lead with eight minutes to play.
In the final frame, the two UIC squads batted back and forth for control and were knotted at 59-59 at the 4:00 mark. Inside a minute, SW led 68-65; however, Bulldog senior Parker Kuehl hit the trey from the top of the key to tie it up. With the shot clock off with 25.6 seconds remaining, the Warriors looked to have the opportunity to hit the game winning shot. Driving into the lane with 10 ticks on the clock, Carson Streeter hit the front end of the two free tosses. A Bulldog defensive rebound and a fast break foul gave MFL MarMac a 70-69 lead with five seconds remaining as they pulled out the thriller.
Individual stats were unavailable at press time.
Six in a row
While the temps dropped outside, South Winn was hot inside the Warrior gym as Crestwood (2-11, 1-4 NEIC) paid a visit to Calmar Monday night for a non-conference contest. It wasn’t even close as the Warriors won 79-55.
After Crestwood took an 18-12 lead after the first period, the Warriors ran away with the game, outscoring the Cadets 23-9 in the second frame to lead 35-27 at the break. South Winn continued to pull away in the second half with a 21-point third quarter and 23 points in the final eight minutes while holding Crestwood to a combined 28 points.
Three Warriors were in double figures with Braiden Todd putting up 27 points with nine assists and five rebounds. Matson Winings contributed 22 points, five boards, three assists and two blocks while Carson Streeter added 13 points, nine assists and five caroms.
Scoring – Braiden Todd 27; Matson Winings 22; Carson Streeter 13; Kaden Barton-Franzen 6; Jordan Einck 4; Cale Kleppe 4; Carver Wenthold 3
Rebounds – Barton-Franzen 9; Todd 5; Winings 5; Streeter 5; Nolan Sabelka 2; Wenthold 2; J. Einck 1; Logan Tieskoetter 1; Assists – Todd 9; Streeter 9; Winings 3; J. Einck 3; Barton-Franzen 2; Sabelka 1; Irving Flores 1; Steals – Todd 2; Barton-Franzen 2; Sabelka 1; J. Einck 1; Wenthold 1; Blocks – Winings 2; Barton-Franzen 2
Over the Pirates
The Warriors had no issues pushing the Postville Pirates (4-11, 3-8 UIC) off the plank Tuesday, Jan. 14, at home as SW took the UIC win 62-36.
The home squad pushed ahead to a 17-7 lead after the first eight minutes and extended its lead to 30-16 by the break. The Warriors continued to get stronger as the game wore on and they outscored Postville 19-9 in the third, rolling to victory in the final eight minutes with 18 more.
Streeter led all scorers with 25 points to go with six steals, four rebounds and three assists. Barton-Franzen added 14 points in addition to six boards. Carver Wenthold finished the night with a team-high seven rebounds, along with seven points and three steals.
Scoring – Streeter 25; Barton-Franzen 14; Wenthold 7; Kleppe 6; Tieskoetter 6; Todd 2; Flores 2
Rebounds – Wenthold 7; Kleppe 7; Todd 6; Barton-Franzen 6; Streeter 4; Cameron Einck 2; Flores 2; Sabelka 1; Assists – Todd 8; Streeter 3; Sabelka 2; Wenthold 2; Barton-Franzen 1; Flores 1; Steals – Streeter 6; Todd 3; Wenthold 3; Sabelka 1; Barton-Franzen 1; Kleppe 1; Blocks – Barton-Franzen 2; Sabelka 1
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