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The 2023 WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament concluded Saturday, March 18, with five divisional championship games.
Wausau Newman Catholic, the lone Central Wisconsin team in the tournament, won the Division 5 title, the first in program history, with a 66-54 win over Chippewa Falls McDonell. Conner Krach had 21 points to lead the Cardinals, who tied a Division 5 state tournament record with 10 made 3-pointers.
In the Division 4 final, Onalaska Luther also won its first-ever state title, defeating Kenosha St. Joseph 60-46.
Brillion took the Division 3 championship with a 61-55 win over West Salem. The title is Brillion’s second, having also won one in 2012. West Salem finished as the runner-up for the second year in a row.
Pewaukee won its third-straight Division 2 title, defeating Whitnall 71-54.
De Pere completed a perfect 30-0 season by taking the Division 1 championship as it pulled past Hartland Arrowhead 69-49. The title is De Pere’s second in program history and first in nearly 90 years (1934).
2023 WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament
March 16-18, at Kohl Center, Madison
Thursday, March 16
Division 3 Semifinals
No. 1 West Salem (28-1) 93, No. 4 Milwaukee Academy of Science (18-7) 65 Stats
No. 2 Brillion (28-1) 57, No. 3 Lakeside Lutheran (25-4) 55 Stats
Division 4 Semifinals
No. 4 Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic (19-10) 83, No. 1 Neenah St. Mary Catholic (26-3) 72 Stats
No. 2 Onalaska Luther (27-2) 79, No. 3 Whitehall (22-7) 51 Stats
Friday, March 17
Division 5 Semifinals
No. 1 Wausau Newman Catholic (26-4) 52, No. 4 Royall (22-8) 42 Stats
No. 2 Chippewa Falls McDonell (29-1) 66, No. 3 Fall River (26-4) 62 Stats
Division 2 Semifinals
No. 1 Pewaukee (26-3) 58, No. 4 Glendale Nicolet (24-5) 56 Stats
No. 3 Whitnall (25-3) 53, No. 2 La Crosse Central (23-6) 52 Stats
Division 1 Semifinals
No. 1 De Pere (29-0) 55, No. 4 Kettle Moraine (18-11) 44 Stats
No. 2 Hartland Arrowhead (27-2) 73, No. 3 Neenah (18-11) 61 Stats
Saturday, March 18
Championship Games
Division 5: Wausau Newman Catholic (27-4) 66, Chippewa Falls McDonell (29-2) 54 Stats
Division 4: Onalaska Luther (28-2) 60, Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic (19-11) 46 Stats
Division 3: Brillion (29-1) 61, West Salem (28-2) 55 Stats
Division 2: Pewaukee (27-3) 71, Whitnall (25-4) 54 Stats
Division 1: De Pere (30-0) 69, Hartland Arrowhead (27-3) 49