Red Hawks race past Westby for fourth straight victory

The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau boys basketball team is back above .500 for the year and now owns a season-high four-game winning streak after a decisive victory over Westby their last time out.

The Red Hawks (8-7, 4-2 Coulee) pulled away in the second half to turn aside the Norsemen (4-12, 1-6) 82-65 in a conference matchup last Tuesday in Galesville.

After the two teams were tied at 14-14, G-E-T used a 14-4 run to lurch ahead by 10 briefly before ultimately settling for a 35-28 lead at the halftime break. There were 28 combined points scored in the first 11 minutes of the game and then a barrage of 35 total points over the final seven minutes of the opening half.

An 8-1 run by G-E-T early in the second half extended their advantage to 52-39. From that point forward, Westby never got within single digits again and the Red Hawks’ lead ballooned to as much as 23 in the late stages of the game.

Leading the charge for G-E-T were Brecken Ebersold with a game-high 20 points, Jackson Burns with 14 points and six rebounds, Travis Theisen with 14 points, Mason Brone with 10 points and nine assists, Quinn O’Neill with nine points and Robert Benrud with six rebounds.

Westby leading scorers included Devin Nedland and Griffin Nelson with 17 and 12 points, respectively.

The Red Hawks aim to keep their winning streak rolling with a pair of home games over the next week. G-E-T hosts Onalaska Luther in Coulee action on Friday at 7 p.m. and Tomah in non-conference play Tuesday at 7 p.m.

G-E-T (field goals/attempts-free throws/attempts-rebounds-fouls-points)—Seiling 1/5-0/0-1-0-2; Porello 0/1-0/0-1-0-0; Benrud 0/0-0/0-6-1-0; Burns 6/9-2/2-6-1-14; Brone 2/3-5/6-2-1-10; Jimenez 1/1-0/0-1-0-2; Ebersold 8/10-0/0-4-1-20; Herman 1/3-0/1-5-3-2; O’Neill 4/4-0/0-2-0-9; Foust 1/2-0/0-2-0-3; Fabian 1/3-0/0-1-0-3; De Jager 0/0-1/2-0-0-1; Theisen 6/10-0/1-3-2-14; Jumper 1/2-0/0-0-0-2.