Heights boys split a pair

Wisconsin Heights’ boys basketball team split a pair of games last week. The Vanguards defeated Waterloo, 73-49, last Friday. Heights also lost at Cambridge, 68-59, last Tuesday. In Heights’ win over Waterloo, De’Shawn Barsness had a game-high 23 points. Devin Brabender added 19 points. “When those two perform like that, we are a tough team to beat,” Heights coach Zack Colby said. “They played nicely off each other. Derek Adler added 11 points for the Vanguards.  Heights built a 40-29 halftime lead, then pulled away in the second half. “Plenty of positives to draw off of,” Colby said. “We have to keep improving each day.” In Heights’ loss to Cambridge, Everett Buol led the Vanguards with 13 points. Jacob Brabender added 11 points, while Devin Brabender had eight and Adler scored seven. Cambridge stormed to a  22-2 lead and held a 38-22 halftime advantage. And while the Vanguards crept closer in the second half, the deficit was too great to overcome. “One of the poorest efforts we have put together this season,” Colby said. “We came out flat and could never recover.   “Really just an unacceptable effort from everyone involved, myself included. No reason to come out and lay an egg like that against a conference opponent.  “Give credit to Cambridge, but in no way shape or form were they 22-2 better than us to start a game.” • On deck: Heights hosted Darlington Tuesday and is at Belleville Thursday at 7:30 p.m.  The Vanguards are also at River Valley Saturday at 7:30 p.m., then host Marshall on Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m.   Jan. 24 WISCONSIN HEIGHTS 73, WATERLOO 49 Waterloo ……...…. 29 20 — 49 Heights .........…….. 40 33 — 73 WATERLOO (fg ft-fta pts) — Hager 3 1-2 9, Huebner 5 0-0 10, Unzuela 2 0-1 5, Tschanz 1 0-0 3, Wolff 2 0-0 4, 2 3-8 8, 2 1-2 5, Filter 2 1-2 5. Totals 18 6-15 49. WISCONSIN HEIGHTS — Jacobus 2 2-5 6, Walz 1 0-0 2, Parman 2 0-0 4, Cribbs 2 0-0 5, Holcomb 1 1-2 3, Barsness 10 0-1 23, Adler 5 0-0 11, J. Brabender 0 0-1 0, D. Brabender 9 0-2 19. Totals 32 3-11 73. 3-point goals: Wat 5 (Hager 2, Unzuela 1, Tschanz 1, Bostwick 1 ); WH 6 (Cribbs 1, Barsness 3, Adler 1 D. Brabender 1). Total fouls: Wat 17; WH 16. Fouled out: Wat Filter   Jan. 21 CAMBRIDGE 68,  WISCONSIN HEIGHTS 59 Heights …....…….. 21 38 — 59 Cambridge ……… 38 30 — 68 WIS. HEIGHTS (fg ft-fta pts) — Buol 5 0-0 13, Parman 2 0-0 5, Cribbs 0 4-4 4, Holcomb 1 0-0 3, Barsness 2 1-2 6, Adler 2 1-2 7, Herrling 1 0-0 2, J. Brabender 5 1-1 11, D. Brabender 3 2-2 8. Totals 21 9-11 59. CAMBRIDGE — Nikolay 8 3-6 22, Kaiser 2 2-5 7, Downing 3 3-6 9, Jeffery 3 2-5 11, Stein 1 0-0 2, Colts 3 0-1 7, Marty 2 4-5 8, Kozler 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 14-28 68. 3-point goals: WH 8 (Buol 3, Adler 2, Parman 1, Holcomb 1, Barsness 1); C 8 (Nikolay 3, Jeffery 3, Colts 1, Kaiser 1). Total fouls: WH 22; C 10.