The season is coming to an end and here are my final rankings of the year for the State. Looking are my rankings I can truly say that they are just for fun as some of my #1 rank teams I don't even have winning state.
Division One
Really not any changes for D1 as only three teams lost. Arrowhead fell to #8, Milwaukee Hamilton lost to Riverside and dropped one spot to #9, and Madison Memorial lost to Madison East and fall to #15. Pulaski, Kenosha Bradford, Waukesha West, and Sun Prairie are all right on the edge of being ranked.
1.Appleton East
2. Milwaukee Riverside
3. Germantown
4. De Pere
5. Milwaukee King
6. Wisconsin Rapids
7. Racine Case
8. Arrowhead
9. Milwaukee Hamilton
10. Bay Port
11. Beloit
12. Sheboygan North
13. Burlington
14. Franklin
15. Madison Memorial
Division Two
Top half of D2 stayed pretty much the same as usual and the bottom half changed quite a bit as usual. Onalaska lost their second game of the year and fell to #5. Madison Edgewood and Rice Lake both lost and fell to #13 and #15, while Lacrosse Logan fell out of the rankings all together. River Falls makes their first appearance after defeating Rice Lake and winning the Big Rivers Conference. Milwaukee Pius, Whitefish Bay, and Monona Grove are just on the outside looking in.
1. Waunakee
2. Wisconsin Lutheran
3. New Richmond
4. Two Rivers
5. Onalaska
6. Seymour
7. Monroe
8. New Berlin West
9. Mcfarland
10. Wauwatosa East
11. New Berlin Eisenhower
12. Antigo
13. Madison Edgewood
14. River Falls
15. Rice Lake
Division Three
Not a lot of changes this week. GET lost to the new #1 Aquinas and fall to #5. The only other team that lost was Northwestern and they were replaced by Altoona. Northwestern, Lake Mills, and Clinton were the ones just outside of the top 15.
1. Lacrosse Aquinas
2. Brillion
3. East Troy
4. Manitowoc Roncalli
5. GET
6. Whitefish Bay Dominican
7. Lakeside Lutheran
8. Ladysmith
9. Omro
10. Racine St. Catherines
11. St Johns Military
12. River Valley
13. Kiel
14. Hope School
15. Altoona
Division Four
Racine Lutheran lost to a top D3 team in Dominican and fall to #6. Cuba City lost to Darlington and fell to #11. Bangor lost twice and are replaced by Young Coggs Prep in the rankings. Grantsburg and Crandon find themselves just outside the rankings.
1. Blair Taylor
2. Oostburg
3. Eau Claire Regis
4. Darlington
5. Laconia
6. Racine Lutheran
7. Amherst
8. Aburndale
9. Marathon
10. Peshtigo
11. Cuba City
12. Wild Rose
13. Colfax
14. Colby
15. Young Coggs Prep
Division Four
Prentice and Gilmanton both lost but, both loses were to teams ranked in D4 so they each only dropped a spot to #5 and #6. Sheboygan Area Lutheran lost to a pair of top D4 teams which allows them to stay in the rankings in #14. Both Barneveld and Columbus Catholic lost but hang on to their spots at #13 and #15.
1. Benton
2. Randolph
3. Clayton
4. Seneca
5. Suring
6. Prentice
7. Gilmanton
8. Wauzeka Steuben
9. Hillsboro
10. Green Bay NEW Lutheran
11. Mellen
12. Luck
13. Barneveld
14. Sheboygan Area Lutheran
15. Columbus Catholic
Those are my final state rankings to conclude the regular season of 2010-2011. Post season starts tomorrow!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
State Predictions
With the state tournament starting in just two days here are my predictions for state. I will only go into D1 deeper while just making mention of the other four divisions.
Division One
UW Whitewater Sectional
My Pick
Milwaukee King
Top Contenders
Milwaukee Riverside
Madison Memorial
Long Shots
Sun Prairie
Milwaukee Marquette
All year long I had Madison Memorial going to state and possibly even winning state but, they just have struggled against teams that they should be beating easily all year long. In the end my common sense over took my gut and I went with Milwaukee King. King has the coaching and the history of going to state and have a talent team and have already beaten Memorial handily. Riverside has the best record and will probably be alot of people's picks but, I'm just not sure this is their year and might lose to King in a rematch. Sun Prairie has the talent to get to state but, just haven't brought it night in and night out. Marquette was at state a year ago and state last year and still have their top two players back.
Al Mcquire Sectional
My Pick
Milwaukee Hamilton
Top Contenders
Burlington
Beloit
Kenosha Bradford
Franklin
Racine Case
Hamilton was hurt hard when Elgin Cook but, I think they have a coach that will pull them together and have the most talent. This is the one sectional that doesn't have a clear cut winner and anyone of the top six teams could win this sectional.
UW Oshkosh Sectional
My Pick
Appleton East
Top Contenders
Germantown
Arrowhead
Long Shots
Waukesha West
Wisconsin Rapids
Oshkosh North
East has been number one nearly the entire season and they are undefeated. Germantown has lost only one game and Arrowhead only two and they both have very tough schedules. Waukesha West has been a top 15 team most of the year and Rapids has only lost one game but, I just don't think they see the same competition night in and night out that the other teams see. Oshkosh North is an athletic team that has beaten some very good teams.
UW Stevens Point Sectional
My Pick
Bay Port
Top Contenders
Depere
Long Shots
DC Everest
Marshfield
Superior
Sheboygan North
Pulaski
Really comes down to Bay Port and De Pere but, there are a handful of other teams that have been in the top 15 all year long but, they have play the competition of the top two teams.
