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Area rankings
The top 10 School (Record) Last week
1. Germantown (18-2) 1
2. Pius XI (17-3) 2
3. Divine Savior Holy Angels (17-3) 3
4. Mukwonago (18-2) 4
5. West Bend West (17-2) 5
6. Milwaukee King (13-6) 7
7. Sussex Hamilton (16-4) 9
8. Oconomowoc (16-4) 6
9. New Berlin Eisenhower (15-6) 11
10. Pewaukee (16-5) 8
The next 10
11. Brookfield Central (12-8) 10; 12. 12. Oak Creek (15-5) 12; 13. Racine Lutheran (20-0) 13; 14. South Milwaukee (18-3) 17; 15. Slinger (16-4) 15; 16. Kettle Moraine (16-5) 14; 17. Arrowhead (11-9) 19; 18. Homestead (16-4) 20; 19. Franklin (14-7) 16; 20. Milwaukee Languages (16-3) –.
Player of the week
Olivia Pitrof, Racine Horlick: The senior forward ended the regular season with a 24-point performance in a 74-53 victory over Kenosha Tremper on Friday that all but sealed a second straight Southeast Conference scoring title for the Division II Regis recruit. She finished the regular season with a 24.8 scoring average, about six points more than the league's No. 2 scorer who has two games left. Pitrof's best showing was a 41-point performance in a 91-66 victory over Racine St. Catherine's Feb. 5.
Teams of the week
Arrowhead
The Warhawks defeated Waukesha North, 60-42, Tuesday and Friday avenged a 60-53 loss to Oconomowoc last month by defeating the Raccoons, 62-42, at home. The loss dampened Oconomowoc's hope of getting a share of the Classic 8 title, dropping it two games behind Mukwonago with two to play.
Junior guard Phoebe Frentzel scored a career-high 29 points in the victory. Senior guard Maddie Walsh added 16 for the Warhawks, who have won three of their last four games. Walsh (14) and Frentzel (13) led the team in scoring against North, too.
New Berlin Eisenhower
The Lions wrapped up second-place in the Woodland West on Saturday with a 55-48 victory over Pewaukee at home. The teams entered played tied for second behind Pius XI, but the Lions took control early and led by 14 at the half. Minnesota recruit Erin Hedman, a 6-3 forward, finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds for Eisenhower.
Junior guard Nikki Dienberg had a team-high 14 points and posted nine rebounds and four assists. Junior guard/forward Cameron Hoffman (10 points, eight rebounds) also flirted with a double-double to help Eisenhower raise its record to 15-6.
Coming up
Mukwonago at Arrowhead, 7 p.m.
Tuesday: Will Mukwonago clinch the Classic 8 crown outright or will Arrowhead score another late-season quality win?
Madison Memorial at Milwaukee King, 7 p.m. Tuesday: This non-conference matchup pits the City Conference Gold champion vs. the co-leader of the Big Eight.
Pius XI at South Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Tuesday: The winners of the Woodland's East and West divisions meet for the league's overall title.
Racine Lutheran at Martin Luther, 7 p.m. Thursday: Racine Lutheran tries to complete an undefeated regular season by beating the Metro Classic's second-place team.
Sussex Hamilton at Germantown, 7 p.m. Friday: If Hamilton springs an upset, it could create a three-way tie for first in the Greater Metro between these two teams and DSHA.