AMHERST BOYS BASKETBALL SNAGS WIN AT PORT EDWARDS

Zaleski Sports

PORT EDWARDS – Tyler Soulsby made four 3-pointers and scored 20 points to lead the Amherst boys basketball team to a 48-41 nonconference win over Port Edwards on Thursday at Port Edwards High School.

Amherst led 28-17 at halftime and were able to hold off the Blackhawks in the second half to improve to 2-0 this season.

Nathan Gibbs scored 24 points for Port Edwards (1-3).

Amherst opens its Central Wisconsin Conference East Division schedule at Bonduel on Tuesday. Port Edwards will play a nonconference game against Wauzeka-Steuben at the Just-A-Game Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Falcons 48, Blackhawks 41

Amherst 28 20 - 48

Port Edwards 17 24 - 41

AMHERST (48): Ian Hall 1 2-2 4, Jacob Derezinski 1 0-0 3, Tyler Soulsby 8 0-0 20, Aidan Jastromski 4 2-2 11, Spencer Coehn 2 0-0 4, Trevor Ehrenberg 0 0-0 0, Wyatt Blaskowski 1 0-0 3, Ethan Zilsch 1 1-2 3. FG: 18. FT: 5-6. 3-pointers: 7 (Soulsby 4, Derezinski 1, Jastromski 1, Blaskowski 1). Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-0.

PORT EDWARDS (41): Timmy Tranel 0 0-2 0, Brynden Beck 3 1-4 9, Nathan Gibbs 8 4-6 24, Erik Mock 2 1-2 6, Blayke Cecy 1 0-0 2, Hunter Hewitt 0 0-0 0, Hayden Hewitt 0 0-0 0, Cade Hildebrandt 0 0-0 0, Carsen Orheim 0 0-0 0. FG: 14. FT: 6-14. 3-pointers: 7 (Gibbs 4, Beck 2, Mock 1). Fouls: 6. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-3.