McFarland girls basketball advances to regional championship with victory over Mount Horeb

The McFarland girls basketball team earned an 84-54 win over Mount Horeb in the regional semifinal on Friday, Feb. 23 at McFarland High School.

The Spartans were led by senior Teagan Mallegni, who scored a game-high 35 points. Mallegni went 13-14 from the free-throw line and made 11 field goals.

Senior Ava Dean also reached double figures with 18 points, scoring 10 points in the second half. Dean also made two 3’s, both in the second half.

Senior Elise Freeman reached double figures with 12 points, going 5-6 from the free-throw line. In the second half, Freeman made all four free-throw attempts to score eight points in the half.

Senior Hailey Testolin recorded eight points, while junior Riley Bickelhaupt, senior Brynn Kirch and senior Karmen Altfeather all made a 3-pointer to score three points each. Junior Kate Mender also contributed two points.

McFarland (20-5) will face Jefferson (14-11) in the regional championship at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 at McFarland High School. The Spartans are the No. 1 seed, while Jefferson is the No. 5 seed.