NEW GLARUS — Sophomore Annabelle Curl came off the bench and scored 10 points to lead the New Glarus Glarner Knights (No. 6 seed) past the Dodgeville Dodgers (No. 11 seed) 47-35 in a Division 3 regional quarterfinal on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Curl came into the game just past the midway point of the first half and made her presence felt. With the Knights leading 15-11, Curl drained a long two-point shot that gave New Glarus a 17-11 lead. With 26 seconds left in the half, Curl converted a three-point play to extend the Knights’ lead to 20-12. Dodgeville’s Marlie McGraw made a basket at the buzzer and New Glarus led at halftime, 20-14.
In the second half, Curl made a sweeping layup moving from her right to her left to put NG ahead 25-21. Curl got a putback and made one of two free throws to help New Glarus take a 28-24 lead with 10:30 to go.
Junior Kate Parman helped the Knights take a 38-27 lead with under seven minutes to play as she scored a basket, scored on a putback, and made a layup on a perfectly executed give-and-go.
New Glarus sealed the win with under two minutes to play as junior Marie Besley got a steal and a layup followed by junior Ellie Brenkman’s two free throws to make it a 47-30 lead for New Glarus.
In addition to Curl’s 10 points, New Glarus got nine points each from Kate Parman and freshman Ellie Parman. McGraw led Dodgeville with 11 points.
New Glarus coach Kevin Parman said things began to click for Annabelle Curl when she put to use some advice from him.
“We talked to her and I said, ‘show the ball fake and if you’re going downhill with your left hand, get all the way to the rim’ and she was able to do that a couple of times so, good for her, she stepped up and that’s great for her and everybody else,” Parman said.
With the win, New Glarus improved to 14-11 overall and advanced to the Division 3 regional semifinal on Friday, Feb. 27 on the road against No. 3 seed Platteville (19-5).
Division 5 Regional Quarterfinals
Argyle-Pecatonica 76, Benton 29
ARGYLE — No. 1 seeded Argyle-Pecatonica slammed the No. 16 seeded Benton Zephyrs 76-29 in a WIAA Division 5 regional quarterfinal on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Senior Kylie Butler scored 22 points and junior Brooke Wellnitz added 20 points as the 78ers improved to 20-4. AP controlled the game from the start and took a 54-18 halftime lead as Butler scored 20 points in the first half.
Senior Ries Stluka scored 19 points to lead the Zephyrs.
Argyle-Pecatonica (20-4) faced No. 8 seed Belmont in the regional semifinal on Friday, Feb. 27.
Shullsburg 62,
Juda 18
SHULLSBURG — The Shullsburg Miners (No. 2 seed) rolled past the Juda Panthers (No. 15 seed) 62-18 in a Division 5 regional quarterfinal game on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Shullsburg (17-8) cruised to a 40-8 halftime lead and brought the season to an end for the Panthers (5-19).
Juda shot just 19% and committed 22 turnovers. Sophomore Ryleigh Brown led the Panthers with five points. Shullsburg was led by Adaline Woodworth with 18 points.
It was the last game for senior Rianna Sullivan of Juda.
Barneveld 67,
Black Hawk 27
BARNEVELD — Senior Izzy Durst scored 20 points to lead the Barneveld Golden Eagles (No. 3 seed) to a 67-27 win over the Black Hawk Warriors (No. 14 seed) in a Division 5 regional quarterfinal on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Senior Mya Milz topped all scorers with 22 points for the Warriors, who ended their season 5-17.
Division 4 Regional Quarterfinals
Belleville 57, Clinton 37
BELLEVILLE — Eighth-seeded Belleville improves to 15-8 after defeating ninth-seeded Clinton in the WIAA girls basketball playoff opening round on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The Wildcats advance to meet No. 1 seed Deerfield in the regional semifinal on Friday, Feb. 27, with the winner playing again on Saturday, Feb. 28 for the regional championship against either Darlington or Brodhead.
Division 2 Regional Quarterfinals
Baraboo 68,
Monroe 16
BARABOO — The Monroe Lady Cheesemakers ended their basketball season with a 68-16 loss to the Baraboo Thunderbirds in a WIAA Division 2 regional quarterfinal on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
The Cheesemakers (No. 9 seed) were overwhelmed by Baraboo (No. 8 seed) as the Thunderbirds took a 42-8 lead at halftime.
“We were down a few players (junior Braylee Friedrich and sophomore Brynlee Scace) and struggled to find scoring,” said Cheesemakers coach Patrick Kenny. “We are proud of the effort the girls gave tonight as there was no quit to them even against tough odds. I’m thankful to all of our seniors for their hard work over the years to move this program in the right direction.”
Senior Alexis Gertsch, freshman Lizzy Veeder, and freshman Ella Mortimer each scored four points for the Cheesemakers. It was the last game for seniors Alexis Gertsch, Sophie Conway, Lauryn Quinn, and team managers Alayna Fiez and Desy Fiez.
Monroe finished the season 8-17 in coach Patrick Kenny’s fifth season coaching the Cheesemakers.
