Thorp Gets Set To Play At Madison Today
Thursday, March 13th, 2014 -- 8:52 AM
The Thorp Cardinal boys basketball team will play Cochrane-Fountain City in a Division 5 State Semi-Final this afternoon at the Kohl Center in Madison at 3:15.Thorp (17-9) vs. Cochrane-Fountain City (20-7)
Thorp returns to the tournament field for the first time since its only other appearance in 1982, which resulted in a runner-up finish in Class C. The Cardinals finished fifth in the Western Division of the Cloverbelt Conference and have caught fire at the right time, winning their last nine games, including a 56-39 thumping of Drummond in the Spooner Sectional final.
Cochrane-Fountain City is celebrating it first-ever appearance in the State Tournament. The Pirates finished runner-up in the Large Division of the Dairyland Conference behind Division 4 qualifier Blair-Taylor. Their path en route to the Kohl Center was paved by a 54-44 victory over Barneveld in the La Crosse Logan Sectional final.
Winner moves on to the Division 5 State Championship game on Saturday at 11:05 am.
**You can hear today's game live on 92.7 FM WPKG**
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