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Boys basketball wrap up: Free throws fuel Edgerton's fourth-quarter surge

Edgerton's marksmanship from the line sparked a WIAA Division 3 boys basketball regional opening victory at home against Big Foot on Tuesday night.

The Crimson Tide hit 19 of 22 free throws in the final quarter to pull away from a 52-all tie going into the period en route to a 76-62 victory.

Cam Wileman hit a three-pointer to start off the fourth quarter and give the Crimson Tide the lead for good. Edgerton then used defense and free throws to build the lead. Adam Converse hit six of six free throws and finished with 13 made free throws and 23 total points.

Wileman was right behind with 22 points.

Carter Hehr led the Chiefs with 20 points, Bryan Colby had 14, and Austin Hoey added 10.

Edgerton plays at Marshall on Friday night.

EDGERTON 76, BIG FOOT 62

Big Foot (62)—N. Freytag, 2-3-7; Halma, 1-0-3; Goulet-Daigneault, 0-1-1; Kinerk, 3-1-7; Hoey, 4-0-10; Colby, 6-1-14; Hehr, 5-5-20; Tovar, 1-0-2. Totals: 23-11-62.

Edgerton (76)—Wileman, 8-2-22; E. Deegan, 2-2-6; Johnson, 1-2-5; Fox, 0-2-2; Converse, 5-13-23; Oren, 1-0-2; DeVoll, 0-1-1; B. Deegan, 1-4-6; Zeimet, 3-3-9. Totals: 21-29-76.

Big Foot 13 17 22 10—62

Edgerton 15 15 22 24—76

Three-point goals—Big Foot 7 (Hehr 3, Hoey 2, Halma, Colby), Edgerton 5 (Wileman 4, Johnson). Free throws missed—Big Foot 3, Edgerton 4. Total fouls—Big Foot 22, Edgerton 15. Fouled out—Colby.

-- Jefferson 46, Evansville 33—Jefferson used a 10-0 run in the second quarter to grab a double-digit lead and the Eagles were clutch from the free-throw line down the stretch to win their Division 3 regional opener.

Jalen McGraw and Clayton Morrison led the Eagles with 12 points apiece. The team sunk 10 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter, including Marcus Ott's 6 of 8 performance as he scored all eight of his points in the final eight minutes.

Matt Sperry led the Blue Devils with nine points.

The Eagles travel to Lodi, the top seed in the region, Friday night.

JEFFERSON 46, EVANSVILLE 33

Evansville (33)—Rutkowski, 4-0-8; Chenowith, 1-0-3; Sperry, 2-4-9; Schoenenberger, 2-4-8; Hill, 2-1-5. Totals: 7-9-33.

Jefferson (46)—Green, 2-0-6; Morrison, 3-4-10; Cincotta, 3-0-6; Ott, 1-6-8; McGraw, 5-0-10; Renz, 2-1-6. Totals: 16-(11/19)-46.

Evansville 12 8 5 8—33

Jefferson 13 14 5 14—46

Three-point goals—Evansville 2 (Chenowith, Sperry), Jefferson 3 (Green 2, Renz). Free throws missed—Evansville 3, Jefferson 8. Total fouls—Evansville 15, Jefferson 9.

-- Lakeside 76, Brodhead 27—The host Warriors raced out to a 30-point halftime lead and cruised to the Division 3 regional win.

Lakeside (16-7) plays at Clinton on Friday night.

Brock Vredeveld led Lakeside with 16 points. Danny Lewis had nine points to lead Brodhead (5-18).

LAKESIDE 76, BRODHEAD 27

Brodhead (27)—Day, 1-0-2; Slocum, 2-3-7; Lewis, 3-1-9; Westcott, 0-2-2; Pickel, 1-0-2; Turner, 1-3-5. Totals: 8-9-27.

Lakeside (76)—Torgerson, 3-0-6; Szalontai, 1-1-3; Brunholz, 4-0-8; Vredeveld, 7-0-16; DeNoyer, 2-1-6; Eternick, 6-2-15; Birkholz, 3-4-10; Mahnke, 2-0-4; Weiland, 4-0-8. Totals: 32-8-76.

Brodhead 13 5 6 3—27

Lakeside Luth. 20 28 14 14—76

Three-point goals—Brodhead (Lewis 2), Lakeside 4 (Vredeveld 2, DeNoyer, Eternick). Free throws missed—Brodhead 12, Lakeside 10.

