DODGEVILLE – In a make-up game played this past Monday evening, the Lancaster varsity boys basketball team picked up its first conference win of the season with a 66-56 victory over the host Dodgers.
With Monday night’s win, coach Roger Bussan’s squad improved to 1-2 in the Southwest Wisconsin Conference action and 4-4 overall, while Dodgeville fell to 2-1 in league play and 3-6 overall.
The Flying Arrows came out hitting on all cylinders early in Monday night’s contest, and after taking an 11-5 lead, used a 10-0 scoring run to take a 21-5 advantage with 7:09 to play in the first half.
Lancaster improved on its lead in the later minutes of the first half as well, holding a 39-19 advantage at halftime and seemingly in control of the contest.
The Dodgers came out in the second half with an aggressive full-court 1-3-1 zone press, which gave the Flying Arrows trouble.
During the first eight minutes of the second half, the Dodgers used a 14-4 scoring run to pull within 43-33 with 11:53 to play in the game.
Throughout the next six minutes, Dodgeville got even closer with the help of a 19-8 scoring run, pulling to within 54-52 with 4:09 showing on the clock.
During the first 16 minutes of the second half, Dodgeville had erased a 20-point deficit by outscoring the Flying Arrows, 33-12.
The final four minutes belonged to Lancaster though, as they outscored the Dodgers, 12-4, to secure the victory.
After going 8-of-11 (73%) from the free throw line in the first half, Lancaster knocked down 13-of-18 (72%) attempts in the second half. On the night, Lancaster made 21-of-29 (72%) free throw attempts, compared to Dodgeville, who was 13-of-21 (62%).
Leading Lancaster with 18 points was junior guard Jalen Schmitz, while fellow junior Austin Mumm had 10 and senior Tanner Reuter nine.
Over the holiday break, the Lancaster boys participated in the Westby Tournament, where they lost to Bangor, 75-66, last Thursday night, then defeated Kickapoo, 66-45, on Friday night.
Against Bangor, senior Larry Moore III finished with a team-high 23 points, while Schmitz added 10 and Josh Hentrich had eight.
In their win over Kickapoo one night later, it was Mumm leading the way with 12 points, while senior Drew Reuter added nine. Moore and Tanner Reuter each chipped seven.
This Friday night the Lancaster boys will travel to Spring Green to take on the River Valley Blackhawks (0-3, 1-6), who have suffered league losses to Dodgeville, Platteville and Richland Center.
Bangor 75, Lancaster 66
(from the Westby Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 29)
Bangor 42 33 - 75
Lancaster 32 34 - 66
Bangor - Miedema 19, Ellenburg 8, Johnson 15, Muellenberg 1, Langrehr 5, Reader 19, Wingert 4, Amborn 4. Totals - 28 15-25 75.
Lancaster - Tanner Reuter 6, Austin Mumm 7, Jordan Reuter 3, Drew Reuter 3, Josh Hentrich 8, Evan Straka 4, Larry Moore 23, Jalen Schmitz 10, Will Uppena 2. Totals - 25 13-20 66.
3-point goals - B: Miedena 1, Ellenburg 1, Langrehr 1, Reader 1; L: Drew Reuter 1, Schmitz 2. Team fouls - B 21, L 18. Fouled out - None.
Lancaster 66, Kickapoo 45
(from the Westby Tournament on Friday, Dec. 30)
Lancaster 42 24 - 66
Kickapoo 9 36 - 45
Lancaster - Tanner Reuter 7, Evan Gates 6, Jon Murphy 2, Austin Mumm 12, Jordan Reuter 4, Drew Reuter 9, Josh Hentrich 6, Evan Straka 5, Larry Moore III 7, Jalen Schmitz 4, Will Uppena 2, Nathan Timmerman 2. Totals - 27 6-6 66.
Kickapoo - Wagner 3, Wiegel 3, Turgasen 13, Alexander 20, Davis 6. Totals - 14 12-13 45
3-point goals - L: Tanner Reuter 1, Drew Reuter 3, Hentrich 2; K: Wagner 1Wiegel 1, Turgasen 3. Team fouls - L 12, K 8. Fouled out - None.
Lancaster 66, Dodgeville 56
(from Monday, Jan. 2)
Lancaster 39 27 - 66
Dodgeville 19 37 - 56
Lancaster - Josh Hentrich 3, Jordan Reuter 2, Larry Moore III 3, Austin Mumm 10, Tanner Reuter 9, Drew Reuter 8, Jalen Schmitz 18, Evan Straka 7, Nathan Timmerman 6. Totals - 19 21-29 66.
Dodgeville - Nagel 18, James 3, Eastman 4, Stanek 3, Glonek 11, Prochaska 16. Totals - 20 13-21 56.
3-point goals - L: Hentrich 1, Reuter 1, Reuter 2, Schmitz 3; D: Nagel 3. Team fouls - L 18, D 20. Fouled out - Stanek (D).
