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Every week, we're going to update an article with the top highlights, scoring outputs, record breaking performances, and more in boys basketball.

Below are some of the top moments, statistical nights, and more from this week in boys basketball.

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Braylon Backaus, Black River Falls
Backaus recorded his fifth 30-plus point performance as Black River Falls defeated Bangor 86-69 to get its sixth win of the season. The sophomore guard poured in 36 points for the Tigers and is just shy of 100 points away from the 1,000 point career mark.

Sam Fait, Catholic Central
Fait continued to score at a high rate despite Catholic Central's notch in the win column, losing to Kingdom Prep Lutheran 84-77 on Tuesday night. The sophomore wing had 47 points, the third 40-plus point game for Fait this season.

Chase Ewert, Birchwood
Birchwood came into this week one game behind both Flambeau and New Auburn in the Lakeland-East standings with two games against Flambeau and one against New Auburn left. Last night, they evened itself with Flambeau in the standings with a 65-60 win over the Falcons. Ewert led the way with 31 points for the Bobcats, his straight 30-plus point game.

Jesse DeBauch, Gillett
DeBauch has been on a scoring tear during his senior campaign, especially since the calendar year hit 2025. That continued Tuesday night in a 71-60 win over Manawa. The 6-1 lead guard finished with 45 points, his fourth 40-plus point effort of the year. Over the past four seasons, DeBauch has scored 1,792 career points.

Anthony Rise, Brookfield Central
Rise rose to the occasion on Tuesday night, all pun intended. The senior guard was excellent scoring the ball in the Lancer's 84-73 win over Menomonee Falls. Rise had a career high 46 points in the win, making 7 of 12 shots from beyond the arc.

Oostburg 67, Cedar Grove-Belgium 62
The junior duo of Cade Dirkse and Jamison Zavatchin were at it again in the Flying Dutchmen's victory. Dirkse came one assist shy of a triple-double, finishing with 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Zavatchin added 29 points and 11 rebounds as Oostburg clinched a share of the Big East-North title with Sheboygan Lutheran and Oostburg.

Fort Atkinson 54, Waunakee 51
Fort Atkinson is on a mission. The Blackhawks have not won a conference title in well over two decades and this game was the first and biggest step in accomplishing that feat. Mission successful. Fort now sits atop the Badger-Large standings with a one game lead over Waunakee with two league games left.

Caleb Peplinski, Hustisford
Peplinski has been a major bright spot for a Hustisford team that has struggled this season. He's dominated most nights and did just that in a 67-66 loss to Horicon on Tuesday. Peplinski finished with 34 points, 20 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 blocks. He came into the game needing 33 points to join the 1,000 point club and did just that despite the loss.

Nick Blank, Laconia
Blank has been the third option behind Cash Farrell and Ethan Pinno for most of the season for Laconia, and he's been a great third piece. With Pinno out Tuesday, the junior guard had a career night in an 84-55 win over Omro. Blank finished with a career high 31 point for the Spartans in the victory.

Lake Mills 52, Lodi 51
This was a battle for the Capitol-North title as Lodi needed a win to force a tie atop the standings. A tight game that was back and forth down the stretch, saw Lodi up two with 14 seconds left and Lake Mills AJ Bender at the free throw line. Two offensive rebounds and a Brady Benish step back three later and Lake Mills secured the win.

Michael Wilson, Madison West
Wilson etched his name into the West history books on Tuesday night in a 92-60 win over Janesville Parker. The junior guard became the Regent's all-time leading scorer in the win. Wilson sits at 1,442 career points at this point in his prep career.

Jakari Smith, Milwaukee Bradley Tech
Smith dominated around the rim in Bradley Tech's 79-59 win over Milwaukee Hamilton on Tuesday night. The junior wing and Division 1 prospect had a game high 32 points in the win, making 14 of 20 shots from the field. He added 21 rebounds, 6 steals, and 3 assists. Teammate Rashad Fenner had 19 points and 12 assists for the Trojans.

