EDGAR BOYS BASKETBALL PULLS AWAY LATE TO DEFEAT HURLEY IN WIAA DIVISION 4 SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL

Zaleski Sports

EDGAR – In a tight game late, Edgar turned up its defense, knocked down its free throws, and walked away with a victory.

The Wildcats led by two points with approximately 4 1/2 minutes to go before ending the game on a 16-0 run and defeated Hurley 54-36 in a WIAA Division 4 boys basketball sectional semifinal Thursday night at Edgar High School.

Edgar (22-2) will host Clear Lake (22-0) in a Division 4 sectional final at 4 p.m. Saturday with the winner moving on to the state tournament next week. Edgar is looking for its first state appearance since 1997, when it won the Division 4 championship.

Edgar made 11-straight stops on defense to end the contest.

Drew Guden scored 20 of his game-high 24 points in the second half for the Wildcats, drilling four 3-pointers and making all eight of his free throw attempts.

Kyle Brewster added 13 points on the strength of three 3-pointers, and Austin Dahlke had 11 points for Edgar.

Dominic Croci had 11 points to pace Hurley, which has its season end with a 23-3 record that includes two losses to Edgar in the past two weeks. Edgar also defeated the Northstars 59-51 in the regular-season finale on Feb. 13.

Wildcats 54, Northstars 36

Hurley 20 16 - 36

Edgar 20 34 - 54

HURLEY (36): Matt DiGiorgio 1 0-1 3, Eli Talsma 3 1-2 8, Dominic Croci 3 2-3 11, Derek Ransanici 0 0-0 0, Tony Cummings 3 2-4 8, Braxton Sbraggia 3 0-1 6. FG: 13. FT: 5-11. 3-pointers: 5 (Croci 3, Talsma 1, DiGirogio 1). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 23-3.

EDGAR (54): Everet Brehm 0 0-0 0, Drew Guden 6 8-8 24, Austin Dahlke 4 1-2 11, Ayden Weisenberger 0 0-0 0, Konnor Wolf 1 0-0 2, Cole Schilling 0 0-0 0, Nate Drabek 0 0-0 0, Kyle Brewster 5 0-2 13, Ashton Schuett 1 0-0 2, Brayden Baumgartner 1 0-0 2. FG: 18. FT: 9-12. 3-pointers: 9 (Guden 4, Brewster 3, Dahlke 2). Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 22-2.