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Below are some of the top moments, statistical nights, and more from this week in boys basketball.
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Monday, December 8
Arcadia
Arcadia secured a ranked win on Monday night, taking down Division 5, ninth-ranked Cochrane-Fountain City 69-50. Leading the way for the Raiders was junior Carter Wegman with 24 points. Sophomore Deklyn Grzadzielewski added a cool 22 for Arcadia.
Jayden Brown, Juda, senior
Brown helped lead Juda to a 43-37 win over Madison Country Day. In doing so, he became the first player this week, and seventh this season, to surpass the 1,000 point mark for his prep career.
Cal Loose, Port Washington, senior
Loose needed to have a career night as Port Washington squared off with Shorewood, and the senior guard did just that. Loose scored 37 points as the Pirates took home the non-conference win 73-65.
Austin Lyon, Westfield, senior
Lyon did all he could to will Westfield to a win on Monday night, however the Pioneers fell 79-67 to Pardeeville. The senior wing poured in 47 points while connecting on 6 of 13 shots from deep.
Casey Lyon, Whitewater, senior
For the second straight game, Lyon scored 40-plus points for Whitewater, this time in a 73-67 win over Williams Bay. He tallied 43 points, buried eight triples, and had seven rebounds in the win. Tuesday he also had 33 points in a loss to Monona Grove.
Jaylen Miggins, Marshall, junior
Miggins got off to a slow start for the Cardinals, accumulating two fouls early in the first half as Deerfield went ahead seven points during his absence on the court. No worries for the junior wing, as he came back in and dropped 29 points, leading Marshall to the eventual 92-62 win.
Jayden Schoepp, Richland Center, junior
Schoepp controlled the tempo and was extremely efficient as my Richland Center squad got in the win column for the first time this year in an 84-28 win over Coulee Christian. The junior lead guard had 20 points on eight of ten shooting. He added four rebounds, two assists. Defensively he had just five recorded steals, but had double-digit deflections.
Wyatt Temperly, Belmont, sophomore
Temperly runs point for a Belmont team that is looking to take a huge step forward in 2025-26. The sophomore tallied 30 points and 10 rebounds on Monday night, as the Braves won 74-38 over Wisconsin Heights.
Others of Note
Braylon Backaus, Black River Falls, jr - 30 points in 79-70 win over Eleva-Strum
Afton Flynn, Eleva-Strum, soph - 13 points, 15 rebounds in 79-70 loss to Black River Falls
Ethan Hans, Lake Country Lutheran, jr - 27 points, 7 rebounds, 7 steals, and 4 assists in 70-35 win over Catholic Central.
Josh Manchester, Mount Horeb, sr - 35 points in 75-57 win over Watertown
Jackson Scholey, Belleville, sr - 31 points in 58-52 loss to Pecatonica
Tuesday, December 9
Jalen Brown, Wauwatosa West, junior
Brown and Tosa West had a top-ten matchup with Greater Metro conference rival Germantown on Tuesday. The Trojans took home the win, 75-50 as Brown controlled the tempo throughout. He finished with 22 points on 8 of 11 shooting and added 13 rebounds and 8 assists.
Josephy Daly, New London, senior
Daly was in control of the game from the jump as he led New London to an impressive 90-86 win over Winneconne. The senior forward had a game high 35 points for the Bulldogs, but effected the game well beyond his scoring. Daly added 16 points and 12 assists, recording his first career triple-double.
Jordan Evans, Living Word Lutheran, sophomore
Evans is one of the top sophomores in the state and had a moment on Tuesday night that helped solidify that. Down 67-65 with under 10 seconds left, Evans took the inbounds pass and proceeded down the court where he buried a game-winning three point shot with five seconds left to win it 68-67.
Maddix Gulseth, Roncalli, junior
Gulseth was nearly unstoppable scoring the ball as Roncalli took home a 64-58 win over New Holstein. The junior can fill up the scoreboard from deep and did just that in the victory, knocking down nine triples en route to a game high 32 points.
Cooper Markee, Whitnall, senior
Markee was incredible despite the fact Whitnall fell to Milwaukee Juneau 97-85. He filled up the stat sheet, finishing with 37 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, and added 4 steals on defense.
Camden Oppenneer, Westosha Central, senior
The senior wing recorded a double-double as Westosha got 59-52 win over a solid Elkhorn squad. Oppenneer finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Falcons.
Ben Prochnow, Reedsville, senior
Three games, three double-doubles for Prochnow. He’s the leading facilitator in terms of assists per game from a season ago, and in a 67-45 win over Hilbert, Prochnow had double-digit assists for the third straight game to start his senior season. He finished with 22 points and 11 assists.
EJ Salettel, Beaver Dam, senior
Beaver Dam is one of the top teams in Division 2 this season and are led by their senior guard Salettel. Tuesday night in a 68-61 win over ranked Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Salettel crossed a career milestone, scoring his 1,000th point.
Kayden Schultz, Plymouth, senior
Schultz can score at a torrid pace and that was proof on Tuesday night in an 88-72 loss to Milwaukee Lutheran. The Michigan Tech recruit had 41 points and added 8 rebounds for the Panthers.
