Southview boys, girls take down Napoleon

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BOYS

Southview 57, Napoleon 56

At Southview, the Cougars prevailed on a free throw by Brandon Stewart with 20 seconds to play in overtime Friday night to gain their first Northern Lakes League boys basketball win of the season.

Matt Morrison’s 21 points led Southview (3-9, 1-7 NLL) with 21 points while Jeremiah Roberts contributed 15.

The Wildcats missed shots at the end of both regulation and overtime. Jordan Lauf fired in 25 points for Napoleon (1-6, 4-6), while Anson Lankenau scored 14 and Blake Dunbar 11.

GIRLS

Southview 47, Napoleon 39

The host Cougars’ press forced six third-quarter turnovers and sparked a 10-0 run to take command .

Sarah Klepzig led Southview (11-4, 8-2 NLL) with 14 points. Emily Westphal added 11 and Taryn Stanley 10.

Napoleon (3-11, 2-8), which led 23-19 at halftime, got 18 points from Kayla Gerken.

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