 We're at Waupon High School where tonight, the Lutheran Crusaders will take on the Randolph Rockets and joining me is head coach Todd Decker. Todd, you got a tough road to hold here tonight. Randolph is an excellent basketball team. What do you got in store? Well, they're an excellent basketball team and an excellent program. They've shown it throughout the years and we have our work cut out for us and they are a good basketball team and they're solid and we're gonna have to have our A game but I like our chances. We got some things I think that we can do and we're excited about it. God's given us this opportunity and we're getting after it so it's a neat experience. One of the things that I noticed in your game against Christian was it was really a chess match and there was a lot of coaching going on. You could see it from both you and Brett. You see that same kind of a game tonight? Without a doubt and we like switching some things up and they have an experienced coach and he's been around the block so they were at our place four, five, six, seven times so they'll know what we do and we know what they do. Now, they got a kid by the name of Huizango who's pretty well-balanced. He's a rebound scores and he gets a lot of assists. What can you tell us about him? He's a solid player and he gets his. I mean, he gets to the lane, he gets his stuff in the lane, he gets to the basket, he's a left-hander and he's- You gotta like that. Yeah, I know, Mike. That's you buddy and he scores 15.8 points a game and so yeah, but they have some solid players. We have to rebound against this team. If we don't rebound against them, it could be a really long night for us. One thing I think you have an advantage on is you're gonna have the best player on the floor out there. Yes, but they have good players too and I think we will have the best player on the floor. We expect a lot from Sam and we have all year but we have some nice players around him and just like we played over the weekend, our guys were shooting and knocking down shots and that's what we're gonna have to do tonight too and it just can't be Sam and hopefully some guys are gonna show up and they work hard at it and we're expecting good things from them too. How did you know my next question? You answered it, I was gonna say you gotta get contributions from other guys. Yes, we do, yes we do and especially if they're gonna sag on Sam or double team him or something and we work a lot on guys finding the opening and get the shot and hey, if you're open, take it with confidence. You know as a shooter, as a player, if you get yourself set and you have an open shot, we'll take those and if they fall tonight, it'll be a great game. If not, then we have to try to do something else but that's what we're looking forward to do. All right coach, thanks a lot for stopping by and good luck tonight. Okay, thank you, thanks. We're at Waupon High School waiting for Luther to take on Randolph in sectional action. My name is Mike Martin, joining me is the coach Chris Wright. Chris, we got a little different setup up here, don't we? Yeah, it's a lot different but the place is packed, it's exciting, you know, sectional action and what more can you ask for a Thursday night? Now, I had a chance to talk with coach Todd Decker and he said that Huzenga is really a good player for them but I responded by, you know, we got the best player on the floor and Todd and Sam Decker, what are your opinions on those two? Well, I agree with you, there's no question that he's the best player and it'd be interesting to see what Randolph does. If they do a lot of things similar to what Usberg does, they kind of shuffle different people on them and things like that. Randolph's a very big and tall team and that kind of scares me a little bit because the teams that Luther and struggle with this are basically the more physical teams this year. When you talk about Usberg and Ozaki, they're more bigger and physical teams. Randolph is one of those teams so how Luther responds to that physical play of Randolph might be the key. Now, one of the things you got to think is Usberg is just as good as Randolph and Luther has competed with those kind of teams already. Yeah, I actually saw some coaches from Plymouth High School who played Randolph already this year and they scrimmaged Usberg and I said, well, how good is Randolph compared to Usberg? And he kind of goes and hesitates and says, well, Usberg's a little better so that's probably a good comparison is Usberg and Randolph. And Randolph is just a traditional power. The last 20 years they've just been one of the supreme programs in all of the state, kind of what you look at. And I think an important thing for Luther tonight is not to look at the jerseys. Don't look at the blue jerseys that say Randolph on there and all the blue things here. Just worry about playing your basketball game. Now, the kid that really stands out for Randolph is a guy by the name of TJ Hyzinga and he's averaging over 15 points a game and average is almost four assists per game along with being their leading rebounder. Yeah, and he's good but they got a lot of players that seem like they're pretty good but kind of similar teams, you're right Marty. They have, you know, like Luther and they have a guy that's averaging 29. You know, they have a kid that's averaging 16 after that, all their guys are under double figures. So very similar types of things. So it'd be interesting to see who's going to guard him tonight. You know, some teams like to put their best player on the other team's best player but then you worry about foul trouble. So I'm very curious how Coach Decker is going to handle this situation. Now I think we agree on this point. I think one of the keys for Luther to be successful tonight is they got to get contributions from other kids. Yeah, that's one of the contributions. There's no question. I had a couple of things I wrote down here. You know, number one, you got to stay on the floor. No foul trouble tonight. We've had too many struggles with that and getting kids in foul trouble and tonight is not the night to do that. Get off to a good start. You know, shoot the ball well, hit those trees as well but don't fall behind and, you know, some are struggling but something that's kind of interesting for Randolph, they never play any close games Marty. So, you know, I like to see this game real close and see if they have any clutch on their side because they win all their games by 10 or more or they've lost their three games or by division one teams are all by more than 10 points. So, get into a close game, at least hang with them. One of the things and I think you mentioned it before is Lutheran has to be a presence inside. They can't just give up because the other team is much taller than them. I think that's another key too. I got that written down. Number one, don't allow second