Knights Run Over Waterloo

The New Glarus Knights hosted Darlington on January 3rd. Trailing by 15 at the half, the Knights fought their way through the second half, and were only outscored by a single point by the home team, but couldn’t make up the deficit to win. The final score was Darlington 71, New Glarus 55.
Leading scorers for the Knights included Trevor Gassman with 12 points, Cullen Brooks with 11 points and Dishawn Gale and Jaden Kreklow both put 8 on the board.
Following the Darlington loss, New Glarus traveled to Waterloo on January 6th. The Knights pulled out to an early lead and led by over 20 points at the half. Waterloo’s best efforts in the second half couldn’t save their game and New Glarus won. The final score was New Glarus 78, Waterloo 56.
“I was happy with our outcome tonight,” said Coach Travis Sysko.  “We had emphasized our defense in practice that last couple of nights and I thought we had a good effort on that end, especially in the first half.”
Cullen Brooks and Zach Feller poured in 18 points apiece to lead the Knights. Feller also had two steals and one assist while Brooks had one block, two steals and four assists. Dishawn Gale put 14 points on the board and had one assist, three steals and one block.
The Knights hosted Mineral Point on January 9th and play host to Cambridge on January 12th. They have an overall record of 6-3 and are undefeated in the Capitol South.