Luke Jung, Neenah
Jung is beginning to take on a bigger role in terms of scoring and playmaking with Neenah over these past few weeks. Three days after scoring 31 points in a win, Jung went 14 of 19 and had 29 points in the Rockets 83-63 win over Appleton West. He added 15 rebounds and 2 assists.

Owen Birschbach, New Holstein
Birschbach has had an impressive freshman season for New Holstein up to this point leading the Huskies in scoring at 16.8 points per game. Tuesday in a 76-65 win over Chilton, the freshman forward poured in a career high 32 points.

Kayden Schultz, Plymouth
Schultz went over the 1,500 mark in his career in terms of points scored at Plymouth. He did so in an 89-65 win over Ripon. Schultz finished with a team high 32 points, shooting 11 of 15 from the field and 7 of 11 from deep. Schultz added 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals.

River Ridge 75, Highland 60
River Ridge got a big win on Tuesday night in terms of conference race implications and potential playoff seeding reasons. Junior point guard Brandon Davis filled the stat sheet with 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. Carter Copsey led the Timberwolves with 21 points and Andrew Nies added 16 points and 9 rebounds.

Aaron Womack III, Dominican
Womack dominated the game with his scoring and rebounding as Dominican beat Saint Thomas More 90-72 on Tuesday night. The Syracuse commit finished with 35 points on 16 of 25 shooting and added 15 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks.

Derek Williams, Waukesha North
Williams led the Northstarts to an 80-70 win over Brookfield Academy on Tuesday night. Just a freshman, he led all scorers in this one with 25 points.

Brooks Hinson, Marshfield
Marshfield has already clinched the Wisconsin Valley conference title, but are now gearing up for a playoff push. Hinson nearly outscored Wausau West by himself on Tuesday in the Tiger's 59-39 victory. The senior sharpshooter scored a season high 32 points in the win.

Arnie Oelke, Fall River
Head coach Arnie Oelke is in his 39th season on the sidelines for the Fall River boys basketball team. Last night the legendary coach recorded his 500th win with the Pirates in a 65-36 victory over Rio. He's the 33rd coach to hit that mark in boys hoops in the state of Wisconsin.

Roncalli 70, Bonduel 48
This was a late addition to the schedule as both teams were in search of a game mid-season. It pitted the Division 4, top-ranked Bears against the third-ranked Jets. Roncalli used a big second half and pulled away for eventual 22-point win. Early on the Jets were hot from deep, while the second half the Jets defense stifled the Bonduel offense.

For Bonduel, junior big man Ryan Westrich did have a memorable moment as he joined the 1,000 point club late in the second half.

Dahir Abdullahi, Greenfield
Greenfield may have taken the second loss of the season Wednesday night, an 82-74 defeat to Milwaukee Lutheran, but the senior point guard did hit a career milestone. Abdullahi scored 14 points in the loss and in doing so, joined the 1,000 point club.

Amari Allen, Ashwaubenon
For the fifth time in 21 games Allen scored 40-plus points in a game for the Ashwaubenon Jaguars. He and his team avenged an earlier season loss against Notre Dame, by scoring a 67-60 victory on Wednesday night. Allen poured in 44 points in the victory.

Ethan Kniseley, Blair-Taylor
Knisely poured in a career high 31 points as Blair-Taylor blew out Augusta 90-53. The senior guard was 12 of 17 from the field and added 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 assists in the victory.

Miles Ravenscroft, Hillsboro
Ravnescroft was on a roll on Thursday night, as he singlehandedly outscored Brookwood in the Tiger's 72-36 victory. The junior guard had a career high 37 points while making 7 of 11 shots from deep and adding 5 rebounds and 4 steals.

Coleman 70, Gillett 68
Coleman got the ball back in a tie game with just over 20 seconds left. Senior guard Tyler Rennie probed a few times before rotating the ball and eventually getting it back with around six seconds left. He found his spot at the free throw line, pulled up and buried the game-winner as the time expired to finish with a game high 23 points.

For Gillett, Jesse DeBauch again scored the ball at a high rate, finishing with 42 in the game.

Dayne Mumm, Clayton
Mumm hit a career milestone on Thursday night as Clayton downed Cornell 66-49. The junior wing is just 19 games into his junior season, but he is now a member of the 1,000 point club. He netted 34 points in the victory to reach that mark.

