NEKOOSA EDGES ROSHOLT BOYS BASKETBALL

Zaleski Sports

NEKOOSA – Nekoosa outscored Rosholt by four points in the second half to edge Rosholt 55-52 in a nonconference boys basketball game on Tuesday at Nekoosa High School.

Rosholt led 22-21 at halftime before Nekoosa rallied to earn the win in a close contest.

Charlie Lorbiecki had 15 points, Jake Lemke had 11 points and seven rebounds, and Skylar Flitz added 10 points for Rosholt, which drops to 4-3 this season. Nekoosa is now 5-3.

Rosholt is off until Jan. 7 when it hosts Port Edwards in a Central Wisconsin Conference South Division game.

Papermakers 55, Hornets 52

Rosholt 22 30 - 52

Nekoosa 21 34 - 55

ROSHOLT (52): Ethan Stroud 3-7 0-0 7, Skylar Flitz 4-10 0-0 10, Landon Zinda 2-7 0-0 5, Charlie Walder 0-0 0-0 0, Jake Lemke 5-10 0-0 11, Charlie Lorbiecki 6-10 3-4 15, Eli Trzinski 2-7 0-0 4. FG: 22-51. FT: 3-4. 3-pointers: 5-11 (Flitz 2-4, Lemke 1-1, Stroud 1-2, Zinda 1-3, Lorbiecki 0-1). Rebounds: 32 (Lemke 7). Record: 4-3.

NEKOOSA (55): Statistics not reported. Record: 5-3.