Jefferson falls in final seconds; L-Cats rip Deerfield

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 12:41 PM CST

JEFFERSON - East Troy's Scott Beckwith scored with 17 seconds left to give East Troy its first lead of the second half as the Trojans rallied to a 56-53 Rock Valley Conference victory over host Jefferson Tuesday.

The Eagles fell behind 14-11 after the first quarter, but got 13 points from senior Trevor Probst in the second to go up 27-24 at half. Jefferson led most of the second half, but made just six-of-11 free throws in the fourth as East Troy stayed close enough to go in front with Beckwith's layup with 17 seconds to play.

The Eagles had a chance to regain the lead as junior guard Luis Torres drove the lane and put up a floater from inside 7 feet. The shot rimmed out and East Troy's Mitch Windle grabbed the rebound and hit two free throws with 2 seconds left to seal the victory for the Trojans.

“We were down early, but took the lead by half and led most of the second half,” Jefferson coach Jay Benish said. “We just needed to hit a couple more free throws in the fourth. We got to the line, but needed a couple more to fall. That let them be close enough to beat us in the final 17 seconds.”

Probst led all scorers in the game with 24 points while Torres finished with nine in the loss for the Eagles (3-4 overall, 2-3 RVC). Windle scored 20 to lead the Trojans (4-3, 4-0).

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Jefferson plays at Evansville Friday.

EAST TROY 56,

JEFFERSON 53

East Troy 14 10 17 15 - 56

Jefferson 11 16 16 10 - 53

East Troy (fg-ft-tp) - Douglas 4-0-10, Beckwith 4-0-8, Baumann 1-0-2, Schmidt 1-0-2, Condon 3-2-9, Windle 7-6-20, Jacob 1-0-2, Olson 1-0-3. Totals 22 8-12 56.

Jefferson (fg-ft-tp) - Probst 7-6-24, Tabor 1-4-6, Tomczak 3-0-6, Torres 2-4-9, Neils 1-0-2, Poredos 2-1-6. Totals 16 15-23 53.

3-point goals - ET, Douglas (2), Condon, Olson; J, Probst (4), Torres, Poredos.

Total fouls - ET 17, J 15.

Fouled out - J, Poredos.

Lake Mills 55,

Deerfield 33

DEERFIELD - Lake Mills junior Nick Dunkleberger scored 11 points as Lake Mills blasted nonconference host Deerfield 55-33 Tuesday.

Sophomore forward Joe Klocek and junior forward Jake Heinz each added 10 points for the L-Cats (4-3 overall).

The L-Cats host Marshall Thursday.

LAKE MILLS 55,

DEERFIELD 33

Lake Mills 11 12 15 17 - 55

Deerfield 9 2 10 12 - 33

Lake Mills (points) -Heinz 9, Hering 9, Meyers 4, Arnold 2, Dunkleberger 11, Klocek 10, Ader 10. Totals 22 8-12 55.

Deerfield (points) - Hommen 7, Lund 3, Steen 3, T. Shaw 2, Lowrey 2, Borgrud 16. Totals 11 11-17 33.

Three-point goals - LM, Hering (2), Dunkleberger.

Total fouls - LM 17, D 13.

Fouled out - LM, Heinz.

Ethan Allen 53,

Johnson Creek 50

WALES - Johnson Creek got 21 points from senior forward Patrick Nampel, but it was not enough in a 53-50 loss at Ethan Allen Tuesday.

The game was close throughout, but Johnson Creek could not knock down mid-range jumpers much of the second half and got dominated on the boards in the loss.

Nampel's 21 led the way for the Bluejays while senior guard Tyler Halsey added 14 in the loss. Senior Mitch McCaffery was four points shy of a triple double with six points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.

The Bluejays play Friday at the Bradley Center against Fall River.

ETHAN ALLEN 53, JOHNSON CREEK 50

Johnson Creek 18 8 6 18 - 50

Ethan Allen 19 10 10 14 - 53

Johnson Creek (fg-ft-tp) -Halsey 5-2-14, McCaffery 2-0-6, Rowe 0-1-1, B. Manogue 1-2-4, Nampel 8-5-21, J. Manogue 1-0-2, Miller 1-0-2. Totals 18 10-20 50.

Ethan Allen (fg-ft-tp) -Simons 2-1-6, McDougle 1-0-2, Culvahouse 0-2-2, Corvart 1-2-4, Welch 2-0-4, Amos 6-2-14, Brookshire 4-0-8, Howolace 3-0-6, McGowan 0-1-1, Jackson 3-0-6. Totals 22 8-17 53.

Three-point goals - JC, Halsey (2), McCaffery (2); EA, Simons.

Total fouls - JC 17, EA18.`

Belleville 40, Dodgeland 33

JUNEAU - Dodgeland's boys basketball team fell to 0-6 on the season with a 40-33 nonconference loss to visiting Belleville Tuesday.

Senior forward Derek Pieper had 15 points and eight rebounds for Dodgeland, while junior guard/forward Mark Wolfram added 10 points and five steals for the Trojans in a losing cause.

“Two stats stick out,” Dodgeland boys basketball coach Bill Otte said. “They had 17 offensive boards and we only lose by seven. Our defense was pretty good. The problem was we didn't box them out. We didn't put a body on them. That's the one thing we have been talking about all year, using our size to get boards, and we haven't been able to do that yet.”

Belleville feasted on 21 Dodgeland turnovers and improved to 4-4.

“Their pressure hurt us tonight,” Otte said. “I thought we were turning the corner on the turnover bug. It doesn't get any easier.”

Dodgeland plays at Williams Bay on Thursday.

BELLEVILLE 40, DODGELAND 33

Belleville 11 12 7 10 - 40

Dodgeland 6 8 8 11 - 33

Belleville (fg-ft-tp) - Hendrickson 6-0-14, Schulz 1-3-5, McDermott 1-0-2, Liegel 0-1-1, Davis 2-0-5, Stadelman 0-2-2, Stoikes 0-3-3, Crye 4-0-8. Totals 14 9-16 40.

Dodgeland (fg-ft-tp) -Wolfram 4-2-10, Weinheimer 1-0-3, Aellig 0-1-1, D. Pieper 6-3-15, Baerwald 2-0-4. Totals 13 6-15 33.

Three-point goals - B, Hendrickson (2), Davis; D, Weinheimer.

Total fouls - B 15, D 14.