State
King over Hamilton
Appleton East over Bay Port
Appleton East over King
Division Two
Marshfield Sectional
Onalaska over Antigo
Top Contenders
New Richmond
Rice Lake
River Falls
Janesville Sectional
Waunakee over Waterford
Top Contenders
Monroe
Madison Edgewood
Brown County Sectional
Seymour over Beaver Dam
Top Contenders
Two Rivers
Al Mcguire Sectional
Wisconsin Lutheran over Wauwatosa East
Top Contenders
Whitefish Bay
New Berlin West
New Berlin Eisenhower
State
Waunakee over Onalaska
Seymour over Wisconsin Lutheran
Seymour over Waunakee
Division Three
Somerset Sectional
Lacrosse Aquinas over Ladysmith
Top Contenders
GET
Northwestern
Altoona
Middleton Sectional
River Valley over Lakeside Lutheran
Top Contenders
Lodi
Prairie du Chien
Menasha Sectional
Manitowoc Roncalli over Little Chute
Top Contenders
Omro
Brillion
Kiel
Al Mcguire Sectional
Dominican over Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Top Contenders
St. Johns Military
Racine St. Catherines
East Troy
Hope School
State
Aquinas over River Valley
Dominican over Roncalli
Aquinas over Dominican
Division Four
Chippewa Falls Sectional
Eau Claire Regis over Grantsburg
Top Contenders
Colfax
Colby
Baraboo Sectional
Blair Taylor over Cuba City
Top Contenders
Darlington
Westby
Bangor
Stevens Point Sectional
Aburndale over Peshtigo
Top Contenders
Amherst
Marathon
Whitefish Bay Sectional
Racine Lutheran over Oostburg
Top Contenders
Laconia
Ozaukee
Young Coggs Prep
State
Blair Taylor over Regis
Racine Lutheran over Auburndale
Blair Taylor over Racine Lutheran
Division Five
Spooner Sectional
Clayton over Luck
Top Contenders
Mellen
Prentice
Lacrosse Central Sectional
Benton over Hillsboro
Top Contenders
Royal
Seneca
Gilmanton
Waupaca Sectional
Green Bay NEW Lutheran over Laona
Top Contenders
Suring
Watertown Sectional
Randolph over Barneveld
Top Contenders
Green Lake
Sheboygan Area Lutheran
State
Benton over Clayton
Randolph over GB NEW Lutheran
Randolph over Benton
There are my picks for state.
Division One
UW Whitewater Sectional
My Pick
Milwaukee King
Top Contenders
Milwaukee Riverside
Madison Memorial
Long Shots
Sun Prairie
Milwaukee Marquette
All year long I had Madison Memorial going to state and possibly even winning state but, they just have struggled against teams that they should be beating easily all year long. In the end my common sense over took my gut and I went with Milwaukee King. King has the coaching and the history of going to state and have a talent team and have already beaten Memorial handily. Riverside has the best record and will probably be alot of people's picks but, I'm just not sure this is their year and might lose to King in a rematch. Sun Prairie has the talent to get to state but, just haven't brought it night in and night out. Marquette was at state a year ago and state last year and still have their top two players back.
Al Mcquire Sectional
My Pick
Milwaukee Hamilton
Top Contenders
Burlington
Beloit
Kenosha Bradford
Franklin
Racine Case
Hamilton was hurt hard when Elgin Cook but, I think they have a coach that will pull them together and have the most talent. This is the one sectional that doesn't have a clear cut winner and anyone of the top six teams could win this sectional.
UW Oshkosh Sectional
My Pick
Appleton East
Top Contenders
Germantown
Arrowhead
Long Shots
Waukesha West
Wisconsin Rapids
Oshkosh North
East has been number one nearly the entire season and they are undefeated. Germantown has lost only one game and Arrowhead only two and they both have very tough schedules. Waukesha West has been a top 15 team most of the year and Rapids has only lost one game but, I just don't think they see the same competition night in and night out that the other teams see. Oshkosh North is an athletic team that has beaten some very good teams.
UW Stevens Point Sectional
My Pick
Bay Port
Top Contenders
Depere
Long Shots
DC Everest
Marshfield
Superior
Sheboygan North
Pulaski
Really comes down to Bay Port and De Pere but, there are a handful of other teams that have been in the top 15 all year long but, they have play the competition of the top two teams.
State
King over Hamilton
Appleton East over Bay Port
Appleton East over King
Division Two
Marshfield Sectional
Onalaska over Antigo
Top Contenders
New Richmond
Rice Lake
River Falls
Janesville Sectional
Waunakee over Waterford
Top Contenders
Monroe
Madison Edgewood
Brown County Sectional
Seymour over Beaver Dam
Top Contenders
Two Rivers
Al Mcguire Sectional
Wisconsin Lutheran over Wauwatosa East
Top Contenders
Whitefish Bay
New Berlin West
New Berlin Eisenhower
State
Waunakee over Onalaska
Seymour over Wisconsin Lutheran
Seymour over Waunakee
Division Three
Somerset Sectional
Lacrosse Aquinas over Ladysmith
Top Contenders
GET
Northwestern
Altoona
Middleton Sectional
River Valley over Lakeside Lutheran
Top Contenders
Lodi
Prairie du Chien
Menasha Sectional
Manitowoc Roncalli over Little Chute
Top Contenders
Omro
Brillion
Kiel
Al Mcguire Sectional
Dominican over Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Top Contenders
St. Johns Military
Racine St. Catherines
East Troy
Hope School
State
Aquinas over River Valley
Dominican over Roncalli
Aquinas over Dominican
Division Four
Chippewa Falls Sectional
Eau Claire Regis over Grantsburg
Top Contenders
Colfax
Colby
Baraboo Sectional
Blair Taylor over Cuba City
Top Contenders
Darlington
Westby
Bangor
Stevens Point Sectional
Aburndale over Peshtigo
Top Contenders
Amherst
Marathon
Whitefish Bay Sectional
Racine Lutheran over Oostburg
Top Contenders
Laconia
Ozaukee
Young Coggs Prep
State
Blair Taylor over Regis
Racine Lutheran over Auburndale
Blair Taylor over Racine Lutheran
Division Five
Spooner Sectional
Clayton over Luck
Top Contenders
Mellen
Prentice
Lacrosse Central Sectional
Benton over Hillsboro
Top Contenders
Royal
Seneca
Gilmanton
Waupaca Sectional
Green Bay NEW Lutheran over Laona
Top Contenders
Suring
Watertown Sectional
Randolph over Barneveld
Top Contenders
Green Lake
Sheboygan Area Lutheran
State
Benton over Clayton
Randolph over GB NEW Lutheran
Randolph over Benton
There are my picks for state.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Waunakee over Madison Edgewood
On Thursday night took in a matchup of two of the top teams in division two. Waunakee the current #1 team in D2 and Edgewood who has been in the top 15 for most of the year and have had an up and down season. Waunakee had already defeated Monroe earlier in the year who is the top contender in their regional and this was their chance to get a big win over the number two contender in the regional. Waunakee came away with a pretty impressive 61-48 win in this game, without one of their best players and starting point guard 6'2 senior Jared Staege. For whatever reason he wasn't suited up for the game but, Waunakee didn't miss a beat, with the exception of a couple early turnovers against Edgewood's full court press.
