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WIAA boys basketball preview

It’s high school boys basketball tournament time.

WIAA postseason action in all four enrollment divisions begins at 7 tonight at the regional level, with semifinals in Division 1 and quarterfinals in Divisions 2, 3 and 4. Semifinals for the three lower divisions are Thursday, and all regional finals are Saturday.

Sectionals, which determine state qualifiers, are split between Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 11-13. The state tournament is March 18-20 at the Kohl Center in Madison.

These are the prospects for the 20 sectionals leading to the state tournament, which again will have eight teams in Division 1, four each in Divisions 2, 3 and 4:

Division 1

BELOIT SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Beloit Memorial (def. Elkhorn, 66-62 in double overtime, in sectional final at Janesville Craig).

Beloit lost to Bay Port, 71-62, in state quarterfinals.

2010 AP rated teams: Beloit

(15-7), No. 14.

Top seeds: Beloit Memorial, No. 1; Verona (15-7), No. 2; Burlington (15-7), No. 3; Kenosha Bradford

(14-8), No. 4.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Al McGuire Center (Sectional 5) champion the fourth Division 1 state quarterfinal game at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, March 18.

Notable: Beloit is looking for its 27th trip to the state tournament, which would tie Superior Central for the most appearances. The Purple Knights have won seven state championships, tying them with Randolph for the record. Beloit tied with Verona and Middleton for thrid place in the Big Eight this season. The Knights swept the season series from Verona, 63-59 and 73-62, and have beaten Big Eight co-champions Madison East, 69-62, and Madison Memorial, 84-71. Beloit is led by K.J. Evans, the Big Eight’s second-leading scorer with a 17.3 average.

Janesville Craig, a perennial power in this sectional, is a stunning 0-22 this season. The Cougars made seven state appearances in 22 years under coach Bob Suter, who retired after last season … Kenosha Bradford won the Southeast Conference championship by default when top-ranked Racine Park, which would have been 22-0, forfeited 10 victories because of ineligible players.

MIDDLETON SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Madison Memorial (def. Waunakee, 72-49, in sectional final at Waunakee).

Memorial def. Germantown, 86-73; Bay Port, 64-60 in overtime, and Racine Horlick, 56-41, to win the 2009 state championship.

2010 AP rated teams: Madison Memorial (18-4), No. 3; Madison East (19-3), No. 5; Waunakee (18-4), No. 10.

Top seeds: Madison East, No. 1; Madison Memorial, No. 2; Waunakee, No. 3; Middleton (15-7), No. 4.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the UW-Oshkosh champion in the second Division 1 state quarterfinal game at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, March 18.

Notable: Madison Memorial has won this sectional the last six years. The Spartans have been in four of the last four state title games and also won the championship in 2005. They are coming off a tie for their seventh straight Big Eight championship. They defeated Madison East, 56-49, in a regular-season finale to avenge a 57-44 overtime loss and force the title tie with the Purgolders.

East is looking for its first state appearance since 1990. The Purgolders won 1958 state title in Pat Richter’s junior season.

This year’s East team features

6-4 senior Marquis Mason, the Big Eight scoring champion an 18.6 average and a University of Wisconsin football recruit. Memorial is led by Marquette University basketball recruit Vander Blue, who averaged 16.8 in the Big Eight this season.

UW-OSHKOSH SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Oshkosh North (def. Sheboygan South, 56-55, in sectional final).

Oshkosh North def. Milwaukee Washington, 47-45, in state quarterfinals; lost to eventual runner-up Racine Horlick, 46-39, in semifinals.

2010 AP rated teams: None.

Top seeds: Oshkosh North (15-7), No. 1; Beaver Dam (16-6), No. 2; Neenah (13-9), No. 3; Sheboygan South (12-10), No. 4.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Middleton champion in the second Division 1 state quarterfinal game at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, March 18.

Notable: Oshkosh West came through this sectional to win 2006 and 2007 state titles and reach the 2008 semifinals. The Wildcats are a No. 10 seed this season, leaving this sectional up for grabs, with Oshkosh North, which tied for third in the Fox Valley Association, a favorite to repeat.

ARROWHEAD/GERMANTOWN

SECTIONAL

(Sectional No. 5,

at Al McGuire Center)

2009 champion: Germantown (def. Menomonee Falls, 57-49, in sectional final).

Germantown lost to eventual champion Madison Memorial, 86-73, in state quarterfinals.

