HUSTISFORD - Juda junior Chelsea Burkhalter knocked down seven 3-pointers and scored a game-high 28 points to propel the Panthers to a 51-48 overtime win over Hustisford in a WIAA Division 5 regional championship Saturday. It marks the first regional title the Juda girls basketball team has won in the history of the program.
Juda (15-10) pulled out a win for the second straight game. In back-to-back games, Juda defeated No. 2 seed Randolph and No. 3 seed Hustisford. Juda advances to play No. 1 seed Fall River in a Division 5 sectional semifinal at 7 p.m. Thursday in Evansville.
"It's been a crazy two games," Juda coach Curt Brown said. "It's the first regional title for boys or girls basketball in Juda history. It says a lot about our team. We were not intimidated. We went in as a No. 7 seed and we know we would play teams that we have never seen before and they wouldn't know us as much."
Juda trailed by 10 points with about 10 minutes to go. The Panthers closed the game on a 12-2 run. Burkhalter hit two 3-pointers in the final 2 minutes to help the Panthers storm back to tie it and force overtime.
Juda junior point guard Alexis Goecks fouled out late in the second half.
"MacKenzie Byrne came in and she steadied the ship a little bit," Brown said. "Once we tied it we had the momentum going into overtime."
Byrne added 10 points and sophomore Hailey Kammerer scored nine points.
Juda made just 12 of 22 free throws, but made seven free throws in the extra session to seal the win.
"We were able to get some fouls on shots," Brown said. "Once we got a two-point lead we pulled the ball out."
Now, Juda will have three days to prepare to play Fall River. Brown is working to devise a gameplan for Fall River.
"We want to limit the possessions against a good team," Brown said. "We don't want to stray too far from our strengths. We have to play our game. Fall River is deep. We are not tall. Hopefully our quickness and speed will help out."
Marshall 76, Brodhead 55
MARSHALL - Junior sharpshooter Elizabeth Lutz drilled nine 3-pointers and erupted to score 39 points to lead Marshall to a dominating 76-55 win over Brodhead in a WIAA Division 3 regional title game on Saturday.
Marshall (24-0) outscored the Cardinals 29-19 in the first half. Brodhead senior Kylie Moe, a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh recruit, scored a team-high 20 points. Senior teammate Amber Pickel added 14 points.
With the loss, Brodhead finished the season 20-4.
Cuba City 68, New Glarus 38
CUBA CITY - Jessi Marti scored a game-high 23 points to help Cuba City roll to a 68-38 win over New Glarus in a WIAA Division 4 regional final on Saturday.
New Glarus trailed by just five points at the half, 34-29. The Cubans outscored the Glarner Knights 34-9 in the second half.
New Glarus senior Vanessa Narveson made five 3-pointers and scored a team-high 18 points. With the loss, New Glarus finishes the season 18-6.
With the win, Cuba City advances to play SWAL rival Mineral Point in a sectional semifinal on Thursday in Monroe.
Fall River 70, Black Hawk 41
FALL RIVER - Senior Alyssa Klecker scored a game-high 19 points and Fall River cruised past Black Hawk 70-41 to win a WIAA Division 5 regional final game.
Fall River went on a 20-0 run to take a 34-14 lead at the half. Fall River senior Kelly Tramburg added 18 points.
With the loss, Black Hawk closes the season 14-10.
Juda (15-10) pulled out a win for the second straight game. In back-to-back games, Juda defeated No. 2 seed Randolph and No. 3 seed Hustisford. Juda advances to play No. 1 seed Fall River in a Division 5 sectional semifinal at 7 p.m. Thursday in Evansville.
"It's been a crazy two games," Juda coach Curt Brown said. "It's the first regional title for boys or girls basketball in Juda history. It says a lot about our team. We were not intimidated. We went in as a No. 7 seed and we know we would play teams that we have never seen before and they wouldn't know us as much."
Juda trailed by 10 points with about 10 minutes to go. The Panthers closed the game on a 12-2 run. Burkhalter hit two 3-pointers in the final 2 minutes to help the Panthers storm back to tie it and force overtime.
Juda junior point guard Alexis Goecks fouled out late in the second half.
"MacKenzie Byrne came in and she steadied the ship a little bit," Brown said. "Once we tied it we had the momentum going into overtime."
Byrne added 10 points and sophomore Hailey Kammerer scored nine points.
Juda made just 12 of 22 free throws, but made seven free throws in the extra session to seal the win.
"We were able to get some fouls on shots," Brown said. "Once we got a two-point lead we pulled the ball out."
Now, Juda will have three days to prepare to play Fall River. Brown is working to devise a gameplan for Fall River.
"We want to limit the possessions against a good team," Brown said. "We don't want to stray too far from our strengths. We have to play our game. Fall River is deep. We are not tall. Hopefully our quickness and speed will help out."
Marshall 76, Brodhead 55
MARSHALL - Junior sharpshooter Elizabeth Lutz drilled nine 3-pointers and erupted to score 39 points to lead Marshall to a dominating 76-55 win over Brodhead in a WIAA Division 3 regional title game on Saturday.
Marshall (24-0) outscored the Cardinals 29-19 in the first half. Brodhead senior Kylie Moe, a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh recruit, scored a team-high 20 points. Senior teammate Amber Pickel added 14 points.
With the loss, Brodhead finished the season 20-4.
Cuba City 68, New Glarus 38
CUBA CITY - Jessi Marti scored a game-high 23 points to help Cuba City roll to a 68-38 win over New Glarus in a WIAA Division 4 regional final on Saturday.
New Glarus trailed by just five points at the half, 34-29. The Cubans outscored the Glarner Knights 34-9 in the second half.
New Glarus senior Vanessa Narveson made five 3-pointers and scored a team-high 18 points. With the loss, New Glarus finishes the season 18-6.
With the win, Cuba City advances to play SWAL rival Mineral Point in a sectional semifinal on Thursday in Monroe.
Fall River 70, Black Hawk 41
FALL RIVER - Senior Alyssa Klecker scored a game-high 19 points and Fall River cruised past Black Hawk 70-41 to win a WIAA Division 5 regional final game.
Fall River went on a 20-0 run to take a 34-14 lead at the half. Fall River senior Kelly Tramburg added 18 points.
With the loss, Black Hawk closes the season 14-10.
