February 27, 2021 – Oshkosh, Wi – The Germantown girls varsity basketball team secured the WIAA Division 1 state title Saturday night with a 63 – 48 win over Hudson.
With the win the Warhawks finished the season at 29 – 1. The team also handed Hudson its first loss of the season 24-1.
No. 2 seed Hudson came into the game super aggressive. The Raiders jumped out to a 13-3 lead and it looked like they had Germantown’s number.
Earlier in the day, Germantown coasted to a rather easy victory over Verona, 76-57, but Hudson came out of the gate on all cylinders.
While the Raiders were consistent, the Warhawks were cold.
Against No. 4 seed Verona the Warhawks set a new WIAA state tournament record with 42 attempts behind the 3-point line. While they found their mark in the Saturday morning matchup, now it seemed they couldn’t buy a basket… nor could they get a second shot.
At 10:25 in the first half Germantown took a time out. The Warhawks trailed 17 – 9 and when they returned to the floor, it was like someone flipped the switch and they came out of the gate on fire rattling off a dozen points and tying the game at 21-21.
Senior Jaelyn Acker, who finished with 28 points against Verona along with a record setting 7 3-pointers, finally knocked down a pair from behind the arc and Germantown climbed to a 26- 25 lead.
At the half it was Germantown ahead 32 – 28.
The second half of the game featured a clinic by Germantown sophomore Kamorea Arnold as she clicked off 13 points late in the game often scoring in back-to-back-to back possessions.
Arnold finished with 30 points vs. Hudson. Add that to the 27 she had against Verona and Arnold is a strong favorite for the all tournament team.
This is a working story and more details will be added as information becomes available.
Photo courtesy Germantown High School.