SOUTH WAYNE - And the season series goes - along with the season-sustaining victory - to the Warriors.
Second-seeded Black Hawk rallied from a 10-point, third-quarter deficit against No. 3 Monticello with a 14-4 third quarter and earned a 47-46 WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal victory at home Thursday night.
Joey Hartwig led Black Hawk (20-2) with 16 points as the team only had four players score in the victory. Michael Place followed with 13, Taylor Goodman had 10 and Alex Abraham rounded it out with eight.
Monticello (16-6) trailed 32-30 going into the final quarter, but couldn't get over the hump. Jacob Edge followed up his 22-point performance against Black Hawk on Feb. 7 with a team-high 15 points. The Warriors limited sharpshooting senior D.J. McGowan to seven points and two 3-pointers.
The Warriors will square off against undefeated Benton, which defeated Pecatonica, 58-45, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Darlington for the regional championship. The Zephyrs defeated Black Hawk 57-51 in their regular-season finale, a Six Rivers crossover matchup between divisional champions.
EVANSVILLE REGIONAL
NO. 1 CUBA CITY 66, NO. 3 NEW GLARUS 56
The screech of the whistle will haunt the Glarner Knights throughout the offseason.
New Glarus was whistled for 21 fouls and Cuba City was a solid 21-for-26 from the charity stripe in the Cubans' 66-56 victory at home in a Division 3 regional semifinal.
The Glarner Knights only got to the line nine times - making seven - in the season-ending loss. Jake Bast had 15 points, with Logan Lockard, Jeremy Langfoss and Ryan Bright each adding 10.
Cuba City led 41-40 after three quarters and pulled away with 25 points in the final frame. The Cubans were led by Ben Pickel's 24 points.
DARLINGTON REGIONAL
NO. 1 BENTON 58, NO. 4 PECATONICA 45
The Vikings were right there at halftime and had the 3-point shot falling, but the top-seeded Zephyrs came through in the clutch in the Division 4 regional semifinal.
Pecatonica played even with Benton, 26-26, until the teams returned from intermission and Benton blew up in the third quarter, 21-9, to earn a 58-45 home victory.
The Vikes got 16 and 13 points, respectively, from Brandon Meudt and Kaleb Feller. The duo combined for seven of Pec's 11 3-pointers.
Three Zephyrs scored in double digits, with Michael Droessler earning the high watermark with 18 points. Kane Hoffman added 16 and Connor Hendricks finished with 10.Christopher Heimerman 2/21/08
Second-seeded Black Hawk rallied from a 10-point, third-quarter deficit against No. 3 Monticello with a 14-4 third quarter and earned a 47-46 WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal victory at home Thursday night.
Joey Hartwig led Black Hawk (20-2) with 16 points as the team only had four players score in the victory. Michael Place followed with 13, Taylor Goodman had 10 and Alex Abraham rounded it out with eight.
Monticello (16-6) trailed 32-30 going into the final quarter, but couldn't get over the hump. Jacob Edge followed up his 22-point performance against Black Hawk on Feb. 7 with a team-high 15 points. The Warriors limited sharpshooting senior D.J. McGowan to seven points and two 3-pointers.
The Warriors will square off against undefeated Benton, which defeated Pecatonica, 58-45, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Darlington for the regional championship. The Zephyrs defeated Black Hawk 57-51 in their regular-season finale, a Six Rivers crossover matchup between divisional champions.
EVANSVILLE REGIONAL
NO. 1 CUBA CITY 66, NO. 3 NEW GLARUS 56
The screech of the whistle will haunt the Glarner Knights throughout the offseason.
New Glarus was whistled for 21 fouls and Cuba City was a solid 21-for-26 from the charity stripe in the Cubans' 66-56 victory at home in a Division 3 regional semifinal.
The Glarner Knights only got to the line nine times - making seven - in the season-ending loss. Jake Bast had 15 points, with Logan Lockard, Jeremy Langfoss and Ryan Bright each adding 10.
Cuba City led 41-40 after three quarters and pulled away with 25 points in the final frame. The Cubans were led by Ben Pickel's 24 points.
DARLINGTON REGIONAL
NO. 1 BENTON 58, NO. 4 PECATONICA 45
The Vikings were right there at halftime and had the 3-point shot falling, but the top-seeded Zephyrs came through in the clutch in the Division 4 regional semifinal.
Pecatonica played even with Benton, 26-26, until the teams returned from intermission and Benton blew up in the third quarter, 21-9, to earn a 58-45 home victory.
The Vikes got 16 and 13 points, respectively, from Brandon Meudt and Kaleb Feller. The duo combined for seven of Pec's 11 3-pointers.
Three Zephyrs scored in double digits, with Michael Droessler earning the high watermark with 18 points. Kane Hoffman added 16 and Connor Hendricks finished with 10.Christopher Heimerman 2/21/08
