Friday Night’s Big Game Breakdown

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last night may have been the best slate of regular season games you'll find across the state this season. All over Wisconsin top teams were facing off with conference title and playoff seedings on the line. These are some of the scores from the biggest games as well as players who stood out! Stats via wissports.net and team Twitter pages</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Franklin 50 - Oak Creek 45</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The two SEC rivals came into this game with 8-2 conference records, with the winner having a good chance to take home the conference title. At one point Franklin trailed by 17, but came back to win the game by 5. They were led by 2024 wing [player_tooltip player_id='1675076' first='Brandon' last='Tilley'] who put up 17 points to lead the Sabers to victory and sole possession of 1st place in the SEC.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Greenfield 61 - Whitnall 47</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top two teams in the Woodland East conference faced off in a crosstown rivalry game last night. It was a special game for Whitnall as Tyler Herro was back to be honored, but Greenfield was there to spoil the party and pull within a game of Whitnall in the conference standings. Senior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1289088' first='Dasan' last='Reed'] led the way with 23 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1138284' first='Anthony' last='Carter'] chipped in 13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sussex Hamilton 93 - Marquette 88</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Greater Metro Conference race is going down to the wire, and Sussex Hamilton and Marquette are both going to be in that race until the end. With the win Sussex put themselves into a tie for 1st with a 10-3 conference record. This game was an absolute battle and it ultimately took overtime to decide a victor as Hamilton defended their homecourt.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Racine St. Catherine's 62 - St. Thomas More 44</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Thomas More headed down to Racine last night with a chance to tie things up at the top of the Metro Classic Conference. Instead, it was the Angels defending their home court and going 2 games up. St. Cats held STM to just 16-53 shooting while also forcing 11 turnovers. Freshman guard Lamont Hamilton Jr. led the way with 18 points and 4 assists while Wisconsin football commit Davion Thomas chipped in with 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wauwatosa West 59 - Brookfield Central 54</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This was another key game in the Greater Metro Conference race, and Tosa West dominated the second half to come away with the win. Prep Hoops' Michael Hansen reported [player_tooltip player_id='1240335' first='Kai' last='Rogers'] having a huge second half, with the 6'10 sophomore scoring at a high level and blocking a key shot down the stretch. He finished with 22 points, on an impressive 11-13 shooting performance. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pewaukee 87 - Wisconsin Lutheran 70</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pewaukee has been just about untouchable with a fully healthy lineup this season, and that didn't change last night against Wisconsin Lutheran. Once again [player_tooltip player_id='953944' first='Milan' last='Momcilovic'] played at a high level with 29 points and 17 rebounds while [player_tooltip player_id='1089682' first='Nick' last='Janowski'] had 21 points and 8 assists. [player_tooltip player_id='1142123' first='Kon' last='Knueppel'] had 33 points for Wisconsin Lutheran but it wasn't enough to take down the reigning state champs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carmen Northwest 95 - Milwaukee Hamilton 87</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carmen Northwest moved into sole possession of 1st place in the City Conference with a win over Hamilton last night. It was a battle of two high powered offenses, with Carmen coming out on top and improving to 14-3 overall on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Madison La Follette 75 - Middleton 72</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Madison La Follette handed Middleton their first loss of the season last night in a battle of Big Eight heavyweights. A crazy ending to regulation pushed the game into overtime, and senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1151841' first='Mason' last='Kleinsmith'] came up with a big finish for La Follette to give them the three point win in OT. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fond du Lac 68 - Neenah 66</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fond du Lac continued their winning ways against a very good Neenah squad last, making it the first time since the 2003-04 season that Fondy has gone 2-0 against them in a season. The win puts them 3 games ahead of 2nd place in the loaded Fox Valley Association, with the title within their grasp. [player_tooltip player_id='1043750' first='Jamariea' last='Dalton'] continued his big time senior season with 28 points in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>River Ridge 55 - Barneveld 48</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>River Ridge and Barneveld faced off in the Six Rivers Crossover last night, with both teams having successful seasons thus far. It was the Six Rivers - West team coming away with the win though, as River Ridge got 18 points from Braden Crubel and 15 from Matthew Nies.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->