Indians Have Week of Close Games

CLARICE CASE

EDITOR

On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the Kewaskum boys’ basketball team (3-1, 1-1) hosted Winneconne (1-4, 0-2).

It was a memorable night for senior Zach Behn who was recognized as Kewaskum High School’s all-time scoring leader. On the night, he scored 41 points alone, and not one basket came from beyond the arc. He made 10 baskets for 20 points and added 21 more points at the free throw line.

“We were obviously really excited for and proud of Zach for becoming our all-time leading scorer on Tuesday,” said Head Coach Tyler Enright. “That kind of stuff does not happen very often and deserves a lot of recognition. He still somehow manages to be incredibly underrated, and he needs to be talked about more as one of the best and most dominant players in the state. He has earned that and continues to improve every day.”

While Winneconne pulled ahead after the first half on Tuesday, 41-38, Kewaskum fought back for the close 91-88 win.

Also contributing big numbers on offense were Charlie Gambino with 23 points and Landon Daniel with 13.

“So far, I have been really proud of our ability to stay the course and respond when other teams make a run. We have faced some early adversity and have fought through some tight games, which I think will pay off over the course of the year,” commented Enright. “We have thrown a lot at the guys and we have asked them to learn a lot in a short amount of time; they are doing a great job of staying focused on getting 1% better every day.”

Vs Plymouth

The Kewaskum boys’ basketball team ended the week with another home game against Plymouth (2-3, 1-1), after the girls faced them on Thursday night, on Friday, Dec. 13.

It was another close game, but, unfortunately, the Indians did not come out on top this time, losing 71-68. Had two players not got injured in the first half, the game might have went the other way.

“Friday against Plymouth we collectively agreed that we beat ourselves more than anything. We were not the best version of ourselves... and still See KHS BASKETBALL page 12 KHS BASKETBALL

from page 1 had a shot at the end,” said Enright.

Until the team returns to full health, other players are needing to step up. Enright recognized sophomore Jackson Corbin as someone that did that right away on Friday night.

“He sacrificed his body multiple times to take charges and box out people much larger than him on Friday to give us a chance to win that game. His ability to lead by example in that regard is something that will make us a better basketball team week by week,” praised Enright.

The Indians played games on Monday against Cedar Grove-Belgium and Tuesday against Sheboygan Lutheran. They end the week with an away game at Kettle Moraine Lutheran on Friday, Dec. 20 starting at 7:15 p.m. Over winter break, Kewaskum will play a game on Friday, Dec. 27 at West Bend West at 7 p.m.

Zach Behn (#23) scored a whopping 41 points on Tuesday, Dec. 10 against Winneconne, contributing to his achievement of being named Kewaskum’s all-time scoring leader last week. CLARICE CASE PHOTOS