WIAA boys basketball roundup: Hackbarth's basket pushes La Crosse Logan in sectional quarterfinals win

Source: La Crosse Tribune

SHAWANO, Wis. -- The Logan High School boys basketball needed a big basket in the closing seconds -- and several more along the way -- from junior Jacob Hackbarth and got it for a great start to its WIAA Division 2 postseason.

The ninth-seeded Rangers were tied with the eighth-seeded Hawks when senior Nick Joley drove into the lane and found Hackbarth open for an opportunity to break it. Hackbarth's basket with 11 seconds remaining wound up being the difference as Logan beat Shawano 52-50 in a regional quarterfinal.

The Rangers (8-17) used a strong finish by Hackbarth, who scored 28 points -- half of them down the stretch -- including a 3-pointer that tied the score at 50 with 30 seconds left.

Hackbarth made three 3-pointers, and junior Bradley Check added two 3s and 10 points as Logan qualified for a semifinal game at top-seeded West Salem (21-3) on Friday.

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Shawano (8-17) called a timeout after Hackbarth's final basket and set up a 3-point attempt for Logan Sipple, but the attempt was short.

Seymour 67, Tomah 45

SEYMOUR, Wis. -- The Timberwolves (5-20) closed out their season with four straight losses.

Division 3

Arcadia 72, Ripon 39

ARCADIA -- Senior Maverick Drazkowski dominated at the glass and on the scoreboard with a 30-point double-double in the seventh-seeded Raiders (13-12) win over Ripon.

Arcadia advances to the regional semifinals on Friday to face second-seeded Omro.

Drazkowski went 12-for-14 at the free throw line and made a pair of 3-pointers in the win. Junior Kaiden Rotering added 14 points in the victory.

Viroqua 70, Richland Center 63 (OT)

VIROQUA -- The sixth-seeded Blackhawks (12-13) won their third straight game and won a regional game for the first time since 2011.

Viroqua plays at third-seeded Wisconsin Dells on Friday.

Altoona 78, Black River Falls 58

ALTOONA, Wis. -- The Tigers (7-17) were knocked out of the postseason in the first round for the second straight season.

Prairie du Chien 66, Evansville 38

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN -- The fifth-seeded Blackhawks (14-11) will advance to the regional semifinals after their win over Evansville.

Prairie du Chien will face fourth-seeded Lodi on Friday for a spot in the regional title game.

Division 4

Westby 77, Boscobel 53

WESTBY -- Senior Rhett Stenslien scored a team-high 20 points for the sixth-seeded Norsemen (10-15), who play next at third-seeded Belleville on Friday.

Westby had a 47-27 lead by halftime behind Stenslien's 15 points. Senior teammate Caleb Johnson also had 11 of his 17 in the first half.

Junior Devin Nedland also scored 11 first-half points for the Norsemen, who stopped a four-game losing streak.

Whitehall 57, Bangor 48

BANGOR -- The eighth-seeded Cardinals (13-11) fell at home to ninth-seeded Whitehall to end their season.

Senior Samuel Cropp scored 11 points in his final game for Bangor. Sophomore Hayden Massman added 10.

Neillsville 71, Melrose-Mindoro 53

NEILLSVILLE, Wis. -- The 10th-ranked Mustangs (10-15) saw their season come to an end on the road against Neillsville.

Division 5

Cashton 69, Brookwood 45

CASHTON -- Seniors Noah and Brett Hemmersbach each scored 19 points for the second-seeded Eagles (22-3) in their win over the 15th-seeded Falcons (4-21).

Cashton hosts seventh-seeded Highland on Friday in the regional semifinals.

Senior Connor Butzler hit four of Cashton's seven 3-pointers to finish with 16 points. Senior Brady Hemmersbach added 11 points.

Brookwood senior Brady Hansen had a game-high 22 points and senior Wyatt Maurhoff pitched in with 11.

De Soto 51, Cassville 32

DE SOTO -- After a slow first half, the sixth-seeded Pirates (18-7) kicked into high gear to trounce Cassville for their first postseason win since the 2017-18 season.

De Soto visits third-seed River Ridge on Friday in the regional semifinals.

The Pirates led at the end of a low scoring first half 18-13. Seniors Landon Pedretti and Mason Zink each scored 15 points while junior Harris Krueger added nine.

Alma/Pepin 75, Blair-Taylor 73 (OT)

ALMA, Wis. -- The 10th-seeded Wildcats (9-6) lost on a mid-range shot by Eagles senior Evan Olson with 4.1 seconds left in overtime.

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