SOUTH WAYNE - Black Hawk freshmen Hannah Butler and Maddy Huschitt combined to score 31 points to lead the Warriors to a 57-22 win over Argyle in a WIAA Division 5 regional semifinal game Friday.
However, the win for Black Hawk (21-0) came at a cost. Black Hawk freshman Natalie Leuzinger, the Warriors' leading scorer at 18.7 points per game, was injured and the game was delayed about 30 minutes so she could be carted off the court and taken by ambulance to the Monroe Clinic.
"I don't know the extent or nature of her injury," Black Hawk coach Mike Flanagan said after the game. "We have been very lucky. We haven't had any injuries this year. That's the nature of sports. It's part of athletics."
Flanagan said he doesn't know when or if Leuzinger will be able to return.
Butler scored a game-high 16 points and drilled three 3-pointers, and Huschitt added 15 points and knocked down two 3-pointers.
"Maddy Huschitt really rose to the occasion and contributed a lot for us," Flanagan said.
Black Hawk (21-0), ranked second in the Associated Press Division 5 state poll, had a 15-point lead at the half. The Warriors outscored the Orioles 29-9 in the second half.
Black Hawk will host Fall River in a regional final at 7 p.m. today in South Wayne.
Argyle sophomore Jena Saalsaa scored a team-high six points. Senior Morgan Godfrey chipped in four points for Argyle (9-15).
Darlington 83, Belleville 65
DARLINGTON - Sophomores Kaylee Meyers and Kathleen Mathias combined to score 44 points to lead the Redbirds over Belleville in a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal.
Meyers scored a game-high 23 points and hit three 3-pointers. Mathias added 21 points.
Darlington (16-7) led by six points at the half. The Redbirds outscored the Wildcats 47-35 in the second half.
Sophomore Bethany McDonald and senior Taryn Rankin each pitched in 11 points.
Belleville's Grace Schulting scored a team-high 20 points and Rachel Heittola added 19 points.
Barneveld 52,
Juda 34
BARNEVELD - Juniors Grace Schutz and Courtney Skaife each scored 11 points to propel the Golden Eagles (16-8) over Juda (13-11) in a WIAA Division 5 regional semifinal game.
It's the third time this year Barneveld has knocked off the Panthers.
Junior MacKenzie Byrne scored a team-high nine points for Juda (13-11). Senior Sara Jordan chipped in six points, and junior Maddie Roth hit two 3-pointers to finish with six points.
In other action, Whitewater rolled to a 64-33 win over Brodhead in a Division 3 regional semifinal game.
However, the win for Black Hawk (21-0) came at a cost. Black Hawk freshman Natalie Leuzinger, the Warriors' leading scorer at 18.7 points per game, was injured and the game was delayed about 30 minutes so she could be carted off the court and taken by ambulance to the Monroe Clinic.
"I don't know the extent or nature of her injury," Black Hawk coach Mike Flanagan said after the game. "We have been very lucky. We haven't had any injuries this year. That's the nature of sports. It's part of athletics."
Flanagan said he doesn't know when or if Leuzinger will be able to return.
Butler scored a game-high 16 points and drilled three 3-pointers, and Huschitt added 15 points and knocked down two 3-pointers.
"Maddy Huschitt really rose to the occasion and contributed a lot for us," Flanagan said.
Black Hawk (21-0), ranked second in the Associated Press Division 5 state poll, had a 15-point lead at the half. The Warriors outscored the Orioles 29-9 in the second half.
Black Hawk will host Fall River in a regional final at 7 p.m. today in South Wayne.
Argyle sophomore Jena Saalsaa scored a team-high six points. Senior Morgan Godfrey chipped in four points for Argyle (9-15).
Darlington 83, Belleville 65
DARLINGTON - Sophomores Kaylee Meyers and Kathleen Mathias combined to score 44 points to lead the Redbirds over Belleville in a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal.
Meyers scored a game-high 23 points and hit three 3-pointers. Mathias added 21 points.
Darlington (16-7) led by six points at the half. The Redbirds outscored the Wildcats 47-35 in the second half.
Sophomore Bethany McDonald and senior Taryn Rankin each pitched in 11 points.
Belleville's Grace Schulting scored a team-high 20 points and Rachel Heittola added 19 points.
Barneveld 52,
Juda 34
BARNEVELD - Juniors Grace Schutz and Courtney Skaife each scored 11 points to propel the Golden Eagles (16-8) over Juda (13-11) in a WIAA Division 5 regional semifinal game.
It's the third time this year Barneveld has knocked off the Panthers.
Junior MacKenzie Byrne scored a team-high nine points for Juda (13-11). Senior Sara Jordan chipped in six points, and junior Maddie Roth hit two 3-pointers to finish with six points.
In other action, Whitewater rolled to a 64-33 win over Brodhead in a Division 3 regional semifinal game.