2010 AP rated teams: Menomonee Falls (19-3), No. 7; Hartland Arrowhead (19-3), No. 9.

Top seeds: Hartland Arrowhead, No. 1; Menomonee Falls, No. 2; Germantown (16-6), No. 3; Waukesha West (16-6), No. 4.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Beloit champion in the fourth Division 1 state quarterfinal game at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, March 18.

Notable: Germantown won this sectional the last two years but failed to past the state quarterfinals … Arrowhead was the Classic Eight runner-up to Waukesha Memorial this season, with two of its losses to the state’s top-ranked Division 2 team, 67-61 and 65-41. Arrowhead’s other loss was to state-rated defending Division 2 state champion Wisconsin Lutheran, 56-52 … Menomonee Falls, the Greater Metro champion, has won 13 straight since losing to Milwaukee King (66-62), Arrowhead (67-66) and Waukesha Memorial (68-63). Falls features one of the most-talked-about players in 6-6 sophomore Jean Pierre Tokoto … Five-time state champion Milwaukee Vincent, which used to own this sectional, is 14-6 this season as a No. 5 seed.

BROWN COUNTY SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Bay Port (def. Kimberly, 76-53, in sectional final).

Bay Port def. Beloit Memorial, 71-62, in state quarterfinals; lost to eventual champion Madison Memorial, 64-60 in overtime, in semfinals.

2010 AP rated teams: De Pere (21-1), No. 1; Kaukauna (18-4), No. 12; Appleton East (17-5), No. 13.

Top seeds: De Pere, No. 1; Kaukauna, No. 2; Appleton East, No. 3; Appleton West, No. 4.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Marshfield champion in the first Division 1 state quarterfinal game at 1:35 p.m. Thursday, March 18.

Notable: De Pere went through the Fox Valley Classic Conference with a 16-0 record and has won 12 straight. Its only loss was 65-64 to Kimberly, a No. 7 seed in this sectional . The Redbirds gained the No. 1 this season after top-ranked Racine Park forfeited 10 games … Kaukauna won the Fox Valley Association by one game over Appleton East. The Ghosts feature 6-4 senior Jake Schalow, who is averaging 24.3 points a game.

GREENFIELD SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Racine Horlick (def. Milwaukee Hamilton, 60-49, in sectional final at Racine Case).

Horlick def. Eau Claire North, 55-47, in state quarterfinals; Oshkosh North, 46-39, in semifinals; lost to Madison Memorial, 56-41, in championship game.

2010 AP rated teams: Milwau-kee Hamilton (17-3), No. 4; Racine Park (12-10, including 10 forfeits), No. 5; Waterford (18-3), No. 11.

Top seeds: Milwaukee Hamilton, No. 1; Racine Park, No. 2; Waterford, No. 3; Whitnall (14-6), No. 4.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Al McGuire Central (Sectional No. 8) champion in the third state quarterfinal game at 6:35 p.m. Thursday, March 18.

Notable: Racine Park won all 22 of its games on the court, but the Panthers forfeited 10 victories because of ineligible players related to truancy problems. That cost Park the state’s No. 1 rating and the Southeast Conference championship, which was awarded to Kenosha Bradford, but the Panthers will be at full strength for the tournament … City Conference champion Milwaukee Hamilton is coached by Tom, Diener, who led Milwaukee Vincent to five state titles. Hamilton had a 12-game winning streak broken by Milwaukee King, 89-85, in a regular-season finale. The Wildcats’ other two losses were to South Carolina teams in the Beach Ball Classic in South Carolina. If Hamilton wins the state title, it might be the first to do so without a senior on the roster.

MARSHFIELD SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Eau Claire North (def. Wausau East, 42-28, in sectional final).

Eau Claire North lost to eventual runner-up Racine Horlick, 55-47, in state quarterfinals.

2010 AP rated teams: Antigo (21-0), No. 2; Superior (19-3), No. 8; Eau Claire Memorial (17-5), No. 16.

Top seeds: Antigo, No. 1; Superior, No. 2; Wausau West (18-4), No. 3; Eau Claire Memorial, No. 4.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Brown County champion in the first Division 1 state quarterfinal game at 1:35 p.m. Thursday, March 18.

Notable: Eau Claire North (16-6) features 6-11 senior Evan Anderson (10.4 ppg), a University of Wisconsin recruit. The Huskies are looking for their third straight state appearance and first time past the quaterfinals since 1992. North finished second this season to Eau Claire Memorial in the Big Rivers, but the Huskies have a 55-50 victory over Superior, a 56-38 winner over Memorial … Antigo’s Great Northern champions feature 6-2 senior Jordan Mach’s 29.4 scoring average.

