Saturday was sectional final day so of course I was at a game and even got two in. Waunakee had the top D1 Madison area teams so that was a given for me and then Middleton wasn't too far away so I took in Belleville verse New Glarus.
Sun Prairie 66 Madison Lafollette 53
They always say how it's so tough to beat a team three times in the same year and this game showed to be no different. It also probably didn't help Lafollette that this was the first time 6'0 junior Colin Schaefer and 6'6 junior Delaware Hale actually both played. To add insult the game had no flow and was a bit of a disaster. Right before both teams were about to come out on the court to warm up both scoreboards went dark and wouldn't come back on. After about 15 minutes they did finally get the boards back working. With six minutes left in the game the one scoreboard quit working and then 30 seconds later the horn quit working and they just gave up on it and grab a scoreboard that just sat on the scorers table. Well after such a long break they gave each team three minutes to warm up again which delayed things again. Thankfully the game never really was that close as Lafollette could never get the game into single digits late.
Honestly Sun Prairie took control of this game from the get go and never relinquished the lead. Size was a huge factor in the game as Sun Prairie always had at least three players 6'5 or taller on the court while Lafollette never played anyone over 6'2. Isn't wasn't rebounding or pounding in the paint that the size caused but, the zone defense Sun Prairie played that kept Lafollette from getting the ball inside. Lafollette was forced to settle for outside shots and the shots just weren't falling tonight. I know for a fact Lafollette was 1-10 from three in the first half and were probably were 3-20 for the game before they hit three threes late in the game. Lafollette senior guards 6'1 Troy Reeves and 5'9 Donneil Gray picked the worst time to have their worst games of the year., 6'1 senior Isaiah Stewart did have a nice game finishing in the lane and hitting three threes. Sun Prairie was able to score inside at will but, they seem content to not completely rely on that and scored a lot in transition. Schaefer was huge in the transition game while Hale and 6'5 senior Alex Voigt was huge in the post. Lafollette did do a tremendous job on the glass which kept them some what in the game. The game was never really in question throughout and as it was a struggle all game long for Lafollette. Honestly Sun Prairie looks like the team I had thought they would be all year and will be a problem with Schaefer and Hale healthy.
New Glarus 65 Belleville 40
This one got away pretty quick but, I did really enjoy watching New Glarus play. New Glarus full court pressed right out of the get go and turned Belleville over all game long. Belleville came out in a box and one on New Glarus senior 5'10 Jaden Kreklow but, the other four players did a great job of playing against it. 6'1 junior Connor Siegenthaler took advantage of the zone right away hitting some big threes which forced Belleville to come out of the zone. Once Belleville went to the man Kreklow was able to go to work driving the ball to the hoop. Kreklow seemed to love playing off the dribble and driving to the rim or pulling up for the mid range jumper. Another player I really like for New Glarus was 6'4 sophomore Mason Martinson. Martinson is really their only height and is a very active athletic player. I'll be curious to watch Martinson progress in the next two years. New Glarus has a very nice team but, unfortunately they got the four seed and will have to see Roncalli at state.
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