Championship Saturday is here...

...well sort of as I type past the midnight hour....here are some quick thoughts as we head towoard the State Title Games at the Kohl Center.

1. Congrats to Oshkosh West. Going for the gold ball tonight against Madison Memorial, the defending champ. Steve Randall would be proud. As the Arrowhead coach called West center Andy Polka tonight...man-child. Polka couldn't be stopped on the block with 28 points and 16 boards.

2. The Madison Memorial vs. Milwaukee King game shows once again how far high school hoops has come in the last 15 years. There were more D1 players on the floor in that game at one time than would have been in the whole state in the early 1990s.

3. Corey Lucouis is good. Yes, we know he's considered one of the top 10 sophs in the USA, but his quickness and ability to get to the rack is awesome.

4. I was excited to see UW recruit Travon Hughes play for St. John's Military. He struggled shooting, just 3-17 from the floor. There was reason for him to be pressing a bit His mom flew in from NY to see him play for the first time ever in Wisconsin. Hughes found this out right before the game. I would press too if I had that dumped in my lap close to tip. They should have told him before the day began. Also St. John's had no student section. They were all marching in a parade in Chicago, so St. John's alums tried to fill in as best they could.

MY PICKS FOR THE TITLE.....
D4: Catholic Central 59 Abby 53
D3: St. Cats 65 Westby 50
D2: Seymour 50 Monona Grove 49
D1: Madison Memorial 54 Oshkosh West 51

As always...i want to know what your thoughts are...post them here!

wade