shots and two, what you alluded to is you got to finish tonight. You got to make those laps. When you're underneath the basket you got to put them into the hoop. You got to make your free throws tonight. Those are all things that are keys to the game and with their big players, no second shots. You got to, everybody's got to box out and hit the boards, especially on the defensive end. Just allow them one and out and are under, let's just finish. I think one of the key factors, kind of a hidden factor, you know, one of the underrated players is Zach Nicholson, a Lutheran three point shooter. If he can hit some outside shots that'll make a big difference. Yeah and Saturday night when they played Elkar Lake everything was going in and I think that's very important. You got to hit some shots and you know, he likes to get them in the corner and we saw him hit one at the top the other day but we got to hit some threes tonight which maybe will create some space inside as well for Genzema and maybe even Sam will get down low a little bit and maybe let him catch the ball in the block and then drive to the basket and draw those fouls because I think he's going to have to do that too but you're right, I think the whole team's going to have to hit some threes. All right, with that we're going to step out and we come back, we'll have the starting lineup and the tip-off for tonight's sectional game. Hey back at Walpawn High School we just got done with a very nice rendition of National Anthem. Starting for Randolph is number 10, Mike Thorson, a 5'10 senior. Number 12, T.J. Heisinga, he's a 6'4 senior, left-hander I might add. Number 24, Aaron Retzlap is a 6'3 sophomore. Number 30, Brian Kampstra is a 6'2 senior and rounding out the starting five is number 44, Cody Reuter, he's a 6'7 junior. And now for the Crusaders, the Lutheran. I thought it was Sheboygan area Christian. Sam Decker is a 6'7 junior. Number three, Zach Nicholson is a 5'11 senior. He could be P with his three-point shooting. Number five, Dane Polk is a 6'2 senior. You want to keep him on the floor, Chris. He had a little fall trouble in that Christian game that we covered. Number 21 is Jacob Wheeler. He's a 6'1 senior. And number 23, Zach Jensema, a 6'1 senior. Our officials tonight are Tom Huneck, Joel Ebers, and Todd Vaness, all from Sheboygan County, south of Sheboygan. That would be Wooden Shuland. Well, a lot of tradition, Marty and Randolph. Yeah, they come in 21 and three overall, 14 and 0 in conference. Lutheran is 18 and 6. They finished in the Central Lakeshore Conference with a 13 and 5 record. In tournament play, they beat Christian 48-43, Elkhart Lake by 72 to 50. Rockets beat Green Lake in their last game, 46-36, and Ola's a very close game. And the hammered river falls in the first tournament game, 66-28. Decker controls the tap. Randolph and Amanda Mann defense. Azinga's gonna be on Decker. That's interesting. That's the matchup. We were wondering if the best two players would be there. Let's get the ball into the play. There you go. Oh, go attack. Watch the nerves. Watch the nerves. Early on, Marty. Good penetration. Yeah, Zack had a shot. Zack Gensemann didn't recognize it. You gotta recognize those things. Get that shot off. They are definitely aware of where Decker is. Yeah, they're gonna chip them. They chipped them across the lane there, Marty. That's okay. That's all right. Not a violation here. Azinga moves the feed well, almost had it stolen. He has over 90 steals on the season, Chris. He's got very quick hands. 42nd possession here on the first one. He got it like this. Now let's just score. Well, I think part of that is not being able to get a shot. Gensemann got away with the travel. And we're gonna get a slap down and a foul on Cody Reuter. He's the big fella for Randolph, 6'7. He's a junior. We already talked about Gensemann last week in his free throw shooting. Not very pretty. No, he's averaging 7.8 points per game, but you're right. But he nailed the big ones when it counted. Yep. Look smooth on that release. Both coming in late to fill that last spot. Like Chris had mentioned, Randolph not used to close games. They usually blow out their opponents. No one rims off. One to nothing, Lutheran on top. Looks like a zone, Marty. Yeah, you're right. Interesting. Floating it up from the outside and drilling it was Brian Kamstra. And that was on the Decker side too, which is a little surprising. You gotta get out there a little quicker, Sam. Randolph only down for a few seconds. And that ball tapped away by Huzenga. And he has got good feet and good hands, Chris. Yep. How are you gonna get Sam the ball? Means you're gonna have to set some screens. Sam's gonna have to work too to get open. Wheeler has it on top, taking it over to a nippleson. There's another guy. I don't think he'll be able to, he won't see a lot of shots. He'll cover up him. Now Randolph's very, battle tested through the years. Good defense by Randolph. Both open. Three is off, no good. Wheeler with the rebound. They're gonna get Reuter with his second foul. And a second offensive rebound for the boys in white. And those are two obvious fouls. And maybe a little inexperience for the junior playing in his first sectional. I don't know if he was on the team last year that won the state title. Nicholson open for just a second. Can't get it to go. Wheeler with the board. Good kick out. Good decision there. And hitting a three was Dane Polk. Four to three, Lutheran on top. Yeah, Dane can't be hesitant to shoot that. He's just gotta shoot it. No, tomorrow. Lutheran still in the zone. Oh, got away with the walk there it looked like. Hezinga has it inside. Good pass down deep. Putting it up and in was Zimmerman. And a steal by Hezinga. He lays it up over the crowd and puts it down. Bad turnover for Lutheran there. Seven to four, Randolph on top. They got it. That was one of my six. They got to limit their turnovers. That was my sixth comment is they got to limit their turnovers. Decker shot from outside. The line is off. Randolph running the court and we're going to get a foul on Zimmerman inside trying to crash the boards, but he hit into a crusader and he's going to get called for the foul. His first third team foul already on the Rockets. And on all the big fellas. Yeah, you're right. They're going to make Decker work. That's for sure. Jensimund and Nicholson going down the lane. Couldn't get it in. Randolph back on the attack. On the attack they lead it seven to four. Hezinga. They're getting deep, Marty. Ooh. Nicholson's going to get called for a walk. Good call. He did shuffle the feed. Wasn't expecting that Randolph defender as he turned around. Seven to four, Randolph on top. Four, 25 and counting remaining in the first quarter. Sectional semifinal. Good skip pass. Nailing the three that time was Mike Thorson. Oh, they're hitting them, Chris. Yeah, they are. Second three already. Yeah, they, 32% from there. And so far they're two for two. Like Sam there, when he catches, he's got to attack. Right away, he hesitated there and now he is lost. Soon as he catches it, he's got to either go or swing it. Nicholson had Jensama cutting to the basket, but he didn't get it. Decker shot is off again. Long lead feed down to Retzlaff. Kick it back out the Thorson. And he is in the other three. And time out by Lutheran. 