Waukon boys basketball team has season ended by 65-56 first-round District loss in overtime at NFV


Soaring and scoring ... Waukon boys basketball senior Noah Hatlan drives to the hoop in the Indians’ 65-56 loss at North Fayette Valley Monday, February 13 in the opening round of Class 2A District Tournament play. Hatlan scored two points, grabbed three rebounds and dished out two assists in his final game in a Waukon basketball uniform. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Waukon boys basketball team had its 2022-2023 campaign brought to a close in heart-breaking fashion in the opening round of the Class 2A District Tournament play Monday, February 13 at North Fayette Valley (NFV). Having fallen to the TigerHawks just a couple weeks earlier in regular season play, 60-51, in a January 31 home game, another fourth-quarter comeback by the bucket Tribe seemed to be on its way to a successful result in this postseason rematch, but a couple NFV three-point daggers forced an overtime period that did not go the Indians’ way at all in ending their season with a 65-56 loss.

The loss completes the Indians’ regular season with a 3-18 overall record that includes a mark of 0-10 in Northeast Iowa Conference play. The win advanced North Fayette Valley to a Thursday, February 16 District 7 semifinals match-up at Osage, where the TigerHawks had their season ended by a 50-37 loss to the Green Devils.

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