Junior Lomomba, Madison Memorial
In a huge early-season Big Eight clash between league favorites, Madison Memorial needed the full efforts of junior forward Junior Lomomba for the Spartans to overtake Sun Prairie 66-65 Saurday. Behind 21 points, Lomomba also earned this week's Splash of the Week.
Memorial, ranked No. 1 in the first WSN Coaches Poll last week, had several of its regular starting crew sidelined by injuries. Lomomba was not, however, and with fewer than 10 seconds left on the clock, sunk the game-winning jumper to move the Spartans to 3-0 on the season.
Mark Miller recounts: After Sun Prairie's Chris Hawkins missed two free throws witht he Cardinals clinging to a 65-64 lead with under 20 seconds left, Memorial head coach Steve Collins called a timeout to diagram the last play. Everybody in the packed gymnasium knew the ball would wind up with Lomomba.
"The game is pretty simple," Collins told Miller. "Get the ball to Junior. I thought Sun Prairie might double team him so I had my shooters ready just in case.
"The experience Junior had with the Canadian National Team last summer was huge for him. He came back a different person. In some ways, I had forgotten how young he was in the past two years. Now, he has really matured."
That maturation was evident in the Spartans' victory over a very strong Sun Prairie squad, as Lomomba finished with a game-high 21 points. Earlier in the week, he tallied 24 and 25 points in respective wins over West Allis Central and Verona, both also game-highs.
Lomomba and Memorial will next travel to Janesville Craig Friday, then to Wisconsin Lutheran College Saturday to face Milwaukee King at the Eastbay/Converse Classic.
Honorable Mention
Arrowhead Girls Hockey: The Warhawks moved to 5-0-0 on the season and 4-0-0 in the Eastern Shores Conference with victories over University School and Fond du Lac last week. Katherine Roznik scored two goals and an assist aginst USM, while Mikayla Henry tallied one goal versus the Wildcats to go with a hat trick against Fond du Lac.
Newman Catholic Girls Basketball: As if Newman Catholic didn't have enough love from the Division 5 coaches, the Cardinals took complete control of the rankings by trouncing a pair of traditional powerhouses en route to a 2-0 start to the season. Tuesday, top-ranked Newman blew out Flambeau 80-33 then shut down No. 2 Prentice 52-34 to assert itself as the team to beat. Next, the Cardinals will travel to Wausau West Tuesday before opening up the Marawood South season Thursday at Marathon.
Wausau West Boys Hockey: The Warriors hosted a pair of state-ranked squads last weekend, posting matching 8-3 victories over No. 7 Catholic Memorial and No. 9 University School Friday and Saturday. West, ranked No. 2 in the latest WSN Power Rankings, is now 3-0-0 on the season and will take on Stevens Point Tuesday before traveling to Fond du Lac Saturday.
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