ARROWHEAD/GERMANTOWN

SECTIONAL

(Sectional No 8,

at Al McGuire Center)

2009 champion: Milwaukee Washington (def. Wauwatosa East, 60-57 in overtime, in sectional final).

Milwaukee Washington lost to Oshkosh North, 47-45, in state quaterfinals.

2010 AP rated teams: Milwaukee King (14-6), No. 13; Milwaukee Washington (16-6), No. 15.

Top seeds: Milwaukee King, No. 1; Milwaukee Riverside (14-8), No. 2; Milwaukee Washington, No. 3; Milwaukee South (14-8), No. 4.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Greenfield champion in the third Division 1 state quarterfinal game at 6:35 p.m. Thursday, March 18.

Notable: Milwaukee King, a five-time state champion, returns to the tournament after sitting out last year in a self-imposed penalty. The Generals lost to Washington, 51-46, in the last week of the regular season, but they fired up for the tournament with an 89-85 victory over City Conference champion Hamilton in their finale. Washington has won eight of its last nine games, but two Purgolders players are under investigation after reported contact with an official following Friday’s 58-55 loss to Milwaukee Bradley Tech.

Division 2

WAUNAKEE SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Monroe (def. Madison Edgewood, 44-42, in sectional final at Sun Prairie).

Monroe def. Appleton Xaiver, 53-39, in state semifinals; lost to Wisconsin Lutheran, 79-67, in championship game.

2010 AP rated teams: Monroe (17-5), No. 12.

Top seeds: Baraboo Regional—River Valley (18-4), No. 1; Prairie du Chien (17-5), No. 2. Verona Regional—Monroe, No. 1; Mount Horeb (11-11), No. 2. Watertown Regional—Portage (16-6), No. 1; Lake Mills (15-6), No. 2. Wilmot Regional—Delavan-Darien (13-9), No. 1; Walworth Big Foot (12-10, No. 2.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Al McGuire Center champion in the first Division 2 state semifinal game at 1:35 p.m. Friday, March 19.

Notable: Monroe just won four straight Badger Conference titles for the first time in history and is looking for a fourth straight state appearance and fifth in six years. The Cheesemakers won the open-class state championship in 1965 and the Division 2 title in 2007.

In the regular season’s only matchups of top-two seeded teams in this sectional, Monroe defeated Mount Horeb, 53-32. Prairie du Chien defeated River Valley, 67-61, then lost 61-52 to the Blackhawks. Monroe won a season opener from third-seeded Brodhead, 45-30, and could face the Cardinals in regional finals. The Chesemakers barely beat the Cardinals, 57-55, in last year’s regional semifinals.

Players to watch in this sectional include Monroe’s Bryan Tordoff, the Badger South scoring champion with an 17.4 average; J.J. Panoske, Brodhead’s 6-11 junior, the Rock Valley scoring champion, who has topped the 30-point mark seven times and has a 22.4 average; and Tyler Butke, a 6-5 senior with a 19.5 average for Delavan-Darien, which has won nine of its last 12 games.

ARROWHEAD/GERMANTOWN

SECTIONAL

(At Al McGuire Center)

2009 champion: Wisconsin Lutheran (def. Pewaukee, 72-64 in overtime, in sectional final).

Wisconsin Lutheran def. Maple Northwestern, 61-58, in state semifinals; Monroe, 79-67, for the championship.

2010 AP rated teams: Waukesha Memorial (20-2), No. 1; Wisconsin Lutheran (19-3), No. 2; New Berlin Eisenhower (21-1), No. 3; Port Washington (18-4), No. 7; East Troy (19-3), No. 8; Pewaukee (19-3), No. 13.

Top seeds: Cedar Grove Regional—Plymouth (15-6), No. 1; Kettle Moraine Lutheran (15-7), No. 2. Cedarburg Regional—Port Washington, No. 1; Whitefish Bay (15-7), No. 2. Waukesha South Regional—Waukesha Memorial, No. 1; East Troy, No. 2. Marquette Regional—Wisconsin Lutheran, No. 1; New Berlin Eisenhower, No. 2.

Agenda; This sectional champion plays the Waunakee champion in the first Division 2 state semifinal game at 1:35 p.m. Friday, March 19.

