Arcadia boys drop last two

The Arcadia boys basketball team didn’t have enough juice to keep up with two of the better teams in the area. 

The Raiders were competitive with Durand (19-5) for the first half, but the Panthers kicked it into another gear in the second half, pulling away for a 70-50 win last week Monday. On Thursday, West Salem (21-1) — ranked first in Division Three in the WisSports.net coaches poll —  cruised for a 92-46 win. Trev Bjorge scored 10 points against West Salem, but no other information was reported to the Times.

The (12) Raiders opened Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament play at (5) Mauston on Tuesday of this week, the winner will play at (4) Wisconsin Dells on Friday  with the regional final, likely at (1) West Salem set for Saturday.

Durand 70 Arcadia 50

Arcadia was within eight at halftime, but they couldn’t keep up in the second half.

The Raiders trailed 31-23 at halftime, but hopes of staying in the game evaporated as Durand got off to a strong start in the second frame and pulled away for the win.

Arcadia shot 34 percent from the field and was 12-for-20 on free-throw attempts. Connor Weltzien led the team with 18 points. 

Arcadia (field goals/attempts-free throws/attempts-rebounds-fouls-points) — Rotering 2/5-1/2-4-1-5 Boland 2/13-0/2-2-1-5 Scow 1/2-0/0-1-3 Aspenson 0/1-0/0-0-0-0 Drazkowski 0/2-2/2-2-0-2 Baier 0/1-0/0-2-1-0 Sobotta 0/0-1/2-1-0-1 Bjorge 1/5-0/1-4-3-2 Weltzien 6/11-3/5-8-2-18 Gomez 2/4-3/4-3-5-7 Sandoval 1/2-2/2-1-0-5 Braun 1/1-0/0-3-1-2