A matchup of our No. 4 and No. 5 teams from last week had the largest impact on how our top five greater Milwaukee area boys basketball teams look entering the second full week of January. Slinger’s narrow road win has it climbing a spot, while Racine Lutheran climbs into the top five as well. […]
A matchup of our No. 4 and No. 5 teams from last week had the largest impact on how our top five greater Milwaukee area boys basketball teams look entering the second full week of January. Slinger’s narrow road win has it climbing a spot, while Racine Lutheran climbs into the top five as well. Here are our full top 10 rankings and others considered for top 10 slots.
AREA RANKINGS
Others considered: Dominican (7-3), Germantown (8-2), Homestead (9-3), Lake Country Lutheran (9-2), Living Word Lutheran (8-3), Milwaukee Juneau (6-6), Milwaukee South (10-1), Pewaukee (7-3), Waterford (11-2), Wauwatosa West (9-3).
- Wisconsin Lutheran (10-0), 1
- Kettle Moraine (12-0), 2
- Milwaukee Academy of Science (11-1), 3
- Slinger (10-1), 5
- Racine Lutheran (11-0), 6
- Nicolet (10-2), 4
- Greenfield (9-1), 8
- Racine Park (9-1), 7
- Brookfield East (9-2), 10
- Brookfield Academy (10-1), −
More:Slinger’s latest breakout freshman leads high school boys basketball takeaways in the Milwaukee area
TEAM OF THE WEEK
Brookfield Central
Homestead at Nicolet, 7 p.m. Thursday: Two programs chasing Slinger in the North Shore Conference race meet in a matchup that went 62-60 in favor of Homestead in the latter meeting on Nicolet’s floor last season.
The Lancers let their Greater Metro Conference foes know they are not out of a fierce title race with a pair of wins last week over programs tied for the early lead in the standings. The week started with a 76-61 win over Germantown at home, led by a pair of double-doubles from Anthony Rise (23 points, 11 rebounds, five assists) and Henry Gruetzmacher (17 points, 13 rebounds, five blocks). Evan Prusko added 22 points and Nasir Avery was second on the team in assists with four to go along with four points. On the road at Menomonee Falls on Thursday, five players reached double-digits in scoring to lead an 83-74 win. Rise had 23 points, followed by 18 from Avery, 15 from Matthew Hames, 11 from Gruetzmacher and 10 from Prusko. The Lancers tallied 22 team assists, led by six from James. The wins put BC at 7-5 overall entering the week, as well as 4-2 in the Greater Metro. Work remains to be done to catch up with Wauwatosa West (5-1), Brookfield East (5-1) and Germantown (5-2) while distancing itself from Menomonee Falls (4-2), but the Lancers cannot be overlooked entering the second half of the season. Entering the week, Brookfield Central was scheduled to travel to Wauwatosa West on Tuesday before returning home Friday against Wauwatosa East and hosting Lakeside Lutheran in the Luke Homan Memorial Showcase on Saturday.Girls basketball rankings:New No. 1 in area girls basketball rankings, Kettle Moraine takes home team of the week honors
COMING UP
Team (W-L), last week
Sussex Hamilton vs. Waterford, 4:30 p.m. Saturday: A Chargers team looking for a bounce-back week after losing four-of-five since Dec. 17 faces Southern Lakes-leading Waterford at the Luke Homan Memorial Showcase. Other featured teams include Brookfield East, Germantown, Kettle Moraine, Martin Luther, New Berlin West, Racine Park and West Allis Central. The full schedule is available on the Brookfield Central team website.Milwaukee Hamilton at Milwaukee Juneau, 7 p.m. Friday: Milwaukee City Conference Gold Division foes that played to an 80-77 Juneau win on Dec. 10, 2024, rematch as Juneau looks to fortify a 6-0 start in the conference.