13 to four, 333 remaining in the first quarter. 30 seconds, pardon me, a full timeout. We're running a little different operation tonight. We don't have the truck here. Steve Reiner is running the camera. We have no commercials that we go to during these timeouts. So it's just Chris and I hooked up to a mixer and we're just going from there. Our truck barely gets to the south side and then back to the north side. Well, number three point, good start. No nerves. And guess what? Not a good start. No, three for three from three point line for Randolph. And overall in the game, they are five for six shooting. Lutheran on the other hand is just one of seven. And they have attempted six threes themselves. So they're taking away the paint, Marty. The only miss was that layup, I believe. Well, they're working very, very hard to keep Decker from getting the ball. And when he does, a lot of times he's being double teamed. Right. And you know, everybody does this to Sam. I mean, every team in the conference is doing this stuff. So it's not like Sam hasn't seen this before. Well, Wheeler barely nicked the corner of the rim. Heisinga on a good pass inside. Reverse layup shot is blocked. And Lutheran lets it go out of bounds and it's going to be off of Lutheran player. They're going to give it to Randolph and that's a good call. Good officiating that time. I was wondering why Wheeler didn't save it because he had a teammate right there to tip it to. 3-13 and Lutheran has one basket. Hey, there's a nice turnover. We'll take it. Decker's got it. Taking it to the hole. He lays it around and around and it finally does go down. 13 to six. Like I said in the opening, Marty, don't look at the jerseys that say Randolph. They're just another basketball team and they're going to miss shots and turn the ball over too. Heisinga being guarded by Decker. So the best players are guarding each other. Retzliffe had it for a minute, kicks it back out to Heisinga. Skip pass. They like to do that, don't they, Chris? Deep. And Poth is going to get called for the foul. Retzliffe will go to the line to shoot a pair. And it's just poor defense there by Dane. He had no chance. Once that ball is in there, he was just going to get manhandled. So you either got to front that post position or deny that entry pass, because he was way too deep. 68% from the free throw line, Marty. Well, he just missed that first one. Reddick her in, along with Tyler Haasenstein and Carl Nimmer in the ballgame. 13 to six. Lutheran pulling down to the 230 mark. Now, Heisinga's out of the game, so oh, there's a foul. Good skip pass there by the Crusaders. I'll tell you what this does, Chris, as long as Sam stays out there, Heisinga gets some rest. It's going to pay dividends for Randolph down the road. Yeah, I think Sam's got to get some blows in effective areas. Like at the free throw line, you know, quick get somebody in when there's a two-shot foul, do something. Decker was bumped. Good call there. Opening the foul. His second foul was Brandon Zimmerman. That's the fourth team foul on the Rockets. Crusaders have committed one team foul, but they trail it by a score of 13 to six. One good thing, Chris, is they've had some long possessions Lutheran has. Heisinga and a good feed inside. Decker being triple-teamed, and he got it up and in. I like that when he's down there. You and me both. 13 to 8. He's still 6'7. I know he can shoot the three and he's a great shooter, but 6'7 close to the basket is pretty close. Yeah, really. Campster being guarded by Sam Decker now. He left his man looking for the steal, and putting it up and in was Campster, and he's fouled. Getting underneath was Nicholson. That was a late call, Marty. Yeah, I agree with you there. I thought he was just going to let it go, and then all sound out of nowhere, he called the foul. Be assertive in your calls as an official, and they can't question. Coach Decker's question now, because it was late. If you're going to make the call, make it and make it right away. That's why I don't agree with it. It's 16 to 8. Finishing off the three-point play was Brian Campstra. Decker stuck, got it out to Nimmer. The left-hander shoots a three off the glass. No good. Got his own rebound. No good. And then Haasenstein gets the tie up, along with Reddicker. Puth and Wheeler come back. Nicholson and Haasenstein taking a seat. Sam Decker is not taking a rest yet. Thorson has it on top. Good help on the back screen by Puth. Nice move. Oh, yeah. Good quick move by Zimmerman, and he put it up and in. That was smooth. Decker bumped on the way in. Fall is going to go on Campstra. 36.4 seconds remaining in the first quarter. It's been Randolph for the most part. They lead at 18 to 8. Yeah, when you bring in Zimmerman, 6-4 off the bench, and got to move like that under the basket, that is big help. Decker up and in, and he's fouled. I thought he got too far behind the backboard, but he didn't. Fall is going to go on. It's on Zimmerman, and that's his third. What I would do right here is take Sam out. I would have someone at the extra 30 seconds on D. Couldn't get to Allen in, but Wheeler saves it, but goes right to a Randolph player. 18 to 10, Randolph. 20 seconds remaining. Wheeler coming out high. 10 seconds. Three. Three. Oh, he got the shot off. A good shot in the lane, but it's no good. And we're at the end of one quarter. Player Randolph on top, 18 to 10. Well, not to start that Lutheran wanted, Marty. That's for sure. Those threes early on, one by, put the wrong number down. Well, two of them by Thorson. He had a couple of threes, and that the. The other one was Kampstra. Number 30, he's got. That's what I forgot to zero. But yeah, those three early threes really broke it wide open. And actually, Lutheran caught a little bit of a break when Retzlaff went to the line with a couple of free throws and missed them both. So far in that first quarter, Randolph only made one out of three free throws. Lutheran has made only one out of three also. So the free throw shooting is lacking so far. Decker leads Lutheran with six points. And Thorson leads Randolph with six. Well, cold shooting, Marty. You got four baskets for Lutheran, and three of them are by Decker. I've been impressed with the fact they've been getting offensive rebounds. Kazinga back in the game, and he is guarding Decker. And now they've got a triple team on him inside. Give it. Yeah, too late now. When he gets some seal, that's when you've got