Mathew Higley took a shot over Mondovi’s Branden Becker. The senior had 11 for the Cards, who trailed by just five points at the half but couldn’t make a run for the lead en route to the 62-54 non-conference loss last week.

Tanner Engen put up a jumper over Mondovi’s Blake Purdy.

Drew Christianson made a move to the basket with tight defense from Mondovi’s Greg Poeschel.

Drew Severson wove through the Mondovi defense to score a tough layup, notching a pair of his 11 points for E-S.

Cade Kunferman grabbed a defensive rebound.

E-S boys suffer pair of losses

Tue, 02/02/2016 - 12:57 mheditor

by Jenna Zingshiem, student writer

The Eleva-Strum boys basketball team had a non-conference game against Mondovi on Tuesday, Jan. 26, and played at Augusta on Thursday, Jan. 28. Both games unfortunately saw the Cardinals come out on the losing end by double-digits.

The Cardinals tried their best to stay close throughout the game vs. Mondovi, but the Buffaloes turned a five-point halftime lead into a 62-54 final score.

The top scorers for Eleva-Strum were Cade Kunferman with 15 points, Mathew Higley and Drew Severson with 11, and Bennett Moen with 10.

The boys also played at Augusta on Thursday, Jan. 28. E-S again trailed by a few points at halftime, 32-27, and couldn’t find a way to turn the tables in the second half resulting in the 67-54 loss for the Cards.

Leading the way for E-S on offense was Severson with 14 points, Higley with 13 and Moen with nine.

The Cardinals played at home against Melrose-Mindoro on Tuesday, Feb. 2, and will travel to Blair-Taylor on Friday, Feb. 5, followed by a game at Gilmanton on Monday, Feb. 8.

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