The Southern Door Eagles boys' basketball team hopes conference play will give them the reset they need when they play at Peshtigo on Thursday.

Drew Daoust got his points, but the Eagles could not get much else from the roster in a 63-47 loss to Sheboygan Falls. The game was close at the break, with the Falcons holding a 32-28 advantage. The Eagles struggled in the second half, allowing the Falcons to shoot 16 free throws compared to just two. Daoust scored 25 points, but Matthew Malvitz and Caden Pierre were the next leading scorers with just seven points.

The Bulldogs got off to a strong start this season thanks to a two-game sweep at the M&O/Packerland Challenge, blowing past Coleman before beating Crivitz. Dominik Baxter has been a big reason, as he averages 24.5 points per game. Will McMahon is still a worthy sidekick, averaging a double-double with 15.5 points and 10 rebounds a game. 

Tip-off in Peshtigo is set for 7:30 p.m.

Packerland Conference rivals Southern Door and Kewaunee will face off in a quadrangular meet featuring Denmark and Two Rivers on Thursday night.

The Storm graduated its three state qualifiers from a year ago but welcome back all-conference wrestlers Mitchell Boeder. The Eagles return inaugural girls' state qualifiers Norah Lefevre, Hailey Veeser, and all-conference wrestlers Wyatt Wilke, Mason Motquin, and Hayden Jeanquart.

The Purple Raiders will likely have its state qualifiers Chase Matthias,  Justin Klinkner, and Max Matthias return to action this season after all three placed in the top four in the state. The Vikings also had three wrestlers make it to Madison last season.

The first matches are expected to begin at 5:30 p.m.

Drew Daoust got his points, but the Southern Door Eagles could not much get much else from the roster in a 63-47 loss to Sheboygan Falls.

The game was close at the break, with the Falcons holding a 32-28 advantage. The Eagles struggled in the second half, allowing the Falcons to shoot 16 free throws compared to just two. Daoust scored 25 points, but Matthew Malvitz and Caden Pierre were the next leading scorers with just seven points. Carter Korff scored 18 points by getting to the charity stripe, while Brady Schneider added 17. Three other players were knocking on the door of double figures with at least eight points.

The Southern Door girls' basketball open their Packerland slate at home with a matchup against Peshtigo at 7:30 p.m.

The Eagles jumped out to a 10-point lead and never looked back in its 49-41 win over Two Rivers on Saturday. Ashlyn Delfosse led the way with 21 points in the victory.

The Bulldogs have opened the year with two consecutive losses to Wittenberg-Birnamwood and Coleman. In both games, they failed to score at least 25 points.

The Southern Door boys' basketball kicks off the week in their own friendly confines as they welcome Sheboygan South to Brussels on Monday at 7:30 p.m.

Southern Door ended up losing a tied game at halftime, falling to Seymour 59-49 on the road. Drew Daoust picked up right where he left off last season, scoring 18 of his team-29 points in the first half. They were all needed as they entered the break against the Thunder tied at 23. The Thunder would pull away in the second half. Kyler Marks (19 points) and Tru Cornell (17 points) combined to score 24 of their 36 points after the break to lead their team past the Eagles. Caden Pierre scored 11 points for the Eagles, hitting two of his three three-pointers in the second half. Matthew Malvitz (five points) and Landen Berg (four points) rounded out the scoring for the Eagles. 

The Falcons lost their opener to Kohler 74-54. 

The Southern Door Eagles' girls basketball team jumped out to a 10-point lead and never looked back in its 49-41 win over Two Rivers on Saturday.

No Southern Door statistics were reported, but their defense was challenged by Kaylee Jensen, who scored 17 points for the Raiders. Katelyn Klein chipped in eight points, but no other Raiders players scored more than five as the Eagles won their first game of the season. 

The Southern Door girls basketball team will end their Thanksgiving holiday early with a tournament in Denmark on Saturday.

The Eagles went 14-11 last season, running into a tough Algoma team that ousted them from the WIAA Tournament. Ashlyn Delfosse (10.7 ppg) and Payton Gilbertson (10.2 ppg) will anchor the offense that lost Alianna Dufek to graduation during the offseason. 

Cedar Grove-Belgium, Two Rivers, and Denmark are also scheduled to compete. Denmark lost to Sheboygan South 39-32 in its opener last week. Two Rivers were handled by Sevastopol 58-24 in their season opener on Tuesday. Cedar Grove-Belgium lost both of their games last week to Sheboygan Falls (53-35) and Plymouth (51-48).

The first games begin at noon.

Southern Door ended up on the losing side of a tied game at halftime, falling to Seymour 59-49 on the road.

Drew Daoust picked up right where left off last season, scoring 18 of his team-29 points in the first half. They were all needed as they entered the break against the Thunder tied at 23. The Thunder would pull away in the second half Kyler Marks (19 points) and Tru Cornell (17 points) combined to score 24 of their 36 points after the break to lead their team past the Eagles. Caden Pierre scored 11 points for the Eagles, hitting two of his three three-pointers in the second half. Matthew Malvitz (five points) and Landen Berg (four points) rounded out the scoring for the Eagles. 

The Southern Door Eagles boys basketball team begins their season on Tuesday with a road non-conference matchup against Seymour.

The Eagles are the defending Packerland champions after going 15-1 in the conference. Their season ended against Campbellsport in the regional final. Head coach Josh Vandenbush welcomes back one of the state's top scorers, Drew Daoust (32.1 ppg). However, he will have some big pieces to replace after Taylor Schaefer and Jared Hawkey graduated last year. 

The Thunder finished 12-14 last year, falling to Ashwaubenon in the regional semi-final. Leading scorer Tru Cornell (12.4 ppg) returns for his senior season.