to get him the ball inside. It's a little too far away from the basket, but he's got it now. Whenever the ball goes on the side below the free throw line, they almost have a triple team on him. That time they got it inside, the Genzeman, he put it up in him. Very nicely done by Lutheran. Again, they've had some very good offensive approaches and attacks. Unfortunately, the ball is not always going in the hole. Now five of 15 shooting. Jay Peters in the ball game number 40 for Randolph. Yeah, that's their third center. Because one's got three fouls, and one's got two. The first one, Reuter probably won't see action this quarter. Kazinga trying to get inside position. Decker with the steal couldn't get it. And that leaves Thorson open. That's OK, but you've got to get the rebound. Nice rebound by Retzlaff, and he puts it up and in. That one hurt. 20 to 12. Randolph on top. First, second shot opportunity for Randolph, and they made it count. Both from outside the line can't get it to go. Genzeman with a nice rebound. Wheeler, his three doesn't go. Randolph has it. Kazinga with a behind the back dribble. He's taking it right to the hole with the left hand. 22 to 12. Got to put a stop to it right now, boys. This is a key point in the game, and Todd Decker senses that also and calls a timeout. Well, Marty, they just can't hit that three there. No, you're right. And they've had some pretty good open looks, and they're not going down. They're one of nine from out there. And have you noticed, Chris, when the ball goes below the free throw line extended and they look inside the Decker, it's almost like a triple team. It is. Because the guy on the weak side is coming over. Yeah. And that's why you're creating three-point opportunities, Marty, but the kids just aren't making them right now. You just got to hope that it starts going down, which was one of my points, Marty. How about you had that nails coach? How about number four? Shoot well from downtown. So they didn't have the good start. We didn't shoot well, and we just allowed a second shot opportunity. But they've been doing pretty good on that end. 22 to 12. Randolph on top. They got down four to three, about two minutes into the quarter, and then the Decker shot rims off. Pazenga with another rebound. He does a nice pass. The Peters is shot is blocked, but they come away with the rebound. No good. Nice shot. Nice wide open shot for Campster, but he couldn't get it to go. Decker, followed on the win. No call. Tip over to Genzema. He puts it up in there. Genzema with two quick baskets here in the quarter. 22 to 14. Pazenga's shot rims off, and then we get a foul. We'll slap on the nose by Rhett Slap. That's going to be his first foul. And Lutheran will be going to the line. Now is where the free throw shooting comes into play. Chris Nicholson on the line will shoot the one and one. 59% on the year. He's got a nice release on his three-point shot. You'd think he's made his free throws a little better. 22 to 14. Randolph on top. Decker guarding his Inga. A good help defense there by Wheeler on the back cut. Peters has it on top, feeds it inside. Nice little easy jump shot from the middle of the lane by Campster. Physically, when Randolph gets down deep, they're almost automatic, Marty. Yeah, there's no one that can stop him. Decker would be the only guy. Yeah, and we can't let it get so deep, and that's just a continuous problem. Wheeler, got it. Finally, 24 to 17. Hanging in there. Yeah, take the lid off is right. I was talking to the guy, oh boy, there's a break. Yeah, looks like they run the same offense that Wisconsin does. Get it to a guard. Decker, look out below, and time out by Randolph. Coach not happy with the performance of the boys there. Well, 407 remaining in the first half. It's 24 to 19. Well, I think Azenga looked a little tired there. He was a little sloppy on going to the basket there, turned it over. Lutheran's hanging around. That's the main thing. Yeah, and they're not shooting well. Have you watched Randolph run their offense? It looks like the Flex offense or the offense at Wisconsin. Oh, that swing. Little reprieve there for Lutheran, a little life now. Yeah, you got to like it. Hopefully they can keep it going. I like what Lutheran's been doing on defense. It looks a little more solid. The one thing that does concern me, though, Chris, is when Decker goes for the steal and doesn't get it, it creates a lot of situations for the Rockets. Yeah, and they're big and powerful. You know, this is what they do in Randolph. They play basketball and they've been doing it for, you know, they've got 13 state appearances in the last 22 years. Wow, that's amazing. You know, state champs and just in the, since the 2000s, they're 0-2, 0-3, 0-5, 0-7. And they lost the first game at state 0-8 and 10. And that's division four. Now we have five divisions, which is a whole other issue. But they're still a power. A little pick and roll action, but defense well by Lutheran. Oh, a good quick pass inside. Shot is up and in by Kamstra. It's four of five, Marty, shooting. Well, they moved the ball around really well. You know, somebody breaks open. Boom, they got the ball. Good switch, Dee. Got to swing it. Too slow. Just a little too slow on the swing. Reddicker inside, number 35. Backup jumper by Decker. His shot is no good. He hasn't any from out there. Got to get hot out there. Forcing the action. Couldn't get the layup to go. Lutheran has a bust out. A good idea, but tipped away from Nicholson. Randolph has it back. They lead it 26-19. He's deep. We're going to get a travel. Reddicker held his ground pretty well. Retzlaff made a nice move, but shuffled the feet. So I guess in essence it wasn't really that nice. Yeah, Reddicker held his ground kind of like his mom is sitting next to me. She's holding her ground. Keeping you close to me. That's right. She keeps shoving me over. 26-19. Lutheran down. How about a big three-point play here? Decker, no good. Forced the action, but couldn't get the layup to go. Oh, he's too deep. Decker with a block, knocked it out of bounds. John Roberts was the player that got it deep, but couldn't get it in. And they are definitely getting deep. There's no question, Marty. Never an opportunity. Sorry about that. You've got a right to talk too. No. That comes straight from Debbie. 26-19. Oh, Retzlaff came right over the middle, and they didn't get him the ball. They tried to do it a second time, and it was tipped away. In the ball game now, it was Josh Wheeler. You didn't see Josh against Christian the night we were there, unless he came in at the very, very end, which I don't think he did, but seeing meaningful minutes right now. Nice pass by Jensema. 26-21. 