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The 97th WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament concludes Saturday with championship games in five divisions at the Kohl Center in Madison.
University of Wisconsin recruit Sam Dekker led a mad comeback by Sheboygan Lutheran as it beat Racine Lutheran 67-66 to win the Division 5 championship game. Dekker made three 3-pointers, including the game-winner with 6 seconds left, and converted a three-point play in the final 50 seconds as Sheboygan Lutheran closed out the game with a 12-3 run to win by a point. Sheboygan Lutheran was making its first state tournament appearance.
Whitefish Bay won its third state title (2004, 2005) by beating Cuba City 61-43 in the Division 4 title game. Duane Wilson led Dominican with 24 points.
Brillion beat Glae-Ettrick-Trempeleau 40-35 to win the Division 3 championship. It is Brillion’s first state title.
Onalaska drubbed Kaukauna 55-38 to win its third state title in Division 2 (1988, 1992). It was Onalaska’s first state appearance since that 1992 championship.
Germantown completed a perfect 28-0 season by defeating Milwaukee King 72-69 in the Division 1 championship game. Germantown captured its first state championship. Zak Showalter, who will be a perferred walk-on at Wisconsin next year, scored a game-high 22 points as he made 15 of 18 shots from the free throw line in the win for Germantown.
Here is a look at the state tournament schedule:
WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament
March 15-17, at Kohl Center, Madison
Thursday, March 15
Division 5 semifinals
Sheboygan Area Lutheran (24-4) 63, Chippewa Falls McDonell (25-3) 61
Racine Lutheran (25-3) 64, Drummond (24-4) 35
Division 4 semifinals
Cuba City (27-0) 72, Oshkosh Lourdes (23-3) 27
Whitefish Bay Dominican (26-1) 67, Colfax (24-3) 44
Friday, March 16
Division 3 semifinals
Brillion (25-2) 59, Lodi (24-3) 30
Gale-Ettrick-Trempeleau (26-1) 55, Marshall (23-4) 53
Division 2 semifinals
Kaukauna (25-2) 51, DeForest (18-9) 31
Onalaska (26-1) 38, Milwaukee Pius XI (23-4) 32
Division 1 semifinals
Germantown (27-0) 81, Madison Memorial (25-2) 43
Milwaukee King (23-1) 59, Oshkosh North (19-8) 40
Saturday, March 17
Championship games
Division 5: Sheboygan Area Lutheran (25-4) 67, Racine Lutheran (26-3) 66
Division 4: Whitefish Bay Dominican (27-1) 61, Cuba City (27-1) 43
Division 3: Brillion (26-2) 40, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (26-2) 35
Division 2: Onalaska (27-1) 55, Kaukauna (25-3) 38
Division 1: Germantown (28-0) 72, Milwaukee King (24-2) 69