100th Annual WIAA Boys Basketball State Tournament Recap: Day One
Friday, March 20th, 2015 -- 10:21 AM
The Division 5 championship game will feature two teams participating in their first State Tournament with aspirations of taking home the title with Young Coggs Prep and Hillsboro squaring off Saturday.Hillsboro (23-5) advanced with a narrow 59-57 win over Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran (16-12) in the semifinal.
Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran was appearing in its third straight State Tournament. The Blazers finished runner-up in 2013 and again last season.
Young Coggs Prep (22-5) took control in the second half to advance to the final in Division 5 with a 59-48 win over Washburn (25-3) in the other semifinal on Thursday.
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Dominican will attempt to become just the second program to win four consecutive State championships Saturday in its Division 4 match-up with Mineral Point.
The Knights displayed an awesome offensive arsenal to roll to a 93-54 victory over previously undefeated Regis in the Division 4 semifinal.
The 93 points sets a Division 4 State Tournament record for points in a game. The 39 field goals made by the Knights also set a divisional record.
Mineral Point (27-0) remains undefeated and will attempt to derail the Knights' quest for a fourth straight championship following its 66-59 win over Auburndale (19-8) in its Division 4 semifinal game. Alex Marth and Cooper Krings, each had 14 points to lead the Apaches. Mineral Point returns to the final for first time since finishing runner-up in Class C in 1974.
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