Five Potential Upsets in Saturday’s Regional Finals
Five teams on upset alert during Saturday’s WIAA regional finals… (5) Brookfield East at (4) Milwaukee King Not sure you consider this much of an upset. Brookfield East has only been beaten by two teams this season — Sussex…
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(5) Brookfield East at (4) Milwaukee King
Not sure you consider this much of an upset. Brookfield East has only been beaten by two teams this season — Sussex Hamilton and Brookfield Central — the two favorites in Division 1. Milwaukee King puts its undefeated record in the line against the best team they’ve faced all year. Hayden Doyle Hayden Doyle 6'0" | CG Brookfield East | 2021 State WI (20.6 ppg) and Sam McGath Sam McGath 6'2" | PG Brookfield East | 2020 State WI (16.0 ppg) lead a blue-collar Spartan team that just doesn’t beat themselves.
(6) Oconomowoc at (3) Madison Memorial
They might not have a ton of stars whose names hold weight across the state, but Oconomowoc is a dangerous team. The Raccoons finished third in the Classic Eight Conference and have a dangerous 1-2 punch in Caleb Flaten-Moore (18.0 ppg) and UW-Whitewater commit Drew Fisher Drew Fisher 6'1" | PG Oconomowoc | 2020 State WI . Oconomowoc also has experience against the Big Eight, going 3-1 this season against the conference.
(5) River Falls at (1) Onalaska
Onalaska should be a sizable favorite, but this game just has written “trap” all over it. River Falls is under-seeded and has gone through the grind of a strong Big Rivers Conference. The Wildcats have one of the state’s top shooters in Zac Johnson Zac Johnson 6'3" | SG River Falls | 2021 State WI and plenty of size with 6-foot-7 forward J.T. and Liam Dougherty Liam Dougherty 6'9" | PF River Falls | 2021 State WI . Meanwhile, Onalaska’s season has been largely centered around finally getting past La Crosse Central in the sectional semifinals, even though they swept the Red Raiders in the regular season. Will the Hilltoppers get caught looking ahead?
(4) Reedsburg at (1) Stoughton
There’s not lot of separation between the top teams in the Badger North and Badger South Conference this season. Stoughton is coming off a scare at home courtesy of Monona Grove. Reedsburg is 17-6 overall and lost two really tight games to DeForest to finish third in the league. Senior guard Will Fuhrmann Will Fuhrmann 6'0" | PG Reedsburg | 2020 State WI , who is averaging 16.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game, is going to be tough to take out. Fuhrmann also has an excellent supporting cast as well, led by Zach Bestor Zach Bestor 5'11" | PG Reedsburg | 2021 State WI and Max Tully.
(3) SJNMA at East Troy (2)
In terms of talent, SJNMA has a sizable advantage on paper. Can the Lancers put it all together against an East Troy team that has some of the best chemistry in the state? Junior guard Brandin Podziemski Brandin Podziemski 6'6" | SG Saint John's Northwestern Academy | 2021 State #232 Nation WI (27.6 ppg) is one of the state’s top scorers. Senior guard Gerald Gittens Gerald Gittens 6'0" | PG St. John's Military Academy | 2020 State WI (14.9 ppg) is also a top 25 prospect in his class. Junior forward Brennan Timm Brennan Timm 6'5" | SF St. Johns Northwestern Military Academy | 2021 State WI (15.7 ppg, 12.2 rpg) has quietly had a very productive season as well.