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Area rankings
(Through Sunday)
The top 10
School (W-L) last week
1. Racine St. Catherine's (20-1) 1
2. Wauwatosa East (16-3) 2
3. Pewaukee (19-3) 4
4. Wisconsin Lutheran (16-2) 5
5. Brookfield Central (15-5) 6
6. Brookfield East (17-4) 3
7. Cedarburg (17-3) 7
8. Whitefish Bay (18-2) 9
9. Lake Country Lutheran (18-1) 10
10. St. John's Northwestern (16-5) 11
The next 10
11. Waukesha West (13-3) 13; 12. Franklin (15-5) 11; 13. Whitnall (14-3) 15.; 14. Menomonee Falls (13-6) 8; 15. Arrowhead (13-8) 14; 16. Westosha Central (15-4) 17; 17. The Prairie School (17-2) 19; 18. Martin Luther (14-7) 20; 19. Kettle Moraine (10-5) 18; 20. Burlington (15-5) 16.
Players of the week
Brian Parzych, Wauwatosa East: The senior guard's perfect first half sparked the Red Raiders to a 91-65 win over Menomonee Falls on Friday that clinched the Greater Metro Conference title outright. Parzych, a Northern Michigan recruit, scored a career-high 30 points, 27 during the first half when he hit all 11 attempts, including three from three-point range. Tuesday when Tosa East beat Brookfield Central, 77-68, Parzych ranked second on the team with 18 points. The performances helped the Red Raiders wrap up their first league since the 2007-08 season.
Team of the week
Waukesha West: The Wolverines dispatched of two Classic 8 rivals, turning back Kettle Moraine, 68-61, Tuesday on the road in a game that could have cost them sole possession of first place and defeating Waukesha South, 71-53, at home Friday to snap the Blackshirts' eight-game winning streak. As a result, West assured itself of no worse than a share of first place in the league. Senior guard Cam Palesse averaged 24.5 points 4.5 rebounds and two assists in the games. Senior guard Peter Skogman and Colton DeBauch, a senior forward, averaged 12.5 points and 12 points, respectively, in the games with DeBauch averaging 7.5 rebounds.
The victory raised West's record to 13-3 with an 13-2 mark in the Classic 8.
Coming up
Oak Creek at Brookfield East, 7 p.m.
Tuesday: The visiting Knights, fresh off a win over Franklin last week, take a shot at another team in the Division 1 state poll.
Waukesha West at Brookfield Central, 7 p.m. Wednesday: The Classic 8 champion pays a visit to Central, which appears to be hitting its stride.
Pewaukee at Whitnall, 7 p.m. Wednesday: The champions of the Woodland's West and East divisions meet to determine the overall conference champion.
Oshkosh Lourdes at Lake Country
Lutheran, 7:15 Thursday: This is a big week of non-conference games for Lutheran. In addition to Lourdes, which is tied for fifth in the Associated Press Division 4 poll, the Lightning plays host to Classic 8 leader Waukesha West on Saturday afternoon.
Brian Parzych scored 30 points in a victory that secured the Greater Metro Conference title for Wauwatosa East. MARK STEWART