Friday/Saturday Games to Watch
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A closer look at the top games to watch from around the state this weekend…
Sussex Hamilton vs. Eau Claire North (Tom Kislow Memorial Invitational)
This game will be played at D.C. Everest.
A good early test for Sussex Hamilton as they prep for life without Luther Smith. The Chargers have a talented backcourt, led by seniors
Aidan Konop
Aidan
Konop
6'2" | SG
Sussex Hamilton | 2024
State
WI
and
Cooper Grams
Cooper
Grams
5'10" | PG
Sussex Hamilton | 2024
State
WI
.
A potentially sneaky good team in 2023-24, Eau Claire North was 2-23 a year ago, but returns senior and leading scorer
Andrew Rocksvold
Andrew
Rocksvold
6'7" | SG
Eau Claire North | 2024
State
WI
(13.8 ppg). The Huskies had a lot of youth last season and now return four of their top five scorers overall.
Highlights
DeForest at Middleton
A Badger/Big Eight battle highlights Saturday’s action.
Coming off a 13-12 season, DeForest will turn to junior wing/forward Jackson Accurardi to lead the way. Also a power-five football prospect, Accuardi averaged 14.1 ppg during a breakout sophomore campaign.
It’s not a rebuilding year for Middleton, but the Cardinals will have to adjust without Gavyn Hurley, their do-it-all guard from last season. The reigning Big Eight champs went 25-2 last season and now hand the keys to the car to junior center
Will Garlock
Will
Garlock
6'11" | C
Middleton | 2025
State
#204
Nation
WI
(11.4 ppg).
Highlights
Oregon at Stoughton
This might not be a conference game anymore, but separated by just a few miles, Oregon-Stoughton certainly has a long history of being a rivalry.
Oregon is coming off a 17-8 season. The Panthers lost some key seniors, but big things are expected from sophomore
Vaughn Karvala
Vaughn
Karvala
6'7" | SF
Bella Vista Prep | 2026
#103
Nation
AZ
(9.8 ppg) after a nice freshman campaign.
The Badger Small Conference favorites, Stoughton, went 19-8 a year ago. The Vikings almost completely reload behind Michigan Tech commit
Ty Fernholz
Ty
Fernholz
6'2" | SG
Stoughton | 2024
State
WI
(20.7 ppg) and senior guard
Sawyer Schipper
Sawyer
Schipper
6'1" | SG
Stoughton | 2024
State
WI
(14.2 ppg).
