Male Athlete of the Week
Grayson Catania, Union Grove Union High School boys’ basketeball: With the Broncos hosting Southern Lakes Conference rival Waterford Friday night, there was no question the two 3-1 teams would battle.
But Catania turned out to be a huge factor in the victory. With leading scorer Brett Van Vreede – who had been averaging 16.5 points per game – held to no points in the first quarter, Catania stepped up.
Catania hit five 3-pointers in the contest and finished with a team-high 17 points, nine of which came in the decisive fourth quarter as Union Grove outscored Waterford 19-10.
Van Vreede ended up finishing the game with 14 points.
Also considered: Spencer Walker, Catholic Central High School boys’ basketball; Ryan Jazdzewski, Burlington High School wrestling.
Female Athlete of the Week
Stephanie Rank, Waterford Union High School girls’ basketball: Rank, a senior, has been largely considered one of the top players in the area coming into the 2011-12 season.
So far, the senior has shown why, averaging more than 16 points per game. But Rank had the best game so far of her season Dec. 15 at home against Burlington.
The senior finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds in a 59-43 win over the Demons. Rank hit 10 field goals in the contest.
Also considered: Molly Benavides, Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics; Lindsay Johnson, Union Grove Union High School girls’ basketball.
Team of the Week
Catholic Central High School girls’ basketball: Coming off their worst loss of the season last week, the Catholic Central Lady ’Toppers knew they needed to come ready to play at home against Martin Luther Saturday.
The Lady ’Toppers did just that, pulling away in the second half for a 56-34 win over the Spartans.
Leading by just three at the half, Catholic Central outscored Martin Luther 32-13 over the final 16 minutes of the game. What was more, the Lady ’Toppers got scoring from 10 of the 11 players on its bench, with three in double figures – Kelly Gould with 13, and Sophie Foote and Allie Hocking with 10 each.
The win improved CCHS to 3-3 overall and also earned the Lady ’Toppers their first Midwest Classic Conference win of the season.
Romo Watch
Playing on Saturday, the Cowboys scored 28 unanswered points in the first half en route to a 31-15 win on the road at Tampa Bay.
It was the eighth straight loss for the Buccaneers, but the Cowboys played well regardless. Burlington High School graduate and Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo had a hand in all four first-half touchdowns, throwing for three and running in for one with 20 seconds left in the first half.
Romo finished the game 23 of 30 passing for 249 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. He had a quarterback rating of 133.9 for the game.
Games of the Week
The Burlington High School wrestling team will be at Elkhorn Thursday night for an SLC dual meet against the Elks – also undefeated in the conference.
Next week, the team will compete in the Mid-States Wrestling Classic at UW-Whitewater on Wednesday, Dec. 28, and Thursday, Dec. 29. Elkhorn and fellow SLC rival Delavan-Darien will also be at the meet, which routinely draws some of the top teams and wrestlers in the state.
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