MaxPrep Ranking - February 17

MaxPrep Rankings have been updated for how Wisconsin teams place in comparison to each other. Immanuel's ranking is as follows:

TEAM RANK 200

• +4 from last update, Last Update 204
• Season High 198 on 1/31/2013, Season Low 251 on 1/17/2013
• All-Time High 172 on 3/4/2012, All-Time Low 442 on 12/9/2009

Here's a graph as to how the MaxPreps ranking is changing through the season.  The equivalent time frame from last season is also shown:
 

NATIONAL RANK:  7354  (+328)


State Rankings of key teams:
Eleva-Strum 281
Clear Lake 448
McDonell Central 207
Prairie Farm  413
Clayton 198

Game 20: Immanuel @ Plum City

More updates coming ...

At Plum City
February 16, 2013

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Eau Claire Immanuel:  53   (16-3, 11-1) 

Plum City:  42  (8-10, 7-7)

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NOTE:  The Lady Lancers extended their winning streak to 13 games this evening by beating Plum City 53-42.  Immanuel led for nearly the entire game and seemed to be in control of the game the entire way.  The win should put them in a good position to get either the #1 or #2 seed at the WIAA Regional seeding meeting tomorrow (post regarding seeding meeting).

Box Score and Team Stats on WSN   (To be updated ...)
Box Score and Team Stats on MaxPreps   (To be updated ...)
Event Page and Team Stats on USA Today HS Sports   (To be updated ...)

Game play-by-play    (To be updated ...)
Shot Charts (Both Teams)     (To be updated ...)
Shot Charts (Immanuel Players)     (To be updated ...)
Shot Charts (Opponent Players)      (To be updated ...)

Game Audio (Part 1)   (Rob Sauers and Matt Schaser broadcast)
Game Audio (Part 2)   (Rob Sauers and Matt Schaser broadcast)


Game Video (HD Link):      (To be updated ...)




From Prep Roundup in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

Immanuel Lutheran 53, Plum City 42: Abbie Hein scored 18 points to lead the Lancers to a road win.Cheyanne Caturia scored 15 points for the Blue Devils.

From Prep Statistics in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN 53, PLUM CITY 42

Immanuel Lutheran — Abbie Hein 18, Rachel Schaser 15, Johanna Meyer 3, Lauren Lisak 9, Abby Sydow 6, Chara Meyer 2. Totals (FGM FT-FTA TP): 21 10-12 53.

Plum City — Shelby Kannel 5, Sarah Gilles 8, Cheyanne Caturia 15, Marah Boyer 6, Elaina Danzinger 4, Heather Von Holtum 4. Totals: 17 5-5 42.

Immanuel Lutheran 10 15 12 16 — 53

Plum City 6 13 13 10 — 42

3-point goals: Immanuel Lutheran 1 (Meyer), Plum City 3 (Kannel, Caturia 2). Total fouls: Immanuel Lutheran 7, Plum City 11. Records: Immanuel Lutheran 17-3, 11-1; Plum City 8-10, 7-7.

From The Pierce County Herald:

Plum City hoops teams both lose Saturday

PLUM CITY - Plum City's boys and girls basketball teams both lost Saturday at home. The girls fell 52-43 to Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran in non-conference action while the boys were beaten 62-28 by Elk Mound to wrap-up the regular season.

PC took an early 4-0 lead but the Lancers got back before the end of the first quarter. Every time the Blue Devils would get close, whether it was 16-15 in the first half, 25-19 at halftime, 37-32 just before the fourth quarter, ECIL would simply go on a run to force the Blue Devils to play catch-up. Immanuel went on a 8-2 run right after halftime and a 10-0 to start the fourth quarter.

Freshman Cheyanne Catura led Plum City, 8-10 overall, in scoring with 14 points. She was the only PC player in double figures as Sarah Gilles was next with eight points. Catura provided a spark for the Blue Devils on offense as she helped engineer an 11-4 run before the end of the third quarter by scoring eight points while guard Shelby Kannel hit a three-pointer. Immanuel, 17-3 overall, did an effective job collapsing around the Devils' two top scores, Marah Boyer and Heather Von Holtum, defensively. ECIL's Abbie Hein led all scorers with 20 points.

