Xavier boys basketball rips Winnebago Lutheran in WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal

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FOND DU LAC – The Xavier boys basketball team dominated the first half and were able to hold on from there, defeating Winnebago Lutheran 74-55 in a WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal Friday night at Winnebago Lutheran High School.

The Hawks pulled out to a 40-24 lead by halftime and were able to maintain a comfortable double-digit lead to the end.

The No. 5 seed Xavier (20-6) moves on to a Division 3 regional final at No. 1 seed Laconia (21-4) in Rosendale on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Logan Ramczyk continued his stellar sophomore campaign, pouring in 27 points while hauling down seven rebounds to pace the Hawks.

Cole Hietpas added a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, Kyler Bleck had 12 points and Luke Oelhafen chipped in 11 points and six rebounds in the win for Xavier.

Gannan Schwartz had a team-high 28 points for Winnebago Lutheran (16-10).

Hawks 74, Vikings 55
Xavier   40   34   –   74
Winnebago Lutheran   24   31   –   55
XAVIER (74): Kolbe Donnermeyer 0-0 0-0 0, Logan Ramczyk 10-18 6-7 27, Kyler Bleck 4-5 2-2 12, Caden Schuler 0-0 0-0 0, Joe Gallucci 1-5 2-4 4, Jonah Gentry 0-1 0-0 0, Quinn Comerford 0-0 0-0 0, Grant Neumann 2-6 1-2 6, Cole Hietpas 3-7 6-8 14, Luke Oelhafen 3-8 4-6 11, Soma Marinusz 0-0 0-0 0, Ben Kappell 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 23-50. FT: 21-39. 3-pointers: 7-21 (Bleck 2-3, Hietpas 2-3, Neumann 1-3, Oelhafen 1-4, Ramczyk 1-7, Gallucci 0-1). Rebounds: 35 (Hietpas 10). Record: 20-6.
WINNEBAGO LUTHERAN (55): Jackson Ryan 0, Marcus Christensen 12, Spencer Loehr 0, Gannan Schwartz 28, Andy Simon 0, Max Hansmann 0, Ben Matthias 1, Miles McAuly 3, Leighton O’Brien 0, Owen Reible 6, Evan Gensler 0, Isaac LaMotte 5. Record: 16-10.