Knights Lose Heartbreaker in Oconomowoc
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Kris Anderson
The Knights had their only loss of the season in Oconomowoc on Thursday night against Pardeeville in Sectionals. The final score was Pardeeville 74, New Glarus 68. Trevor Gassman was the high scorer for the Knights, with 16 points. Pardeeville went on to win against Mineral Point 62 -61 on Saturday and will advance to the State Tournament.
The New Glarus Knights traveled to Oconomowoc on Thursday, March 8th, to face the Pardeeville Bulldogs in a WIAA Sectional game. The Bulldogs came into the game ranked at #2 with a conference record of 13-1, while the Knights were ranked #1 and undefeated.
Cullen Brooks handled the tipoff for the Knights and Jaden Kreklow put two points on the board for the Knights for an early lead. However, Pardeeville fought back for the rest of the first half, and with two New Glarus players pulled off the court in foul trouble, the Knights held a slim lead at halftime, 38-33.
Kris Anderson
Jaden Kreklow had 14 points, seven assists and four steals. Kreklow was named2017/18 Capitol Conference Boys Basketball South Division – Player of the Year.
Coming out to begin the second half, the Knights looked to take control of the ball game, and Pardeeville had the same idea. Pardeeville was able to slow the team down to their pace. The lead changed several times and with a little more than 4 minutes left in the game, Pardeeville took the lead for good, winning the game 74-68.
"Tonight, obviously, is a tough one. To have the success we have had this season and then come up short tonight makes for a tough locker room," commented Coach Travis Sysko. "I feel bad for these boys, especially our seniors. However, our season isn't going to be defined by one game. What this group was able to accomplish has been pretty special and I'm extremely proud of these guys."
The final score was Pardeeville 74, New Glarus 68.
The high scorer for the Knights was Trevor Gassman who had 16 points and two assists. Zach Feller put 15 points on the board and had two assists, Jaden Kreklow had seven assists and four steals to go with his 14 points, and Cullen Brooks scored 11 points and had three assists and two steals.
