The Big 1070 High School Basketball: Recent Episodes
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The Shoebox Game of the Week features the Reedsburg Beavers at the Waunakee Warriors.
Jimmie Kaska with the call.
Final: Waunakee 76, Reedsburg 52.
LaFollette goes for the outright Big Eight championship as they host Madison East in front of a standing room only gym. The game goes into overtime before East pulls out a 90-85 win in a back and forth game. Jimmy Kaska calls the action
The Shoebox Game of the Week features the Madison Edgewood Crusaders at the Stoughton Vikings.
Mike Pilch with the call.
Final: Stoughton 48, Edgewood 33.
The Shoebox Game of the Week features the Madison Memorial Spartans at the Middleton Cardinals. Mike Pilch with the call.
Final: Madison Memorial 63, Middleton 42
Jimmy Kaska has the call between two of the best teams in the state, unbeaten Madison Memorial and once beaten Middleton.
Monona Grove comes away with a running clock victory in a late January game. Jimmy Kaska has the call from MG.
Edgewood gets a victory over Sun Prairie 46-42 in a Tuesday night Game of the Week from Edgewood High School. Jimmy Kaska has the call in this back and forth game.
The LaFollette Lancers travel to Sun Prairie to battle the Cardinals in a top 3 basketball match up.
In the Shoebox Game of the Week, the Oregon Panthers travel to McFarland to face the Spartans. Mike Pilch with the call. McFarland Head Coach Jeff Meinholdt joins Mike in the post-game.
Final: McFarland 64, Oregon 49
The Vikings of Mt. Horeb take on the Silver Eagles of Monona Grove in this battle of reigning conference champs. Jimmie Kuska on the call. Final: Mt. Horeb 50, Monona Grove 48
In our final Madison Taxi Basketball Game of the Week, it didn't disappoint. Stoughton had a 2 point lead at half time. Monona Grove tied it on free throws with 16 seconds remaining in the game. Stoughton's Adam Hobson drives the lane and drops one in the basket with 3 seconds remaining. Monona Grove put a long ball as time expired and it fell short. Final: Stoughton 55, Monona Grove 53
As play-off time approaches, the Verona Wildcats travel to Madison Memorial for a battle in the Big 8 and a tune up for the post season.
Our Friday Night Madison Taxi Game of the Week featured a Big Eight conference battle between Madison East and Madison La Follette. Final: Madison East 73, Madison La Follette 66.
Our Thursday night Madison Taxi Game of the Week features the Monona Grove Girls as they visit Madison Edgewood on Senior Night. Final: Monona Grove 88, Madison Edgewood 54.
Our Madison Taxi Game of the Week features a Badger South conference match-up between Madison Edgewood and Monona Grove. Final: Monona Grove 67, Madison Edgewood 52.
In our Madison Taxi Game of the Week, the Middleton Cardinals looked to build on their current win streak and remain near the top of the Big 8 conference. Madison West traveled to Middleton tonight in a conference battle. The Cardinals jumped out to a 9-0 lead early on, and carried an 8 point lead into halftime. The Regents climbed back to within 3 midway through the 2nd half, but then Middleton pulled away down the stretch. Cardinals G Sam Close finished with 28 points in the victory. Final: Middleton 62, Madison West 48
On a snowy Friday night in the Madison area, the Spartans and Lancers weren't going to let the weather stop them from battling for 2nd place in the Big Eight. Memorial opened the game with a barrage of points. then La Follette clawed their way back to take a 2 point lead into half time. The Lancers opened the 2nd half with some hot shooting beyond the arc, but the Spartans kept the game within reach. Memorial F Nick Caropreso hit 2 clutch free throws to tie the game with 23 seconds left. La Follette SG Troy Reeves Jr. found himself open and hit the game winning jumper with 2 seconds left. Madison La Follette 63, Madison Memorial 61.
Week #5 of the Madison Taxi Game of the Week featured a Big Eight conference battle between Sun Prairie and Middleton. In front of a packed gym at Middleton, both teams were a little sluggish to start. Defense played a key in the first half as Sun Prairie took a 4 point lead into Halftime. In the 2nd half, big defensive plays led to even bigger points on the other end as each team traded leads down the stretch. Middleton hung on to secure the win. Middleton 62, Sun Prairie 60.
Week #4 of the Madison Taxi Game of the Week featured a non-conference battle between McFarland and Monona Grove. In front of a packed house in Monona Grove, both teams took several trips up and down the court early to find their rhythm and the first points. Once they settled in, the fast-paced game took over from there. The Silver Eagles used a balanced attack from all over the court to take a 2 point lead into half time. The Spartans came out strong to start the 2nd half and took the lead. The two teams slugged it out down the stretch trading points with each possession. In the end, McFarland took advantage of a few miscues and a double-double by Trevon Chislom helped secure the win. McFarland 74, Monona Grove 66
Week #3 of the Madison Taxi Game of the Week featured a Big Eight conference battle between Madison East and Sun Prairie. The Purgolders came into the game undefeated and the Cardinals only had 1 loss. In a defensive scuffle as the two teams tried to outsmart each other in the 1st half, Sun Prairie took a 2 pt lead into halftime. Madison East opened up the 2nd half with a run to take the lead. Several attempts by Sun Prairie down the stretch weren't enough to push the Cardinals back into the lead. Free throws would ice it for the Purgolders. Madison East 62, Sun Prairie 55.
Week #2 of the Madison Taxi Game of the Week featured a non-conference battle between 2 1-loss teams, Madison Memorial and Waunakee. The Spartans put the 1st 2 points on the board, but the Warriors controlled the ball thereafter and took a 6 point lead into halftime. At Halftime, we were able to catch up with Madison Memorial G Leilani Kapinus about her season ending injury. In the 2nd half, the offenses erupted. The Spartans took the lead early in the 2nd half. The two teams traded leads down the stretch, then Madison Memorial gained the upper hand with some solid defense and opportunities at the free throw line. Madison Memorial 64, Waunakee 54.
Week #1 of the Madison Taxi Game of the Week featured an intra-city battle between 2 undefeated teams, Madison Memorial and Madison East. In front of a raucous crowd, the Purgolders of Madison East unleashed a few quick buckets to take an early lead and carry a 9 point lead into halftime. The Spartans of Madison Memorial battled their way back to a lead midway through the 2nd half but couldn't hold off the Purgolders' pesky defense and opportunity scoring. Madison East runs away with it in the end to remain undefeated. Madison East 66, Madison Memorial 49.
Free throw shooting down the stretch vaulted the Silver Eagles to a 6 point win, 67-61, over the Stoughton Vikings. Monona Grove wins the Badger South conference title.
Tied at 13 a piece at the half, Sun Prairie's Marlon Ruffin erupted for 13 of his own in the 2nd half to help lead his team to a 41-32 victory over the Spartans of Madison Memorial.
The Cardinals took a 45-27 into the halftime break and never looked back. Sam Close led a balanced attack with 19 points as Middleton beat Madison West 86-64 at Madison West High School
Brady Sc hipper led all scorers with 16 points and 11 of his teammates tallied points as the Vikings pulled away in the 2nd half to beat the Crusaders 79-53.
Brogan Brunker leads all scorers with 24 pts and a double-double as the Cardinals beat the Purgolders 70-52 at Madison East High School.
The Falcons and Tyler Herro take on the Warriors in a Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shoot-out game in front of a standing room only crowd in the R. John Buuck Field House at Concordia University in Mequon, WI.