Wildcats Defeat Waterloo by a Single Point

The Belleville Wildcats boys basketball team played three games last week.
On Thursday, February 8th, the team traveled south on Highway 69 to face the Monticello Ponies. 
Leading by 8 at the half, the Wildcats probably thought they could easily beat the Ponies.  The Ponies felt otherwise.  Monticello's Reece Rufer hit two 3-point shots in less than a minute to close the gap to 3 in the final seconds of the game, but the Wildcats sunk two free throws to pull ahead and win by 2.  The final score was Belleville 52, Monticello 50.
Brock Kelly led the Wildcats with 11 points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal.  Royce Clark and Jaydon Winkers each scored 8 points.  Clark had three rebounds and two blocks while Winkers had two rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block.  
The leading scorer for the Ponies was Reece Rufer, who poured in 30 points and pulled down eight rebounds.  Braden Gafner scored 8 points and Jon Errthum scored 6 points and had five rebounds.
On February 8th, the Wildcats hosted Waterloo. Waterloo was leading at the half by two points, and Belleville mounted a comeback in the second and won the game by a single point.
Austin Fahey and Royce Clark led the Wildcats with 16 points apiece. Fahey had five rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block while Clark had four rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block. Jaydon Winkers scored 15 points and pulled down five rebounds while Dalton Fahey scored 14 points and had seven rebounds.
On February 10th, the Wildcats played at Cambridge. The game was tied at 20 at the halftime break, but Cambridge outscored Belleville in the second to win the game. The final score was Cambridge 56, Belleville 48.
Each with 10 points, Austin Fahey and Jaydon Winkers led the team in scoring. Fahey had eight rebounds, two assists and one block while Winkers had six rebounds and two assists. Royce Clark scored 9 points and had three rebounds.
The team played at Marshall on February 13th and will host Highway 69 rivals, the undefeated New Glarus Knights, on February 16th.