Notable: This loaded sectional, which has produced the last two state champions and a finalist the last three years, may have the firepower to upstage the state tournament. Flavien Davis, the leadng scorer on last year’s state championship team, is back with a 21.3 average for Wisconsin Lutheran’s Little Ten title team. Port Washington, coached by Janesville Craig graduate John Bunyan, features University of Wisconsin recruit Josh Gasser, a 6-4 senior guards with a 23.3 scoring average. Bunyan’s Pirates were state runners-up to Monroe in 2007.

Waukesha Memorial whipped Division 1 power Hartland Arrowhead twice, 65-41 and 67-61, in winning the Classic Eight championshio over the Warhawks. The Crusaders have won 14 straight since loising to Wisconsin Lutheran, 61-59, in December … East Troy, featuring a ton of three-point shooters, has won 16 straight en route to a fourth straight conference championship. Two of the Trojans’ three losses were to Waukesha Memorial, 72-60, and fourth-ranked Waupun, 91-83.

UW-STOUT SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Maple Northwestern (def. Onalaska, 46-38, in sectional final).

Northwestern lost to eventual champion Wisconsin Lutheran, 61-58, in state semifinals. It was the Tigers’ only loss in 26 games last season.

2010 rated teams: Northwestern (18-4), No. 9; Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (17-5), No. 14; Onalaska (18-4), No. 14.

Top seeds: Rice Lake Regional—Northwestern, No. 1; New Richmond (14-7), No. 2. Eau Claire Memorial Regional—Rice Lake (12-10), No. 1; Baldwin-Woodville (13-9), No. 2. Osseo-Fairchild Regional—Onalaska (18-4), No. 1; Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, No. 2. Wausau West Regional—Adams-Friendship (13-8), No. 1; Lakeland (8-14), No. 2.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Brown County champion in the second Division 2 state semifinal game at 3:15 p.m. Friday, March 19.

Notable: Northwestern again features one of the state’s highest rated players in 6-8 senior Donnie Hissa. While dominating the Heart O’ North, the Tigers played a tough nonconference schedule that included losses to Division 1 school Racine Case (61-540, Division 2 power Seymour (53-35) and two talented Minnesota teams. Mississippi Valley champion Onalaska may be Northwestern’s toughest challenge in this sectional, but Hilltoppers just lost to Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau.

BROWN COUNTY SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Appleton Xavier (def. Seymour, 47-32, in sectional final).

Xavier lost to eventual runner-up Monroe, 53-39, in state semifinals.

2010 AP rated teams: Waupun (20-2), No. 4; Seymour (20-2), No. 5; Valders (21-1), No. 6; Oconto (20-2), No. 10; Little Chute (19-3), No. 11; Shawano (19-3), No. 17.

Top seeds: Bay Port Regional—Shawano, No. 1; Oconto, No. 2. Kimberly Regional—Seymour, No. 1; Little Chute, No. 2. Waupun Regional—Waupun, No. 1; New London (16-5), No. 2. Manitowoc Regional—Valders, No. 1; Fox Valley Lutheran (17-5), No. 2.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the UW-Stout champion in the second Division 2 state semifinal game at 3:15 p.m. Friday, March 19.

Notable: Seymour has represented this sectional at the state tournament eight of the last 10 years and 10 of the last 14, winning three championships and finishing second five times. With a 10-game winning streak, topping off a 16-0 run through the Bay Conference, the Thunder may be knocking on the door again, but this sectional also is loaded. One player to watch is Waupun’s 6-3 senior, Austin Armga, a Michigan Tech recruit with a 25.3 average. The sectional darkhorse may be Little Chute, led by former Orfordville Parkview coach Mickey Martin, whose team has won 15 straight since losing to New Berlin Eisenhower, 40-36, in December.

Division 3

BARABOO SECTIONAL

2009 champion: La Crosse Aquinas (def. Marshall, 62-60, in sectional final).

Aquinas def. Manitowoc Roncalli, 56-41, in state semifinals; lost to Racine St. Catherine’s, 48-34, in championship game.

2010 AP rated teams: Cuba City (21-1), No. 2; Darlington (19-3), No. 5; Wisconsin Heights (19-2), No. 11.

Top seeds: Onalaska Regional—Arcadia (16-6), No. 1; Whitehall (16-4), No. 2. Reedsburg Regional—Westby (17-5), No. 1; Fennimore (16-6), No. 2. Monroe Regional—Cuba City, No. 1; Wisconsin Heights (19-3), No. 2. Evansville Regional—Poynette (14-8), No. 1; Turner (14-8), No. 2.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the West Allis Central champion in the first Division 3 state semifinal game at 9:05 a.m. Friday, March 19.

