Local Hoops Teams Winless Tuesday

It was a rough night for the local varsity basketball teams as all four teams lost Woodland Conference games, including the first loss of the season for the .

New Berlin West's Jordan McKeon knocked down a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left to help give the host Vikings a 51-50 win over Whitnall, which had started the season 8-0.

Stephen Pelkofer scored to lead the Falcons (8-1, 4-1).

Meanwhile, at Whitnall, the girls basketball team suffered a 33-29 loss to visiting New Berlin West.

Whitnall's Rachael Shulta converted a layup off a steal with less that 30 seconds left to close it to 31-29. The Vikings added two more, and with 11 seconds left, Whitnall missed a shot and a put-back attempt that fell short.

"The girls played hard, and defensively gave a solid effort," Whitnall coach Keith Larson said. "I thought we handled their post players well, limiting their touches. West just plays such solid half-court defense, it was difficult to get a good offensive flow going."

Shulta led Whitnall (6-3, 3-2) with 13 points and Ashley Markowiak added 11.

The Greenfield girls (1-6, 0-5) nearly earned its first league win of the season but a Margaret O'Brien 3-pointer forced overtime and O'Brien's basket with 2 seconds left pushed the Shorewood Greyhounds ahead, 58-56.

The Greenfield boys remained winless (0-7, 0-5) after a 76-44 loss to Shorewood.