Mounders boys grind out wins over Durand and Boyceville
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TRYING TO SPLIT a pair of Boyceville defenders last Friday was the Mounders’ Cole Steinhorst. Elk Mound picked up the 61-31 road win with Steinhorst collecting ten points. —photo by Shawn DeWitt
By Amber Hayden
It was a successful week for the Elk Mound boys’ basketball team as it went on the road for games against Durand and Boyceville.
The Mounders faced the Durand Panthers last Tuesday, Janaury 21 and were able to knock off the Dunn-St. Croix’s number one team. From start to finish, the Mounders never let the Panthers, who went into the game unbeaten in conference play, get ahead of them in the 59-43 win.
In its the second road game of the week, Elk Mound took a commanding 61-30 win over Boyceville to improve to 5-2 in conference – good for second place and 6-6 overall.
The Mounders were on the road this past Monday evening as they traveled to Fall Creek. They will return to their home court tomorrow evening, Thursday, January 30, to host co-leader Colfax and will welcome the Elmwood/Plum City Wolves next Tuesday, February 4.
Durand
The energy surrounding the Elk Mound boys’ basketball team as of late carried into Tuesday evening’s, January 21, game in Durand, where the Mounders handed the Panthers their first loss in the D-SC with a 59-43 victory.
“I thought our kids played with great energy tonight, especially on the defensive end” said head coach Michael Kessler. “We rebounded well, and really contested shots.”
Michael Jenson was the front man for the Mounders with 17 points, he had three triples, two doubles, and was four-for-six from the free throw line. Jenson also had four rebounds and one assist.
Senior Cade Hanson found ways to score from inside the paint for four doubles, and from the outside he had one three-pointer, as well as going three-for-five at the line with five steals.
Elk Mound led Durand 34-21 at intermission and then outscored them 25-22 in the final half.
“We got great contributions from our guys coming off the bench,” Kessler added. “Kyle Deling played some big minutes for us, and so did Ethan Levra.”
HEAVY TRAFFIC — Elk Mound’s Ben Heath attempted to score this lay up despite being guarded by a pair of Bulldogs during the second half of last Friday’s game in Boyceville. Heath drew a foul and hit both free throws. He finished with 11 points in the Mounders’ 30-point win.
—photo by Shawn DeWitt
Levra hit a triple and was one-for-two at the foul line for a total of four points for Elk Mound.
Ryan Bohl and Nate Lew had 15 points between the pair. Bohl had a double, triple, and was two-for-two at the line, while Lew was eight-for-eight at the charity stripe.
Also adding points to the board were Ben Heath with five points and Blaze Todd with four.
Elk Mound (59)
FG-FT-F-TP: R. Bohl 2-2-2-7, B. Heath 1-3-4-5, N. Lew 0-8-2-8, E. Levra 1-1-0-4, C. Hanson 5-3-2-14, B. Todd 2-0-4-4, M. Jenson 5-4-2-17. Totals 16-21-17-59.
Durand (43)
FG-FT-F-TP: FG-FT-F-TP: D. Kurth 2-4-3-8, S. Bauer 2-1-4-5, L. Eaker 3-0-0-6, L. Pelke 2-1-2-7, J. Biesterveld 3-0-5-6, G. Hurlburt 4-2-4-10, C. Berger 2-0-4-4. Total 18-5-22-43.
Elk Mound 34 25 – 59
Durand 21 22 – 43
3-point goals: Elk Mound: R. Bohl, E. Levra, C. Hanson, M. Jenson (3); Durand: L. Pelke (2).
Boyceville
The Mounders rounded out their week with a second road win, this one over the Boyceville Bulldogs on Friday evening, January 24. Elk Mound won by a score of 61-30.
“The boys played hard all night long. I thought we did a nice job of taking care of the ball,” said Coach Kessler. “Everyone on the roster got some minutes tonight, and contributed very positively.”
Ryan Bohl led the way for the Mounders hitting four shots from beyond the arc, along with two doubles for a total of 16 points.
Ben Heath and Cole Steinhorst earned 21 points between the pair. Heath had a pair of threes, a double and was three-for-five at the line, Steinhorst went three-for-five at the charity stripe with two doubles and a lone trey.
Elk Mound outscored Boyceville in both halves, leading 31-18 after one, and 30-12 in the second half.
Senior Cade Hanson was able to put up nine points stemming from three doubles and he was three-for-four from the free throw line.
Also scoring for Elk Mound were Nate Lew with seven points, Kyle Deling with five, and Michael Jenson with three.
Elk Mound (61)
FG-FT-F-TP: R. Bohl 6-0-1-16, B. Heath 3-3-2-11, N. Lew 3-1-4-7, C. Steinhorst 3-3-2-10, C. Hanson 3-3-2-9, M. Jenson 1-0-2-3, K. Deling 2-1-2-5. Totals 21-11-15-61.
Boyceville (30)
FG-FT-F-TP: W. Retz 1-0-0-2, B. Sempf 3-2-3-10, C. Sempf 3-0-2-6, L. Knudtson 1-2-1-4, C. Larson 1-0-2-3, K. Wruck 0-1-2-1, C. Klefstad 2-0-4-4. Total 11-5-19-30.
Elk Mound 31 30 – 61
Boyceville 18 12 – 30
3-point goals: Elk Mound: R. Bohl (4), B. Heath (2), C. Steinhorst, M. Jenson; Boyceville: B. Sempf (2), C. Larson