Indians win both Rock the Gym games

By Greg Seubert

What do Weyauwega-Fremont’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams have in common?

Both scored 74 points Feb. 5 in wins over Manawa during a Rock the Gym doubleheader in Manawa that also raised money for the American Cancer Society.

The boys handed the Wolves a 71-64 loss, while the girls defeated Manawa 74-39.

W-F 74, Manawa 61
Free throws turned out to be the big difference in the game, as the Indians hit 25 of 31 and the Wolves missed 15 of 29.

W-F led 39-28 at halftime, but Manawa used an 11-2 run at the end of the half after trailing by as many as 20 points.

The Wolves began chipping away at the lead in the second half and eventually cut it to 49-46 on Sam Welch’s two free throws with 9:37 remaining, but never got any closer, as the Indians quickly pushed the lead back to 10 by hitting eight straight free throws.

Logan Bosquez led the Indians with 24 points, while Dylan Pankow added 21, Jacob Hablewitz finished with 12 and Sam Schoenick also finished in double figures with 10.

Brandon Radloff led the Wolves with 19 points, while Welch and Luke Wilz scored 17 and 13, respectively.

W-F 74, Manawa 39
W-F scored 20 of the game’s first 23 points and led 39-19 at halftime behind 13 points from Alyssa Goode and eight from Karissa Akey and Hailey Krause.

An 8-0 run to start the second half gave the Indians a 28-point advantage and the Wolves never got any closer than 26 points the rest of the way.

Akey led all scorers with 20 points, while Goode finished with 16, Krause scored 12 and Rachel Knorr came off the bench and added nine.

Sami Struzynski and Laynie Bessette led Manawa with 14 and 11 points, respectively.