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Brodhead up next for Crimson Tide

Edgerton High and Brodhead are set for a rematch of two of the Rock Valley Conference’s best in girls basketball.

The Crimson Tide (15-8), which finished second in the Rock Valley North, earned a second shot at South runner-up Brodhead by whipping Mount Horeb, 50-31, in a WIAA Division 2 regional opener Tuesday night.

Brodhead (15-8), a 51-36 winner in its only regular-season meeting, hosts Edgerton in a regional semifinal Thursday night. The winner plays top-ranked Monroe (21-1) or Platteville (15-8) on Saturday at Verona for the regional title and a berth in the upper bracket of the Janesville Craig Sectional.

Edgerton had an 11-2 lead after the first quarter and coasted past visiting Mount Horeb (4-19) for its 11th win in the last 13 games.

Whitney Oren led the Crimson Tide with 13 points.

Jamie Hoernke of Mount Horeb led all scorers with 18.

EDGERTON 50, MOUNT HOREB 31

Mount Horeb (31)—Lemire, 0-2-2; Vogt, 0-3-3; O. Lesar, 0-1-1; Eith, 2-0-5; C. Lesar, 1-0-2; Hoernke, 6-3-18. Totals: 9-9-31.

Edgerton (50)—Oren, 5-2-13; Schmidt, 2-0-4; Ferrell, 1-0-3; Fritz, 3-2-10; Gimmer, 3-3-9; Stettler, 0-1-1; Wileman, 0-2-2; Walters, 3-2-8. Totals: 17-12-50.

Mount Horeb 2 10 8 11—31

Edgerton 11 13 12 14—50

Three-point goals—Mount Horeb 4 (Hoernke 3, Eith), Edgerton 4 (Fritz 2, Ferrell, Oren). Free throws missed—Mount Horeb 6, Edgerton 5. Total fouls—Mount Horeb 13, Edgerton 15.

-- Brodhead 48, Evansville 34—The Cardinals made 10 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter in pulling away for a Division 2 regional quarterfinal win over the visiting Blue Devils (3-20).

Brodhead (15-8) hosts Edgerton (15-8) in a regional semifinal game Thursday.

Dana Lewis had 13 points to lead Brodhead, and Riley Olson added 10. Sophomore Mallorie Phalin had 10 for Evansville.

BRODHEAD 48, EVANSVILLE 34

Evansville (34)—Eager, 3-1-7; Marx, 1-1-3; Klitzman, 0-3-3; Beggs, 2-0-4; Phalin, 2-5-10; Wendt, 0-1-1; Abey, 2-2-6. Totals: 10-13-34.

Brodhead (48)—Heller, 2-2-7; Ahrens, 0-3-3; Johnson, 1-2-4; Pickel, 0-5-5; Mohns, 0-3-3; Olson, 3-4-10; Lewis, 5-3-13; Baumgartner, 1-1-3. Totals: 12-23-48.

Evansville 6 6 15 7—34

Brodhead 7 13 11 17—48

Three-point goals—Evansville 1 (Phalin), Brodhead 1 (Heller). Free throws missed—Evansville 8, Brodhead 9. Total fouls—Evansville 25, Brodhead 18. Fouled out—Phalin, Beggs, Klitzman.

-- McFarland 48, Portage 43—Kaitlynn Eversoll had 15 points to lead the Rock Valley North champions to a Division 2 regional quarterfinal win over the visiting Warriors

(8-15).

McFarland (18-5) plays at Lake Mills (19-4) on Thursday.

McFARLAND 48, PORTAGE 43

Portage (43)—Hill, 1-0-2; Hemming, 3-0-7; Olson, 2-0-5; McFarlane, 2-2-8; Mueller, 1-0-3; Dahlke, 4-2-11; Considine, 2-0-4; Fleischhacker, 1-1-3. Totals: 16-5-43.

McFarland (48)—Eversoll, 5-3-15; Jermier, 1-0-2; Ujke, 3-0-7; Blaser, 3-0-6; Walker, 2-1-5; Alsmo, 4-5-13. Totals: 18-9-48.

Portage 10 13 12 8—43

McFarland 11 13 15 19—48

Three-point goals—Portage 6 (McFarlane 2, Hemming, Olson, Mueller, Dahlke), McFarland 3 (Eversoll 2, Ujke). Free throws missed—Portage 6, McFarland 8. Total fouls—Portage 14, McFarland 10.