Notable: Cuba City was No. 1 in the AP ratings until this week, after the Cubans had their pefect record spoiled by Darlington, 63-53, in a regular-season finale. The Cubans won the first meeting, 57-53, and the two wound up sharing the Southwdest Wisconsin Activities championship. They could meet again Saturday in regional final at Monroe.

Cuba City, which looking for its fourth state title under 706-game career winner Jerry Petitgoue, is led by UW-Milwaukee recruit Evan Richards’ 23-point average. Another of the sectional’s outstanding players is Orfordville Parkview guard Nick Melton (22 ppg), whose 15-7 team team opens tonight at Belleville (14-8) and could play Cuba City on Thursday.

WEST ALLIS CENTRAL

SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Racine St. Catherine’s (def. Cedar Grove-Belgium, 58-35, in sectional final).

St. Catherine’s def. Fall Creek, 77-57, in state semifinals; La Crosse Aquinas, 48-34, for the championship.

2010 AP rated teams: Racine St. Catherine’s (18-4), No. 4; Whitefish Bay Dominican (16-6), No. 9; Winnebago Lutheran (20-2), No. 10; Oostburg (19-3), No. 14.

Top seeds: Sheboygan South Regional—Oostburg, No. 1; Winnebago Lutheran, No. 2. Oconomowoc Regional—Watertown Luther Prep (17-5), No. 1; Brookfield Academy (16-6), No. 2. Wisconsin Lutheran Regional—Whitefish Bay Dominican, No. 1; Destiny (13-8), No. 2. Racine Case Regional—Racine St. Catherine’s, No. 1; Racine Prairie (16-6), No. 2.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Baraboo champion in the first Division 3 state semifinal game at 9:05 a.m. Friday, March 19.

Notable: This is the traditonal birth place of Division 3 state champions. St. Catherine’s (3) and Dominican (2) have come out of this sectional to win five of the last six state titles. The other championship during that six-year reign of private schools went to La Crosse Aquinas in 2008.

EAU CLAIRE NORTH

SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Fall Creek (def. Eau Claire Regis, 56-47, in sectional final).

Fall Creek lost to eventual champion Racine St. Catherine’s, 77-57, in state semifinals.

2010 AP rated teams: Fall Creek (20-2), No. 3; Hurley (21-1), No. 7; Eau Claire Regis (17-5), No. 12; St. Croix Central (20-2), No. 15.

Top seeds: Amery Regional—St. Croix Central, No. 1; Glenwood City (13-7), No. 2. Menomonie Regional—Eau Claire Regis. No. 1; Colfax (17-5), No. 2. Hayward Regional—Hurley, No. 1; Washburn (16-6), No. 2. Altoona Regional—Fall Creek, No. 1; Thorp (16-6), No. 2

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Ashwaubenon champion in the second Division 3 state semifinal game at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 19.

Notable: This sectional produced the last public-school Division 3 state champion—Ladymsith, coached by Forrest Larson in 2003. Washburn, a former state power among small schoools, may not be the sectional favorite, but the Castle Guards have the state’s top scorer in Alex Cook at 30.7 points a game.

ASHWAUBENON

SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Manitowoc Roncalli (def. Marathon, 54-43, in sectional final).

Roncalli lost to eventual runner-up La Crosse Aquinas, 56-41, in state semifinals.

2010 AP rated teams: Marathon (22-0), No. 1; Manitowoc Roncalli (19-3), No. 6; Wild Rose (21-1), No. 8; Three Lakes (20-2), No. 13.

Top seeds: Stevens Point Regional—Marathon, No. 1; Amherst (20-2), No. 2. Northland Pines Regional—Three Lakes, No. 1; Coleman (12-10), No. 2. Seymour Regional—Manitowoc Roncalli, No. 1; Brillion (18-4), No. 2. Waupaca Regional—Laconia (18-4), No. 1; Wild Rose, No. 2.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Eau Claire North champion in the second Division 3 state semifinal game at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 19.

Notable: This sectional could be headed for a title rematch between Marathon and Roncalli, who are in opposite brackets. Roncalli shared the Olympian Conference championship with Division 2 power Valders (21-1) and features a 22.6 scorer in 6-2 junior Ben Stelzer. Marathon, which just overtook Cuba City as the top-ranked team, is on its best basketball run since winning three consecutive Class C state championships in 1975-77.

