The Kewaunee Storm fell just short to the Southern Door Eagles in a huge Packerland Conference boys’ basketball showdown 64-61 Tuesday night in a game that lived up to the billing.

The first half saw a defensive struggle, with both teams making life tough for each of the offenses.  Southern Door led by as many as eight points, but the Storm battled back to trail just 27-25 at halftime.

The second half was a see-saw affair, with the Eagles taking a five-point lead with under two minutes to play, only to see the Storm cut it to two points with under four seconds to play. After Eagles’ Lauden Berg split two free throws to make it 64-61, a desperation three-pointer from 30 feet by Connor Kilgore just missed the mark for the Storm, and the Eagles prevailed. 

 

 

Kilgore finished with 14 points to lead the Storm, with Diesel Bosdeck and Avery Jerabek adding 13 points apiece. Cooper Kolmorgen scored in double figures as well with 11 points, including two three-pointers late in the game to keep Kewaunee close. 

The Eagles are led by Drew Daoust who poured in 37 points and eclipsed the 2500 career point mark.  Berg finished with 15 points.

The Storm fall to 5-1 in the conference, 7-4 overall, while the Eagles stay undefeated 6-0 and 8-2 overall. 

The next game on 104.1 WRLU will be Luxemburg-Casco hosting the Marinette Marines on Thursday, January 23.  The pregame is set for 6:45 p.m., with tip-off at 7:00 p.m. on 104.1 WRLU and streamed on NEW Radio Sports Network. Paul Schmitt and Eric Fisher will have the call from Luxemburg-Casco High School.