Waunakee was their normal selves to start the game. Very patient on the offensive end and looking to get the ball to the inside, playing great defense, and rebounding extremely well. Early on it was 6'0 senior Zak Hougland that looked to take the ball to the hoop and score and then it went to their regular scorer 6'2 senior Beau Murray who was hot as ever from mid range from the right side of the court. I'm not sure if it's the offense Waunakee runs, the fact that Murray is right handed and drives right more, or simply that he's more comfortable from the right side but, Murray takes the fast majority of his shots from the right side and normally from about 15 foot and in. I've never seen a kid love to settle for the 15 footer from the baseline like Murray does and hits the shot more times then not. Edgewood's outside shots weren't falling early and normally the can get the second and third shot attempts because they rebound so well but, against Waunakee that wasn't happening. The biggest reason for that was 6'5 senior Austin Maly who dominated the boards on both ends from the tip. This was the most impressive overall game I have seen Maly play and the only thing that stopped him was a small cut or scratch on his leg, that required some care. Edgewood was looking very flat and appeared to be in some danger of getting blown out when they got a huge lift off their bench from 6'2 sophomore Matt Ripple who came in and twice had back door cuts that led to easy layups for himself. After the first quarter Waunakee was up 20-9 and at the half they were up 38-24.
In the second half Edgewood's star 6'5 junior Austin Arians finally got going. In the first half Waunakee did a good job of finding Arians but, in the second half he found some openings and started knocking down some shots. Arians is tall enough that if he does get the ball he can shoot over most of the defenders that guard him and when he's in the zone nearly impossible to stop. For Waunakee Murray continue to stay hot and Maly continued to control the glass. Edgewood once again got a big lift from Ripple who hit a three early in the fourth to give the Crusaders some life but, in the end Waunakee was just too much as a team. Final score 61-48, forgot to write down what the score was after the third.
Top Players
Austin Arians 6'5 junior Edgewood- Really carried Edgewood tonight as his teammates just couldn't get the shots to fall. Second half he just didn't miss.
Matt Ripple 6'2 sophomore Edgewood- Was big off the bench. Only made three baskets but, everyone was big and saw some big minutes late in the game.
Beau Murray 6'2 senior Waunakee- Was his usual solid self. Not sure if he missed in the second half also did a nice job of helping bring the ball up the court at times.
Austin Maly 6'5 senior Waunakee- Absolute beast on the inside and really controlled things on both ends.
Andrew Dorscheid 5'10 senior Waunakee- Really stepped up big starting for Staege. Was really fearless driving to the lane and scoring. Only had a couple of turnovers early on but, was solid overall with the ball.
Box Score
Edgewood- Arians 21 Ripple 7 Brock Pavlik 5 Bruin Armwald 4 Jack Zwettler 3 Spencer Brink 2 Hans Meixelsperger 2 Austin Papenthien 2 Chris Wells 2 Dan Drabik 0 Jay Kinzel 0
Waunakee- Murray 21 A Maly 11 Dorscheid 7 Hougland 7 Jacob Soper 7 Ben Cable 5 Will Decorah 3 Ross Maly 0 Joe Tagarelli 0 Justin Block 0
Waunakee appears to be as solid as ever and appear poised to make a deep playoff run and should make it to state they only real contender that I haven't seen is Lakeside Lutheran and I just don't think they've seen a team like Waunakee playing in the Capitol Conference. Edgewood on the other side has the chance to go as far as Waunakee before they'll bow out. Edgewood does have Monroe which should be a very very good game just like their two previous meetings with the winner more then likely getting their second shot at Waunakee but, I just don't see either team beating them.
Waunakee was their normal selves to start the game. Very patient on the offensive end and looking to get the ball to the inside, playing great defense, and rebounding extremely well. Early on it was 6'0 senior Zak Hougland that looked to take the ball to the hoop and score and then it went to their regular scorer 6'2 senior Beau Murray who was hot as ever from mid range from the right side of the court. I'm not sure if it's the offense Waunakee runs, the fact that Murray is right handed and drives right more, or simply that he's more comfortable from the right side but, Murray takes the fast majority of his shots from the right side and normally from about 15 foot and in. I've never seen a kid love to settle for the 15 footer from the baseline like Murray does and hits the shot more times then not. Edgewood's outside shots weren't falling early and normally the can get the second and third shot attempts because they rebound so well but, against Waunakee that wasn't happening. The biggest reason for that was 6'5 senior Austin Maly who dominated the boards on both ends from the tip. This was the most impressive overall game I have seen Maly play and the only thing that stopped him was a small cut or scratch on his leg, that required some care. Edgewood was looking very flat and appeared to be in some danger of getting blown out when they got a huge lift off their bench from 6'2 sophomore Matt Ripple who came in and twice had back door cuts that led to easy layups for himself. After the first quarter Waunakee was up 20-9 and at the half they were up 38-24.
In the second half Edgewood's star 6'5 junior Austin Arians finally got going. In the first half Waunakee did a good job of finding Arians but, in the second half he found some openings and started knocking down some shots. Arians is tall enough that if he does get the ball he can shoot over most of the defenders that guard him and when he's in the zone nearly impossible to stop. For Waunakee Murray continue to stay hot and Maly continued to control the glass. Edgewood once again got a big lift from Ripple who hit a three early in the fourth to give the Crusaders some life but, in the end Waunakee was just too much as a team. Final score 61-48, forgot to write down what the score was after the third.
Top Players
Austin Arians 6'5 junior Edgewood- Really carried Edgewood tonight as his teammates just couldn't get the shots to fall. Second half he just didn't miss.
Matt Ripple 6'2 sophomore Edgewood- Was big off the bench. Only made three baskets but, everyone was big and saw some big minutes late in the game.
Beau Murray 6'2 senior Waunakee- Was his usual solid self. Not sure if he missed in the second half also did a nice job of helping bring the ball up the court at times.
Austin Maly 6'5 senior Waunakee- Absolute beast on the inside and really controlled things on both ends.
Andrew Dorscheid 5'10 senior Waunakee- Really stepped up big starting for Staege. Was really fearless driving to the lane and scoring. Only had a couple of turnovers early on but, was solid overall with the ball.
Box Score
Edgewood- Arians 21 Ripple 7 Brock Pavlik 5 Bruin Armwald 4 Jack Zwettler 3 Spencer Brink 2 Hans Meixelsperger 2 Austin Papenthien 2 Chris Wells 2 Dan Drabik 0 Jay Kinzel 0
Waunakee- Murray 21 A Maly 11 Dorscheid 7 Hougland 7 Jacob Soper 7 Ben Cable 5 Will Decorah 3 Ross Maly 0 Joe Tagarelli 0 Justin Block 0
Waunakee appears to be as solid as ever and appear poised to make a deep playoff run and should make it to state they only real contender that I haven't seen is Lakeside Lutheran and I just don't think they've seen a team like Waunakee playing in the Capitol Conference. Edgewood on the other side has the chance to go as far as Waunakee before they'll bow out. Edgewood does have Monroe which should be a very very good game just like their two previous meetings with the winner more then likely getting their second shot at Waunakee but, I just don't see either team beating them.
