Wisconsin Dells dominates New Lisbon

A game that seemed lopsided from the beginning, lived up to the predictions with Wisconsin Dells basically dominating from the get go. Wisconsin Dells just seemed faster in every aspect of the game. By the time a New Lisbon player spotter an open teammate there was a Dells defender right there to steal the ball. On the offensive end the Chiefs were able to get any shot they wanted whether it was on the inside of settling for the three.

The Dells defense led to a very impressive 21-2 lead after the first quarter and then just put it in cruise control the rest of the game. NL was only able to get three shots up to the rim, as the Dells defense seemed to frustrate them and caused them to be timid with their passes. Early on Wisconsin Dells looked to the inside to their big man 6'9 senior Nate Gibson who was able to finish with either his left or right hand. Dells was always able to get second and third shots at the basket which typically led to fouls by the NL defenders. Half time score was WD 33 NL 13. The game remained at 20 for nearly the entire game as Wisconsin Dells seemed content to keep the game at this point and not really put the pedal down and make this one to embarrassing. Benches were cleared half way through the fourth quarter and the final score was 65-45.

Top Players
Justin Ward 6'4 senior Wisconsin Dells - Was a little bit of a ball hog but, had a strong game overrall as he was able to knock down the three point shot and used his length to get to the paint and score.
Nate Gibson 6'9 senior Wisconsin Dells- Big man that used his size to score in the inside. He was very impressive going to his left hand or right hand. I was very impressed with how his offensive game has improved since last year.
Chad Wyss 6'3 senior New Lisbon- The lone Rocket player that got things goings He was able to use his aggression to score on the inside or get to the foul line and get some freebie points.

Box Score (starters in italics)
Wisconsin Dells- Ward 20 Gibson 16 Kyle Stowers 9 MJ Delmore 8 Shane Wimann 5 Bobby Blaschke 5 Josh Elftmann 2 Ryan Davis 0 Sterling Greyhair 0 Alex Bernander 0 Bobby Sowls 0
New Lisbon- Wyss 13 John McCann 9 Cory Kalmerton 7 Landon Wilson 6 Matt Spaniol 3 Tyler Peterson 3 Trevor Gibbons 2 Ryan Jensen 2 Jaime Gollmar 0 Andy Heindl 0 Sean Frank 0

Wisconsin Dells is an interesting team to watch because they have a seven man rotation that they use which consists of five senior starters and two freshmen off the bench. The two freshmen are truly ready to contribute on the varsity level this year. MJ Delmore is a bit undersized but, does a very good job running the point finding open teammates and can knock down the open three pointer. The other freshmen Shane Wimann is probably even more ready for varsity then Delmore. Wimann looks like an upper class men size wise on the court and plays as aggressive one on the court. I will be very interested to see the progression of Wimann and Delmore throughout their four years of varsity along with a strong freshmen class that has five freshmen on JV.