Seymour
Seymour got a very good Bay Conference victory over Xavier on Tuesday night. The Thunder are one of the top teams in Division 3 in the state and securing the 82-69 victory was a strong start to the pursuit of a Bay conference title. Senior Xavier Salzman had 23 points and 7 rebounds while classmate Kyler Marks added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Isaac Feske added 17 points and 4 rebounds.
Nick Thies, Abundant Life Christian, junior
Thies had an extremely efficient game as he led the Challengers to an 83-58 victory over Fall River. Son of head coach Mike Thies, Nick tallied 32 points on 12 of 19 shooting.
Theo Traeder, Lodi, senior
Traeder is one of the top shooters in the senior class, but over the past four seasons has grown into a complete player. That was on display in a 75-67 win over Baraboo Tuesday night. Traeder netted 30 points, despite making just one triple. He was 13 of 17 from the free throw line and added 10 rebounds.
Van Vogler, Sun Prairie East, senior
Vogler had a career day in terms of scoring in Sun Prairie’s 70-66 loss to Madison East on Tuesday night. The senior poured in 31 points on 11 of 17 shooting, while also collecting 9 rebounds.
Tyler Wollin, Lake Mills, junior
Wollin does it all for Lake Mills and it was needed on Tuesday night as the L-Cats pulled out a 67-60 victory over Sauk Prairie. The Swiss Army Knife forward had a triple-double, tallying 15 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Others of Note
Zandry Barke, Wittenberg-Birnamwood - 31 points in 49-33 win over Rhinelander
James Brady, Tigerton, jr - 33 points on 16 of 20 shooting and 15 rebounds in 79-40 win over Tomahawk
Jake Broeske, Lomira - 20 points and 12 rebounds in 56-44 win over Laconia
Pavle Djilas, Brookfield Academy, jr - 30 points in 68-67 loss to Living Word Lutheran
Oyinpreye Dorgu, Ashwaubenon, sr - 26 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists in 86-79 win over Waupun
Henry Gruetzmacher, Brookfield Central, senior - 26 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists in 71-51 win over Hamilton
Parker Ingles, Winneconne, sr - 34 points and 8 rebounds in 90-86 loss to New London
AJ Ivy, Bay Port, sr - 28 points, 13 of 14 from the free throw line in 68-47 win over Fond du Lac
Breylon Melvin, Hartford, frosh - 18 points and 11 rebounds in 85-53 win over West Bend East
Aaron Wickersheim, White Lake, sr - 42 pts in 74-60 loss to Providence Academy (Green Bay)
JJ Zavatchin, Oostburg, sr - 36 points on 13 of 18 shooting in 65-42 win over Cedar Grove-Belgium
Wednesday, December 10
Tyler Roche, Greendale, senior
Roche buried six threes, tallied 23 points and added 4 rebounds as Greendale beat South Milwaukee 76-67 on Wednesday night. The senior guard has been instrumental in Greendale staring the season 3-0.
Thursday, December 11
Ian Bauer, Eau Claire Memorial, senior
Bauer did all he could to keep the Old Abes in the game on Thursday, though they eventually fell 87-77 to Big Rivers foe New Richmond. The senior scored 31 points and added eight rebounds for Memorial. Bauer is the top returner for an Old Abes team that graduated a strong 2025 class and lost talented freshman Brevan Hedtke before the year even started.
Jake Burow, Lake Country Lutheran, senior
Lake Country Lutheran is once again a top team in Division 3, and Burow is one of the leaders for the Lightning. The senior had a big night in LCL’s 66-46 win over Saint Francis on Thursday. He poured in 28 points and 11 rebounds in the Midwest Classic conference win.
Sam Fait, Catholic Central, junior
Fait broke a year old record that he held on Thursday night in a 93-75 loss to Kingdom Prep Lutheran. Fait scored 52 points in the loss, setting the new record from the 51 points he scored in a game from last year.
Isac Mooney, Augusta, senior
Mooney poured in a double-double as Augusta took home a 69-38 win over Gilman. The senior forward had 17 points and mirrored that with 17 rebounds for the Beavers.
Others of Note
Sam Anheuser, Tigerton, sr - 18 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and steals 85-26 win over Port Edwards
Tyson Busch, Oak Creek, sr - 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists in 72-70 win over Oconomowoc
Noah Daniel, sr - added 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists for Oak Creek
Casey Lyon, Whitewater, sr - 36 points, 6 rebounds in 69-41 win over The Lincoln Academy
Jordan Mitchell, Milwaukee School of Languages, soph - 22 points and 13 rebounds in 65-60 win over Milwaukee Marshall
Hayden Redington, Berlin, sr - 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists in 74-45 win over Markesan
Colton Wilson serves a contributor and member of Bound Wisconsin. Wilson has worked in high school sports for 10 years, covering the state of Wisconsin in various sports. He has had roles in content creation, boys basketball coverage, director of events, and data management. Wilson is a graduate of Richland Center High School where he will currently serves as the Varsity Reserve boys basketball coach, entering his eleventh year coaching at the high school level. Wilson also has officiated basketball and organized youth tournaments for multiple years. You can follow him on Twitter at @ColtonWilson23 or reach him at [email protected].