Lisbon boys’ basketball won a pair of Tri-Rivers games last week, and lost in a non-conference tilt at a River Valley school.
On Monday, Jan. 20, the Lions beat Cedar Valley Christian, 85-63, in Springville.
Grayson Wollum led the way with 25 points. Daylin Schaefer had a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists. Dakota Clark added 10 points and Jackson Powers chipped in a team-high 11 rebounds and seven points
Carew Kamaus had nine points and Nathan Ahrendsen and Ian Whittenbaugh each added eight points.
“They shot the ball really well against us,” Lisbon Coach Levi Montague said. The Huskies made nine 3-pointers. “They kept it close for the first half.”
On Thursday, Jan. 23, the Lions lost at West Branch, 65-35.
Lisbon shot 27.7 percent (13-47) as team, including 2 of 14 from 3-point range. Schaefer led with 12 points.
“Part of that was us, and a lot of that was them,” Montague said. “(West Branch) played very well defensively and we never found a rhythm.”
The Lions bounced back with a win at Calamus-Wheatland on Friday, Jan. 24, beating the Warriors 62-55.
Wollum had a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Schaefer had 18 points and nine rebounds and Jackson Powers added 12 points.
“They play us hard, no matter the score,” Montague said of the Warriors. “It was neck and neck at half, and they didn’t go away.”