Peshtigo, Crivitz boys tune up for postseason with conference wins

Boys

Packerland Conference

Peshtigo 83, Sevastopol 39

PESHTIGO — Silas Williams erupted for a career-high 30 points as the Peshtigo boys basketball team thrashed Sevastopol 83-39 in Packerland Conference action on Thursday.

Peshtigo (6-10 Packerland, 12-12 overall) scored more points in the first half (56) than the Pioneers were able to muster the entire game thanks to a 53 percent shooting performance from the floor.

Will McMahon and Dominik Baxter both poured in 14 points for the Bulldogs. Elliot Proft added nine and Brady Polzin pitched in five.

Sevastopol (0-16 Packerland, 3-21 overall) did not report any stats at press time.

Up next

Peshtigo: The No.7 Bulldogs host No. 10 Oconto Falls in the quarterfinals of the WIAA Division 3 Regional playoffs on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Peshtigo 83, Sevastopol 39

Peshtigo 56 27 — 83

Sevastopol 23 16 — 39

Peshtigo: Williams 30, Baxter 14, McMahon 14, Profit 9, Polzin 5, Canon Bickel 3, Maddox Levknecht 3, Peyton Demmith 2, Carter Roeder 2, Asher Reiswitz 1; FTs: 14-25

Southern Door 76, Oconto 74

OCONTO — Southern Door’s slim first-half lead provided just enough cushion for the Eagles to outlast the Oconto boys basketball team 76-74 in Packerland Conference play on Thursday.

Southern Door (16-0 Packerland, 20-4 overall) grabbed a 42-40 advantage at halftime and those two points proved to be the difference, as both teams scored 34 points in the second half.

Drew Daoust dropped a game-high 39 points for the Eagles. Tyler Neinas backed him up with 19 while Caden Pierre contributed 10.

Carter Koch authored a team-high 29 points for the Blue Devils. Trenton Hartman and Jackson Martin both finished with 14.

Up next

Oconto: The No. 6 Blue Devils (10-6 Packerland, 15-9 overall) host No. 11 Coleman in the opening round of the WIAA Division 4 Regional playoffs on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Southern Door 76, Oconto 74

Southern Door — 42 34 — 76

Oconto 40 34 — 74

Oconto: Koch 29, Hartman 14, Martin 14, Cooper Campshure 8, Devon Bostwick 7, Jacob Scott 2; FTs: 11-16

Southern Door: Daoust 39, Neinas 19, Pierre 10, Matthew Malvitz 7, Lauden Berg 1; FTs: 20-27

Final Packerland Conference standings

Southern Door — 16-0 Packerland, 20-4 overall

Kewaunee — 14-2, 17-7

Oconto — 10-6, 15-9

Sturgeon Bay — 10-6, 13-11

Algoma — 8-8, 11-11

Green Bay NEW Lutheran/Providence Academy — 6-10, 12-12

Peshtigo — 6-10, 12-12

Gibraltar — 2-14, 5-18

Sevastopol — 0-16, 3-21

Marinette and Oconto Conference

Gillett 77, STAA 45

GILLETT — Shooting struggles sent the Saint Thomas Aquinas Academy boys basketball team to a 77-45 loss at the hands of Gillett in Thursday’s Marinette and Oconto Conference matchup.

STAA (4-12 M&O, 9-13 overall) connected on just 34 percent (16-46) of its field goal attempts and was 3-17 (17 percent) from 3-point range.

Aydin Franti was the Tigers’ leading scorer with 18 points. Jesse DeBauch tallied 14 while Nathan Rowell picked up 12.

Teagan Anderson led the Cavaliers with 11 points. Caleb Duvall added nine, Dakota Yother scored seven, with Tug Paidl and Kaiden Bailey both pitching in five.

Up next

STAA: The No. 8 Cavaliers host No. 9 Goodman-Pembine in the quarterfinals of the WIAA Division 5 Regional playoffs on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Gillett: The No. 3 Tigers (14-2 M&O, 17-7 overall) host No. 14 Sevastopol in the Division 5 quarterfinals on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Gillett 77, STAA 45

Gillett 37 40 — 77

STAA 19 26 — 45

STAA: Anderson 11, Duvall 9, Yother 7, Bailey 5, Paidl 5, Jake Farley 4, Calvin Peters 2, Henry Piasecki 2; FTs: 10-15

Gillett: Franti 18, J. DeBauch 14, Rowell 12, Ryan Pensis 8, Ben Matczak 6, Grayson Klein 5, Tyler Slatky 5, Bradin Bjelland 4, Thomas Carmody 3, Brandon DeBauch 2

Crivitz 88, Coleman 60

CRIVITZ —Tegan Werner outdueled Logan Kurth to help the Crivitz boys basketball team take down Coleman 88-60 in Thursday’s M&O Conference showdown.

Werner finished his night with a season-high 30 points while Kurth collected a team-high 25 points for the Cougars.

