Neillsville and Owen-Withee in State Championships
Friday, March 23rd, 2012 -- 6:36 AM
The Neillsville Warrior girls basketball team has advanced to the Division 4 State Championship while Owen-Withee will play for the Division 5 crown on Saturday.Division 4 Semi-Final:
Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Neillsville................... 10 9 14 20 - 53
Howards Grove................. 7 12 10 12 - 41
Jenny Lindner and Katelyn Crothers led the Warriors with 14 pts. apiece, Alleah Voight added 9 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocked shots and Caitlynne Naughton chipped in with 9 points. The Warriors (27-0) out-rebounded Howards Grove 32-20 and also had a 32-10 scoring advantage in the paint.
Next up for Neillsville is the Division 4 State Championship where they will face Oshkosh Lourdes (25-2) on Saturday afternoon at 12:45 pm. Lourdes upset Eau Claire Regis in the other semi-final Thursday night 70-63 in overtime.
Division 5 semi-final:
Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Owen-Withee................... 15 17 6 11 - 49
Newman Catholic............... 10 11 14 11 - 46
Despite 35 turnovers, the Owen-Withee Blackhawk girls basketball team advanced to the Division 5 State Championship with a 49-46 win over the defending Division 5 champs and #1 ranked Wausau Newman Fighting Cardinals. The Blackhawks got a huge game from Aleyna Goerlitz who finished with 22 points and 16 rebounds. Alyssa Gordon added 11 points.
Owen-Withee (25-3) will now face Heritage Christian (23-4) in the Division 5 State Championship at 11:05 am on Saturday morning.
Both the Division 4 and Division 5 State Championships can be heard live on 92.7 FM WPKG.
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