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Senior Boys Basketball Awards: Wing Finalists

02/27/2021, 11:15am CST
By Mark Miller

Wisconsin Sports Network is proud to showcase the WSN High School Basketball Awards. 

The finalists for the top senior wing award have been selected. Winners are announced the week of the state tournament. 

Jalen Keago, 6-4, Sr., Oshkosh North
A player who showed steady improvement throughout his high school career playing for coach Brad Weber at Oshkosh North, Keago had a terrific senior season for a young team. He averaged 23.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists while surpassing the 1,000-point mark for his career. He helped Oshkosh North to a sectional appearance and scored a career-high 33 points in back-to-back games against Appleton East and Fond du Lac as a senior. Keago increased his scoring average from 6.3 ppg as a sophomore to 15.6 ppg as a junior and 23.5 ppg as a senior. 

Dylan Kuehl, 6-6, Sr., Hustisford
The NCAA Division II recruit for Northern Michigan has turned in yet another outstanding season for the Falcons of Hustisford. An extremely vertical player who can score, rebound and defend, Kuehl is averaging 23.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists for a Hustisford squad that takes a 15-3 record into today's sectional final game against Monticello. Kuehl has scored more than 1,300 points and grabbed more than 500 rebounds during his stellar prep career at Hustisford.

Cam Palesse, 6-5, Sr., Waukesha West
One of the more impressive aspects of Palesse's game is his ability to play multiple positions. While he played point guard for much of the season for the Wolverines of Waukesha West, he also can play on the wing and has done so with much success in the past. A four-year varsity performer who scored more than 1,800 career points, Palesse had an enomous senior season while helping West to the Classic Eight Conference title. He averaged 30.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists. He scored a career-high 48 points in his final high school game, an 80-76 loss to Mukwonago in the WIAA Division 1 regional semifinals. Palesse is headed to Valparaiso in the fall to play NCAA Division I basketball for the Missouri Valley Conference school. 

Gavin Ralph, 6-4, Sr., Wauzeka-Steuben
A four-year varsity performer who has scored more than 1,400 career points, Ralph helped Wauzeka-Steuben to its third straight Ridge & Valley Conference title by averaging 18.9 points, 10.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists. A four-time first-team all-league performer, Ralph is hoping to lead the Hornets to the WIAA State Tournament as Wauzeka-Steuben takes a 15-2 record into today's WIAA Division 5 sectional-final game against Royall. A good shooter who attacks the basket and can finish through contact, Ralph is headed to NCAA Division II Upper Iowa on a basketball scholarship in the fall. 

Matt Waldera, 6-5, G/F, Blair-Taylor
Versatility is the name of the game for Waldera, who has committed to NCAA Division III Platteville. The 6-foot-5 wing player can play in the backcourt or frontcourt and has done so with tremendous success for Blair-Taylor the last four seasons. As a senior, Waldera is averaging 18.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.9 blocked shots for coach Randy Storlie and the Wildcats, who take a 23-1 record into today's WIAA Division 4 sectional-final game at Onalaska Luther. Waldera has scored more than 1,200 points and grabbed more than 500 rebounds during his prep career.

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