2-10 left until half-time. How about a big crusader finish here for the last two minutes? Nimmer's got a big guy to cover there in the camp straw. He's going to have his hands full. Wow. Good help. A foul on the shot attempt is no good. Decker doing a lot inside. Chris trying to help out his teammates. There's a lot of contact on the first one. No call. Lutheran only had three fouls in the whole half. They got the second one there. Retzlaff was 0-2 back in the first quarter. See how he does this quarter. Having a tough, tough goal of it. Going out is Brian Campster, but coming in is T.J. Hezinga. Randolph just 4-11 in the quarter, but unfortunately for Lutheran, they're still trailed by 5 with a minute 53 left. Almost tipped away. Poth, not a real slick ball, Hanley. This is where you got to go. They missed two free throws. You got to take advantage. Got to get a bucket here, boys. Decker trying to force the action, kicks it all the two up. Poth almost stolen away. Hezinga had good reaction. Wheeler's shot is no good. Nimmer's shot is no good. Tap off the board, no good. Retzlaff with the rebound. Hezinga couldn't get it to go, but he's followed by Poth. Caught a break there. Acrus. They just can't shoot, Marty. Two of 13 from three-point range for Lutheran. Hezinga got that first free throw to roll in. Poth taking a seat. 118 remaining until halftime. Randolph up 28-21. It's been a while since they scored a basket. Decker, jumper from the middle of the lane is off. No good. Boy, he's really off his mustard. Anything outside of 10 feet. Thorsten had it. Gives it off to Peters and now Randolph in their offense. Left-hander shot is no good. Offensive rebound. Shot is blocked. And goes out of bounds. And they're going to give it to Randolph saying it was off a Lutheran player. And I do think that was a pretty good call, actually. But you brought it up in the pregame. They got a rebound on them. And they're just not doing that right now. Nope. Three offensive rebounds in the quarter for Randolph. And they got the ball with 35 seconds left. They're running their high offense. Back cut. Roberts had it for a second. He was the one that got the ball inside, but couldn't get it up to him. Oh, boy. And are they going to get it on the shot or on the floor? Jensma picks up his second. 15-fall. They've been stuck on 21 for a long time, Marty. And Randolph keeps clinking at the free throw line. Oh, boy. Two for five. Two for six. Two for seven. Three for eight. Bredeker comes in. Gives Jensma a break. There's 22.3 seconds remaining. It's 28-21, Randolph. Hey, they all count. 29-21. Looks like Lutheran will take one shot. They've played for not shooting. They're still in the ball game, Chris. Decker leaves in. Can't get it. No foul call. Four seconds left. Two seconds. And the buzzer goes off before the shot went up. And we're at halftime with Randolph on top. 29-21. My name is Carol Stern, and I'm the president of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. The floods of Pakistan have left nearly 4 million children at grave risk of dying. These children have lost everything. They need clean water, medicine, and shelter to survive. UNICEF is there, but we can't reach every child without your help. Please donate $10 now by texting floods to UNICEF, or visit unicefusa.org. Hi, I'm Prince Kilda. We're Brewer's fans. We're two generations of Brewer's fans. Brewer fans are the best fans in baseball. We live responsibly because we always have a designated driver. Fans don't let fans drive drunk. Respect the road and buckle up. Respect the road and buckle up. Every trip, every time. Every trip, every time. Responsibility has its rewards. Go Brewer's! Go Brewer's! Go Brewer's! Go Brewer's! Go Brewer's! Go Brewer's! Back at Wappan Junior Senior High School where the Randolph Rockets lead Sheboygan Lutheran 29-21. The reason for the lead, Chris, was early in that first quarter Randolph went on a 10-0 run. But since that point, Lutheran has played them pretty much even, but that's not good enough. No, and you know what I'm disappointed about? Marty is, they were there for the taking. They missed free throws, got themselves into foul trouble, a little bit of cold shooting, and Lutheran did nothing to come back. I mean, they're just poor shooting themselves. Opportunity to take advantage of a Randolph team that didn't play a great first half, and you still trail by eight. It seems like they've been stuck on 21 for just a very long time, Marty. Leading scores for Randolph was Bayern Campster with 10. Leading Lutheran was Sam Decker with 10 also. Six different players scored for the Rockets. Four different players scored for Lutheran. Zach Jensma had five. Mike Thorsten on two-threes during that 10-point run and TJ Huizinga each have six. Also chip in substantially in the point. Nine of 28 shooting for Lutheran, Marty. Well, it's not good enough. One of 13 from three, 11 of 25 shooting for Randolph. They didn't make a three in the second half after banging all three in the first quarter. And looks to me like Reuters back in there with his two fouls. We didn't see him much at all. He played about two minutes, he's number 44. Right, Jensma on him, and now he's got post-position and a real bad pass that time by Campstra. Misread the move by Reuter. Fifth turnover on Randolph. Somebody's got to hit some. Wheeler missed the three again. Tried to hustle for the rebound, but couldn't get it. Right down Main Street. Getting the pass and putting it in was Rhett's lap. That's too easy. They do a better job of defending. They've been very deep, Marty, very, very deep using their strength. You look at all the Randolph kids. They are all muscle. Reuter's shot comes up a little short. It's 31-21. He's going hard to the hoop with the left hand. Put it up and in. Got to force him to go right. A little bit of Devon Yerke out there. 33-21 now. Yeah, they're starting to break it open. I thought another thing that Randolph did real well late in the second quarter was rebound offensively. Yep, they did a much better job. Much better job. Jensma, good given goal. Put it up and in. That breaks a run of nine points. Wow. 10-point deficit. So weird. We watched them play Christian a week ago. They couldn't shoot anything. Saturday night they play Elkar Lake. Luther's knocking in everything. Now again tonight. Just very difficult to score. Their outside game is just struggling. Jensma laying off Reuter when he's outside the three-point line helping on the interior defense. There's that flash cut, flex cut as they used to call it. Both on the good defense. Forrest Retzlaff out of bounds. And a turnover. 