MADISON (WKOW) — Randolph claimed the 2022 WIAA Boys Division 5 Point out Basketball title with a win in excess of Bangor Saturday at the Kohl Centre.  

The group took the gold ball this yr by a last rating of 65-51.  

It is the 11th gold ball in college background.  

Bangor took the first direct, but a bucket from Travis Alvin tied the sport with 12:46 to go in the 50 percent. While there had been two instances of a tied recreation in the to start with fifty percent, Randolph finally took the direct and held onto it. Randolph went into halftime up 5 with a score of 30-25.  

In the first 50 percent, Randolph didn’t rating a solitary a few level shot and Bangor had two from Gunnar Ellenburg. But in the 2nd half, Karter Meredith sank two, aiding Randolph continue to grow their guide about Bangor to 48-30 with 10:40 left.  

Bangor experimented with to restrict the probabilities for Sam Grieger, who established a Division 5 document by scoring 41 points in Randolph’s semi closing activity from Gibraltar, to make a shot at the web. Nonetheless, he was one of the top rated scorers for Randolph, amassing 21 in overall. Notably, Grieger fared effectively at the no cost throw line, producing 11 of 12 shots. 

Grieger may perhaps not have been able to get to the web as usually, but other Randolph gamers could: Alvin scored 21, Ben Nieman had 11 and Meredith 10.  

Randolph managed close to a 20-point direct for most of the 50 percent. A score from Chase Horstman knocked it to 14 with 17 seconds remaining, but Bangor would not be equipped to get any nearer to having the title.  

Ellenburg scored 14, Dustin McDonald had 13 and Will Reader 10 for Bangor.