Division 4

FORT ATKINSON SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Benton (def. Sheboygan Christian, 62-49, in sectional final).

Benton def. Blair-Taylor, 61-49, in state semifinals; Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, 55-43, for the championship.

2010 AP rated teams: Randoph (22-0), No. 1; Sheboygan Christian (20-2), No. 2; Racine Lutheran (19-3), No. 5; Monticello (17-3), No. 6; Barneveld (18-4), No. 7; Benton (18-4), No. 8.

Top seeds: Darlington Regional—Benton, No. 1; Barneveld, No. 2. Edgerton Regional—Racine Lutheran, No; 1; Monticello, No. 2; Williams Bay (16-6), No. 3. Markesan Regional—Randolph, No. 1; Central Wisconsin Christian (14-8), No,. 2. New Holstein Regional—Sheboygan Christian, No. 1; Kohler (9-13), No. 2.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Onalaska champion in the first Division 4 state semifinal game at 9:05 a.m. Thurday, March 18.

Notable: Randoph, led by 6-10 senior Kyle Kelm’s 20.6 scoring average, is shooting for its sixth state title in nine years and a state-record eighth overall. All have come under coach Bob Haffele since 1996, and Randolph is the only school in any division to win four straight state titles (2002-05).

This year’s Rockets rolled through an unbeaten regualar season with four wins over Division 1 schools, one over a Division 2 team and yet another over Division 3 power Whitefish Bay Dominican. Their biggest challenge in ruling the state may be in this loaded sectional, which has defending state champion Benton (Haffele’s hometown) coming off a fourth straight conference title.

ONALASKA SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Wisconsin Rapids Assumption (def. Hillsboro, 57-52, in sectional final).

Assumption def. Menasha St. Mary, 65-54, in state semifinals; lost to Benton, 55-43, in championship game.

2010 rated teams: North Crawford (19-3), No. 10.

Top seeds: Arcadia Regional—Chippewa Falls McDonell (13-9), No. 1; Alma/Pepin (13-7), No. 2. Pittsville Regional—New Lisbon (14-7), No. 1; Augusta (11-11), No. 2. Reedsburg Regional—Royall (15-7), No. 1; Hillsboro (12-10), No. 2. Lancaster Regional—North Crawford, No. 1; Potosi (15-7), No. 2.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Fort Atkinson champion in the first Division 4 state semifinal game at 9:05 a.m. Thursday, March 18.

Notable: This best thing to say about this sectional is that it’s up for grabs. A state appearance for North Crawford would be its first since 1999.

SPOONER SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Blair-Taylor (def. Prentice, 34-33, in sectional final).

Blair-Taylor lost eventual champion Benton, 61-49, in state semifinals.

2010 rated teams: Clayton (20-1), No. 4; Prentice (18-4), No. 9; South Shore (18-4), No. 11; Marshfield Columbus (17-5), No. 12.

Top seeds: Webster Regional—South Shore, No. 1; Drummond (12-8), No. 2. Cumberland Regional—Clayton, No. 1; Luck (17-5), No. 2. Lakeland Regional—Prentice, No. 1; Rib Lake (12-9), No. 2. Neillsville Regional—Marshfield Columbus, No. 1; Loyal (8-14), No. 2.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Appleton North champion in the second Division 4 state semifinal game at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 18.

Notable: After advancing through this sectional last year, Blair-Taylor has moved up to Division 3. This sectional has not produced a state finalist since 1996.

APPLETON NORTH

SECTIONAL

2009 champion: Menasha St. Mary Central (def. Rosholt, 50-42, in sectional final).

St. Mary Central lost to Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, 65-54, in state semifinals.

2010 AP rated teams: Green Lake (20-2), No. 3; Suring (18-4), No. 12.

Top seeds: Antigo Regional—Wausau Newman (17-5), No. 1; Wabeno (7-14), No. 2. Waupaca Regional—Green Lake, No. 1; Almond-Bancroft (18-4), No. 2. Pulaski Regional—Suring, No. 1; Laona (16-5), No. 2. Brillion Regional—Fish Creek Gibraltar (11-9), No. 1; Green NEW Lutheran (12-10), No. 2.

Agenda: This sectional champion plays the Spooner champion in the second Division 4 state semifinal game at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 18.

Notable: Green Lake won the North Divison in the Trailways Conference, where Randoph (Central), Williams Bay and Rio (South) took the other titles. Green Lake lost to Randolph, 44-34, in a crossover nonconference game. The Lakers’ other loss was to Turner, 47-43.