Division 2

-- Union Grove 58, Delavan-Darien 38—Grant Beck scored 16 points, including 10 in the third quarter, to lead the Broncos to the Division 2 regional win.

Union Grove plays at Stoughton on Friday night.

Jesse Collins had 11 points to lead Delavan-Darien (7-16), which trailed 17-4 after one quarter.

UNION GROVE 58, DELAVAN-DARIEN 38

Union Grove (58)—Christianson, 1-0-2; Miller, 2-0-6; Kaslowski, 6-6-19; Pohjola, 1-0-2; Beck, 7-2-16; Pale, 2-1-5; Fink, 2-0-6; Van Dyke, 1-0-2. Totals: 23-9-58.

Delavan-Darien (38)—Rodriguez, 2-1-5; Dodge, 0-1-1; Isaiah Ramos, 1-12-4; Isaac Ramos, 1-0-2; Supernaw, 1-2-4; Collins, 3-2-11; Gonzalez, 2-0-4; Damrow, 1-3-5; Alder, 1-0-2. Totals: 12-10-38.

Union Grove 17 6 19 16—58

Delavan-Darien 4 9 17 8—38

Three-point goals—Union Grove 3 (Miller 2, Kaslowski), Delavan-Darien 4 (Collins 3, Isaiah Ramos). Free throws missed—Union Grove 6, Delavan-Darien 6. Total fouls—Union Grove 13, Delavan-Darien 16. Fouled out—Fink, Isaiah Ramos.

-- Westosha 65, Elkhorn 54—The visiting Falcons upset the Elks in a Division 2 regional opener thanks to a combined 31 points from Ben Graveley and Tyler Stoxen.

Westosha (8-15) plays at Wilmot on Friday night.

Arik Anderson had 19 points to lead Elkhorn (11-12), while Drew Bryson added 18.

WESTOSHA 65, ELKHORN 54

Westosha (65)—Hall, 1-1-4; Finnemore, 2-3-7; Stoxen, 6-2-15; Millhouse, 4-3-14; Beach, 1-0-3; Graveley, 6-4-16; Karsten, 2-2-6. Totals: 22-15-65.

Elkhorn (54)—Anderson, 8-2-19; Rios, 3-0-6; Jurevisius, 1-0-3; Wales, 2-0-4; Bryson, 6-3-18; Killen, 1-0-2; Prince, 1-0-2. Totals: 22-5-54.

Westosha Cent. 19 14 10 22—65

Elkhorn 11 11 13 19—54

Three-point goals—Westosha 6 (Milhouse 3, Hall, Stoxen, Beach), Elkhorn 5 (Bryson 3, Andersn, Jurevisius). Free throws missed—Westosha 7, Elkhorn 4. Total fouls—Westosha 11, Elkhorn 18.

Division 4

-- Palmyra-Eagle 76, Christian Life 61—Alex Kelly made seven 3-pointers, including four in the third quarter, as the Panthers took down Kenosha Christian Life in a Division 4 regional game.

Nick Hein scored nine of his 11 points in the first half, and Matt Preuss added 10 points.

The Panthers advance to face Kenosha St. Joe's on the road Friday night.

PALMYRA-EAGLE 76, KENOSHA CHRISTIAN LIFE 61

Christian Life (61)—Porcaro, 2-0-5; Kisner, 7-2-17; Freiberg, 3-1-7; Mix, 2-2-7; Gee, 0-1-1; Rintelman, 1-3-5; Reed, 4-4-12; Rozema, 0-2-2; Svewa, 2-0-4; Beard, 0-1-1. Totals: 21-16-61.

Palmyra-Eagle (76)—Hein, 5-0-11; Gess, 1-4-6; Kelly, 7-5-26; Preuss, 4-2-10; Laine, 2-0-4; Roscizewski, 1-0-2; Behr, 3-0-6; Dahms, 2-0-5; MacKenzie, 1-0-2; Troiola, 1-2-4. Totals: 27-13-76.

Kenosha Christ. Life 15 16 18 12—61

Palmyra-Eagle 18 21 23 14—76

Three-point goals—Christian Life 3 (Porcaro, Mix, Kisner), Palmyra-Eagle 9 (Kelly 7, Hein, Dahms). Free throws missed—Christian Life 6, Palmyra-Eagle 8. Total fouls—Christian Life 15, Palmyra-Eagle 22. Fouled out—Rozema.