Norsemen Basketball

The Newark Norsemen took to the court over the break at the famous Plano Christmas Classic, a 24-team tournament featuring the area’s best teams.  The Norsemen were ranked 13th out of the 24 teams in the tournament.

After breezing past Forreston in the opening round game, the boys met Aurora Christian.  ACS took it to the Norsemen in this contest, winning by 16 points.  After this disheartening loss, the boys rebounded with a strong effort against St. Bede Academy, running away with a 15-point win.  The Norsemen’s next opponent, Yorkville, took advantage of a rough second quarter and won a hard-fought challenge by 9 points.  Again, the ever-resilient Norsemen came back and beat Genoa-Kingston in a high-scoring affair, 90-84. Four Norsemen scored at least 18 points, highlighted by Will Clausel’s 24.

After Genoa, the Norsemen have sputtered, losing a barnburner to Plano, squeaking out a win against conference foe Hinckley - Big Rock, and losing to Seneca on their home floor.   “We just didn’t play well.  We can rebound from this and should continue on our winning ways,” said starting guard Will Clausel.  With Kirkland Hiawatha coming to town on January 16, and a sizable break coming up, look for the squad to get to work on correcting those problems.  Starting February 2, the Little Ten Tournament kicks off, so come out and support the Norsemen.

By Jack Clausel