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Monroe tough on Milton in Badger girls opener

Badger

girls basketball

SOUTH DIVISION

League Season

W L W L

Monroe 1 0 2 0

Madison Edgewood 1 0 1 1

Monona Grove 1 0 1 1

Stoughton 0 0 0 2

Fort Atkinson 0 1 0 1

Milton 0 1 0 1

Oregon 0 1 0 1

NORTH DIVISION

League Season

W L W L

Reedsburg 1 0 2 0

Waunakee 1 0 2 1

DeForest 1 0 1 1

Mount Horeb 0 0 1 0

Baraboo 0 1 1 1

Sauk Prairie 0 1 1 1

Portage 0 1 0 2

RESULTS TUESDAY

South

Monroe 68, Milton 52

Monona Grove 49, Fort Atkinson 44

Edgewood 50, Oregon 47

North

Waunakee 48, Portage 25

Reedsburg 43, Sauk Prairie 34

DeForest 48, Baraboo 42

Nonconference

Mount 54 Stoughton 50

GAMES NEXT TUESDAY

South

Oregon at Monona Grove

Monroe at Stoughton

Fort Atkinson at Edgewood

North

Sauk Prairie at Mount Horeb

Waunakee at DeForest

Baraboo at Portage

Nonconference

Reedsburg at Milton

Gazette staff

Monroe High School’s defending WIAA Division 2 state champions gave Milton a decisive introduction to Badger South girls basketball.

The Cheesemakers started fast and didn’t let up until early in the fourth quarter as they rolled to a 68-52 victory in the visiting Red Hawks’ Badger debut Tuesday night.

Monroe (2-0) bolted to a 12-0 lead and pushed its advantage to 62-35 before substituting liberally in the final quarter.

Ashley Hermanson led Monroe with 22 points, including eight in the opening quarter. Gwen Sutter scored 10 of her 16 points in the third quarter. Jamie Armstrong added 10 points for the Cheesemakers.

Amber Davis had a game-high 24 points for Milton (0-1).

MONROE 68, MILTON 52

Milton (52)—Severson, 3-2-8; Davis, 9-6-24; Roach, 1-0-2; Roth, 1-0-2; Little, 1-0-2; Shadel, 1-3-5; McNall, 1-2-4; DeVries, 2-1-5. Totals: 19-14-52.

Monroe (68)—Brice, 1-0-3; Sutter, 5-3-16; Ubert, 0-2-2; Studer, 1-0-2; Rufenacht, 1-4-7; A. Kennison, 1-0-2; Bertalot, 1-0-2; Hermanson, 8-6-22; Armstrong, 3-4-10; Ritschard, 0-2-2. Totals: 21-21-68.

Milton 8 14 11 19—52

Monroe 16 16 22 14—68

Three-point goals—Monroe 5 (Brice, Sutter 3, Rufenacht). Free throws missed—Milton 6, Monroe 7. Total fouls—Milton 22, Monroe 19.

Junior varsity—Milton 50, Monroe 47.

n Monona Grove 49, Fort Atkinson 44—Jessica Schmitz scored 16 of her game-high 26 points in the first half as the visiting Silver Eagles (1-1) built a 28-17 lead en route to winning a Badger South opener.

Fort cut its deficit to two points in the fourth quarter, but could not overcome Monona Grove’s early advantage.

Amanda Brus scored 12 points for Fort (0-1), while teammates Jessie Truman and Ralissa Nelson had 10 apiece.

MONONA GROVE 49, FORT ATKINSON 44

Monona Grove (49)—Blazen, 3-0-6; Ruid, 0-1-1; Deserat, 1-0-2; Blazer, 2-2-6; Schmitz, 7-7-26; Jones, 0-2-2; Banschea, 0-6-6; Totals: 23-18-49.

Fort Atkinson (44)—Lanza, 1-0-2; Brus, 5-0-12; Boos, 3-1-7; Truman, 4-2-10; Lenz, 0-3-3; Nelson, 4-2-10; Totals: 17-8-44.

Monona Grove 13 15 12 9—49

Fort Atkinson 8 9 15 12—44

Three-point goals—Monona Grove 5 (Schmitz 5). Fort Atkinson 2 (Brus). Free throws missed—Monona Grove 19, Fort Atkinson 12. Total fouls—Monona Grove 16, Fort Atkinson 23. Fouled out—Wiegand, Nelson.

n Edgewood 50, Oregon 47—Madison Edgewood had a fast start but also needed a strong finish to get past host Oregon in a Badger South opener.

The Crusaders jumped an 18-7 lead in the first quarter, then overcame a 42-36 deficit with a 16-5 surge in the final period.

Becky Gifford, a 5-8 senior, led Edgewood with 20 points. Bryn Atkinson, a 5-10 junior, had 16 for Oregon.

EDGEWOOD 50, OREGON 47

Edgewood (50)—Kolb, 7; Barney, 4; Lake, 4; Gifford, 20; Meriggioli, 2; Clear, 2; Elfman, 2. Totals: 13-23-50.

Oregon (50)—Anderson, 8; Crowley, 6; K. Hanson, 6; Cook, 4; C. Hanson, 3; Kleitsch, 2; Gundlach, 2; Atkinson, 16. Totals: 21-11-47.

Madison Edgewood 18 7 9 16—50

Oregon 7 20 15 5—47

Three-point goals—Edgewood 1 (Kolb), Oregon 2 (Atkinson, Crowley). Free throws missed—Edgewood 9, Oregon 6. Total fouls—Edgewood 16, Oregon 20.

n Mount Horeb 54, Stoughton 50—Brianna Bower scored nine of her 18 points in the second quarter to give the Vikings a 27-24 lead at the half, but Stoughton couldn’t hold on in a Badger nonconference crossover game.

Mount Horeb had it tied at 42-42 after three quarters and took the lead for good with a 12-8 advantage in the final period.

MOUNT HOREB 54, STOUGHTON 50

Mount Horeb (54)—Vogt, 3-5-13; Yanna, 3-1-7; Reed, 4-0-9; Meylor, 1-1-3; Coloncro, 1-3-5; Johnson, 4-5-13; Hofrnke, 1-2-4. Totals: 17-17-54.

Stoughton (50)—Daelklenbach, 2-4-9; Rowley, 0-2-2; Byreson, 2-0-2; M. Bower, 2-1-6; B. Bower, 6-6-18; Krause, 1-1-3; Olson, 2-0-4; Mzszkowski, 2-2-6. Totals: 16-16-50

Mount Horeb 9 15 18 12—54

Stoughton 11 16 15 8—50

Three-point goals—Mount Horeb 3 (Vogt 2, Reed), Stoughton 2 (Dallenbach, M. Bower). Free throws missed—Mount Horeb 13, Stoughton 10. Total fouls—Mount Horeb 22, Stoughton 25. Fouled out—Doplin.