Norsemen Defeat Marquette for Regional Title

Date: March 1, 2010
Opponent: Ottawa-Marquette
Result: Newark 58 Ottawa-Marquette 43
Submitted by: John Avery

The Norsemen played for the Serena Regional Championship on Friday night. They were shooting for their second regional championship in two years. Both teams started out well with the game being tied 19-19 about halfway through the second quarter. The Norsemen then began to take the game and led at halftime with a score of 34-23. Newark kept control of the game throughout the second half, keeping the lead in double-digits for most of the half. Newark came away with the win with the score showing 58-43. Kyle Anderson led all scorers with 24 points and Brett Anderson added 10 points. The Norsemen will play on Tuesday night at the Somonauk sectional at 7:30. They will take on Chicagoland Jewish High School. Come support the Norsemen Tuesday night!