The Whitewater 8^th grade boys concluded their Badger Development League (BDL) season on Sunday, February 5^th by winning the silver bracket championship of the 8^th Grade White division.  The team played Oregon in the first game of the tournament, having lost to Oregon 19-34 in the first game of the season.  The rematch saw Whitewater win the game 38-36 led by Ty Bucholtz scoring 15 points with Aaron Garcia adding 8 and Caleb Jagodzinski scoring 6.  Caleb and Jacek Egnoski both added 5 rebounds while Evan Amundson played a strong defensive game limiting Oregon’s leading scorer while also leading the team with 3 assists.  In the championship game Whitewater faced Middleton and struggled against the 2-3 zone defense.  The second half saw Whitewater close the game on an 18-8 run and secure the win, 35-31.  Ty Bucholtz led the team in scoring with 10 points, followed by Paige Kollwelter with 7, Caleb Jagodzinski with 6 and Connor Brummeyer with 5 points.  Ty & Caleb each secured 9 rebounds while Aaron Garcia led the way with 6 assists.

“This group has worked hard to improve over the past four years and has improved our skill level, decision making, and effort each season as we have worked to prepare them for high school basketball,” according to Matt Amundson.  The team will conclude its season participating in two tournaments later this month and is coached by Cory Brummeyer, Leif Knudsen, & Matt Amundson.

Editor’s note: This story was submitted by Matt Amundson.