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Boys Basketball Champions Crowned On Saturday

Sunday, March 20th, 2022 -- 8:31 AM

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Champions were crowned in five divisions of the State Boys State Tournament Saturday at the Kohl Center.

Top-seeded Neenah (29-1) won the Division 1 championship with a 64-52 victory over third-seeded Brookfield Central (24-6).   Four Rockets scored in double figures, led by Chevalier Emery Jr. with 19 points. Carter Thomas tossed in 15, JJ Paider scored 14 and Brady Corso contributed with 10. Paider hauled in a game-high 18 rebounds. His tournament total of 32 rebounds set a Division 1 record for a two-game tournament.   Andrew Rohde was the only Lancer to score in double figures with a game-high 34 points.  His tournament point total set a two-game Division 1 record with 55.  The Rockets win their fourth State championship, and its their first since 1978. Neenah has appeared in a WIAA-membership leading 28 State Tournaments. 

Top-seeded Pewaukee (27-3) won its second consecutive Division 2 championship with a 67-48 win over La Crosse Central (28-2) in the title game.  Pewaukee won its second title in its fourth tournament appearance. 

Last season’s runner-up and second-seeded Lake Country Lutheran (28-2) defeated top-seeded West Salem (27-2) 67-56 to win the Division 3 State championship.   Lake Country Lutheran won its first State Championship in its second appearance in the tournament. West Salem finishes runner-up in its first-ever State experience.

Second-seeded Roncalli (26-3) captured the Division 4 championship with a 55-45 win over top-seeded Milwaukee Academy of Science (23-6) in the final.   Roncalli wins the program’s second championship in its ninth State Tournament appearance. 

Top-seeded Randolph (28-2) won its 11th boys basketball championship, the most of any WIAA school, with a 65-51 victory over Bangor (25-5) in the Division 5 title game.   Sam Grieger, who came off a 41-point performance to set a Division 5 scoring record in the semifinals Friday, and Travis Alvin both scored a game-high 21 points for the Rockets.  Randolph shot a blistering 62 percent from the floor in the game.   Randolph’s 11th title comes in the school’s 16th tournament appearance.

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