There are 40 teams who still have the dream of a state championship alive after the Girls State Basketball Tournament Sectional Semifinals across Wisconsin Thursday night. Here are the scores and highlights.
Division 1
Bay Port defeated Sussex Hamilton 54-38. Emma Nagel led the Pirates to their first sectional final in 15 years by scoring 13 points. Bay Port will face top ranked Arrowhead, a 47-31 winner over Waukesha South in the sectional final at 1:00 PM Saturday at Sheboygan North.
It will be an all FVA Sectional Final in the valley as 5th ranked Appleton North defeated Appleton East 58-40 behind 15 points from Kari Brekke. The Lightning will play sixth ranked Kimberly, a 73-53 winner over Stevens Point as Shea Dechant scored 21. That game will be at Oshkosh North at 1:00 PM.
Elswhere, second ranked Mukwonago eliminated Janesville Parker 61-49, advancing to play Madison East, a 56-44 upset winner over third ranked Sun Prairie. 7th ranked Oak Creek beat number 8 West Allis Hale 60-43 to face number 4 Milwaukee King, a 64-39 winner over Muskego.
Division 2
The third time was the charm for West De Pere. The Phantoms lost only two conference games this season, both to unbeaten Bay champion Seymour but the tables turned With the Phantoms winning 52-50 behind 24 points from Sam Carriveau. West De Pere now gets top ranked Beaver Dam which knocked out second ranked Milwaukee Vincent 43-41. The final will be at Neenah at 1:00 PM.
8th ranked Hortonville outscored Marshfield 50-12 in the second half to cruise to a 77-36 win as Macy McGlone scored 23 points with 16 rebounds. The Polar Bears will play 7th ranked Onalaska, a 65-56 winner over Menomonie.
Number 4 Monroe advanced over Stoughton 64-45 to face Jefferson, a 39-33 winner over Waterford. 5th ranked New Berlin Eisenhower defeated New Berlin West 62-30 and Pius XI beat Milwaukee Washington 50-35.
Division 3
Another big showdown had top ranked Wrightstown facing number three Amherst in Menasha. The Tigers beat the Falcons in the sectional final last year but Amherst gained revenge with a 74-56 victory. Heather Pearson led four in double figures with 19 points as the Falcons steadily pulled away in the second half. Kailee Van Zeeland led Wrightstown with 21. Amherst will play Southern Door in Kaukauna Saturday at 1:00 PM as the Eagles defeated 9th ranked Valders 43-32.
4th ranked Wisconsin Dells edged Gale Ettrick-Trempeleau 47-46 to face Hayward, a 40-32 winner over Bloomer. Another D3 final will have second ranked Laconia against St. Thomas More. Laconio moved to 25-0 with a 52-40 victory over Waupun while St. Thomas More defeated 5th ranked Kettle Moraine Lutheran 58-41.
Marshall knocked off 6th ranked Platteville 78-67 to face Lakeside Lutheran, a 61-46 winner over Big Foot.
Division 4
8th ranked Manitowoc Lutheran moved on, 48-46 over Mishicot to face 7th ranked Milwaukee Academy of Science who eliminated The Prairie School 67-42. Top ranked Aquinas rolled Darlington 73-36 to move to 25-0. They’ll play Cambridge, a 55-33 upset winner over 4th ranked St. Mary’s Springs. Number 5 Marathon beat Colby 52-48 while Crandon knocked off 6th ranked Shiocton 55-52. Colfax defeated Cameron 51-49 earning a date with 25-0 and second ranked Melrose-Mindoro, a 67-58 winner over Durand.
Division 5
Number one Black Hawk is now 26-0 after handling Central Wisconsin Christian 46-22. They will face Hustisford which knocked out 4th ranked Oshkosh Lourdes 50-46. Number 7 Newman Catholic defeated Tri-County 59-43 and will face Gillett, a 66-65 nail-biting winner over Wausaukee. Shell Lake defeated Northwood 52-49 to face number 9 Clayton, a 34-33 winner over 5th ranked McDonnell Central Catholic. Third ranked Bangor beat Hillsboro 57-29 and will play Shullsburg who defeated River Ridge 36-34.
Winners on Saturday will advance to the Girls State Tournament at the Resch Center in Green Bay next Thursday through Saturday.
