For the second year in a row, the Southern Door Eagles saw their season come to a close in the sectional semifinal, this time as a 71-57 defeat to the Bonduel Bears at Green Bay Southwest Thursday night.
The Eagles stood out in the early going of the game, holding the high-flying Bears offense to no field goals from the field for nearly the first five minutes of the game. Meanwhile, Caden Pierre, Lauden Berg, and Drew Daoust was able to guide the Eagles to a 10 point lead as they approached the 10 minute mark in the first half. Three pointers by Carter Moesch and Race Anvelink helped the Bears slowly whittle the lead down the stretch of the first half. Late turnovers by the Eagles allowed the Bears to take a lead in the closing minutes of the period to take a 34-31 advantage into the break.
In the second half, the Bears were able to outscore the Eagles 15-9 in the opening minutes to build a double-digit lead the would not relinquish for much of the period. Ryan Westrich took advantage of his size to score 17 of his team-high 25 points after the break as the Bears outscored the Eagles 37-26 in the second half. Daoust was more than able to match Westrich's output with 20 of his game-high 28 points in the second half. Pierre and Tyler Neinas were the only other Eagles to score in the frame, combining to score six points. In addition to Daoust's 28 points, Berg added 13 points and Pierre contributed 12 points, all of which came in the first half. Moesch scored 16 points and Anvelink poured in 13 points to complement Westrich in the Bears' win.
The Eagles finish the season 23-4, saying good bye to eight seniors that contributed to three consecutive Packerland Conference championships and two straight regional titles. Daoust's career ends with 3096 points, good for second all-time on the Wisconsin state high school scoring list.
