Indees drop two nonconference games

The Independence/Gilmanton boys basketball team let a win slip away and fell in a lop-sided game last week.

The Indees had the lead for much of the second half of their game in Cashton last Tues-day, but the Eagles went on a late run and came away with a 65-58 victory. The team was close early against Boyceville on Friday, but the Bulldogs went on a couple of big runs in the first half to take control in a 71-36 win.

The losses dropped I/G to 0-8 on the season. The team played at Plum City/Elmwood on Tuesday and will host Augusta in Gilmanton on Thursday. Next Tuesday the Indees welcome Blair-Taylor in Independence before hosting Osseo-Fairchild in Gilmanton on Friday. 

Cashton 65 I/G 58

The Indees looked to be in position to pick up their first win of the season, but Cashton went on a run about midway through the second half to take control.

The Indees were ahead for much of the game. The team had a 30-28 lead at halftime and scored eight straight points in the second half to take a 47-41 lead with about eight minutes remaining in the game. 

The Eagles caught fire after that. The team made four straight shots, including a three-pointer that put them ahead 50-47 with six minutes left in the game. 

The Indees continued to battle as a Tyler Parr layup brought the team back within three with five minutes left. Cashton responded by scoring the next seven points to take a 10-point advantage with three minutes remaining.

I/G was able to pull within seven a few times in the closing minutes, but Cashton always had a response.

Parr scored a season-high 17 points to lead the Indees while Luis Ignacio added 16 and Nolan Schank finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds.

I/G (field goals/attempts-free throws/attempts-rebounds-fouls-points) — Lopez 1/8-0/0-4-5-3 Ignacio 6/15-2/3-6-1-16 Parr 7/13-1/2-6-4-17 Turner 2/10-0/0-2-2-6 Schank 6/6-2/2-13-1-14 Gibbs 0/2-0/0-2-0-0 Kreibich 1/3-0/0-0-3-2

Boyceville 71 I/G 36

A three-pointer gave the Indees a spark, but Boyceville took control of the game shortly after.

The Bulldogs scored the first eight points in the game, but the Indees came back and a three-pointer by Nery Lopez that made the score 12-7. However, Boyceville scored the next nine points to go ahead by double digits.

Boyceville continued to control the rest of the first half, taking a 40-18 lead into halftime. The second half was more of the same as the Bulldogs held the Indees to just 18 points again and won by 35 points.

Nolan Schank scored 10 points and pulled in seven rebounds to lead I/G in both categories. Lopez added nine points and Luis Ignacio scored eight.

I/G (field goals/attempts-free throws/attempts-rebounds-fouls-points) — Lopez 4/10-0/3-6-0-9 Ignacio 4/12-0/0-6-0-8 Parr 3/12-0/0-3-3-6 Turner 1/4-0/0-3-2-2 Schank 5/9-0/0-7-2-10 Kreibich 0/3-1/2-3-0-1