GameTime Games of the Week: Bay Port-De Pere meet twice

GameTime Games of the Week

Girls
Thursday
#7 De Pere (14-4, 11-1) at #4 Bay Port (16-2, 11-2)
Conference: Fox River Classic
About De Pere: Alayna Cotter leads De Pere in scoring at 10.3 ppg., while Kayla Dawson, Morgan Anderson and Emma Konopasek each average at least 9 ppg. … De Pere allowed 39 total points in two wins last week. … De Pere leads the FRCC in scoring defense at 37.3 ppg. … De Pere has won 10 straight games. … De Pere has won three straight against Bay Port.
About Bay Port: Lindsey Luedke leads Bay Port in scoring at 11.4 ppg., while Chelsea Nooker adds 11.3 ppg. … Nooker leads the Pirates with 6.3 rpg., 5.2 apg., 3.6 spg. and 1.4 bpg. … Bay Port’s 16 wins this season are the most since 2003-04, when it won 21 games. … Bay Port leads FRCC in scoring at 55.1 ppg. … The 69 points surrendered by Bay Port in its last game to Preble (a loss) were a season-high.
Lowdown: The Pirates are coming off a tough home loss to Preble and now have to win to have any chance of at least sharing the league title. Meanwhile, a De Pere win gives it a 2-game lead in the FRCC. The key will be Bay Port’s high-scoring offense vs. De Pere’s stingy defense. Who wins that battle wins the game.

Boys
Friday
#2 Bay Port (17-2, 12-1) at #1 De Pere (18-1, 13-0)
Conference: Fox River Classic
About Bay Port: Ryan Tachick leads Bay Port in scoring at 16.3 points per game, while Stephen Hodgson adds 10.9. … The Pirates have won 14 straight. … Pirates are averaging 77.7 ppg. in their last three games. … Bay Port has held last four opponents to 42 points or less points. … Bay Port averages 65.5 ppg. and allows 43.7 ppg. … Bay Port has won at least 12 conference games each of the last five years.
About De Pere: Jordan Poydras averages 15.4 ppg., while Brett Vanden Bergh chips in with 13.1 ppg. … De Pere has won 28 straight FRCC games. … De Pere has won 20 straight home games. … Redbirds have won three straight against Bay Port, including last year’s sectional final. … De Pere averages 65.5 ppg. and allows 43.9 ppg. … With a win, De Pere will clinch the FRCC title outright
Lowdown: Both teams like to push the ball, so tempo won’t be a factor. These teams are so evenly matched, scoring the same amount of points this season and Bay Port allowing four points less, this could come down to turnovers and each teams has quality guards.

#Denotes FOX 11 Top 11 rankings.

doug.ritchay@wluk.com