Comets keep Marines winless
By Greg Seubert
On paper, it didn’t look like the most intriguing game on the Jan. 24 North Eastern Conference boys’ basketball schedule.
The Marinette Marines, winless in their first 12 games, headed to Waupaca to face the 2-11 Comets. Waupaca had no problem coming up with its third win, as they handed the Marines an 86-56 loss.
The Comets also dropped an 85-59 decision Jan. 21 to Luxemburg-Casco.
Waupaca 86, Marinette 56
The lead exchanged hands three times before the Comets went on a 12-3 run to take a 30-14 lead. The lead was even bigger at halftime, as Waupaca took a 47-25 lead into the locker room.
Waupaca opened the second half with a 16-4 run to take a 63-31 lead and led by as many as 36 points late in the game.
Hunter Marcom and Logan Johnson led the Comets with 23 and 19 points, respectively, while Dawson Patzke and Alex Klemp also finished in double figures with 10 each.
Asaia Polazzo and Matthew Maye led the Marines with 17 points.
Luxemburg-Casco 85, Waupaca 59
Twenty-two turnovers hurt the Comets in a loss to the Spartans.
The Comets trailed 40-23 at halftime.
Marcom led all scorers with 31 points, while Logan Doell and Ryan Robillard had 23 each to lead Luxemburg-Casco.
The Comets hosted Freedom Jan. 28 and will travel to Denmark Friday, Jan. 31, for a 7 p.m. North Eastern matchup with the Vikings.