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On November 21, Campbellsport girls’ basketball beat Kewaskum 48-45 in their non-conference, rivalry matchup.
Kewaskum (0-1) jumped out to an early 9-3 lead, thanks, in part, to Cameron Boelte scoring six points in the first three minutes for the Indians.
Campbellsport responded with a 7-0 run highlighted by back-to-back baskets from Ava Sabish to take a 10-9 lead at the 12 minute mark in the first half.
The Indians went on their own scoring run of 10-3 to take a 19-13 lead with five minutes left in the first half.
See GIRLS BASKETBALL page 12
Campbellsport girls basketball celebrates their rivalry victory over Kewaskum.
PHOTO CREDIT: CAMPBELLSPORT GIRLS BASKETBALL AREA
GIRLS BASKETBALL from page 1 The Cougars showed off their defensive mettle by finishing off the final five minutes of the first half with a 7-0 run, capped off by a Sabish three pointer to go into halftime with a 20-19 halftime lead for Campbellsport.
Ellie Heider got the scoring started in the second half to extend the Campbellsport lead to 22-19 before Boelte scored five points to tie the score at 24 after a Kiera Laverenz basket for the Cougars.
Campbellsport pushed out their lead to 3126, featuring another Sabish three pointer, but the Indians went on a 12-0 run over the next three minutes of the game by hitting two three pointers, highlighted by an Anna Parish three pointer.
The Cougars got back in the game by scoring nine of the next 11 points in the game, featuring six points from Laverenz to tie the score at 40 with five minutes left in the game.
Sabish made two free throws to retake the lead 42-40 for Campbellsport before Lucia Arraiz Perez made a runner in the lane to tie the score at 42 for Kewaskum.
Campbellsport got four straight points from Mackenzie Helsell to take a 46-42 lead with 1:44 left in the game.
Kewaskum got a corner three pointer from Camilla Kreif to close the gap to 46-45 with less than a minute to play between the rivals.
Sabish and Brittany Reilly each made a free throw to give the Cougars the 48-45 win for the first time over Kewaskum since January 18, 2018.
“We are 1-1 at the conclusion of week one after getting our first win in a hard fought game against Kewaskum,” said Head Coach Ray La Batte. “We are continuing to discover ourselves who we are as a team and what we are capable of as a team.”
Kewaskum will travel to West Bend East on November 26 at 7 p.m. during the upcoming week.
Campbellsport hosted Random Lake on November 25 at 7 p.m. before the Thanksgiving break.
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