Xavier boys basketball blows out Kiel in WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal

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APPLETON – Xavier outscored Kiel by double digits in each half and cruised to a 73-46 win in a WIAA Division 3 boys basketball regional semifinal on Friday at Xavier High School.

The No. 3 seed Xavier (18-7) advances to a D-3 regional final at No. 2 seed Berlin (21-4) on Saturday at 7 p.m. with a berth in next week’s sectionals on the line.

Logan Ramczyk and Grant Neumann each hit three 3-pointers to finish with 18 and 16 points, respectively, to lead the Hawks. Xavier made 10 3-pointers in all on 26 attempts, and shot 49 percent overall (24 of 49) from the field.

Kyler Bleck added 12 points for the Hawks.

Kiel, the No. 6 seed, finishes its season with a 16-10 record.

Hawks 73, Raiders 46
Kiel   24   22   –   46
Xavier   36   37   –   73
KIEL (46): Statistics not reported. Record: 16-10.
XAVIER (73): Logan Ramczyk 6-12 3-5 18, Kyler Bleck 4-6 3-4 12, Caden Schuler 1-5 0-0 3, Quinn Comerford 2-7 3-4 7, Grant Neumann 4-9 5-6 16, Kolbe Donnermeyer 1-4 0-0 3, Rylan Heyndrickx 0-0 0-0 0, Osaze Fourmiller 4-4 0-0 8, Porter Meach 0-0 0-0 0, Owen McGreevey 1-1 0-0 2, Ben Kappell 0-0 1-2 1, Owen Hermes 1-1 0-0 3. FG: 24-49. FT: 15-21. 3-pointers: 10-26 (Ramczyk 3-6, Neumann 3-6, Hermes 1-1, Bleck 1-2, Schuler 1-4, Donnermeyer 1-4, Comerford 0-3). Rebounds: 41 (Ramczyk 8). Record: 18-7.