By Thomas J. McKillen
Managing Editor

Germantown ruined the undefeated records of two opponents at the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shootout at Concordia University Dec. 27-28.
On Dec. 28, the Warhawks avenged a loss to DePere which occurred at the shootout exactly a year earlier.
"We've known what we wanted to do in this game after last year. It felt really good," said Zak Showalter, who led all scorers with 28 points.
DePere took a five point lead to start the game.
"We were just (saying), 'this is not happening again," Showalter said.
Germantown responded by scoring 14 straight points to take a 22-8 lead after the first quarter. Consecutive three point baskets by Dan Studer and Evan Wesenberg gave Germantown a 38-21 lead at the 1:55 mark of the second quarter before DePere cut the deficit to 12 points by halftime.
After holding a lead of between 10 and 19 points throughout the third quarter, the Warhawks were outscored 8-0 in the fourth quarter, a streak that was snapped by a basket by Studer with 2:27 left in the game
"We played good defense and that kept us in the game," Germantown Coach Steve Showalter said afterward.
Germantown is ranked first in the state coaches poll while DePere is ranked third. Both teams are in the same sectional bracket and could face each other again in the future.
"They're the third ranked in the state for a reason, they're beating up on everyone, and we just want to be able to compete with a team that good. We showed what we have tonight, too," Showalter said.
The previous evening, Germantown gave Wauwatosa East its first loss of the season Dec. 27, as the Warhawks quashed a Red Raider third quarter rally to win, 66-46.
A basket by Luke Fischer at the 6:11 mark of the first quarter gave Germantown a 4-2 lead. Germantown scored 12 straight points to open up a 20-6 lead following two free throws by Zak Showalter with 20.4 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Germantown led by as much as 12 points and entered halftime with a 35-26 lead.
Wauwatosa East chipped into the lead and a three-point basket by Marquise Carter  reduced Germantown's lead to 42-34 at the 3:50 mark of the third quarter. But Germantown's Josh Mongan answered with a three-point basket on the other end of the court.
"We've played a lot of ballgames through the years together. Our kids are veterans, they know how to play, they don't get rattled," Coach Showalter said. "Up until this point for the last several years we can usually handle things out on the court. I don't have to take a lot of time outs. I don't have to tell them what to do. They usually handle things, and that's the sign of getting your program where you want it when guys can handle anything that comes their way."
Following a defensive stop, Mongan scored on a layup. Zak Showalter finished the scoring for the quarter, grabbing a rebound off a missed free throw to score a layup at the buzzer to give Germantown a 49-34 lead.
Germantown then held a double-digit lead throughout the fourth quarter.
Showalter led all scores with 19 points while Anthony Carroll led East with 13 points.
With the two victories at the shootout Germantown now has a 10-0 record.

Hamilton splits games at Shawano Classic
Sussex Hamilton splits its games at the Shawano Classic at the UW-Green Bay Kress Center Dec. 27-28.
On Dec. 27 Hamilton lost to Bay Port, 58-49. Tony Gumina led Hamilton with 18 points.
The next evening Hamilton rebounded with a 75-59 win over Seymour. Brady Ellingson led Hamilton with 22 points while Gumina added 14 points.
After the tournament Hamilton had an overall record of 4-6.

Falls tops Waterford
Menomonee Falls opened the Waterford Tournament Dec. 28 with a 60-54 victory over the host team. Jean-Pierre Tokoto led Menomonee Falls with 31 points while C.J. Malone added 19 points.

Germantown gave Wauwatosa East its first loss of the season Dec. 27, as the Warhawks quashed a Red Raider third quarter rally to win, 66-46 at the WBBY Shootout at Concordia University.

A basket by Luke Fischer at the 6:11 mark of the first quarter gave Germantown a 4-2 lead. Germantown scored 12 straight points to open up a 20-6 lead following two free throws by Zak Showalter with 20.4 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Germantown led by as much as 12 points and entered halftime with a 35-26 lead.

Wauwatosa East chipped into the lead and a three-point basket by Marquise Carter  reduced Germantown's lead to 42-34 at the 3:50 mark of the third quarter. But Germantown's Josh Mongan answered with a three-point basket on the other end of the court. Following a defensive stop, Mongan scored on a layup. Showalter finished the scoring for the quarter, grabbing a rebound off a missed free throw to score a layup at the buzzer to give Germantown a 49-34 lead.

Germantown then held a double-digit lead throughout the fourth quarter.

Showalter led all scores with 19 points while Anthony Carroll led East with 13 points.

A first quarter run by Germantown left Menomonee Falls struggling to catch up, as the Warhawks won 99-62.

Germantown led Menomonee Falls 12-7 with 3:44 left in the first quarter when Germantown went on a 13-2 run to take a 25-9 lead at the 1:11 mark following two three point baskets by Zack Kumbier. Jean-Pierre Tokoto answered for Menomonee Falls with  four points, but Menomonee Falls couldn't cut into the Germantown lead much more, trailing 27-15 after the first quarter and 48-29 at halftime.

Germantown turned a tight game into a double digit win over Whitefish Bay Dominican Dec. 10, rallying from behind in the third quarter to win 74-60.

Germantown held the lead through the first half but the Knights stayed within five points of the Warhawks. Dominican took a 40-39 lead after Sam Starke converted a three point basket with just over six minutes left in the third quarter. Teammate Patrick Feldmeier converted a free throw at the 5:56 mark to add to the lead.

Germantown answered with a layup by Zak Showalter and a three point basket by Josh Mongan as Germantown took the lead for good. After holding a five point lead at the end of the third quarter, Germantown outscored the Knights 13-4 to take a 68-54 lead with 3:22 left in the game.

Afterwards, Germantown Coach Steve Showalter noted that his team has seen Dominican in summer league play and scrimmages. He singled out guards Duane Wilson and Jamall Taylor for their play. Wilson led all scorers with 23 points while Taylor added 14 points.

"It didn't take us awhile to get acclimated to anything they do other than those guards are really good. Those guards are as good as anybody, with no offense to any other players around, those two guards are a good as anyone we're going to play," Showalter said.

Showalter added that Dominican benefitted from several scores off rebounds in the first half.

"Once we made an emphasis to rebound, we did a great job in the second half rebounding and also getting the ball inside," Showalter said.

Showalter said Germantown's height advantage played a role in the fourth quarter surge as Dominican's strong outside shooting cooled in the latter stages of the game, with Germantown picking up the rebounds and following through with scoring conversions on the other end of the court.

Five Germantown players scored in double figures, led by Luke Fischer with 19 points, Zak Showalter with 18 points, Josh Mongan with 16 points, Zack Kumbier with 11 points and Dan Studer with 10 points.

It was the second win over Whitefish Bay teams in two days for Germantown. The previous evening Germantown beat Whitefish Bay 77-48.  Fischer led all scorers in that game with 19 points.