WisconsinHigh.com - Big Foot, several others chase D-4 title

October 18, 2012

Todd Mishler
WisconsinHigh.com Publisher

Walworth Big Foot was one of the top-rated teams in Division 3 all season, but they couldn't be happier to be back in the friendlier confines of D-4 for the postseason, a place where the Chiefs advanced to the state championship contest in 2008 and 2009, bringing home the coveted trophy the second time around.

Big Foot is the odds-on favorite to reach Madison again because of its postseason experience under Coach Rodney Wedig, but the top-ranked Chiefs aren't a shoe-in as the top seed in Group D.

The could face old rival Brodhead-Juda in the second round, while second-ranked and fellow unbeaten Lakeside Lutheran and 10th-ranked Manitowoc Roncalli await as potential Level 3 adversaries.

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The other unbeatens in the field include fifth-ranked Northland Pines and Wisconsin recruit Austin Ramesh and sixth-rated Black River Falls.

Northland Pines settled for the No. 2 seed in Group A behind defending state runner-up Somerset. Meanwhile, Black River Falls got the No. 1 nod in Group B, which could feature a Level 3 encounter with second-seeded and ninth-ranked River Valley.

And don't forget defending champion and third-ranked Wrightstown, which is a three seed behind seventh-ranked Chilton and No. 8 Little Chute in Group C.

Here are the complete Level 1 pairings in Division 4, with overall records and seeds:

Group A
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (4-4, 8) at Somerset (7-1, 1) - 7 p.m. Friday
Northwestern (6-2, 5) at Bloomer (5-3, 4) - 7 p.m. Friday
Spooner (5-3, 6) at Barron (5-3, 3) - 1 p.m. Saturday
Saint Croix Central (5-3, 7) at Northland Pines (8-0, 2) - 7 p.m. Friday

Group B
Montello/Princeton/Green Lake (4-4, 8) at Black River Falls (8-0, 1) - 7 p.m. Friday
Lodi (5-3, 5) at Platteville (6-2, 4) - 7 p.m. Friday
New Glarus/Monticello (6-2, 6) at Nekoosa (5-3, 3) - 7 p.m. Friday
Wautoma (4-4, 7) at River Valley (7-1, 2) - 7 p.m. Friday

Group C
Freedom (6-2, 8) at Chilton (7-1, 1) - 7 p.m. Friday
Winneconne (6-2, 5) at Marshall (6-2, 4) - 7 p.m. Friday
Sturgeon Bay (5-3, 6) at Wrightstown (7-1, 3) - 7 p.m. Friday
Omro (5-3, 7) at Little Chute (7-1, 2) - 7 p.m. Friday

Group D
St. John's NW Military Academy (6-2, 8) at Big Foot (8-0, 1) - 7 p.m. Friday
Campbellsport (5-3, 5) at Brodhead/Juda (5-3, 4) - 4 p.m. Saturday
Edgerton (4-4, 6) at Roncalli (6-2, 3) - 7 p.m. Friday at Municipal Field
Lake Mills (5-3, 7) at Lakeside Lutheran (8-0, 2) - 1 p.m. Saturday

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