33-23. Randolph on top. One thing you don't always hear about a team is how great they play defense. And I think Randolph does an excellent job of playing D. Both got away with a shuffle of the feet. Just both of them moved. But they were little steps. Decker can't get the outside shot to go. Both gets it back. Wheeler with the outside shot. He can't get it to go. One guy that hasn't taken many three-pointers has been Nicholson. Decker is inside position. He didn't give him the ball. Lean in. Sam couldn't get it down. But he is fouled by Isinga. It's only his first. Very, very good free throw shooters. He's got a good shot. And the ball is in the center of the center of the center. The winner of this game will take on the winner of Burlington Catholic Central. And Barnaville. And Barnaville. Those teams have been playing. They're playing right now. Matter of fact, right next to us is a scout from Burlington Catholic Central. Isinga going left. Couldn't get it to go. I don't know if the press is going to be this. It's going to be very difficult to press this team, Marty. They're a pretty smart team. Well, they're very good ball handlers and they pass the ball. So, well, Reddick are getting ready to check in. They just keep missing free throws, Marty. They were four for nine in the first half. But now the thing that I thought was pretty amazing to Chris was Lutheran got in the bonus early and only shot four free throws for the half. Yeah. And Randolph shot nine. They're different approaches. Lutheran's all outside. They've attempted now 17-3s. And they've made two. I think post feeds are an art. And actually it's a lost art. Cats just don't know how to get it inside. No. That's because of the three-point shot. There's Reddick. Why don't you throw the ball inside? Because the game is now a three-point shot. So the art of posting and inside is so much different. Decker loading it up from outside under heavy pressure by Ezinga. And he's out in front of the group. No good. Tap up by Retzlap is good. And Randolph running the floor. Yep. 36-25. Good inside defense on Sam Decker. They're not giving him much of a look to even get the ball. No, they look at Reddicker, but they don't even give it to him. No, I know that Reuters 6-7 there. And it's easy for us to sit here and try to feed that kid. But, you know, he's got a couple fouls. Yeah, I don't know what to say. I'm gonna pick on the kids too bad. But man, the guy is wide open. Get open again and we won't give it to you. Camps are with great defense on Wheeler. And Lutheran is not getting much of anything. Let's say this. I watched Lutheran play. I thought they played better deep. And there's Reuters in his third. Let's see what Paulin on Ezinga. Really? That's only his second. He was in the neighborhood. Wow. Decker will be at the line again. You'll have to stop talking. That lady's coming back. She brings herself a pizza, but doesn't bring us one. What's going on here? Oh, it's not for her. Steve. Decker with a couple of free throws. It's 36-27. Lutheran hanging around. But there's a lot of work to be done, Marty. Yeah, exactly. Roberts snuck in when we weren't looking for the Rockets. Retzlaff gets it down deep against Heisenstein. Shot is no good. The ball is off of a Randolph player. Lutheran will get it back with a chance to cut into the lead. 243 remaining in the third quarter. It's 36-27. 10 of 35 shooting, Marty. For Lutheran. Oh, Heisinga cutting in front. What's he shaking his hands for? Like what? You ran right through him. And he's got three falls, Chris. All of them happening in this quarter. Well, he's aggravating them a little bit. And you're used to getting your steals of course off. Decker with his ball handling skills, it's a little different than some of the other players you've competed against. 215 remaining. Almost tipped away by Kampstra. Decker loading it up. And again, can't get it to go. Chanzama on the trampoline puts it up and in. Working his tail off, Chanzama. He's having another nice night. 36-29. It's 4-6 from the floor. Five rebounds, four on the offense. It's a win. Good job by Zach. Chanzama. The rest of the white shirts need to help him out. Kampstra. Good play by Kampstra. Fake to cut across the lane, went back to the corner, was wide open for the three attempt and nailed it. 39-29. Decker being double teamed when he posts up inside. They have it very difficult to get the ball. Kampstra on him. Wheeler, his shot is no good. Zimmerman fouled but no call. No harm, no foul. And off the hands of the receiver. I believe that was, that was John Roberts didn't catch that ball and now he finds himself on the bench. Sam Decker gets a quick blow here. Yeah, his first time out or rest I should say. 10-point game, there's still got a chance but you've got to start making some hoops. Wheeler right down the middle can't get it. It's blocked and Randolph tips it out of bounds. He took it right into the, no. They're giving it to, they're giving it to the Rockets. Wow. Thought for sure they knocked it out of bounds. Wheeler took it right to the teeth of the defense. The price. 39-29, we're under a minute. That's what we're talking about. Again. Silly foul, his third. And what four? Yeah, really, 40 feet from the basket. Makes no sense. It's a continuous problem. His third by the way. Wheeler and Rettiker come in. Both in Genzema. Not a lot of ball handlers in there right now. And you got Genzema and Decker both on the bench. Who is going to score? Well, I know I could but I'm pretty far from the basket. We're up here at the top roll. Knows bleed heaven. Randolph probably going to hold it for one, Marty. You'd think, down to 30 seconds. Ryder has it on top. He gets it inside to Retzlaff. Off the rim. Doesn't get called over the back. And then he tips it out of bounds and they call it off a Lutheran. There's a double. If you're not going to call the foul, then just give it to the right team. Because he went right over his back, right in front of you. 22 seconds. Down 10, 39-29. Dorsen has it on top, being guarded by Wheeler. Ryder gives it right back. Jacob Wheeler. Dorsen, pretty quick little guard. They keep an eye on that boy. Lean in by Retzlaff. His shot is no good. And that's the quarter. Well, they survive for 50 seconds on the defensive end. But they're still 10 down. 39-29. The shooting, Marty. The shooting. They are shooting 11 for 39 shooting. Well, scoring by quarters. Chris Randolph is... They exploded for 18 in the first. And then they've gotten 11 and 10. But that's been enough. Lutheran has scored 10, 11, and only eight that last quarter. Your shooting statistics really bear that out. Yeah, it's just two of 19 from three. And 11 of 39 in the game. 15 of 33 shooting for the Rockets. And they are just the opposite. They are four of six from three-point range. Kampstra now has 13 points. Only had the one basket in the last quarter. Decker with four free throws. His point total is up to 14. But not nearly enough. He's been really hounded by the Randolph team. Yeah, he has five of 16 shooting. All of seven from three-point range for number one. Well, you know what they say? It's not how you start. It's how you finish. And a big hole that time by Reuter. And that's a good call. I don't know if you noticed that, Chris, but Decker came off of a screen and he was standing in front of them. Front thing, which was fine. But then he held them. Well, I know another thing they often do is they really check them when he comes across the lane. And some teams do that. I know that Hielbert had a team that was kind of like... Jensema! Two and he's fouled. Reuter again. That's his fourth. I tell you, Jensema's carrying it on his back. He is five of seven shooting. He's got nine points looking for number 10. Yeah. No, he's got to have at least that many, Marty, because I got them for five baskets. But oh, well, one of us has got it. That's all right. