Jake Hablewitz put up a big number for the Weyauwega-Fremont boys’ basketball in the first round of the WIAA state tournament.
Unfortunately, so did Trey Zastrow.
The freshman’s game-high 31 points led Manitowoc Lutheran to an 81-66 win over the Indians in a Division 4 regional quarterfinal on the Lancers’ home court.
Hablewitz wasn’t far behind, as he led the Indians with 29 points and hit six of the team’s 12 three-pointers.
W-F came into the game with a 5-18 record as a No. 9 seed in the tournament, while the Lancers were 7-15 and seeded eighth.
Zastrow gave the Lancers a 33-23 lead midway through the first half, but the Indians eventually cut the lead to 34-33 on Logan Bosquez’s three-pointer.
The Indians never got any closer.
The Lancers took a 38-34 lead into the locker room at halftime, with Hablewitz and Bosquez scoring 28 of their team’s points.
Chris Young’s third three of the game cut the lead to 44-42, but the Indians never got any closer.
Hunter McClone puts up a shot for Weyauwega-Fremont over Manitowoc Lutheran’s Santana Lomibao Feb. 28 during a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal game in Manitowoc. McCLone, one of five seniors on the team, scored seven points in the Indians’ season-ending 81-66 loss.
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Weyauwega-Fremont’s Jake Hablewitz hit six three-pointers and scored 29 points Feb. 28 in the Indians’ 81-66 loss to Manitowoc Lutheran in the first round of the WIAA state tournament.
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Manitowoc Lutheran’s Trey Zastrow guards Weyauwega-Fremont’s Logan Bosquez in the first half of a Division 4 regional quarterfinal. Zastrow scored a game-high 31 points in the Lancers’ 81-66 win over the Indians.
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Chris Young looks for an open Weyauwega-Fremont teammate in the second half of the Indians’ Division 4 regional quarterfinal matchup with Manitowoc Lutheran.
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Manitowoc Lutheran’s Ben Thorn keeps Weyauwega-Fremont’s Levi Erdmann from getting a rebound after a missed free throw in the second half.
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Logan Bosquez keeps the ball from going out of bounds during Weyauwega-Fremont’s season-ending 81-66 loss to Manitowoc Lutheran Feb. 28 in the first round of the WIAA state tournament. Bosquez finished with 16 points.
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Weyauwega-Fremont’s Jake Hablewitz drives around Manitowoc Lutheran’s Brock Staudt. Hablewitz hit six three-pointers in the 81-66 loss and led the Indians with 29 points.
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Senior Payton Magdanz wrapped up his basketball career at Weyauwega-Fremont High School in the Indians’ WIAA state tournament loss to Manitowoc Lutheran.
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A pair of Hablewitz threes cut the Lancers’ lead to seven points twice, but a 12-0 run gave the Lancers a 79-60 lead late in the game.
Zastrow’s 31 points included five of his team’s 13 threes.
Young also finished in double figures for the Indians with 11 points, while Aaron Hillmer and Santana Lomibao added 15 and 11, respectively, for the Lancers.
The Lancers will now face top-seeded Shiocton at 7 p.m. Friday, March 3, in a regional semifinal.