Wisconsin Dells over Monona Grove
Before I start my talk about this game just had a couple quick follow ups from some recent post. I had mentioned that TJ Huizenga for Randolph didn't look good in their game against Waunakee and just didn't seem right and it turns out that he has been pretty sick as of late with bronchitis. Hopefully he will be back to full strength come playoff time. The other update was a mistake on my part. I had said that Jaron Schaffner for Sun Prairie was out for eligibility reasons but, in reality he was out with an injury and actually had to have surgery earlier this month. This is good news because you hate to see a talented kid sitting for a mistake that they made off the court but, also bad news obviously because the kid was hurt. I'm really hoping that he will be back to full strength and in the rotation for the playoffs because Sun Prairie needs all their players at full strength for them to make a deep run in the playoffs.
Now on to the recent game that I went to. I finally got a chance to see my alma mater Wisconsin Dells play this year for the first time. I knew the Dells had a very young team and that they were pretty good, had just recently clinched a conference title, and didn't have a senior on the roster. Their current sophomore class had been talked up for a very long time since they were in junior high. This sophomore class truly live and breath basketball. During the summer you can always find them playing basketball at Bowman Park or at the Just a Game fieldhouse. They have been playing pickup basketball with high schoolers and grown men since they were in seventh grade so seeing their success at such young age is no surprise.
Coming into the game I knew it would hinge on the Wisconsin Dells ability to stop Monona Grove's star 6'0 senior Zach Zweifel. Surprisingly enough Wisconsin Dells came out in a 1-2-2 zone defense which the stayed in the entire game and ultimately won them the game. I don't know if they have played this all year or not but, in the past the Dells has relied on a man to man defense and occasionally gone to a 1-3-1 zone defense. Dells is a very undersized team so it makes sense that they would play a zone defense that would allow them to trap the ball out top and negate some of their size disadvantage underneath. The zone defense really frustrated MG all night long and forced them into turnovers where they simply just threw the ball away. MG rarely got the ball inside to take advantage of their height but, I do recall a couple times where they did get second and third opportunities at the hoop when they got rebound after rebound but, were still unable to put the ball in the hoop. I kept waiting for Zweifel to take over but, he never really did and didn't seem to demand the ball as much as he did when I saw Monona Grove earlier in the year.
On the other side Wisconsin Dells didn't really look to get the ball inside at all. The really just penetrated and dished throughout most of the game and took a lot of three point shots or drove to the hoop. They appeared to be running some form of the dribble drive motion offense. It seemed everyone hit a three point shot as four or their five starters hit a three point shot including 6'3 junior Trevor Hirst who hit a pair of three pointers from the corner in the first half and then hit a third in the second half. 5'10 sophomore MJ Delmore is the guy that runs the offense and he did a great job of penetrating and finding open teammates and had some very nice passes in the transition game to set up open teammates. When he does shot the ball though he has a very smooth shot that is just pretty to watch and seems to usually fall which makes his penetration game even more difficult to defense because your worried his going to knock down the outside shot. 6'3 sophomore Shane Wimann is one of the team's captions and is there go to player on the offensive end. Wimann is usually one of the more solid kids on the court as he could easily pass for a senior and uses his strength to penetrate to the hoop, grab rebounds, or post up. He really has a completely game. His only down side is his ball handling skills and he is quick for a kid his size but, could probably use some more quickness too. If Wimann can grow another two or three inches he would no doubt be a scholarship player and that is with the fact that he could be a scholarship player even if he doesn't grow. Wimann showed a very nice post game when he did post up. He has a very nice fade away shot on the baseline or can take the ball strong to the hoop. Wimann did most of his scoring driving on the taller, slower defensive players. Wisconsin Dells got the impressive 57-43 win.
Top Players
Max Gehrmann 5'8 senior Monona Grove- With Zweifel not having a big scoring night Gehrmann stepped up and was able to find openings in the Dells zone and knock down some mid range shots.
Drew Bauer 6'3 senior Monona Grove- Battled underneath all night and did a great job of getting offensive rebounds and scoring on put backs.
Shane Wimann 6'3 sophomore Wisconsin Dells- Did it all tonight. Was the high scorer and seemed that he grabbed every rebound that the Dells got.
Trevor Hirst 6'3 junior Wisconsin Dells- Was the hot guy from the outside early and gave the Chiefs some big momentum.
MJ Delmore 5'10 sophomore Wisconsin Dells- Really a solid point guard that seems to be more of a pass first lead guard that can score when he needs to which you love to see at the high school level.
Box Score
MG- Zweifel 11 Gehrman 10 Bauer 8 Matt Welsch 6 Kevin Korntved 2 Mitch Geiger 2 Ben Crawford 2 Ian Kirkpatrick 2 Aaron Cotter 0 Graham Schroeder-Gasser 0 Zachary Dolan 0 Xavier Robinson 0 Austin Klute 0 Alex Nagorsen 0
Dells- Wimann 24 Hirst 13 Delmore 12 Mike Dickman 5 Bryce Buesing 2 Colyn Buss 0 Cody Buss 0 Sean Kendall 0 Fabian Houghton 0 Logan Georgeson 0
Kind of a quick wrap up here of the game as I'm hoping to get another post later tonight on the Waunakee vs Edgewood game so I can have a day to do my rankings and then a day for some playoff predictions before the playoffs actually start on Tuesday. One final note on Wisconsin Dells is that in their eight man rotation they play five sophomores and three juniors, so the future looks bright and wouldn't be surprised to see these guys make a run at a state title in the next two years.
Now on to the recent game that I went to. I finally got a chance to see my alma mater Wisconsin Dells play this year for the first time. I knew the Dells had a very young team and that they were pretty good, had just recently clinched a conference title, and didn't have a senior on the roster. Their current sophomore class had been talked up for a very long time since they were in junior high. This sophomore class truly live and breath basketball. During the summer you can always find them playing basketball at Bowman Park or at the Just a Game fieldhouse. They have been playing pickup basketball with high schoolers and grown men since they were in seventh grade so seeing their success at such young age is no surprise.
Coming into the game I knew it would hinge on the Wisconsin Dells ability to stop Monona Grove's star 6'0 senior Zach Zweifel. Surprisingly enough Wisconsin Dells came out in a 1-2-2 zone defense which the stayed in the entire game and ultimately won them the game. I don't know if they have played this all year or not but, in the past the Dells has relied on a man to man defense and occasionally gone to a 1-3-1 zone defense. Dells is a very undersized team so it makes sense that they would play a zone defense that would allow them to trap the ball out top and negate some of their size disadvantage underneath. The zone defense really frustrated MG all night long and forced them into turnovers where they simply just threw the ball away. MG rarely got the ball inside to take advantage of their height but, I do recall a couple times where they did get second and third opportunities at the hoop when they got rebound after rebound but, were still unable to put the ball in the hoop. I kept waiting for Zweifel to take over but, he never really did and didn't seem to demand the ball as much as he did when I saw Monona Grove earlier in the year.
