BOYS BASKETBALL
Green Bay NEW Lutheran 56
Gresham 54
The Wildcats led throughout the first 24 minutes and took an eight-point lead into the final quarter, but Green Bay NEW Lutheran applied the defensive clamps and got three big 3-pointers from James Lana (15 points) to overtake Gresham (21-4) in a WIAA Division 5 regional final Saturday.
“Our defense played solid enough to win this game,” Gresham coach Jeff Zobeck said. “That hasn’t always been the case for us this year. But (Green Bay NEW Lutheran) took us out of what we were trying to do in the fourth quarter. Their defense was really disciplined.”
Gresham was led by senior guard Christian Haffner’s 27 points. Neal Cerveny added 10 points for the Wildcats, and Kalen Fischer pulled down 11 rebounds.
NEW Lutheran (14-11), which was led by Noah Gosse’s 17 points, advances to the Oconto Falls Sectional and a showdown with Wausaukee, which knocked off Goodman/Pembine, 48-32.
Gresham’s 21 victories extended a run of outstanding seasons for the Panthers, who won 18 games in both the 2013-14 and 2012-13 seasons.
“I’m definitely proud of this bunch,” Zobeck said. “Not only for this season, but for the two seasons before this, too. We had some really good seniors who we’ll miss, but we’ve got a good core coming back next year.”
Peshtigo 41
Clintonville 37
The Truckers played solid defensively, holding Peshtigo scoreless for the entire second quarter, but dropped their WIAA Division 3 regional title game Saturday despite 14 points and six rebounds from Tyler Peterman.
Nick Hogan and Aaron Morse added eight points apiece and Damon Lorge chipped in with seven for Clintonville, which finished 9-15.
Brendon Thomas had 14 points and Marcus Sharkey added 13 to lead Peshtigo (18-6), which goes on to the Bay Port Sectional to meet Xavier, a 64-57 winner over Freedom.
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