Waukon boys basketball team falls to pair of NEIC opponents


Waukon boys basketball sophomore Tanner Mathis glides underneath the basket for this shot attempt in the Indians’ 80-53 home loss to Class 2A top-five rated New Hampton Tuesday, January 27. Mathis finished the game with four points, two steals and one rebound. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link.

For the first time this season, the Waukon boys basketball team lost consecutive games within the same week, battling through a pair of losses this past week against Northeast Iowa Conference opponents. The Indians were dealt an 80-53 loss at home by Class 2A top-five rated New Hampton Tuesday, January 27 before having the tables turned on them from a previous match-up against Crestwood, suffering a 57-46 loss at the home of the Cadets Friday, January 30.
Currently holding a 9-8 overall record, 3-7 in the Northeast Iowa Conference, the Indians were scheduled to host Caledonia, MN Tuesday, February 3 and Oelwein Thursday, February 6 before hitting the road one final time for the regular season, Monday, February 9 at South Winneshiek. The basketball Tribe will then wrap up its 2014-2015 regular season with a Tuesday, February 17 home game with Charles City before beginning postseason tournament play Monday, February 23 at a site and against an opponent yet to be determined as of print deadline for this issue.

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