VERONA KNOCKS OFF WISCONSIN RAPIDS GIRLS BASKETBALL

Zaleski Sports

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids girls basketball couldn’t overcome a slow start and dropped a 66-55 decision to Verona in a nonconference game Monday night at Lincoln High School.

Verona led 24-14 at halftime and the Raiders couldn’t make up any ground in a high-scoring second half that the Wildcats won 42-41.

Chelsea King scored 18 points, Megan Clary added 13 points, and Ella Bruns had eight rebounds and 10 rebounds for Wisconsin Rapids, which drops to 10-7.

Wisconsin Rapids plays a nonconference road game at La Crosse Central on Tuesday.

Wildcats 66, Raiders 55

Verona 24 42 - 66

Wisconsin Rapids 14 41 - 55

VERONA (66): Statistics not reported. Record: 13-3.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS (55): Chelsea King 6-13 5-11 18, Megan Clary 5-8 2-2 13, Ella Bruns 2-4 4-6 8, Aliyah Jennings 3-9 0-0 6, Avery Brise 2-5 0-0 6, Meghan Jochimsen 1-4 0-0 3, Logan Vollert 0-1 1-2 1, Kristin Radtke 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 19-46. FT: 12-21. 3-pointers: 5-15 (Brise 2-5, King 1-2, Jochimsen 1-3, Clary 1-4, Vollert 0-1). Rebounds: 23 (Bruns 10). Record: 10-7.