100th Annual WIAA Boys Basketball State Tournament Preview: Division 3
Wednesday, March 18th, 2015 -- 10:39 AM
The 100th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Basketball State Tournament will take place this Thursday-Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison. Here's a preview of the Division 3 field....Friday, March 20
9:05 a.m. Prescott (25-1) vs. Brown Deer (23-4)
10:45 a.m. Xavier (23-3) vs. East Troy (18-7)
ABOUT THE DIVISION 3 FIELD: Defending champion Brown Deer is back to contend for a second straight title. The Falcons are making their fourth overall appearance in the State tourney. They lost in the quarterfinals in Class A in 1982 and in the semifinals in Division 2 in 2002. They earned their berth this season with a 75-39 dismantling of Poynette in the Whitefish Bay Sectional final. The Falcons are the East Division champions in the Woodland Conference this season. East Troy is making its second appearance in the past three seasons and its third overall. The Trojans' appearances in 1989 and 2013 resulted in losses in the Class B and Division 3 semifinals, respectively. They finished second in the North Division of the Rock Valley Conference this year and beat River Valley 42-34 in the Middleton Sectional final to advance into the State bracket. Xavier is making its second appearance at State. Its first was in 2009 when the Hawks lost in the semifinals in Division 2. They earned their berth in the semifinals with a 66-58 victory over Valders in the Menasha Sectional final. The Hawks finished atop the Eastern Valley Conference standings this season. As a former member of WISAA, the Hawks won titles in 1963 and 1995, and finished runner-up on five other occasions. Prescott is making its first-ever appearance in the State Tournament. The Cardinals advance to the semifinals was earned with a 59-39 win over West Salem in the Eau Claire North Sectional final. They are the champions of the Middle Border Conference this season.
The State Tournament will be televised live in our area on WAOW-TV channel 9 in Wausau, WXOW-TV channel 19 in La Crosse, and WQOW-TV channel 18 in Eau Claire.
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