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Delavan-Darien soars into sectional

No three-time jinx was going to keep Delavan-Darien High’s boys basketball team from its first sectional appearance since 2001.

The Comets earned that berth Saturday night by taking down Union Grove for the third time this season, 54-49, in a WIAA Division 2 regional championship game at Wilmot.

That sends Delavan-Darien (15-9) to Sun Prairie for a Friday night game against Madison Edgewood (16-9) in the semifinals of the Waunakee Sectional.

Delavan-Darien got a 17-13 jump on Union Grove in the first quarter and maintained that edge the rest of the way. The Broncos got within 48-47 in the final period, but 6-5 senior Tyler Butke answered with a three-point play to put the Comets back up by four.

Butke scored Delavan-Darien’s final 14 points after the Comets took a 40-34 lead into the fourth quarter. He finished with 24 points, including a 10-for-13 night on free throws.

Justin Fowkles added 13 points for the Comets. Caleb Beachem and Nathan Radke led Union Grove (12-13) with 17 and 14, respectively.

DELAVAN-DARIEN 54, UNION GROVE 49

Union Grove (49)—Johnson, 0-0-0; Bianchi, 3-0-8; Willkom, 2-0-4; Radke, 5-3-14; Roettgen, 1-0-2; McClelland, 1-0-2; Van Vreede, 1-0-2; Beachem, 8-1-17. Totals: 21-4-49.

Delavan-Darien (54)—Fowlkes, 5-0-13; Cesarz, 3-0-6; McLin, 2-0-4; Brickner, 3-1-7; Butke, 7-10-24. Totals: 20-11-54.

Union Grove 13 9 12 15—49

Delavan-Darien 17 10 13 14—54

Three-point goals—Union Grove 3 (Bianchi 2, Radke), Delavan-Darien 3 (Fowkles). Free throws missed—Union Grove 4, Delavan-Darien 5. Total fouls—Union Grove 16, Delavan-Darien 10. Fouled out—Johnson.

n Edgewood 61, Lake Mills 57—The Crusaders held a 10-point halftime lead en route to the Division 2 regional final win over Lake Mills at Watertown.

Edgewood (16-9) plays Delavan-Darien (15-9) in a Waunakee Sectional semifinal game Friday night at Sun Prairie. The Crusaders were sectional runners-up to Monroe last year.

Scott Hird had 13 points to lead Edgewood, while Jake Heinz had 15 to pace Lake Mills (17-7).

EDGEWOOD 61, LAKE MILLS 57

Edgewood (61)—Arians, 10; Brink, 11; Pavlik, 11; Hird, 13; Krohn, 2; Armwald, 5; Balczewski, 9. Totals: 25-6-61.

Lake Mills (57)—Dunkleberger, 8; Zastrow, 4; Cayo, 4; Heinz, 15; Arnold, 13; Klocek, 13. Totals: 24-5-57.

Madison Edgewood 22 12 8 19—61

Lake Mills 13 11 13 20—57

Three-point goals—Edgewood 5 (Pavlik 2, Brink, Hird, Balczewski), Lake Mills 3 (Dunkleberger 2, Klocek). Free throws missed—Edgewood 3, Lake Mills 1.

n Mount Horeb 51, Monroe 49—Mount Horeb pulled a Division 2 regional final shocker at Verona in ending Monroe’s hopes for a fourth straight state appearance and fifth in six years.

The Vikings, who lost 53-32 to Monroe (18-6) in a nonconference game two months ago, advance to the upper bracket of the Waunakee Sectional. They play Sauk Prairie (19-6) in semifinal game Friday at Mauston.

Mount Horeb built a 24-11 lead over the Cheesemakers but needed Tyson Fredrick’s two free throws with 2.7 seconds remaining to gain its seventh straight victory.

Monroe was within 29-24 by halftime and took its first lead since the first quarter when Bryan Tordoff’s three-point goal made 38-37 with 2:12 left in the third period. It remained nip-and-tuck the rest of the way.

Fredrick’s three-point goal gave Mount Horeb a 47-44 lead with 1:50 remaining, but Monroe tied at 49-49 when Barta made single free throws with 30 and 20 seconds left. That took it down to Fredrick’s final two free throws.

Tordoff and Michael Barrett had 17 and 14 points, respectively, to pace Monroe, which just won a fourth straight Badger (South) Conference championship for the first in history. Mount Horeb, which finished last in the Badger North, got 11 points from Fredrick, a 6-1 junior.

MOUNT HOREB 51, MONROE 49

Mount Horeb (51)—Fredrick, 3-2-11; Payne, 1-0-3; Johnson, 3-2-9; Schulz, 1-0-2; Colonero, 3-0-6; Clark, 2-0-5; Webber, 4-0-9; Tucker, 2-0-6. Totals: 19-4-51.

Monroe (49)—Barenklau, 1-1-3; Tordoff, 4-5-17; Barta, 0-2-2; Barrett, 6-2-14, Frint, 6-1-13. Totals: 17-11-49.

Mount Horeb 16 13 8 14 —51

Monroe 11 14 13 11 —49

Three-point goals—Mount Horeb 9 (Fredrick 3, Tucker 2, Payne, Johnson, Clark, Webber), Monroe 4 (Tordoff 4). Free throws missed—Mount Horeb 1, Monroe 9. Total fouls— Mount Horeb 16, Monroe 13. Fouled out—Turek, Webber.

n Sauk Prairie 43, Prairie du Chien 42—Sam Koenig’s two late free throws carried Sauk Prairie (19-6) past the Blackhawks (19-6) in a Division 2 regional final at Baraboo

In notching their 12th straight win, the Eagles advanced to the Waunakee Sectional for semfinal game Friday night against Mount Horeb at Mauston.

Koenig finished with 15 points, including three three-point goals, in the back-and-forth game. Chandler White led Prairie du Chien with 14.

SAUK PRAIRIE 43, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 42

Sauk Prairie (43)—Rudig, 7; Carden, 5; Peters, 3; Sullivan, 2; Koenig, 15; Breunig, 11. Totals: 15-5-43.

Prairie du Chien (42)—McCoy, 9; Roach, 7; Lewis, 6; Key, 3; Morovits, 3; White, 14. Totals: 15-8-42.

Sauk Prairie 16 8 6 13—43

Prairie du Chien 6 13 11 12—42

Three-point goals—Sauk Prairie 4 (Koenig 3, Carden), Prairie du Chien 4 (White 2, Roach, Marovits). Free throws missed—Sauk Prairie 5, Prairie du Chien 13.