Friday’s Games to Watch
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A look at the key games taking place around the state on Friday…
Xavier (2-0) at West De Pere (2-1)
Two of the top contenders in the Bay Conference will meet on Friday.
Xavier is getting a breakout season from sophomore Alex Sherwood Alex Sherwood 6'4" | SF Xavier | 2023 State WI . The long, versatile wing/forward is giving the Hawks 17.2 points and14.7 rebounds per game.
Senior forward Dawson Nordgaard Dawson Nordgaard 6'9" | PF West De Pere | 2021 State WI leads West De Pere with 17.3 points ppg. The Phantoms also feature sophomore sniper Ethan Heck Ethan Heck 6'5" | SG West Depere | 2023 State WI (9.3 ppg), and dangerous shooter.
Waukesha West (0-1) at Arrowhead (1-2)
Two favorites in the Classic Eight Conference square off.
Waukesha West is coming off a tough loss to SJNA, taking the Division 3 power down to the wire on the road. Valparaiso commit Cameron Palesse Cameron Palesse 6'3" | CG Waukesha West | 2021 State #249 Nation WI put up 29 points in his senior season debut.
Arrowhead has faced a tough schedule to date, falling to Muskego and Brookfield Central. The 1-2 punch of sophomore Mac Wrecke Mac Wrecke 6'5" | SG Arrowhead | 2023 State #272 Nation WI (22.7 ppg) and senior Sam Hytinen Sam Hytinen 6'3" | SF Arrowhead | 2021 State WI (22.3 ppg) have been putting up eye-popping numbers through three games.
Milwaukee Academy of Science (0-0) at Oak Creek (2-0)
Intriguing non-conference matchup between two of the top senior guards in the state. UW-Milwaukee commit Jasin Sinani Jasin Sinani 6'3" | SG Oak Creek | 2021 State WI (28.0 ppg) leads Oak Creek, who’s knocked off Kingdom Prep and West Bend West convincingly thus far. MAS, featuring senior guard Donald McHenry Donald McHenry 5'11" | CG Milwaukee Academy of Science | 2021 State WI , opens their season on Friday.
Others to Watch: Racine St. Catherine’s at Martin Luther, Madison La Follette and Madison Memorial, Grafton at Whitefish Bay