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Arrows outlast T-Wolves
Lancaster boys win season opener over River Ridge
Arrows outlast T-Wolves
Lancaster senior Dawson Bowen drives past three River Ridge defenders during last Tuesday night's non-conference boys basketball contest at Lancaster. Bowen finished the night with a game-high 27 points in a 55-47 victory for the Flying Arrows. Pictured from River Ridge are: (from left) Cole Crubel, Logan Drone and Will Esser. (To view or purchase photos from this game, go to www.swnews4U.smugmug.com) - photo by A.J. Gates

LANCASTER – Overcoming an early deficit, coach Brian Knapp’s Lancaster boys’ basketball team kicked off the 2019-20 season with a 55-47 non-conference victory over visiting River Ridge last Tuesday night.

After the first week of boys basketball action, the Flying Arrows are the only team in the Southwest Wisconsin Conference without a loss. Coach Knapp’s squad also only has three games scheduled before the Christmas break, playing at Platteville this Friday night, and then at Richland Center on Thursday, Dec. 19.

For the Timberwolves, Tuesday night’s contest was their second of the season, dropping them to 0-2 overall heading into their Six Rivers West conference opener at Belmont the following Thursday night.

For complete coverage of this game, get your copy of the Dec. 12, 2019 issue of the Grant County Herald Independent.


Lancaster 55, River Ridge 47
(from Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Lancaster)
River Ridge...22 25 - 47
Lancaster......28 27 - 55
River Ridge - Archie Cooley 9, Lance Nichols 7, Eric Breuer 2, Cole Crubel 21, David Nies 8. Totals - 18-42, 4-10 47.
Lancaster - Preston Noethe 2, Dawson Bowen 27, Aaron Murphy 6, Cole Raisbeck 4, Ryan Gallinger 3, Hayden Wagner 13. Totals - 19-40, 10-12 55.
3-point goals - RR: (2-11) Nichols 1, Crubel 1; L: (7-13) Bowen 5, Wagner 2. Team fouls - RR 17, L 9. Fouled out - None.


River Ridge 42, Belmont 35
(from Thursday, Dec. 5, at Belmont)
River Ridge....16 26 - 42
Belmont..........13 22 - 35
River Ridge - Ethan Hunt 4, Lance Nichols 6, Brayan Barrita 3, Logan Drone 2, Cole Crubel 16, David Nies 8, Bradley Hoffman 3. Totals - 13-34, 7-8 42.
Belmont - Justan Ernst 10, Luke Kamps 10, Mitch Douglas 5, Waylon Palzkill 4, Brady Wedig 6. Totals - 13 8-12 35.
3-point goals - RR: (3-18) Barrita 1, Crubel 1, Hoffman 1; B: Kamps 1. Team fouls - RR 18, B 13. Fouled out - Nichols (RR).


River Ridge 34, Seneca 23
(from Monday, Dec. 9, at Seneca)
River Ridge....18 16 - 34
Seneca............10 13 - 23
River Ridge - Lance Nichols 7, Brayan Barrita 6, Logan Drone 3, Cole Crubel 8, David Nies 10. Totals - 10-39, 5-9 34.
Seneca - Not available.
3-point goals - RR: (3-13) Barrita 2, Drone 1; S: n/a. Team fouls - RR 15, S n/a. Fouled out - None.