Wisconsin Dells over Mauston

Once again it has been about a week since I actually watched this game but, I just didn't have the time to post. I choose this game because its a five minute walk from home but, also because the Dells is ranked top 10 in state and have an extremely talent junior class and Mauston was their biggest challenge in the conference and have 6'3 junior Joel Heesch who is one of the top scorers in the state.

Early on this game was alittle out of control as it seemed the primary ball handlers for each team just tried to be alittle to fancy and caught their teammates off guard and led to numerous turnovers. Dells has a very nice two man game with 6'4 junior Shane Wimann and 5'10 junior M.J. Delmore who worked great together but, just couldn't get any of their teammates going. On the other side it was Heesch trying to do everything for his team and the Dells defense was focused on this. Dells played a 3-2 or 1-2-2 zone whatever you want to call which allowed Mauston to penetrate and find open teammates in the gaps but, they just weren't able to capitalize as they missed numerous easy layups early on. The entire first half was a bit of a slug fest, in that the game was sluggish and was a struggle for both teams. At half time Dells was up 24-20 at the half.

In the second half it was the Delmore show as he came out firing and I believe hit three three pointers to open up the second half and the Dells jumped out to a big lead and never looked back. For Mauston Heesch was a one man team as he did his best to keep the game from getting to a blow out but, in the end two players always beat one as the Chiefs got the 62-44 win.

Top Players
Joel Heesch 6'3 junior Mauston- Is a flat out scorer but, at times takes too many shots and takes some bad shots. He's a great athlete and I would love to see him with a team that didn't force him to be such a scorer.
M.J. Delmore 5'10 junior Wisconsin Dells- Just a great great point guard. Early in the game tried to force things a little bit but, in the second half he settled in and ran the show and get his in the scoring column. Very smooth player with a pretty shot and knocks down the three.
Shane Wimann 6'4 junior Wisconsin Dells- Just a beast on the court. Very very solid kid but, still has a nice all around game away from the rim. Has a very nice post game with his back to the basket but, also can step out and hit the three.

Box Score
Mauston- Heesch 17 Jack Orton 10 Taylor Ingraham 7 Ross Thompson 5 Dale Osthoff 3 Skylar Ricks 2 Hunter Nelson 0 Brock Huebner 0 Andy Thrams 0 AJ Butts 0 Jake Gamble 0
Dells- Delmore 27 Wimann 21 Colyn Buss 5 Mike Dickman 3 Bryce Buesing 23 Trevor Hirst 2 Logan Georgeson 1 Cody Buss 0 Dylan Moore 0 Sean Kendall 0 Hunter Hintze 0

Well Mauston will win their share of games because of Heesch but, they probably won't go very far come playoff time and will probably be at least third in the conference come the end of the season. Things have really fallen into place for the Chiefs who have a very good chance to win out the rest of their games as they will be the favorite, in my eyes, with the exception being their game against a Minnesota team. They play Lodi on Saturday who is without their top two players and then Lacrosse Aquinas who is without one of the best players in the state in Bronson Koenig.