New London uses 11 3-pointers to knock off Fox Valley Lutheran boys basketball

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NEW LONDON – Brett Marquardt hit five of his seven 3-pointers in a big second-half push to lead New London past Fox Valley Lutheran 72-63 in the Bay Conference and regular-season boys basketball finale for both teams on Thursday at New London High School.

Gabe Heiges had 18 of his game-high 27 points in the first half as Fox Valley Lutheran ran out to a 35-28 lead.

Marquardt led the comeback for the Bulldogs as he scored 18 points in the second half to finish with a team-high 24 as New London (15-8, 11-5 Bay Conference) outscored the Foxes 44-28 after halftime.

 New London finished with 11 3-pointers, while FVL hit eight, including four from Heiges.

Fox Valley Lutheran finishes third in the Bay Conference at 11-5, and ends the regular season with a 15-9 overall record. FVL will host the winner of Tuesday’s game between Tomah and La Crosse Logan for a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal on Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m.

Bulldogs 72, Foxes 63
Fox Valley Lutheran   35   28   –   63
New London   28   44   –   72
FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN (63): Gabe Heiges 10 3-3 27, Eligh Erickson 1 0-0 3, Riley Lindell 0 0-0 0, Wyatt Schluter 3 0-0 8, Blessings Kapande 1 0-0 2, Ezra Schaser 0 0-0 0, Cael Loberg 1 2-2 4, Braden Heiges 4 2-2 10, Caleb Dahlke 4 0-0 9. FG: 24. FT: 7-7. 3-pointers: 8 (G. Heiges 4, Schluter 2, Erickson 1, Dahlke 1). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: B. Heiges. Record: 15-9, 11-5 Bay Conference.
NEW LONDON (72): Reid Oberstadt 1 1-2 3, Brett Marquardt 8 1-2 24, Ryann Dalhoe 5 6-6 19, Cory Booker 1 4-4 6, Charles Sloma 0 0-0 0, Joseph Dailey 2 4-6 8, Parker Heise 9 1-1 20. FG: 26. FT: 17-21. 3-pointers: 11 (Marquardt 7, Dalhoe 3, Heise 1). Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 15-8, 11-5 Bay Conference.