Waukon boys basketball team wins OT thriller at Charles City, falls to Decorah

The Waukon boys basketball team split its pair of Northeast Iowa Conference contests this past week, fighting back from late deficits in both games but only being able to finish off one of those comeback efforts. The Indians overcame a double-digit halftime deficit to pull out a 63-58 overtime victory at Charles City Tuesday, January 20 before having Decorah fend off another late Indian comeback effort to suffer a 71-60 loss at home to the Vikings Friday, January 23.
Currently holding a 9-5 overall record, 3-4 in the Northeast Iowa Conference, the Indians were slated to continue their Northeast Iowa Conference schedule this week with a Tuesday, January 27 home game against New Hampton before traveling to Crestwood Friday, January 30. The Tribe will then play host to Caledonia, MN Tuesday, February 3 and Oelwein Thursday, February 6.

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