Another athletic season has come to an end for the Luxemburg Casco Spartans at the hands of the Plymouth Panthers, as the Panthers used a strong second half to pull away from LC in a 66-52 game that was heard on 104.1 WRLU. 

 

Plymouth controlled the opening tip and went to Kayden Schultz right away who put the Panthers in front with a trip to the free throw line.  Jacob Coisman answered back by hitting a three pointer to give the Spartans a brief lead.  The lead went back and forth for much of the half with neither team able to pull away significantly.  Tatem Klaubauf sank a triple in the closing moments of the half to trim the Plymouth advantage to four points, but a layup at the buzzer sent the Panthers to the locker room up 26-20.  

 

Plymouth scored on its opening possession to increase the lead up to 8, but the Spartans fought back.  Eli Derenne ignited a 6-0 run to close the gap, but the Panthers answered with a run of their own.  Luxemburg Casco turned to Coisman throughout much of the second, and he facilitated the Spartans offense as the team managed one more comeback. Each time LC got within striking distance though, Charlie Knass seemed to have an answer, part of a 13 point second half. Despite its best efforts, the Spartans ran out of gas and Plymouth pulled away in the late stages of the game for the win. 

 

Knass led all scorers with 19 points, well above his 7.2 average points per game. Also in double figures for the Panthers was Augie Eigenberger who finished with 12, and Kayden Schultz who finished well below his per game average with 10 points. 

 

For the Spartans, Coisman's 17 points led the way in the loss.  Tatem Klaubauf added 11. 

 

Luxemburg Casco's season concludes with a much improved final record of 16-10, surpassing the combined win total of the past three seasons.  The Spartans will graduate 4 seniors, Mason Burmeister, Mason Trimberger, Brady Yunk, and Myles Jandrain. 

 

Plymouth will travel to West De Pere for the WIAA Division 2 Regional Final.