THIS WEEK IN GIRLS BASKETBALL
Area rankings
(Through Sunday)
Team (W-L) Last week
1. Milwaukee King (14-3) 1
2. Mukwonago (18-1) 2
3. Oak Creek (18-2) 3
4. Arrowhead (15-5) 4
5. New Berlin Eisenhower (19-2) 5
6. Germantown (16-3) 6
7. Slinger (18-1) 7
8. Divine Savior Holy Angels (16-4) 8
9. Whitefish Bay (17-2) 9
10. Pewaukee (17-4) 10
The next 10
11. Pius XI (16-5) 11; 12. West Bend West (15-3) 12; 13. Shoreland Lutheran (17-1) 14; 14. South Milwaukee (18-3) 16; 15. Milwaukee Washington (14-4) 17; 16. Wauwatosa East (13-6) 15; 17. Kettle Moraine Lutheran (16-4) 18; 18. Milwaukee Academy of Science (12-5) 19;
19. Martin Luther (16-4) 20; 20. Racine Lutheran (16-2) -
Player of the week
Kenni Czarnecki, Muskego: The senior forward averaged 15.7 points and five rebounds per game for the Warriors last week when the team won two of three contests to sew up third place in the Classic 8. She had 15 points and four rebounds in a win over Waukesha South on Monday, 17 points and five boards in a loss to league leader Mukwonago on Tuesday and 15 points and six rebounds in a victory Friday over Waukesha North. The performances raise her season averages to 14.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, less than a year after tearing multiple ligaments and the meniscus in her knee.
Team of the week
Wilmot: The Panthers took on the Southern Lakes’ best last week and won, defeating first-place Waterford, 75-56, Monday and avenging a loss to Badger on Friday to move ahead of the Badgers and into second-place in the league. Wilmot, which also defeated Burlington on Tuesday, got 24 points on 8 three-pointers from junior Julia Hickey in the victory over Waterford. In the 59-36 victory over Badger, seniors Haley Lamberson (12 points) and Riley Alexander (12) and junior Delaney Brown (10) reached double figures. Coming up
Milwaukee Madison at Milwaukee Golda Meir, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: City Blue Division leader Golda Meir is closing in on the program’s second division title in three seasons.
Mukwonago at Arrowhead, 7 p.m. Tuesday: A Mukwonago victory gives it the Classic 8 title outright. A loss creates the possibility that it and Arrowhead will tie for the title for the second straight season.
South Milwaukee at New Berlin Eisenhower, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday: These teams won the Woodland’s East and West Division. The winner gets bragging right over the entire conference.
Milwaukee Washington at Milwaukee
King, 7 p.m. Thursday: The teams’ first meeting went down to the wire with King scoring a 49-44 road victory. Assuming the Generals beat Milwaukee Hamilton on Monday and Milwaukee Riverside on Tuesday, they’ll be able to clinch the Gold Division title for the sixth straight season with a win.
Sussex Hamilton at Germantown, 7 p.m. Thursday: Hamilton, which is tied for fourth in the Greater Metro, is the last legitimate hurdle for Germantown to clear for an outright conference championship.
Racine Lutheran at Shoreland Lutheran, 5:30 p.m. Saturday: Shoreland Lutheran needs a win to clinch the Metro Classic crown.