The Sussex Hamilton 8^th grade red team won the Kettle Moraine Tournament this past weekend by defeating Waukesha North 58-22, Franklin 59-17, a very good Kettle Moraine team 51-29, and one of the better teams in the state at the 8^th grade level, Grafton Select 48-39.

The boys played stifling defense all day Sunday to propel them to the championship. In the first two games every player scored and contributed quality minutes. Ben Nolde returned to form, contributing both on the offensive and defensive ends of the floor all weekend long. Jordan Smith led the charge vs Kettle Moraine with a 19 pt 5 reb effort. Bradley Purko added a team leading 6 rebs and also hit two timely jump shots. The team was very solid from the charity stripe making 15 of 17 attempts. 

In the championship game Sam Bjorkland could not be stopped. He turned in a very impressive performance finishing with 19 pts and 7 rebs. Jordan Smith’s was physical on the defensive side of the ball and held one of the better 8^th grade players in the state in check. Hamilton imposed their will on Grafton from start to finish.

The team really came together this weekend. They played very well on the defensive end, executed the game plan, and shared the ball. All the boys contributed in some capacity through out the entire weekend.

#2 Devin Yates

#8 Jordan Smith

#10 Ben Nolde

#12 Connor Provan

#13 Sam Bjorkland

#15 Jake Kessnich

#18 R.J Feurstien

#23 Cooper Vance

#25 Brad Purko

#31 Jack Liedtke

Head Coach: Christopher Newbauer
Asst Coaches: Darryl Porter, Steve Provan, Duane Nolde