Wisconsin Dells Earns a Share of the Conference Title

In tonights huge South Central Conference matchup, Wisconsin Dells was able to defeat Adams Friendship, 47-37 to clinch a share of the conference title with Adams. This game was a very slow paced game, that wasn't the most pretty thing to watch but, WD was able to out last Adams and win the game.

Adams had the lead for much of the first half and a half court shot hit by Ryan Wenkman propelled Wisconsin Dells into the second half as the took the lead in the third quarter and held on and extended their lead to 10 with some free throws at the end. Three things were the factors that led to the Dells win. The first reason was Dells was able to get offensive rebounds and get second and third chances at the hoop. Number two was their ball movement against the adams zone which led to some easy baskets. The third and maybe the biggest thing was their ability to contain Lance Fritz. Fritz scored 24 points the first time the two teams play but, was held to a very difficult 12 points tonight, three of which came on a last second three when the game was basically over.

It was really a team effort for the Dells in this one as everyone did their past in this one. In the first half it was 6'9 sophomore Nate Gibson that did most of the damage for the Dells. Gibson was able to get position and score inside, pass the ball out of the low and high post, and scored a good portion of his points on offensive rebounds. In the second half Ethan Loofboro was huge, as he hit a pair of three points and had a couple big layups. Loofboro's biggest impact was on the defensive end as he was able to limit Lance Fritz to 12 very hard earned points, from the moment Fritz crossed halfcourt Loofboro was with him. Jade Royston had his usual solid game as he hit a pair of three pointers to help the Chiefs maintain their lead and was able to knock down the free throws to seal the game. Ryan Wenkman didn't score as much as usual but, was had a hand full of steals to help the Dells get the lead and did a great job of finding open teammates for open layups. Big man Alex Buesing didn't make a dent in the scoring column but, he made his presence felt else where. Buesing did a great job of getting offensive rebounds which allowed teammates to be able to score and played some solid defense which included a huge block in the second half.

For Adams Friendship Ben Pease did his best to try and get the Green Devils a win. Pease hit three, three pointers and had a couple nice drives to hoop. Despite struggling in this game Lance Fritz was still AF's second leading scorer and still managed to get 12 points. One thing to note is that Adams star Tommie Gaston was not suited up. Gaston hasn't been the stand out I expected him to be this year, so I can't say one way or the other if he would of made a difference in the outcome of this game.

Scoring Breakdown
Wisconsin Dells 47- Royston 15 Gibson 11 Loofboro 10 Wenkman 7 Ryan Field 2 Laddie Lucke 2 Jimmy Alvin 0 Buesing 0
Adams Friendship 37- Pease 17 Fritz 12 Billy Deane 4 Bryce Wormet 2 Mike Chetney 2 Tony Kuchta 0 #12 0

Coming in the next few days are more state predictions.