Ashton Thuecks, Elkhart-Lake Glenbeulah
Just a junior, Thuecks surpassed the 1,000 point mark in his prep career last night in the Resorters' 74-57 victory over Cedar Grove-Belgium. The 6-6 forward finished with a game high 31 points in the victory. Thuecks joined teammate Brody Feldmann as players to have joined the 1,000 point club this season.

Zay Mitchell, Oshkosh North
Mitchell was nearly unguardable against a team that has excelled on that side of the ball this season, Fond du Lac. A finalist for the Mr. Basketball award in Wisconsin, Mitchell had 40 points as he led the Spartans to an 85-80 win over the Cardinals, possibly playing spoiler in Fond du Lac's race for the conference title.

For Fondy, Marvin Haslett III led the team with 30 points.

Andy Sauer, Kenosha Bradford
Sauer led his team in scoring as Bradford pulled off a thrilling 74-72 win over Oak Creek on Thursday night. The senior wing finished with 22 points for the Red Devils and in doing so, he joined the 1,000 point club.

Crivitz 64, Niagara 48
Crivitz clinched at least a share of its seventh straight title in the Marinette & Oconto conference with this victory Thursday night. Kade Thoma led the Wolverines with 27 points. That seventh consecutive conference title ties a league record in the M&O for most championships won in a row.

Wilson Scherer, West Allis Hale
Hale may have lost to Pius XI Catholic 84-72 on Thursday night, but Scherer was one of four players across the state to join the 1,000 point club on the night. The senior guard became the fifth player in program history to achieve that mark in for West Allis Hale boys basketball.

Saint Thomas More 46, Shoreland Lutheran 44
Jack Hennessy struggled from the field for much of the game for the Cavaliers, going just 2 of 11 overall shooting the ball. However, that did not deter the senior guard from making the biggest play of the game. Hennessy hauled in an offensive rebound and had to quickly put the ball back up, beating the buzzer, and winning the game for Thomas More.

Adam Bednorski, Winter
Despite an 85-79 loss to Prairie Farm on Thursday night, Bednorski set a pair of records for the Winter boys basketball program. The senior shooter poured in a career and school record 47 points in the loss while also making a career and school record 13, three-point shots.

Wesley Chapman, SJNMA
Chapman was utterly dominant in SJNMA's 79-57 win over Kenosha Christian Life. The senior big man poured in a career high 51 points in the victory going 19 of 28 from the field and 12 of 15 from the free throw line. Chapman added 11 rebounds, owning the paint throughout this one.

Logan Becker, Aquinas
It was a memorable night for Becker and the Aquinas boys hoops squad, securing a 60-46 win over Tomah. The junior guard needed 15 points to hit 1,000 for his career and Becker finished with 16. Logan's older sister Courtney plays at Drake and she herself surpassed 1,000 career points in college just the night before. Becker's milestone night also came as Aquinas clinched a share of the Mississippi Valley conference title for the first time since the 2010-11 season.

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Assumption 44, Marathon 42
Assumption pulled off the upset on Friday night in one of the more thrilling game-winners I've seen this year. Tied at 42 with the ball under the hoop, Assumption had .2 seconds left on the clock. That allows for only catch and release shots. Enter sophomore Trey France who caught an inbounds pass in the air and put the game winner through the hoop. JT Schlaefer finished with a game high 21 points for Assumption.

Matthew Kloskey, Wauwatosa West
Kloskey joined the 1,000 point club while pulling Tosa West into a three-way tie atop the Greater Metro standings. The junior wing has come alive down the stretch of the season and finished with 20 points and 9 rebounds in a 65-56 win over Brookfield Central. Sophomore teammate Jalen Brown added a game high 26 points on 11 of 14 shooting.

Graham Hemmersbach, Cashton
Hemmersbach had a moment he won't soon forget on Friday night. Down one with less than five seconds left, the freshman guard shot faked, dribbled to his spot, and buried a game-winning pull up jumper to seal a 39-38 win over Brookwood.

