It’s the
final week of the regular season for girls basketball.
Congratulations
to those who’ve earned No. 1 seeds in the upcoming WIAA girls basketball
tournament which gets underway Tuesday.
Those
include Bay Port, Notre Dame, Hortonville, Wrightstown, Valders, Bonduel,
Howards Grove and Oneida Nation.
By the way,
if you haven’t looked at the brackets, if everything plays out to form, Notre
Dame will meet Division 2 powerhouse Beaver Dam in a sectional final.
OH MY
GOODNESS!
Now on to
this week’s Power 5.
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1) Hortonville – The Polar Bears should
complete an unbeaten conference season on Thursday at Oshkosh North. The Polar
Bears who are 20-1 overall and 17-0 in the Fox Valley Association have
steam-rolled their opponents since a season-opening loss to Bay Port. Since
then every victory has been by double digits. -
2) Oneida Nation – Oh, what a season
Oneida Nation (20-0 overall, 14-0 Marinette & Oconto Conference) has put together.
The Thunderhawks close out the season against Coleman on Friday. M’Kenzey
Ackley lead the way at 18.6 points per game with Malia Jacobs pulling down nine
rebounds a game. -
3) Bay Port – The 20-1 overall and 16-1
in the Fox River Classic Conference Pirates had a 19-game winning streak going
until running into Notre Dame last week. This Thursday they will close out the
season at Pulaski. -
4) Wrightstown – The Tigers (19-2
overall, 16-1 North Eastern Conference) are an explosive team that can put up a
lot of points. The Tigers face a resurgent Clintonville team in the season
finale on Thursday. -
5) Freedom – The Irish have marched
lockstep with Wrightstown this season and have also compiled a 19-2 overall and
16-1 North Eastern Conference record. Freedom closes out its regular season on
Thursday against Little Chute. -
Knocking on the door – West De Pere 17-4, Howards Grove 19-1, Mishicot
17-3, Oostburg 16-4, Ozaukee 17-4, Bonduel 19-2, Valders 19-2, Laconia 17-4,
Winnebago Lutheran 18-3, Green Bay Preble 17-4, Appleton East 17-3, Kimberly
16-4, Kewaunee 19-1.