Kings of the Marawood

Brewster scores 1,000 points in ‘Cats win streak

By Casey Krautkramer

Edgar senior Kyle Brewster became the seventh boys basketball player in school history to obtain 1,000 career points last week.

More importantly for Brewster, his Edgar squad beat both Marathon and Stratford to remain tied with Auburndale for first place in the Marawood South Conference.

Brewster sank a long pullup two pointer midway through the second half in Edgar’s 60-51 home win against Marathon on Jan. 12. He joins former Edgar boys basketball players Larry Brown, Ryan Bargender, Caden and Corky Untiedt, Tim Knoeck and Justin Sinz in the 1,000 career points club.

Now Brewster’s name will forever be etched in Edgar basketball history next to names of the school’s other boys and girls, on the wall next to the concession stand in the high school gym commons are, who’ve also achieved 1,000 career points.

“It feels pretty good to score 1,000 career points, but more importantly, we got a big win against Marathon which is huge in the Marawood South Conference standings,” Brewster said. He is the son of Gary and Shelia Brewster of Edgar, and he has an older sister, Hannah.

Edgar head coach Dave Huss said Brewster’s been an excellent high school player during the past four years.

“Every day he shows up with a great attitude and work ethic, and he’s been a pillar for every team he’s played on the past four years,” Huss said. “His commitment to playing both ends of the floor is what makes him an exceptional player. “He’s been a joy to coach and it’s been fun to watch him grow as a player and person, from a personal standpoint. I’m looking forward to seeing all he accomplishes as he moves onto the next phase of his life after high school.”

Brewster runs the 40-yard dash in 4.37 seconds and he’s receiving interest from college football programs to play running back or wide receiver, but he hasn’t decided yet which sport he’ll play in college because he also loves to play baseball. He has decided to study physical therapy at whichever college he decides to attend.

He needed 19 points against Marathon to reach 1,000 career points, and he scored 22 in the victory. Senior Austin Dahlke chipped in 17 points and senior Konnor Wolf had 11.

Huss said senior Drew Guden has an opportunity to also surpass 1,000 career points toward the end of this season. Drew would join his twin sister, Makenna, in achieving over 1,000 career points in school history.

Drew was on fire shooting the ball during Edgar’s 61-34 road win against Stratford on Friday. He scored a game high 25 points while also playing stellar defense with four steals. Wolf added 10 points and Brewster nine in the victory.

Edgar built a 34-19 halftime advantage. No Stratford player reached double- digit points and one of the team’s top players, junior forward Camden Daul, was out of the lineup with an injury against Edgar. It doesn’t take anything away from Edgar’s impressive conference wins against Marathon and Stratford last week.

“I thought the kids did a great job of competing at both ends of the floor, sharing the basketball and playing sound defense,” Huss said. “We knew that competing against Marathon and Stratford would be a big challenge, but the kids rose to the occasion. We will continue to take the season one game at a time, knowing there is a lot of basketball yet to be played.”

Edgar’s boys basketball team is the only squad, among all high school boys and girls’ teams in The Record-Review

coverage area, to be ranked in this week’s wissports.net coaches poll. The Edgar boys are ranked seventh in Division 4.

The Wildcats won their fifth straight game, 59-47, against the Athens Bluejays in a road game on Tuesday. Edgar improves to 7-1 in the Marawood South Conference and 10-2 overall this season, while Athens falls to 5-3 in the Marawood North Conference and 11-3 overall. Edgar and Auburndale sit atop the South with one loss apiece.

Stratford’s boys basketball team has won two straight games, 66-46 against Abbotsford on Monday and 79-45 against Colby on Tuesday. The Tigers now have a 7-4 record this season. Cody Miller and Jake Skroch led Stratford with 15 points each in the victory against Abbotsford.

Edgar/Marathon girl hoops

The Wildcat girls’ basketball team beat Coleman, 56-39, at home on Saturday. Edgar then dispatched Rib Lake, 62-21, on the road Monday.

Edgar lost to archrival Marathon, 57-55, in a road game on Tuesday. Wildcats senior guard Makenna Guden scored a game-high 23 points against the Red Raiders, while sophomore forward Reagan Borchardt added 11.

Marathon junior guard Allison Wokatsch paced her team with 19 points, including 15 of them in the second half. Senior forward Anna Cleven chipped in 16 points and junior guard Jada Prihoda had 10. The Red Raiders improve their record to 6-10 this season, while the Wildcats fall to 10-6.

NEXT IN LINE FOR 1,000 POINTS? -Edgar senior guard Drew Guden scored a game-high 25 points in the team’s road win against Stratford on Friday. Wildcats head coach Dave Huss said Guden has a shot at joining his senior teammate, Kyle Brewster, in reaching the 1,000-point career milestone this season.STAFF PHOTO/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER