Tomorrow afternoon at 2pm at Pulaski High School, the Newman Catholic Cardinals (20-6, 10-4 Marawood - South) take on the Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran Blazers (25-1, 14-0 Packerland) in a WIAA Division 5 Sectional Final. The Cardinals earned the trip to Pulaski by coming from behind to beat Columbus Catholic on Thursday night 39-34. Newman came back from a 22-9 halftime deficit to capture the win. Senior Marcus Gabriel had a game-high 15 points (all in the second half) for the Cardinals, who outscored the Dons 13-0 in the third quarter. Gabriel, a St. Cloud State Football recruit, leads the team with 11.9 points per game this season. N.E.W. clinched a spot in the sectional championship by finding a way past Wausaukee 63-58. The Blazers held a four point halftime lead and outscored the Rangers by one in the second half on their way to the victory. Senior Dakota Zinser, a UW-Whitewater Basketball recruit, led the team with 13 points. Zinser also leads the team in points per game this season, averaging 19.2. I think this will be a battle of the guards in Gabriel and Zinser. I also think the Blazers' speed and size will give them the sectional championship and their fourth trip to the State Tournament in Madison in five years.
