Friday's Games to Watch

A look at the key games taking place around the state on Friday...

Xavier (2-0) at West De Pere (2-1)

Two of the top contenders in the Bay Conference will meet on Friday.

Xavier is getting a breakout season from sophomore Alex Sherwood Alex Sherwood 6'4" | SF Xavier | 2023 State WI . The long, versatile wing/forward is giving the Hawks 17.2 points and14.7 rebounds per game.

Senior forward Dawson Nordgaard Dawson Nordgaard 6'9" | PF West De Pere | 2021 State WI leads West De Pere with 17.3 points ppg. The Phantoms also feature sophomore sniper Ethan Heck Ethan Heck 6'5" | SG West Depere | 2023 State WI (9.3 ppg), and dangerous shooter.

Waukesha West (0-1) at Arrowhead (1-2)

Two favorites in the Classic Eight Conference square off.

Waukesha West is coming off a tough loss to SJNA, taking the Division 3 power down to the wire on the road. Valparaiso commit Cameron Palesse Cameron Palesse 6'3" | CG Waukesha West | 2021 State #249 Nation WI put up 29 points in his senior season debut.

Arrowhead has faced a tough schedule to date, falling to Muskego and Brookfield Central. The 1-2 punch of sophomore Mac Wrecke Mac Wrecke 6'5" | SG Arrowhead | 2023 State #272 Nation WI (22.7 ppg) and senior Sam Hytinen Sam Hytinen 6'3" | SF Arrowhead | 2021 State WI (22.3 ppg) have been putting up eye-popping numbers through three games.

Milwaukee Academy of Science (0-0) at Oak Creek (2-0)

Intriguing non-conference matchup between two of the top senior guards in the state. UW-Milwaukee commit Jasin Sinani Jasin Sinani 6'3" | SG Oak Creek | 2021 State WI (28.0 ppg) leads Oak Creek, who’s knocked off Kingdom Prep and West Bend West convincingly thus far. MAS, featuring senior guard Donald McHenry Donald McHenry 5'11" | CG Milwaukee Academy of Science | 2021 State WI , opens their season on Friday.