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven. Oh, yeah, you're right. I thought you said nine points. I did. I missed the basket. He made the free throw though, Marty. Now we're within seven. 39-32. With 7-45. Oh, there's a wall. Come on, guys. Point a minute. That's all you need, boys. Zimmerman number 42 has been a nice replacement. Yeah, there's an illegal screen set on Retzlaff. Or for Retzlaff, I should say. Camps are breaking across the lane. Nimmer's got to play better defense than that. He stood behind him the whole while, and then fell down. The flop is not going to work. You've got to play defense. Camps trade baskets, boys. And they throw it away. 41-32. Retzlaff, nice drive to the hoop. He's got two more. 43-32. Lutheran's got to stop the run. Good skip pass. Oh, they throw it right back to where the defense was. Both slides through the defense. Couldn't get his shot to go though. Nice move, but didn't finish. Izinga, nice pass to Campstra, but couldn't get the shot off. Holtz, 1-4 tonight. That's a travel. Well, to Zimmerman. Izinga's been very patient tonight, Chris. He doesn't have a lot of points, but he's played solid when he's been in there. Last 16 games that they have won. They've won by over 10 points. Their only losses are to Wanaki, who is 23-1, Division 1. And Beloit Memorial is 19-4 in that stretch. And now the clock starts to become the enemy for Lutheran as we're under six minutes. 5-50, to be exact. 43-32. Randolph on top. They have the ball and the big 10-point lead. And they throw it away. Campstra wasn't expecting it. Decker, gliding to the basket and scores. First basket of the half. The 5-30 mark, Marty. Well, both coming out the double team. You've got to keep an eye on Retzlaff. He was open there for a second underneath the hoop. Sam Decker looks winded out there. He's playing very hard. Well, this is the pace of Randolph. They average just 58 points a game. You're talking about a team here that is 21-3. They average 58. They give up just 39. Lutheran stuck on 34. It looked like Retzlaff had post-sealed off inside, but I thought a good decision by Isinga not to force it. And a 30-second timeout called by Randolph. Randolph. I'll tell you, when you're a Lutheran fan or Lutheran team, this has really got to be frustrating. Yeah. Well, like I said, the opportunities were there with missed free throws and turnovers throughout the game. You know, yes, they're shooting very well, but... Opportunity was there tonight, and at this juncture, it looks very difficult for the boys in white. Well, not only being 11-down, but the fact that Randolph handles the ball so well. And like you had mentioned, you know, they don't average a lot of points per game, so they're used to this. And when the opportunity arrives, they'll go to the basket, but until then, it's gonna be tough. Lutheran under 30%, excuse me, under... Yeah, that's about right, about under 30% shooting tonight. 13 of 42 from the floor. Steve Reiner running the camera. Chris Wright is your color man. And Mike Martin doing the play-by-play. We're at Wapan Junior Senior High School, sectional semifinal action. The winner of this, like Chris mentioned, will play a Beloit Catholic Central or Barnabelle. They're playing right now at this time, too. Lutheran's gotta be up on the passing zone. If you're gonna double, that's what happens. You're gonna give somebody a... You gotta be up on the passing lane. Don't worry about the basket. You gotta be up on the passing lane. See, we're sinking. It's the old rules that you gotta... can't remember to do now. Now you gotta stay on your guy. Ozinga's over the line. Stepped on the line, a turnover. And that's one of the things that you run into when you do try and do a full-out delay, which it looked like to me, Chris, but you're almost better off still going to the basket somewhat. I mean, you just can't... You're not gonna run off four minutes and 22 seconds a clock. Yeah, but they just ran off two. And you're still down by nine. Yeah, we need a three-pointer, don't we? Oh, Sam off his foot out of bounds. That's one of those deflaters. Yeah, finally get the ball back and you get it for about 10 seconds and kick it away. Meanwhile, we're guarding our players 30 feet from them as the clock is running. Hampshire looked open inside, but didn't take the shot. Hausenstein gotta do a better job. Good cut to the basket by Ozinga, and Luther almost threw it away. One time. Wheeler. Bingo! But it's only a two, Chris. It's only a two. Get up on your guys, boys. Get up on your guys. 43-36. Good try by Sam. Good effort. Get up on your guys. 3-40 left, down by seven. Try to tip it away. Retzlass layup attempt is no good. Tapped out. Randolph keeps it. And Jensima. Decker... got it. 43-38. Luther making a run. A six-point run by Luther. And Randolph calls a full-time out this time. Well, a couple turnovers there by Randolph helping out the cause here. Still 3-23 remaining. I'm always a little leery, Chris, you know, when you go into that delay. And I know that Randolph does it, but sometimes it just takes the edge off your offense. Another thing I don't like, Marty, is Luther has two fouls. You know, when it gets down to the end, you're gonna want to force the bonus situation. I mean, you got to tell your team, you know, we could take some chances. Yeah, exactly. You know, try to tip away a steal or something, because you never know. But you got to stay on your guys. You got to be up on your guys. Not like the old, you know, most of the time during the game, you protect the basket. Now you got to get that out of your brain and function that, I'm gonna stay on my guy. And if he gets too close to the basket, follow him early as he's trying to attack, and they'll just get the ball out of bounds. You know, don't allow shots. So if you think they're gonna beat you, just bump them. Yeah, I hear you. Just be up on their guys. What you're saying, basically, is you got to think ahead. Yep. Wheeler wanted to jump out, put in. Now we'll give it to the blue guys this time. 3-23 remaining, it's 43-38. Luther on a six-point run, and they go into full court pressure. That's good. Right there. There's nothing wrong with that foul, Marty. Nothing. Einstein picks up the foul. You're right. That's a great play. Einstein, and if it doesn't work, oh, we're out of control. Just follow him. There's nothing wrong with that foul. It's an aggressive foul. You get the steal there, you're down by two. Luther in his five-for-five in the second half on their free-throw shooting. Wheeler's got to be up farther. He's one of the guys that's a little bit too far away from the basket. Izinga hasn't touched the ball much, and we get another foul. This one's gonna be called on Jacob Wheeler. That's only his first, Chris. It's a fourth team foul. Team foul situation has Randolph with five. Luther now with two. 303 remaining. Retzla, pardon me. Reuter to Retzla for an easy two. That one hurt. 35-48. 