Thursday’s victory was Crivitz’s fourteenth straight M&O Conference win, its seventh in a row, and its nine in its last 10 games.

Victor Kostreva had 13 points for Coleman.

Kade Thoma chipped in 18 points for the Wolverines.

Up next

Coleman: The No. 11 Cougars (9-7 M&O, 9-15 overall) travel to No. 6 Oconto for the quarterfinals of the Division 4 Regional playoffs on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Crivitz: The No. 1 Wolverines (15-1 M&O, 18-6 overall) host either No. 5 Shiocton or No. 12 Mishicot in the semifinals of the Division 4 Regional playoffs on March 1 at 7 p.m.

Crivitz 88, Coleman 60

Crivitz 38 50 — 88

Coleman 20 40 — 60

Crivitz: Werner 30, Thoma 18, Jackson Flowers 16, Kaden Klaver 9, Colten Tarmann 4, Evan Orlando 3, Zack Zimmer 3, Leo Vandermause 2

Coleman: Kurth 25, V. Kostreva 13, Kolton Peters 6, Tyler Rennie 6, Brady Dufeck 3, Tristan Kostreva 3

Oneida Nation 82, Wausaukee 69

ONEIDA, Wis. — Riding a big second half, the Oneida Nation boys basketball team upended Wausaukee 82-69 in Thursday’s M&O Conference clash.

The two teams battled to a 35-35 deadlock at halftime but it was the Thunderhawks (10-6 M&O, 15-9 overall) that took control in the second half, outscoring the Rangers 47-34.

Callahan Betts paced Wausaukee with a career-high 19 points. Kayden Suennen added 13 while Seth Kraemer was close behind with 11.

Oneida Nation did not report any stats at press time.

Up next

Wausaukee: The two teams meet again in the quarterfinals of the Division 5 Regional playoffs, when the No. 11 Rangers (5-11 M&O, 10-14 overall) return to No. 6 Oneida Nation on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Oneida Nation 82, Wausaukee 69

Oneida Nation 35 47 — 82

Wausaukee 35 34 — 69

Wausaukee: Betts 19, K. Suennen 13, Kramer 11, Evan Suennen 10, Connor Schroeder 8, Gavin Thomson 8; FTs: 9-16

Lena 42, Suring 39

LENA — Mason Spice led the charge as the Lena boys basketball team erased a three-point halftime deficit to rally past Suring 42-39 in M&O Conference action on Thursday.

Spice scored 11 of his game-high 17 points in the second half as the Wildcats overcame a 20-17 halftime lead by Suring to snap their 15-game losing streak.

Michael Bailey finished with a team-high 12 points for the Eagles.

Up next

Lena: The No. 13 Wildcats (2-14 M&O, 5-19 overall) are at No. 4 Niagara for the quarterfinals of the Division 5 Regional playoffs on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Suring: The No. 15 Eagles (2-14 M&O, 4-19 overall) are at No. 2 Lourdes Academy for the opening round of the Division 5 quarterfinals on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Lena 42, Suring 39

Lena 17 25 — 42

Suring 20 19 — 39

Lena: Spice 17, Tyler Shallow 8, Caleb Schlosser 7, Mason Belongia 4, Anthony Seefeldt 4, Logan Graef; FTs: 8-15

Suring: Bailey 12, Taylor Booth-Stoffgren 9, Trent VanDenElzen 9, Jake Cornell 5, Quinn Thomson 4; FTs: 0-1

Niagara 56, Goodman/Pembine 42

GOODMAN — Kajetan Nowak’s career-high 18 points helped the Niagara boys vanquish Goodman/Pembine 56-42 in Thursday’s non-conference meeting.

Thursday’s victory gives the Badgers their 16th win of the season, their most since going 19-8 overall in 2012-13.

Tommy Martin backed up Nowak with 13 points. Gavin Neuens added nine while Cameron Schiefelbein had seven.

Ryan Ehlert led all scorers with a game-high 22 points for the Patriots.

Up next

Niagara: The No. 6 Badgers (11-5 M&O, 16-8 overall) host No. 13 Lena in the opening round of the Division 5 Regional playoffs on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Niagara 56, Goodman/Pembine 42

Niagara 33 23 — 56

Goodman/Pembine 19 23 — 42

Niagara: Nowak 18, Martin 13, Neuens 9, Schiefelbein 7, Dante Stachowicz 5, Alex Tripp 4

Goodman/Pembine: Ehlert 22, Kyle Braaton 13, Chase Kozelek 3, Josh Knutson 2, Brayden Lewis 2

Final Marinette and Oconto Conference standings

Crivitz — 15-1 M&O, 18-6 overall

Gillett — 14-2, 17-7

Niagara — 11-5, 16-8

Oneida Nation — 10-6, 15-9

Coleman — 9-7, 9-15

Wausaukee — 5-11, 10-14

STAA — 4-12, 9-13

Lena — 2-14, 5-19

Suring — 2-14, 4-19