Ending The Season Strong

In the past month, the Norsemen had a pretty slow schedule after weather cancelled a slew of games. The team played only six games in the month of January. They lost to Dwight on the 3rd of the month; therefore, rebounding to play some stifling defense against Plano for an eight point win. Later, the Norsemen welcomed conference rival, HBR, to the home gym for a game with the Royals. Our team shot the ball well, scoring almost 70 points in a 62 – 28 win. After beating HBR, the Norsemen traveled to Seneca where they were outclassed by the Irish, losing 63 – 39. After the Seneca defeat, the boys made the long haul to Hiawatha; there, they led at the half 35 – 14 behind Jack Clausel’s 21 points. They ended the game with a 71 – 28 final score. The team then took two weeks off after the game against Lamoille was cancelled due to weather. They then took on conference foe, Indian Creek, in a game to see who has the best conference record. The Norsemen trailed at that the half but closed out the second half strong, winning by eight with a score of, 66 – 58. Evan Schomer played the role of hero in that contest, scoring 19 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. Before mid-February, the Norsemen played in the Little Ten Tournament. They won the opening round game against Lamoille, 70 – 34. Matt Eike was the leading scorer, pouring in 20 points. The quarterfinal matchup was against Paw Paw. The Norsemen came out flat, but rallied in the fourth to win by seven. Jack Clausel led all scorers with 20 points. Then in the championship game, the Norsemen took on the Bobcats of Somonauk. In a game for the ages, the Norsemen dropped a close decision, losing 64 – 57. Jack Clausel was the leading scorer with 21 points, and Evan Schomer dropped 17 in a losing effort. After the hard fought loss against Somonauk, the Norsemen travelled to Putnam County to play the Coaches vs Cancer Shootout against Roanoke Benson. The Norsemen were down three at the half, and then were outscored by seven, losing 58 – 48. Two games remain in the season; then, the postseason comes. So come on out and cheer on the Norsemen!

By Jack Clausel and Zack Bond