5 Boys State Basketball Champions Crowned
Sunday, March 18th, 2018 -- 6:03 AM
4 of the 5 teams playing on Saturday won their first WIAA Boys State Basketball Championship at the Kohl Center in Madison.Top-seeded Oshkosh North (27-1) won the Division 1 championship with a 61-44 victory over Brookfield East Saturday night.
The game was closely contested throughout the first half with the largest lead held by either team was six points on two occasions by Oshkosh North, including the halftime score of 26-20.
Tyrese Haliburton tied a State tournament record by converting on all 18 of his free throw attempts in the game, including 16 in the second half. He led all scorers with 30 points to go with four assists, three blocks and five rebounds.
Patrick Chartier led Brookfield East with 15 points, and Peyton Simon added 10 points and a game-high seven rebounds.
Oshkosh North wins its first championship in its seventh State appearance, and Brookfield East (25-3) finishes runner-up in its fourth State tournament experience.
Top-seeded Kaukauna (25-3) won its second championship in the past three years with a 76-74 triumph over Milwaukee Washington in the Division 2 title game.
Jordan McCabe provided the late-game heroics by hitting a running one-hander with four seconds remaining to provide the margin of victory for the Galloping Ghosts.
McCabe scored the Galloping Ghosts’ last eight points of the game to finish with 32 points. He also distributed a game-high 10 assists. McCabe set the Division 1 State tournament record for assists in the semifinals with 11, giving him a State record 21 for the two-game tournament. His 33 total field goal attempts and 21 three-point attempts also shattered the State Tournament record for a single game.
The Purgolders were led by the duo of Deontay Long and Michael Foster Jr. with 24 and 23 points, respectively.
Kaukauna won its second championship in their fourth appearance in the State tournament. Milwaukee Washington (24-4) finishes runner-up in its 13 tournament experience.
Third-seeded Prescott (26-2) scored a thrilling 63-62 last-second victory over Valders to win the Division 3 championship.
Peter Brookshaw hit a 25-foot jumper with less than one second on the clock to give the Cardinals the win. His heroics came moments after Kyle Tuma hit a three-pointer to give Valders a 62-60 lead with 13 seconds remaining.
Brookshaw led the Cardinals with 28 points, which places him in the Division 3 record books for the most points scored in the State tournament with 59, eclipsing the record set by Joe Wolf in the 1982 tournament.
Prescott wins its first State title after placing runner-up last season, and Valders (24-4) finishes runner-up for the fourth time in four trips to the State tournament.
Top-seeded Roncalli (23-5) won the Division 4 championship with a 53-37 win over Marathon in the title game.
Chombi Lambert was the game’s leading scorer with 21 points.
Nathan Stoffel led the Red Raiders with 14 points and a game-high nine rebounds and five blocked shots.
Roncalli wins its first State championship in the seventh appearance in the tournament, and Marathon finishes runner-up in its eighth experience at the State tournament
Bangor (27-1) won the Division 5 title in record fashion with a 91-67 win over McDonell Central Catholic in the Division 5 championship game.
The 91 points set a Division 5 State tournament scoring record for a game, and the 164 points in the two games set a Division 5 scoring mark for the tournament. The Macks’ 67 points also broke the division record for the most points scored by a losing team in a tournament game. The two teams combined to the light up the scoreboard for 158 points, which is also a tournament Division 5 record.
Bangor was dominant inside, outscoring the Macks 52-22 in the paint with a 47-27 rebounding advantage. The 47 rebounds establishes a Division 5 record, and their 93 boards in the tournament also sets a new standard.
The Cardinals shot 52 percent from the floor in the game, aided by a Division 5 record 11 assists by Luke Reader to go with four steals. Reader also set the tournament record with 16 assists in the two games. Caleb Miedema scored a game-high 25 points for the Cardinals, and Grant Manke recorded his second double-double of the tournament with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Drew Johnson added 12 points.
The Macks were led by Hayden Baughman with 24 points. Charlie Bleskachek contributed with 16 points, and Cory Hoglund chipped in with 10.
The Cardinals win their first State title in their second appearance in the tournament, and McDonell Central Catholic (18-11) finishes runner-up in its fourth State experience.
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