On the other side Wisconsin Dells didn't really look to get the ball inside at all. The really just penetrated and dished throughout most of the game and took a lot of three point shots or drove to the hoop. They appeared to be running some form of the dribble drive motion offense. It seemed everyone hit a three point shot as four or their five starters hit a three point shot including 6'3 junior Trevor Hirst who hit a pair of three pointers from the corner in the first half and then hit a third in the second half. 5'10 sophomore MJ Delmore is the guy that runs the offense and he did a great job of penetrating and finding open teammates and had some very nice passes in the transition game to set up open teammates. When he does shot the ball though he has a very smooth shot that is just pretty to watch and seems to usually fall which makes his penetration game even more difficult to defense because your worried his going to knock down the outside shot. 6'3 sophomore Shane Wimann is one of the team's captions and is there go to player on the offensive end. Wimann is usually one of the more solid kids on the court as he could easily pass for a senior and uses his strength to penetrate to the hoop, grab rebounds, or post up. He really has a completely game. His only down side is his ball handling skills and he is quick for a kid his size but, could probably use some more quickness too. If Wimann can grow another two or three inches he would no doubt be a scholarship player and that is with the fact that he could be a scholarship player even if he doesn't grow. Wimann showed a very nice post game when he did post up. He has a very nice fade away shot on the baseline or can take the ball strong to the hoop. Wimann did most of his scoring driving on the taller, slower defensive players. Wisconsin Dells got the impressive 57-43 win.
Top Players
Max Gehrmann 5'8 senior Monona Grove- With Zweifel not having a big scoring night Gehrmann stepped up and was able to find openings in the Dells zone and knock down some mid range shots.
Drew Bauer 6'3 senior Monona Grove- Battled underneath all night and did a great job of getting offensive rebounds and scoring on put backs.
Shane Wimann 6'3 sophomore Wisconsin Dells- Did it all tonight. Was the high scorer and seemed that he grabbed every rebound that the Dells got.
Trevor Hirst 6'3 junior Wisconsin Dells- Was the hot guy from the outside early and gave the Chiefs some big momentum.
MJ Delmore 5'10 sophomore Wisconsin Dells- Really a solid point guard that seems to be more of a pass first lead guard that can score when he needs to which you love to see at the high school level.
Box Score
MG- Zweifel 11 Gehrman 10 Bauer 8 Matt Welsch 6 Kevin Korntved 2 Mitch Geiger 2 Ben Crawford 2 Ian Kirkpatrick 2 Aaron Cotter 0 Graham Schroeder-Gasser 0 Zachary Dolan 0 Xavier Robinson 0 Austin Klute 0 Alex Nagorsen 0
Dells- Wimann 24 Hirst 13 Delmore 12 Mike Dickman 5 Bryce Buesing 2 Colyn Buss 0 Cody Buss 0 Sean Kendall 0 Fabian Houghton 0 Logan Georgeson 0
Kind of a quick wrap up here of the game as I'm hoping to get another post later tonight on the Waunakee vs Edgewood game so I can have a day to do my rankings and then a day for some playoff predictions before the playoffs actually start on Tuesday. One final note on Wisconsin Dells is that in their eight man rotation they play five sophomores and three juniors, so the future looks bright and wouldn't be surprised to see these guys make a run at a state title in the next two years.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Waunakee over Randolph
The matchup of the top D2 team and the top D5 team was an appealing matchup that never really lived up to the hype. Randolph came out extremely flat and never really got into the game. Waunakee rely on there tough defense whether they use their 1-3-1 zone or man to man defense and strong rebounding. that was never more evident in this game. Randolph struggled to penetrate the defense and never really could get the ball near the hoop and Waunakee's size and strength were just too much for them on both ends. The finally score was 51-31 so there wasn't much to talk about but, just a few key factors to look at.
This years Randolph team really doesn't have a guy that they go to that can score at will but, rely on ball movement to score. Last time I saw Randolph play was against a zone defense and they were able to get the ball to the middle of the zone and find wide open teammates cutting to the the hoop. Against Waunakee they weren't able to find those openings against the man to man defense and had to settle for outside shots that just weren't falling for them until late in the game, when the game was already over. Randolph's top scorer is 6'4 senior TJ Huizenga who appeared very exhausted in the game and it really showed in his play and his limited time on the court. I'm not sure if he was sick or what but, normally he seems to have great endurance and rarely comes out of the game but, in this game he appeared to be pulling on his shorts all night long and even saw him take a puff from an inhaler. As far as the outside shooting 6'2 senior Brian Kampstra is normally their top shooter but, he was way off in the game as he air balled a shot and had a shot that hit the backboard and didn't even catch rim. The lone bright stop was 6'7 junior Cody Reuter who actually showed some offensive game outside of put backs on rebounds. Twice Reuter got the ball in the post and made some nice moves and score with his back to the basket.
For Waunakee they were the same as always like I said earlier. They had their usual strong play from their two stars 6'2 seniors Jared Staege and Beau Murray. Staege was his normal stuff running the point and finding open teammates and Murray was able to penetrate and score or get fouled. The one difference in this game was the play of 6'5 senior Austin Maly. Maly really looked good on the offensive end with the ball in his hand especially with his back to the basket where he made some nice moves to score.
Honestly not much to say more I already mentioned all the top players of the game so not much else to say. Both these teams will make a push for state and despite losing Randolph is still the odds on favorite to win D5 and they probably won't see a team with Waunakee's size and strength in the D5 playoffs.
