Kettle Moraine Scrimmages Feature Game: Tosa West vs DePere

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When looking at the schedule of the Kettle Moraine Scrimmages this past Saturday, your eyes had to be drawn to this game very quickly. First, DePere is the raining, undefeated, defending, division one state title holder; that alone carries the weight. But, on the other side you have Wauwatosa West, who is trying to prove themselves, won a share of the greater metro, and has some star power in regard to prospects in the state. Then we had some interesting individual matchups to consider. Who would guard [player_tooltip player_id='1351717' first='Zach' last='Kinziger']? Hornseth vs Rogers. Could [player_tooltip player_id='1240337' first='Jake' last='Hansen'] get hot? How about the overall team size of DePere when thinking about Willihnganz, Gergorie. The fact that DePere shouldn't get rattled ever. Or Tosa West's newcomers? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Starting Line-ups or Key Contributors</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">DePere Redbirds</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1351717' first='Zach' last='Kinziger'] 6'4" G 2025 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1193234' first='Will' last='Hornseth'] 6'8" PF 2024 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pryce Gregorie 6'6" W 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1238625' first='Ben' last='Willihnganz'] 6'8" C/PF 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Tosa West Trojans</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1240337' first='Jake' last='Hansen'] 6'1" SG 2025 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2288469' first='Jalen' last='Brown'] 6'4" G 2027 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1142144' first='Moses' last='Long'] 6'4" W 2024 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2291381' first='Tyler' last='Boesel'] 6'5" W 2024 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>MJ Kloskey 6'4" W 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The game started off fast and maybe not the most crisp that one might expect. [player_tooltip player_id='1142144' first='Moses' last='Long'] was guarding Kinziger and was doing a serviceable job against the Wisconsin commit. Kinziger had to work hard for what he got but was able to get his shots off and had some really nice finishes at the hoop. The matchup between Hornseth vs Rogers was a premier battle. Rogers might have won early but as soon as Hornseth step outside during the game he proved his mettle. Will had two or three drives from the right-wing position that were sweet and smooth for the 6'8" player. Hornseth even had a tremendous block later on in the second half while DePere was mounting a comeback. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tosa West jumped all over the Redbirds early and led by as much as 17pts. I feel what led to the early and large lead was a few factures deep. [player_tooltip player_id='2291381' first='Tyler' last='Boesel']'s play and individual matchup prove effective. He was a constant weapon on offense, making a few different moves to the hoops. Made a couple of follow-up baskets just by running the floor. [player_tooltip player_id='2288469' first='Jalen' last='Brown']'s leadership and controlling the rock was another factor in Tosa's lead. He drove and either scored or got his teammates involved and was the main mover of the flow of the game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the second half, DePere made a great come back, just as you would expect them to do. Kinziger hit a couple of deep balls. Pryce Gregorie nail one from long distance. [player_tooltip player_id='1193234' first='Will' last='Hornseth'] moves to the hoop contributed for buckets. Then Tosa got caught in a rotation challenge with a couple of personal mismatches. That plus DePere defensive pressure, caused some timely turnovers, and what you had amounted to a two-point game late. I thought several players stayed calm, showed leadership traits, and proved to be champions in their own right. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This was just a so-called scrimmage, a gathering or teams one week after official practices could start. An atmosphere where no official scores were kept. No stats will ever be known or probably remembered. But it felt, for those that attended, to almost to be a mid-season high tension game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thank you to the kids &amp; prospects of both schools in treating us to the competition. It was a great show to learn from. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:gallery {"linkTo":"file"} --> <figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped"><!-- wp:image {"id":1494590,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/DSC01882.jpg?1700611564"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/DSC01882.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1494590" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2236909,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/D73Q8815-1.jpg?1700611564"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/D73Q8815-1.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2236909" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: Megan Corcoran</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1261296,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/20210716_195244.jpg?1700611564"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/20210716_195244.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1261296" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1986476,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/Tyler-Boessel3.jpg?1700611564"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/Tyler-Boessel3.jpg?w=683" alt="" class="wp-image-1986476" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1260585,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/Will-Hornseth.jpg?1700611564"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/Will-Hornseth.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1260585" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --></figure> <!-- /wp:gallery -->