-- Edgewood 52, Monona Grove 32—Madison Edgewood dropped a 19-3 blast on Monona Grove (7-16) in the fourth quarter to seal a Division 2 regional opener.

Mackenzie Reese and Hannah Elfman led Edgewood with 13 and 12 points, respectively.

Edgewood (13-10) plays at top-seeded Columbus (20-2) in Thursday’s regional semifinals.

EDGEWOOD 52, MONONA GROVE 32

Monona Grove (32)—Strangstalien, 7; J. Schmitz, 5; M. Blazer, 5; Boushea, 4; C. Blazer, 4; Werner, 3; Ruid, 2; Veserat, 2. Totals: 10-10-32.

Edgewood (52)—Barney, 7; Cross, 8; Kelm, 6; Tancill, 3; Meriggiola, 3; Reese, 13; Elfman 12; Guerin, 1. Totals: 16-17-52.

Monona Grove 4 11 14 3—32

Madison Edgewood 11 9 13 19—52

Three-point goals—Monona Grove 1 (J. Schmitz), Edgewood 3 (Kelm, Tancill, Elfman). Free throws missed—Monona Grove 7, Edgewood 13. Total fouls—Monona Grove 19, Edgewood 16.

-- Delavan-Darien 63, Clinton 45—Alana Cesarz had a game-high 26 points, and the Comets pulled away late for a Division 2 regional quarterfinal win.

Delavan-Darien (19-4) took control against the visiting Cougars (8-15) with a 24-9 advantage in the fourth quarter.

Courtney Flood added 20 points for the Comets, while Maggie Schultz had 15 points to lead the Cougars.

Delavan-Darien plays at second-seeded Cudahy (15-8) in Thursday’s regional semifinals. The winner plays top-seeded Union Grove (20-2) or Walworth Big Foot (13-9) on Saturday.

DELAVAN-DARIEN 63, CLINTON 45

Clinton (45)—Schultz, 5-4-15; Harsevoort, 4-0-8; Kemp, 3-1-7; Nickel, 2-2-6; Jacobson, 1-2-4; Popanz, 1-0-2; McConnell, 1-0-2; Ryan, 0-1-1. Totals: 17-10-45.

Delavan-Darien (63)—Cesarz, 10-6-26; Flood, 7-3-20; Wenzel, 3-1-7; Miller, 2-0-4; J. Hudson, 0-3-3; Peyer, 1-0-2; A. Hudson, 0-1-1. Totals: 23-14-63.

Clinton 9 13 14 9—45

Delavan-Darien 15 12 12 24—63

Three-point goals—Clinton 1 (Schultz), Delavan-Darien 3 (Flood 3). Free throws missed—Clinton 7, Delavan-Darien 4. Total fouls—Clinton 17, Delavan-Darien 15. Fouled out—Wenzel.

-- Big Foot 65, St. Francis 59—The Chiefs took control of a see-saw battle with four minutes remaining for a victory over the visiting Mariners

(13-10) in a Division 2 regional opener.

Big Foot (19-4) plays at

No. 1 seed Union Grove (20-2) in Thursday’s regional semifinals. The winner draws Delavan-Darien (19-4) or Cudahy (15-8) in a regional title game Saturday that leads to the Janesville Craig Sectional.

Haley Schwartz scored 12 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter to spark Big Foot.

Courtney Spangler scored 14 of her game-high 29 points in the first quarter for Big Foot.

BIG FOOT 65, ST. FRANCIS 59

St. Francis (59)—Schultz, 1-0-2; Perszyk, 0-2-2; Macak, 6-4-19; Gilbreath, 11-5-28; Scherbarth, 2-2-8; Bieschke, 1-0-2. Totals: 21-13-17 59.

Big Foot (65)—Petkoff, 1-0-3; Young, 2-0-5; Schwartz, 7-5-21; Isham, 0-2-2; Courier, 1-2-4; Spangler, 7-13-29; Utesch, 0-1-1. Toitls 18-23-29 65.

St. Francis 18 13 20 8—59

Walworth Big Foot 16 12 18 19—65

Three-point goals—St Francis 4 (Macak 3, Gilbreath), Big foot 6 (Petkoff, Young, Schwartz 2, Spangler 2), Free throws missed—St. Francis 4, Big Foot 6. Total fouls—St. Francis 20, Big Foot 13. Fouled out—Gilbreath, Scherbarth.