Red Hawk boys earn third Coulee basketball win

The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School boys basketball team is back over .500 in Coulee Conference action.

The Red Hawks took care of business against Viroqua last Friday, winning 70-44 at home in their only game of the week. The team is now 6-7 on the year, including a 3-2 record in conference play.

Coach Jared McCutchen and G-E-T continued play this Monday against Cochrane-Fountain City. Westby will visit on Thursday for the first of two games in as many weeks between the conference opponents.

G-E-T 70 Viroqua 44

Junior Cody Schmitz scored 29 points in 18 minutes and G-E-T raced to a 20-point advantage in the first half to take control of last Friday’s conference battle.

The Red Hawks held a 42-22 lead at the break on Friday, and nine different players scored for the hosts. 

Braden Anibas had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds for G-E-T.

Viroqua (1-10, 0-4 Coulee) was led by Henry Urch’s 11-point showing.

G-E-T (field goals/attempts-free throws/attempts-rebounds-fouls-points)—K. Seiling 2/4-0/0-6-0-4; Mack 0/2-0/0-2-2-0; Puent 0/0-0/0-0-1-0; Burns 2/3-0/0-2-3-4; Brone 1/2-0/0-2-2-2; Caya 1/3-0/0-0-0-2; B. Seiling 2/6-2/3-2-1-6; Schmitz 11/19-4/7-8-1-29; Anibas 5/11-1/2-10-1-14; Corcoran 1/5-0/0-4-1-2; Haney 0/2-0/0-2-1-0; Repaal 2/4-3/4-2-3-7.