Box Score
Waunakee- Murray 16 Staege 10 A Maly 9 Jacob Soper 4 Zak Hougland 3 Ben Cable 3 Justin Block 3 Andrew Dorscheid 2 Joe Tagarelli 1 Ross Maly 0 Dylan DesRochers 0 Will Decorah 0 Brett Richgels 0 Jake Heitland 0 Tim Keenan 0
Randolph- Huizenga 6 Jay Peters 6 Mike Thoreson 5 Aaron Retzlaff 4 Cody Reuter 4 Brandon Zimmerman 3 Brian Kampstra 3 Miles Taylor 0 Jacob Brandt 0 Jaspreet Singh 0 Jon Roberts 0 Hunter Verhulst 0 Cody Katsma 0
This years Randolph team really doesn't have a guy that they go to that can score at will but, rely on ball movement to score. Last time I saw Randolph play was against a zone defense and they were able to get the ball to the middle of the zone and find wide open teammates cutting to the the hoop. Against Waunakee they weren't able to find those openings against the man to man defense and had to settle for outside shots that just weren't falling for them until late in the game, when the game was already over. Randolph's top scorer is 6'4 senior TJ Huizenga who appeared very exhausted in the game and it really showed in his play and his limited time on the court. I'm not sure if he was sick or what but, normally he seems to have great endurance and rarely comes out of the game but, in this game he appeared to be pulling on his shorts all night long and even saw him take a puff from an inhaler. As far as the outside shooting 6'2 senior Brian Kampstra is normally their top shooter but, he was way off in the game as he air balled a shot and had a shot that hit the backboard and didn't even catch rim. The lone bright stop was 6'7 junior Cody Reuter who actually showed some offensive game outside of put backs on rebounds. Twice Reuter got the ball in the post and made some nice moves and score with his back to the basket.
For Waunakee they were the same as always like I said earlier. They had their usual strong play from their two stars 6'2 seniors Jared Staege and Beau Murray. Staege was his normal stuff running the point and finding open teammates and Murray was able to penetrate and score or get fouled. The one difference in this game was the play of 6'5 senior Austin Maly. Maly really looked good on the offensive end with the ball in his hand especially with his back to the basket where he made some nice moves to score.
Honestly not much to say more I already mentioned all the top players of the game so not much else to say. Both these teams will make a push for state and despite losing Randolph is still the odds on favorite to win D5 and they probably won't see a team with Waunakee's size and strength in the D5 playoffs.
Box Score
Waunakee- Murray 16 Staege 10 A Maly 9 Jacob Soper 4 Zak Hougland 3 Ben Cable 3 Justin Block 3 Andrew Dorscheid 2 Joe Tagarelli 1 Ross Maly 0 Dylan DesRochers 0 Will Decorah 0 Brett Richgels 0 Jake Heitland 0 Tim Keenan 0
Randolph- Huizenga 6 Jay Peters 6 Mike Thoreson 5 Aaron Retzlaff 4 Cody Reuter 4 Brandon Zimmerman 3 Brian Kampstra 3 Miles Taylor 0 Jacob Brandt 0 Jaspreet Singh 0 Jon Roberts 0 Hunter Verhulst 0 Cody Katsma 0
Monday, February 21, 2011
11th Round State Team Rankings
Another week another round of rankings. There will only be one more round of rankings as the season comes to an end after this week and playoffs start, which at that point the rankings truly are meaningless. The seeding meetings were this past weekend so the coaches have already stated who they think is better where teams have matching records.
Division One
One through six remained exactly the same as everyone won out. Racine Case lost to Kenosha Bradford and dropped to #9 while Bradford lost their next game and fell out of the rankings. Bay Port and Beloit both lost and fall to #11 and #12. Sheboygan North lost to Bay Port but, remain at 13, as Waukesha West lost along with Bradford and are replaced in the rankings by Burlington and Franklin, while Pulaski remains just outside the rankings.
1. Appleton East
2. Milwaukee Riverside
3. Germantown
4. Arrowhead
5. De Pere
6. Milwaukee King
7. Wisconsin Rapids
8. Milwaukee Hamilton
9. Racine Case
10. Madison Memorial
11. Bay Port
12. Beloit
13. Sheboygan North
14. Burlington
15. Franklin
Division Two
The top half of D2 has remained very similar while the bottom half has been very volatile and ever changing. Seymour was the one top team that did lose and fell to #6. In the bottom half Madison Edgewood and Rice Lake were the only teams that won out and move up to #9 and #11. Mcfarland lost to a very good East Troy team and remain in the exact same spot, while Wauwatosa East and Lacrosse Logan both dropped a spot. Monona Grove and Mount Horeb both lost twice and fall out of the rankings and are replaced by New Berlin Eisenhower and Antigo.
1. Waunakee
2. Onalaska
3. Wisconsin Lutheran
4. New Richmond
5. Two Rivers
6. Seymour
7. Monroe
8. New Berlin West
9. Madison Edgewood
10. Mcfarland
11. Rice Lake
12. Wauwatosa East
13. Lacrosse Logan
14. New Berlin Eisenhower
15. Antigo
Division Three
Big news was Roncalli lost to Brillion and Roncalli dropped to #5. GET is my new #1 which alot of people might disagree on but, GET is undefeated. Racine St. Catherines lost twice last week and fall to #10 while St. Johns lost again and fall to #11. Northwestern lost again and fall to #15 while Altoon fell out of the rankings completely and are replaced by Hope School at #14 who is coming off a victory over St. Johns.
1. GET
2. Lacrosse Aquinas
3. Brillion
4. East Troy
5. Manitowoc Roncalli
6. Whitefish Bay Dominican
7. Lakeside Lutheran
8. Ladysmith
9. Omro
10. Racine St. Catherines
11. St. Johns Military
12. River Valley
13. Kiel
14. Hope School
15. Northwestern
Division Four
D4 remained fairly stable with only two exceptions Marathon lost their first game of the year and drop to #10 because #9 Aburndale is the team that beat them. Grantsburg was the other loser and fall out of the rankings and are replaced by Bangor.
1. Blair Taylor
2. Oostburg
3. Eau Claire Regis
4. Racine Lutheran
5. Darlington
6. Laconia
7. Cuba City
8. Amherst
9. Aburndale
10. Marathon
11. Peshtigo
12. Wild Rose
13. Colfax
14. Colby
15. Bangor
Division Five
Randolph lost again but, once again it was to a D2 team and the #1 D2 in Waunakee so they don't drop at all. Green Bay NEW Lutheran lost to Suring and fall to #11 while Luck lost and fall to #14. Columbus Catholic join the rankings for the first time for the fact that I realized that Wisconsin School for the Deaf is not in the state tournament and therefore I feel they shouldn't be in my rankings. They are still undefeated though so big props to them.
1. Benton
2. Randolph
3. Clayton
4. Prentice
5. Seneca
6. Gilmanton
7. Suring
8. Sheboygan Area Lutheran
9. Wauzeka-Steuben
10. Hillsboro
11. Green Bay NEW Lutheran
12. Barneveld
13. Mellen
14. Luck
15. Columbus Catholic
The truth of the rankings will come out in the next week or two when the playoff games begin. That being said I only have one of the #1 ranked teams winning state, so rankings don't mean a lot just are fun to look at and discuss.
