State Tournament Notebook: D2 semifinals
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Racine Park 65, Cedarburg 63
*** In a terrific game that wasn’t decided until the final horn, Racine Park withstood missing the front end of two foul shots and an online but just a bit off the mark three from
Logan Zahour
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6'3" | SF
Cedarburg | 2025
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in the closing seconds to earn a hard-fought win over Cedarburg. The pesky defense of senior point guard
Isaiah Robinson
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6'1" | PG
Pewaukee | 2025
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(seven steals), the timely passing (six assists) and scoring (18 points) of senior
Jaxson Moss
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6'7" | C
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and some big baskets from Cameron Betker (11 points), Cole Bekter (10 points) and
Zare Gwinn
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6'1" | SG/PG
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(14 points) lifted Park into the Division 2 championship game with a sterling 27-2 record. Cedarburg, which fought tooth and nail for the entire 36 minutes, closes its season with a 20-9 mark.
*** Robinson, an ultra quick and highly competitive 6-foot-1 point guard, set a WIAA Division 2 record for most steals in a game with seven. He broke the previous record of six held by four different players. Robinson, who has quick hands, now has a remarkable 132 steals on the campaign, easily the most of any player in the WIAA State Tournament. Robinson also had seven rebounds and four assists. He was recently named Player of the Year in the Southeast Conference.
*** Parkside recruit
Logan Zahour
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Zahour
6'3" | SF
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missed almost a full 11 minutes of the game due to picking up his third foul in the first half. He was scoreless at intermission, but played the entire second half without fouling while scoring 11 points and snaring six rebounds. Zahour also had the shot that would have won it for Cedarburg at the end, but it bounced off the rim.
*** Cedarburg, which beat a gauntlet of teams to get to Madison, including Nicolet, Slinger and Notre Dame, got a big performance from senior
Mitchell Czajkowski
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. The 5-foot-10 guard had a game-high 19 points, made two three-point baskets, had six steals and contributed two rebounds. He was all over the court and played with endless passion and energy for the Bulldogs.
BOXSCORE
Cedarburg (32-31 = 63)
French 7, O’Neill 8, Zahour 11, Czajkowski 19, Hallbeck 10, Wulff 2, Nowak 4, Remm 2. Three-point field goals: Czajkowski 2, O’Neill 2, Zahour 1. FT: 10-13. Fouled out: None. Record: 20-9.
Racine Park (31-34 = 65)
Gwinn 14, Robinson 5, Cam. Betker 11, Co. Betker 10, Moss 18, Freeman 7, Eastland 0, DeLeon 0. Three-point field goals: Cam. Betker 3, Col. Betker 2, Moss 1. FT: 9-16. Fouled out: None. Record: 27-2.
Wauwatosa West 75, Wausau East 63
*** Wauwatosa West got its usual production from its big three of
Matthew Kloskey
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6'5" | SF/SG
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,
Jalen Brown
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6'4" | CG
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and
Jake Hansen
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6'1" | SG
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, and then held off a gritty Wausau East squad to move into the Division 2 state-title game during its first ever trip to the WIAA State Tournament. Kloskey, an emerging 6-foot-5 wing who has turned in a spectacular junior season, finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds. He also had five steals and four assists. Brown, a whirlwind sophomore who beats opponents off the bounce, had 22 points, seven assists and five rebounds while also drawing a remarkable 11 fouls. And Hansen, a senior shooter with a good feel for the game, added 14 points, four rebounds and a couple of steals. That production from coach Chris Newbauer’s Big Three was simply too much to overcome for Wausau East.
*** Wauwatosa West has won 13 straight contests entering its Division 2 title game with Racine Park. The Trojans shared the Greater Metro Conference crown with Brookfield Central and then beat the Lancers in the playoffs. The trio of Kloskey, Brown and Hansen all figure to play at the scholarship level in college and have carried the load for the Trojans, but they also get solid contributions from a number of others.
Roman Long
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Long
6'0" | CG
Wauwatosa West | 2026
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came off the bench today and had nine points and two rebounds against Wausau East while
DJ Hennings
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Hennings
5'10" | PG
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had a steal and a basket early for the Wauwatosa West.
Messiah Chambers
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6'2" | SG/SF
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played 24 points and have three points and eight rebounds while
Max Gogin
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5'10" | PG
Wauwatosa West | 2027
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buried his lone three-point attempt.
*** Wausau East may have finished the season with eight losses, but the Lumberjacks definitely were playing their best basketball in March. Coach Dan Garrett’s squad played with confidence and toughness throughout its contest with Wauwatosa West, but the Lumberjacks had 17 turnovers and were outscored 16-5 from the foul line.
Jesse Napgezek
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6'4" | CG
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, a senior wing headed to the University of Mary on a Division II scholarship, led Wausau East with 21 points and five rebounds. He was the lone player in double-scoring figures for Wausau East.
*** Jaydan Garrett, the senior point guard for Wausau East and the son of East coach Dan Garrett, has opened up his recruiting after Northland College in Ashland recently announced it was closing at the end of this school year. Jaydan Garrett, who had eight points, four rebounds and two rebounds against Wauwatosa West, had previously committed to play at Northland.
BOXSCORE
Wausau East (32-31 = 64)
Garrett 8 Napgezek 21, Casey 0, VanderSanden 8, Cayley 8, Schlindwein 9, Winter 7, Angiulli 2, Klein 0, Messman 0, Nykorani 0, Her 0, Munson 0, DeMoss 0. Three-point field goals: Garrett 2, Napgezek 1, Winter 1. FT: 5-11. Fouled out: Garrett, VanderSanden. Record: 20-8.
Wauwatosa West (38-37 = 75)
Hennings 2, Hansen 14, Kloskey 22, Brown 22, Parker 0, Chambers 3, Long 9, Gogin 3, Wright 0, Mangum 0, Ebertowski 0, King 0, Moertl 0. Three-point field goals: Hansen 2, Chambers 1, Long 1, Gogin 1. FT: 16-28. Fouled out: None. Record: 23-6.
