ONALASKA — The Onalaska Luther High School boys basketball team has had a rough month of January, but the Knights took a step toward reversing that situation on Friday.
Luther built a 31-point lead through the first half and scored a 79-33 Coulee Conference victory over visiting Viroqua.
The win ended a four-game losing streak and gave the Knights (8-4, 4-2) their first victory since beating Mondovi on Dec. 30.
Senior guard Synclair Byus made 10 of 15 shots and nailed a couple of 3-pointers on his way to a team-high 22 points. He also had six rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Senior Will Huelskamp added 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting and nine rebounds to go with three assists and two steals, and junior Brody Greeno had 11 points and six rebounds while making 4 of 5 shots.
Luther plays Winona Cotter in the opening game of Saturday’s portion of the Midwest Players Classic at the La Crosse Center. The game tips off at 9:15 a.m.
OTHER AREA BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES
Aquinas 60, Fall Creek 47
G-E-T 48, Eau Claire Regis 45
North Crawford 68, St. Ambrose 54
Sparta 69, Tomah 53
Black River Falls 65, Westby 48
Royall 71, Bangor 46
Hillsboro 68, Brookwood 37
Necedah 41, New Lisbon 39
Cashton 37, Wonewoc-Center 34
Augusta 60, Eau Claire Immanuel 52
Alma Center Lincoln 52, Independence/Gilmanton 37
Whitehall 67, Eleva-Strum 50
Osseo-Fairchild 77, Melrose-Mindoro 52
Kickapoo 41, De Soto 39