Division One
One through six remained exactly the same as everyone won out. Racine Case lost to Kenosha Bradford and dropped to #9 while Bradford lost their next game and fell out of the rankings. Bay Port and Beloit both lost and fall to #11 and #12. Sheboygan North lost to Bay Port but, remain at 13, as Waukesha West lost along with Bradford and are replaced in the rankings by Burlington and Franklin, while Pulaski remains just outside the rankings.
1. Appleton East
2. Milwaukee Riverside
3. Germantown
4. Arrowhead
5. De Pere
6. Milwaukee King
7. Wisconsin Rapids
8. Milwaukee Hamilton
9. Racine Case
10. Madison Memorial
11. Bay Port
12. Beloit
13. Sheboygan North
14. Burlington
15. Franklin
Division Two
The top half of D2 has remained very similar while the bottom half has been very volatile and ever changing. Seymour was the one top team that did lose and fell to #6. In the bottom half Madison Edgewood and Rice Lake were the only teams that won out and move up to #9 and #11. Mcfarland lost to a very good East Troy team and remain in the exact same spot, while Wauwatosa East and Lacrosse Logan both dropped a spot. Monona Grove and Mount Horeb both lost twice and fall out of the rankings and are replaced by New Berlin Eisenhower and Antigo.
1. Waunakee
2. Onalaska
3. Wisconsin Lutheran
4. New Richmond
5. Two Rivers
6. Seymour
7. Monroe
8. New Berlin West
9. Madison Edgewood
10. Mcfarland
11. Rice Lake
12. Wauwatosa East
13. Lacrosse Logan
14. New Berlin Eisenhower
15. Antigo
Division Three
Big news was Roncalli lost to Brillion and Roncalli dropped to #5. GET is my new #1 which alot of people might disagree on but, GET is undefeated. Racine St. Catherines lost twice last week and fall to #10 while St. Johns lost again and fall to #11. Northwestern lost again and fall to #15 while Altoon fell out of the rankings completely and are replaced by Hope School at #14 who is coming off a victory over St. Johns.
1. GET
2. Lacrosse Aquinas
3. Brillion
4. East Troy
5. Manitowoc Roncalli
6. Whitefish Bay Dominican
7. Lakeside Lutheran
8. Ladysmith
9. Omro
10. Racine St. Catherines
11. St. Johns Military
12. River Valley
13. Kiel
14. Hope School
15. Northwestern
Division Four
D4 remained fairly stable with only two exceptions Marathon lost their first game of the year and drop to #10 because #9 Aburndale is the team that beat them. Grantsburg was the other loser and fall out of the rankings and are replaced by Bangor.
1. Blair Taylor
2. Oostburg
3. Eau Claire Regis
4. Racine Lutheran
5. Darlington
6. Laconia
7. Cuba City
8. Amherst
9. Aburndale
10. Marathon
11. Peshtigo
12. Wild Rose
13. Colfax
14. Colby
15. Bangor
Division Five
Randolph lost again but, once again it was to a D2 team and the #1 D2 in Waunakee so they don't drop at all. Green Bay NEW Lutheran lost to Suring and fall to #11 while Luck lost and fall to #14. Columbus Catholic join the rankings for the first time for the fact that I realized that Wisconsin School for the Deaf is not in the state tournament and therefore I feel they shouldn't be in my rankings. They are still undefeated though so big props to them.
1. Benton
2. Randolph
3. Clayton
4. Prentice
5. Seneca
6. Gilmanton
7. Suring
8. Sheboygan Area Lutheran
9. Wauzeka-Steuben
10. Hillsboro
11. Green Bay NEW Lutheran
12. Barneveld
13. Mellen
14. Luck
15. Columbus Catholic
The truth of the rankings will come out in the next week or two when the playoff games begin. That being said I only have one of the #1 ranked teams winning state, so rankings don't mean a lot just are fun to look at and discuss.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Sun Prairie over Beloit
In my mind this game was billed to be a huge game. Sun Prairie was back at full strength and Beloit was currently tied for first place in the conference and was a long shot to win the conference outright if Madison Memorial got upset in one of their last two games. I should of known though because Beloit just recently dropped a game to Verona that they never should of lost. The last time I saw Beloit their leading scorer 6'1 senior Leketreius Broomfield wasn't playing so I was excited to see him play this time around but, was a bit disappointed when the starting lineups were announced and Broomfield wasn't starting. I'm not sure the reasons behind it but, Broomfield seems to have a hard time staying eligible and has missed a decent amount of games and hopefully this won't affect the team in the playoffs. Another player that wasn't starting was Sun Prairie's 6'0 senior Jaron Schaffner. Schaffner is another guy that has some great talent but, has had a hard time keeping himself eligible and has missed a lot of games and I don't believe that he has started the second half of the year. Schaffner is a double digit scorer that Sun Prairie will need to make a deep run in the playoffs and have a chance of beating Memorial and the Milwaukee teams.
Once the game started Sun Prairie really showed their dominance on the inside as the were able to work their offense from the inside out looking to 6'5 senior Chris Hawkins right away or kicking out to his open teammate 6'2 senior Jordan Noskowiak who was hot from the outside from the tip. Beloit looked much the way I recall every time I see them. They have a ton of athletes but, just lack discipline and an offense and prefer to just "Run n Gun" and don't run much of a set offense and are at their best in the fast past game. Broomfield did get in the game fairly early and he looked good but, he really didn't get the results in the stats. Broomfield seemed to be able to get where ever he wanted but, settled to often and took a lot of tough shots. The same could probably be said about the entire Beloit team. It felt like an NBA game with guys just going one on one without the post game. Beloit isn't a small team but, they just don't have many guys that like playing in the post. At the end of two quarters it was Sun Prairie 24 Beloit 13.
In the second quarter Beloit started to play some good defense and force turnovers which allowed them to get out and run and score 21 points in the second quarter and cut the lead to 42-34. Unfortunately the faster pass and pressure defense gave Sun Prairie some easy baskets. I've said before I believe 6'5 sophomore Nick Fuller might be the best player on Sun Prairie but, he struggled in this game particularly from the outside which he also did the last time I saw him against Madison East. Fuller's struggles from the outside were just plan bad shooting but, on the rest of the court the problem was the defender 6'3 junior Jon Winston. Winston used his physical strength to push Fuller away from the hoop and keep Fuller from getting around him. In the end though it was Winston's physical game that had him foul out guarding Fuller away from the ball early in the fourth quarter.
In the second half finally started looking to the post as they went to 6'3 senior Mike Weston who used his quickness and finesse game to score around the bigger defenders. Weston was the one guy that played a strong game throughout. Nick Fuller did have big highlight play in this quarter as he posterized Broomfield, when Broomfield went to block Fuller and Fuller threw down the dunk in his face. Sun Prairie did increase their lead though as Beloit decided to jack up a lot of threes which they did hit a lot but, missed a lot as well. The two guys taking the threes were a pair of seniors 5'11 Dennis Crosby and 6'7 Cameron Roegner. Fourth quarter continued much the same as Beloit jacked threes and Sun Prairie got the easy buckets and got the big 76-59 win and both benches were cleared.
