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Area rankings
The top 10
School (W-L) Last week
1. Racine St. Catherine’s (7-0) 1
2. Wauwatosa East (6-0) 5
3. Brookfield Central (5-1) 3
4. Wisconsin Lutheran (7-0) 4
5. Brookfield East (4-2) 2
6. Menomonee Falls (3-2) 6
7. Nicolet (6-1) 9
8. Pewaukee (6-0) 10
9. Whitefish Bay (5-1) 11
10. Cedarburg (7-1) 13
The next 10
11. Waukesha West (3-1) 14; 12. Sussex Hamilton (5-2) 18; 13. Franklin (3-0) 17;
14. Muskego (4-1) 7; 15. Arrowhead (2-3) 15; 16. Lake Country Lutheran (6-0) -; 17. St. John’s Northwestern (7-1) 12; 18. Oak Creek (4-3) 8; 19. Westosha Central (4-1) 19; 20. Burlington (3-1) -.
Player of the week
Tanner Resch, Sussex Hamilton: The 6-foot-1 senior guard led the Chargers to a 3-0 record and had a career-high 49 points in a 90-71 win over Brookfield East on Tuesday. Resch went 3 for 5 from three-point range and didn’t miss any of his 14 free throws. He was 8 for 15 from three-point range in a week that also included wins over Wauwatosa West and Catholic Memorial. His scoring average of 30.7 ranked fifth-highest in the area.
Team of the week
The Lightning gained an early advantage in the Midwest Classic race with an 82-79 win over St. John’s Northwestern, a previously undefeated team ranked No. 2 in the wissports.net Division 2 state coaches poll. Junior guard Luke Haertle led the Lightning with a career-high 36 points on 12-for-25 shooting. He also grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out four assists. Noah Howard, a junior guard, went 4 for 7 from three-point range and finished with 14 points. Senior guard/forward Davin Theis added 13 points on 6-for-10 shooting. Two days later Haertle (30 points, 10 rebounds), junior John Nehls (16 points) and junior Alex Johnson (12) led an 84-30 win over St. Francis at home that left Lutheran with a 6-0 record overall and a 4-0 mark
in the Midwest Classic.
Coming up
Lake Country Lutheran:
Franklin at Muskego 7 p.m. Tuesday:
This will be another challenging week for Franklin, which takes on a Classic 8 contender and then plays host to Brookfield East on Wednesday.
Brookfield Central at Sussex Hamilton, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday:
The winner leaves with second place in the Greater Metro.
Cedarburg at Nicolet, 7 p.m. Tuesday:
Who is the team to beat in the North Shore Conference? This game will help establish the league’s pecking order.
Kimberly at Pewaukee, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday:
The undefeated Pirates play host to the second-ranked team in the wissports.net Division 1 state coaches poll.