WEST SALEM — The West Salem High School boys basketball team forced its way into a tie for the Coulee Conference lead by handing visiting Arcadia a 63-53 defeat on Friday.
The Panthers (6-2, 3-0) had an 18-point lead sliced to eight in the second half but recovered behind a 23-point performance from senior Nathan Karr, who made three of the team’s six 3-pointers. Senior Kyle Hehli added 11 points and junior Nathan Dillaber 10 as West Salem put behind it a two-game losing streak and tied Luther for the conference lead.
The Raiders (4-5, 2-2) received a team-high 15 points from sophomore Carter Wegman, and he had nine of those in the second half. Senior Nolan Smith had nine of his 13 in the second half, and freshman Deklyn Grzadzielewski made all eight of his free throws and scored 13.
Sparta 68, Luther 54
SPARTA — The Knights (7-2) lost their second game in as many days after starting the season with a seven-game winning streak.
Luther was outscored by seven points in each half, made just 3 of 13 attempted 3-pointers and scored 23 second-half points.
Senior Will Huelskamp scored a team-high 15 points and added nine rebounds, and senior Synclair Byus added 14 points. Junior Brody Greeno had nine points and senior Jackson Kendall had seven assists.
OTHER BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES
Tomah 88, Black River Falls 77
Elk Mound 64, G-E-T 63
Hillsboro 61, Westby 56
Caledonia 89, P-E-M 41
C-FC 82, Augusta 43
Whitehall 73, Melrose-Mindoro 58
Independence/Gilmanton 60, Boyceville 47
De Soto 59, New Lisbon 38
Seneca 64, Kickapoo 51
La Crescent-Hokah 67, Chatfield 65