Andrew Lehman & Timmy Meltz, Ladysmith
Lehman and Meltz did something that I had never seen before this season. The duo senior teammates joined the 1,000 point club in the same game in last night's 77-64 loss to Cumberland. It's the fifth time this season a pair of teammates have hit that milestone in the same game. 

Wyoming commit Gavin Gores had a huge night for Cumberland in the win however, finishing with 47 points and 12 rebounds for the Beavers.

Cooper Jesperson, Eau Claire Memorial
Jesperson wrote his name into the Eau Claire Memorial boys basketball yet again on Friday night in the 82-41 cross-town win over Eau Claire North. The senior guard scored 16 points for the Old Abes and in doing so became the program's all-time leading scorer, where he currently sits at 1,239. He's also the all-time leader in assists and wins in school history.

Miles Schmidgall, Fall Creek
Schmidgall was a monster around the rim in the Crickets' 71-51 win over Cadott Friday night. The 6-7 sophomore recorded yet another double-double with 24 points and 20 rebounds on 11 of 17 shooting. He added three assists, steals, and blocks in the win as well.

Cahlil Jones, Germantown
Jones had 13 points but the Warhawks fell to Brookfield East 61-52 on Friday night. However, the 6-3 junior did join the 1,000 point club in the win. Jones has scored 1,004 points in 74 career games.

Sam Fait, Catholic Central
Fait has carried the scoring load for most of the season for Catholic Central and it's led to a high volume amount of shots and points. The sophomore win joined the 1,000 point club in Friday night's 70-61 loss Kenosha Christian Life.

Keegan Van Kauwenberg, Kaukauna
Van Kauwenberg was on a different level on Friday night as Kaukauna beat Kimberly 98-79. The senior and UW-Green Bay commit helped the Ghosts clinch at least a share of the FVA conference title with a chance to win outright next Thursday in a game with Fond du Lac. But on Friday night, Van Kauwenberg poured in a career and school record 56 points for the Ghosts, adding six rebounds and six assists. He was 20 of 31 from the field, 8 of 10 from the three-point line, and 8 o 8 from the free throw line.

Donovan Davis, Freedom
Davis continued his tear in his sophomore campaign, scoring 22 points in Freedom's 81-52 victory over Luxemburg-Casco. In doing so, Davis joined the 1,000 point club, one of four sophomores to do so this year.

DaMariye Redmond, Martin Luther
Redmond poured in a career high scoring the ball as Martin Luther got a huge 81-71 win over Dominican on Friday night. The junior guard had 33 points for the Spartans.

Zavier Zens, Wisconsin Lutheran
Zens filled the stat sheet and poured in a new career high in points in Wisco's 82-54 win over New Berlin Eisenhower. The junior wing and Division 1 prospect finished with 34 points on 14 of 20 shooting from the field. He added 9 rebounds and 4 assists in the victory.

David Bolden, Nicolet
Bolden recorded yet another triple-double as Nicolet beat Whitefish Bay 86-61 Friday night. The NJIT commit finished with 20 points, 15 assists, and 10 rebounds in the victory and was the third triple-double of the season.

Kayden Schultz, Plymouth
Schultz now has his name atop the all-time scoring record books at Plymouth. The junior guard poured in 29 points in Friday night's 73-58 win over Berlin. Schultz is now Plymouth's all-time leading scorer with 1,525 currently.

Drew Daoust, Southern Door
Southern Door clinched the Packerland conference title outright on Friday night in an 85-71 win over Kewaunee. Daoust led the way yet again. The senior wing finished with 45 points on 15 of 22 shooting and 8 of 16 shooting from three. That performance puts Daoust just 58 points shy of becoming the second player in Wisconsin high school boys basketball history to score 3,000 in his career.

Brock Miller, University School
Miller was highlighted this week as a our Triple Threat Athlete of the Week. Friday night he led University School to a 57-54 win over The Prairie School. In doing so, Miller joined the 1,000 point club, capping off a great week.

Danny Pickel, Reedsburg
Pickel hit a career milestone on Friday night despite the Beavers' 90-65 loss to Monona Grove. The senior wing scored his 1,000th point for the Beavers.