45-38. Decker's shot attempt is no good. Izinga with a strong rebound inside. And a deep pass to Kampstra. Reversal layup is good. They're attacking the basket now. 47-38. And nine-point lead again. Just one you think, Chris? Yup. Six-point run by Luther, and Randolph responds with a four-point run. And they now lead it by nine. 47-38. 238 remaining in the game. And you're gonna have to start making some threes. Yeah, and Randolph just continues their sizzling shooting. But the difference again is Luther and shooting from the perimeter. Most of the Randolph baskets are in the big yellow paint area. Retzla now with eight points on the night. A minute, you know, within a second ago it was 38-43. And just like that, Whammo. Decker has 18 so far. 19-40 shooting for Randolph. They're almost 50 percent. Second cutter through. Haasenstein looked open, but they didn't throw him the ball. Back cut by Decker. Leans in, basket is good, and he's fouled. That's gonna go on Reiter and that's gonna be his fifth. Thank you for playing. Have a nice day. You're on the floor six minutes tonight. Well, maybe don't need three-point baskets, but the three-point play would sure be nice. Yeah, get to the basket, it's key. Reiter had three falls in the fourth quarter Chris, and he had two in the first quarter. Didn't play in the second. And was used sparingly in the third quarter. As a matter of fact, he was used sparingly in the first and fourth two. Yeah. It's a 15 for 46 shooting. And a 16 fall too, so Lutheran will be at the line the next fall on Randolph. Sam finishes off the three-point play. It's 46-41. Two-fifteen remaining. Red slap. That's it across in plenty of time. Double team. They get somebody out on Thorsten. Two minutes. Two minutes for the ball game. Got to be up the line, Sam. You got to be up. Jenszema, this is not a good spot for him. Decker couldn't quite get a good play by Campster to keep possession of the ball. And they have a time Noah Fall is going to be called on Lutheran. It might go on Jenszema. Not the guy we want to follow. He got all those other guys and that's I think his fourth. Carl Nimmer. Carl Nimmer commits a fall. It's a 16 fall. Yeah, you're right. Puts Lutheran up to five. Five team falls. One-fifty. One-tick and off. One-forty. And another fall. This one goes Jacob Wheeler, his second. Sixteen fall. One-forty-two. It's 47-41. Randolph on top. Well, you don't want Hezango to be shooting here. Marty. Probably prefer Thorsten. He's about the worst free throw shooter at 67. Oh, come on, Sam. One-half left this year. Up there in line. One-thirty left in the game. One-thirty-two. And that fall committed by Nimmer. Stopped the clock at the one-thirty-two mark. And hopefully it's a good choice. Sixty-one percent, Marty. Attempted 57. I said they have not been a lot of close games. I'd be curious. One of the keys. Can they make their free throws down the stretch in a close game? They didn't make a lot of free throws. Off. Decker with the board. One-thirty. Spinning in the lane. Rims out. Rebound put back. Rims out. Oh, tough break. They're going to say it hit the line off a Decker. Even though Thorsten tried to save it, it'll be Randolph's ball in the tough break. Couple of good looks. Chris just couldn't get it. Spent that kind of night for Sam. They hit over to Retzlaff and they break the press actually quite easily. What are we waiting for? What are we waiting for? Minute five. What are we waiting for? Wheeler's not off the line. And it fall on Nimmer, I believe, number eleven. That's what I meant. Nimmer wasn't up the line there. Campster will be shooting the bonus. Sixty-eight percent. Four of fifty. For all this game out. Oh. Got the shooter's roll. Forty-eight, forty-one now. One-oh-two remaining. Nails on both. Those were huge. Forty-nine, forty-one under a minute. Over to Decker. For Sam to shoot the three. Got fouled. No call. Nimmer from outside the line. No good. Jensma couldn't get it. And lead feed. Retzlap with the easy two. Luthern tired. Fifty-one, forty-one with thirty seconds remaining. Both got away with a walk inside. Feed to Jensma. His shot is no good. Rebound putback is good. And a timeout. Well, they had it down to forty-three to thirty-eight. And then that run, Marty. Yeah, those two quick hoops. And the second of the two is that fast break basket. Canstra going to the hole. For seventeen point four seconds remaining, Luthern is down. Fifty-one to forty-three. Randolph will move on to the sectional final game. It'll be against Beloit Catholic Central or Barnaville. And they gave it a good run. But they just never had quite enough. They couldn't make their shots when they needed to. And Randolph is tough tonight. Yeah, the shooting is just cold, cold, cold. They're not up in the thirties, are they? Well, doesn't matter. The bottom line is the shooting has not been good enough. Yeah, Sam seven for twenty-one. Sam hasn't hit a three tonight. He does have twenty-one. Yeah, he missed eight threes tonight. Let's see how Luthern handled this if they fall right away. And they're going to back off. I got a feeling this would be the ballgame. Ten seconds. And that's it. Randolph moves on with a fifty-one forty-three victory. Teams lining up to shake hands. Chris, your impressions and we'll wrap it up. Yeah, sixteen of fifty shooting for Luther tonight. Thirty-two percent. And they just absolutely struggled from the three-point line, Marty. They... it's just... I have them two of twenty-one from three-point range. So that's just not good shooting from out there. You know, they had the opportunities. They created some situations. They did a lot of good things tonight, Marty. They played good defense for the most part. And they had that fourth quarter run that got them within five. Yeah. Very good, calm, collected Randolph squad with battle tested. But again, the score you know, fifty-one forty-three was right in the Randolph ballpark. Yeah, right where they like it. Sam Decker finished with twenty-one. Zach Gensama had another real fine basketball game. He scored thirteen points and played well. But again, Randolph a winner. Fifty-one to forty-three for Steve Reiner and my partner Chris Wright. I'm Mike Martin saying thanks for watching everybody and we'll see you down the road.