Girls take down Clinton
Boys garner third victory, wrestling squad off to a rough start
By Dan Truttschel
Correspondent
The Big Foot girls basketball team climbed back above the .500 mark in the Rock Valley Conference Tuesday night.
But it wasn’t easy.
Big Foot fell behind 36-32 to visiting Clinton at halftime, but rallied back with a five-point advantage in the second to pull out a 62-61 victory.
The win improved the Chiefs to 3-2 in the RVC and 4-3 overall.
Courtney Schoenbeck led the way with 14 points, followed by Morgan Courier with 14 points, four steals and six assists. Payton Courier added 13 points and seven rebounds, followed by Olivia Briggs with 11 points and Brooke Wellhausen with six rebounds.
Big Foot made 15 of 20 free-throw attempts in the win. The Chiefs also knocked down five 3-pointers, including two each by Morgan and Payton Courier.
The win came on the heels of a 69-43 loss to defending WIAA Division 3 state champion Whitewater last week.
Whitewater jumped out to a 46-23 lead by halftime and cruised from there.
Morgan Courier had 12 points and five rebounds to lead the Chiefs, followed by Schoenbeck with 10 points and six steals and Payton Courier with nine points and five rebounds. Briggs added six rebounds for Big Foot.
The Chiefs close out their 2015 portion of the schedule Frida night when they host Beloit Turner. Big Foot then will be idle until Jan. 7.
Chiefs drop Eagles
The Big Foot boys earned their third win of the season and their second in the RVC last week with a 57-47 decision Dec. 11 at Jefferson.
Big Foot clung to a one-point lead after the first half before it ran away in the second with a 37-28 advantage.
Zak Greco led the Chiefs with 21 points and seven rebounds, followed by Beau Cary with 16 points, five rebounds and three steals. Mark Schauf had a team-high eight rebounds, while Michael Heidenreich grabbed six.
The Chiefs were back in action Thursday night against visiting Whitewater and travel to Milton Tuesday, Dec. 22, for a non-conference battle with the Red Hawks.
Wrestlers open season
The Big Foot-Williams Bay wrestling squad began the season last week with a home dual against Brodhead-Juda and a trip to the Edgerton Invitational.
Big Foot fell 63-9 in the opener Dec. 10. The Chiefs’ lone win on the mat came at 120 pounds, as Travis Berryman edged Blake Burns 4-3.
The Chiefs also picked up a forfeit win at 285 pounds.
Dropping matches to Brodhead were Austin Brungiel (145), 8-1 to Jeremiah Darwin; Brennan Malone (152), by pin in 1:32 to Nick Hack; Michael Setteducate (160), by pin in 4:38 to Tyler Hossly; Ethan Michel (170), by pin in 1:45 to Noah Steinmann; Ethan Roland (220), by pin in 1:24 to Trent Davis; and Titus Fredrick (126), by pin in 37 seconds to Theo Policastro.
Big Foot also forfeited matches at 138, 182, 195, 106 and 132 pounds. Both teams forfeited at 113.
The Chiefs fell 54-12 to Poynette at the Edgerton Invitational. Big Foot’s only points came via forfeit at 120 and 126 pounds.
Other results from the tournament were unavailable.
Attempts to contact first-year Big Foot head wrestling coach Doug Stetzer for more about his hiring and the outlook for this season have been unsuccessful.
