It will be McDonell Central Catholic against Newman Catholic for the Division 5 Boys State Basketball Championship at the Kohl Center Saturday. In the semifinals this morning, Newman Catholic defeated Royall 52-42 behind 25 points from Issac Seidel. Connar Krach added 11 and Eli Gustafson scored only 1 point but pulled down a game high 16 rebounds. The Fighting Cardinals took a 27-18 lead into halftime. The Panthers twice closed to within 4, the last time at 35-31 with 7:40 to play. Carter Uppena led Royall with 14 points. Newman finished the game off from the free throw line, scoring their last 11 points from the strip. Royall finished the season 17-8 while Newman improved to 21-4.
McDonell Central defeated Fall River 66-62. The Macks trailed by 7 at the break and the Fall River lead reached 10 early in the second half before the Macks went on 16-2 run to pull in front 43-37 with 11:35 left. Fall River had a rally of their own with Shavik Schultz hitting a three for a 60-58 lead with just under two minutes to play. The teams traded hoops before McDonnel’s Aiden Misfeldt drained a three with :28 to play to give the Macks a 64-62 lead. Fall River looked for the last shot but turned the ball over and were forced to foul with :01 left and Eddie Mittermeyer made both free throws for the final score. Canan Huss led the Maacks with 21, Mittermeyer added 19. Colin Vieth topped Fall River with 21. The Pirates finished 21-4 while the Macks improved to 24-1.
The D5 final starts Championship Saturday in Madison at 11:05 AM.
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