BOYS BASKETBALL
Gresham 89
Sevastopol 52
The Wildcats (20-3) justified their No. 1 seeding in the WIAA Division 5 regional with a convincing romp led by Christian Haffner, who had 30 points, six rebounds and six assists.
Gresham, which also got 21 points and 10 rebounds from Neal Cerveny and 12 points from James Kazik, advances to Friday’s regional semifinal against St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, a 50-45 winner over Suring in another regional quarterfinal.
Sevastopol, which finished 3-20, was led by Matt Newman’s 21 points and 14 from Jarod Pflieger.
Menominee Indian 68
Oconto 61
The Eagles improved to 13-9 and advanced to a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal date Friday against Wabeno/Laona behind big nights from Michael Pecore (19 points), Alphonso Smith (15 points, seven rebounds) and Ron Frechette (six rebounds).
Jacob Jarvey led Oconto (12-11) with 23 points.
With the win, Menominee Indian advanced to a Friday regional semifinal at No. 1-seed Wabeno/Laona.
“I feel like the only team that can beat us right now, is us,” Menominee Indian coach Brandon Frechette said. “Obviously, (Wabeno/Laona) is a No. 1 seed for a reason. They’re a good club. But if we’re smart, make good decisions and play with intensity — everyone on and off the bench — we will be tough to beat.”