Top Players
Chris Hawkins 6'5 senior Sun Prairie- Has been a beast in the paint the last two games as he appears to be peaking at the right time. Can flat out jump out of the gym, when he jumps it's him and the rim and there is no one else out there. Had a nice put back dunk.
Jordan Noskowiak 6'2 senior Sun Prairie- Another guy who appears to be playing his best basketball at the right time. He's knocking down the three anytime he gets the chance to set his feet and as always is playing great defense.
Mike Weston 6'3 senior Beloit- Has an engine that never stops and gets all the hustle baskets and always runs the court. Showed a nice post game in this game as well.
Cameron Roegner 6'7 senior Beloit- Is money from the outside when he's left open. Moves very well without the ball.
Dennis Crosby 5'11 senior Beloit- Doesn't have the prettiest shot but, can really score the ball. Comes off screens very hard and is looking to shoot and can get his shot off at any time over taller defenders.
Box Score
Sun Prairie- Noskowiak 23 Hawkins 23 Fuller 18 Daniel Mifflin 8 Ryan Yentz 4 Paris Saffold 3 Bryce Opps 2 Schaffner 0 Rapheal Ragland 0 Andre Wallace 0
Beloit- Weston 21 Roegner 11 Crosby 9 Winston 8 Broomfield 8 Trevea Ross 2 Matt Zibert 0 Dalton Davies 0 Tevin Gamble 0
This game didn't have much to do with the seedings since the teams were in different regionals and both teams ended up with two seeds. You have to wonder though if Beloit had one this game they would of remained co-champs in the always tough Big Eight and if Beloit wouldn't of gotten the one seed. One of two seed isn't a huge deal because those two teams won't meet up until sectionals where they would be on a neutral court. Sun Prairie could lose first game of playoffs or get to state their a team that has been up and down all year and they play Watertown who isn't a push over by any means. For Beloit they will probably win their first game but, have three other very good teams that are in their sectional that could cause them problems and then they have the super sectional to worry about. It will be tough but, wouldn't be completely shocked to see Beloit at state even though they are a long shot.
Once the game started Sun Prairie really showed their dominance on the inside as the were able to work their offense from the inside out looking to 6'5 senior Chris Hawkins right away or kicking out to his open teammate 6'2 senior Jordan Noskowiak who was hot from the outside from the tip. Beloit looked much the way I recall every time I see them. They have a ton of athletes but, just lack discipline and an offense and prefer to just "Run n Gun" and don't run much of a set offense and are at their best in the fast past game. Broomfield did get in the game fairly early and he looked good but, he really didn't get the results in the stats. Broomfield seemed to be able to get where ever he wanted but, settled to often and took a lot of tough shots. The same could probably be said about the entire Beloit team. It felt like an NBA game with guys just going one on one without the post game. Beloit isn't a small team but, they just don't have many guys that like playing in the post. At the end of two quarters it was Sun Prairie 24 Beloit 13.
In the second quarter Beloit started to play some good defense and force turnovers which allowed them to get out and run and score 21 points in the second quarter and cut the lead to 42-34. Unfortunately the faster pass and pressure defense gave Sun Prairie some easy baskets. I've said before I believe 6'5 sophomore Nick Fuller might be the best player on Sun Prairie but, he struggled in this game particularly from the outside which he also did the last time I saw him against Madison East. Fuller's struggles from the outside were just plan bad shooting but, on the rest of the court the problem was the defender 6'3 junior Jon Winston. Winston used his physical strength to push Fuller away from the hoop and keep Fuller from getting around him. In the end though it was Winston's physical game that had him foul out guarding Fuller away from the ball early in the fourth quarter.
In the second half finally started looking to the post as they went to 6'3 senior Mike Weston who used his quickness and finesse game to score around the bigger defenders. Weston was the one guy that played a strong game throughout. Nick Fuller did have big highlight play in this quarter as he posterized Broomfield, when Broomfield went to block Fuller and Fuller threw down the dunk in his face. Sun Prairie did increase their lead though as Beloit decided to jack up a lot of threes which they did hit a lot but, missed a lot as well. The two guys taking the threes were a pair of seniors 5'11 Dennis Crosby and 6'7 Cameron Roegner. Fourth quarter continued much the same as Beloit jacked threes and Sun Prairie got the easy buckets and got the big 76-59 win and both benches were cleared.
Top Players
Chris Hawkins 6'5 senior Sun Prairie- Has been a beast in the paint the last two games as he appears to be peaking at the right time. Can flat out jump out of the gym, when he jumps it's him and the rim and there is no one else out there. Had a nice put back dunk.
Jordan Noskowiak 6'2 senior Sun Prairie- Another guy who appears to be playing his best basketball at the right time. He's knocking down the three anytime he gets the chance to set his feet and as always is playing great defense.
Mike Weston 6'3 senior Beloit- Has an engine that never stops and gets all the hustle baskets and always runs the court. Showed a nice post game in this game as well.
Cameron Roegner 6'7 senior Beloit- Is money from the outside when he's left open. Moves very well without the ball.
Dennis Crosby 5'11 senior Beloit- Doesn't have the prettiest shot but, can really score the ball. Comes off screens very hard and is looking to shoot and can get his shot off at any time over taller defenders.
Box Score
Sun Prairie- Noskowiak 23 Hawkins 23 Fuller 18 Daniel Mifflin 8 Ryan Yentz 4 Paris Saffold 3 Bryce Opps 2 Schaffner 0 Rapheal Ragland 0 Andre Wallace 0
Beloit- Weston 21 Roegner 11 Crosby 9 Winston 8 Broomfield 8 Trevea Ross 2 Matt Zibert 0 Dalton Davies 0 Tevin Gamble 0
This game didn't have much to do with the seedings since the teams were in different regionals and both teams ended up with two seeds. You have to wonder though if Beloit had one this game they would of remained co-champs in the always tough Big Eight and if Beloit wouldn't of gotten the one seed. One of two seed isn't a huge deal because those two teams won't meet up until sectionals where they would be on a neutral court. Sun Prairie could lose first game of playoffs or get to state their a team that has been up and down all year and they play Watertown who isn't a push over by any means. For Beloit they will probably win their first game but, have three other very good teams that are in their sectional that could cause them problems and then they have the super sectional to worry about. It will be tough but, wouldn't be completely shocked to see Beloit at state even though they are a long shot.
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