Next Up:  Mon., Feb. 18, 7:30 pm - Eleva-Strum @ away (map) (MaxPreps pre-game) (WSN Preview) (USA Today)
 

Varsity Pics:     

2013 WIAA Seeding Meeting Tomorrow

WIAA Girls Basketball Page
WIAA Division 5 Brackets
(Immanuel is in Sectional #1, Regional D)

Tomorrow is the WIAA seeding meeting for the regional in which Immanuel is included (see earlier post).  The resultant seeded brackets will be updated during the weekend, most likely on Sunday.  We will post the results on the blog.

Here are this blogger's Top 10 convincing arguments for Immanuel to secure the #1 seed:

1. Small Dairland Conference title 
2. Immanuel has a 17-3 record, Clayton 16-3 (WSN has a win repeated in its database)
3. Immanuel challenged itself to tougher non-conference opponents this season
4. Immanuel has won 13 games in a row, Clayton just 3-game winning streak
5. Immanuel is undefeated (13-0) in 2013 (since Christmas break), Clayton is 9-2 in 2013
6. Immanuel had a close early-season loss to Regis who won the Western Cloverbelt Conference, recognized as one of the toughest conferences in the area
7. Immanuel is 3-2 against opponents larger than Division 5, Clayton 2-2
8. Immanuel has defeated every conference opponent since its opening conference loss on the road, beating every conference team at least once (Clayton lost at home to Northwood recently on 2/5)
9. Immanuel was hardened and won some tight games during a stretch when team had key injuries (e.g., 2OT win over Independence, 52-50 come-from-behind win over Div. 4 Melrose-Mindoro)
10. Immanuel handily defeated regional opponent, McDonell Central, 63-44

The following chart shows the teams listed in order of their current records along with their winning percentage and MaxPreps ranking (all info. current as of today, 2/16/2012):

Team	Record	W%	MaxPreps (2/14)
Eau Claire Immanuel	17-3	0.85	204
Clayton	16-3	0.84	195
McDonell Central	12-9	0.57	208
Glenwood City	11-10	0.52	276
Prairie Farm	9-12	0.43	414
Turtle Lake	8-11	0.42	346
Clear Lake	2-16	0.11	449
New Auburn	1-17	0.06	482

2011-12 Seeding Meeting Info.

Game 19: Blair-Taylor @ Immanuel

More updates coming ...

At Eau Claire Immanuel
February 14, 2013

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Eau Claire Immanuel:  54   (16-3, 11-1) 

Blair-Taylor:  40  (6-6, 8-12)

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NOTE:  The Lancers were able to secure a victory this evening on Senior Night at Immanuel.  While Immanuel started this evening with cold shooting in the first half, the score being 17-22, things started coming together in the 3rd quarter in order for the team to pull ahead for a win.  The four seniors are commended for their committment to Immanuel basketball, transitioning the program to a winning atmosphere.  Under their leadership the past two years, these seniors have gone 35-9 and have won two consecutive conference titles, an amazing feat in the history of this program.  Previously it had taken several years to accumulate that many wins.  We thank these seniors for all that they have done!

• Abbie Hein
• Lauren Lisak
• Johanna Ohlmann
• Abby Sydow

Box Score and Team Stats on WSN   (To be updated ...)
Box Score and Team Stats on MaxPreps   (To be updated ...)
Event Page and Team Stats on USA Today HS Sports   (To be updated ...)

Game play-by-play    (To be updated ...)
Shot Charts (Both Teams)     (To be updated ...)
Shot Charts (Immanuel Players)     (To be updated ...)
Shot Charts (Opponent Players)      (To be updated ...)


Game Video (HD Link):     


See sports highlight video from WQOW.
(Immanuel highlight at the 5:14 min. mark, see Sports Overtime - Thursday)




From Prep Roundup in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

Immanuel Lutheran 54, Blair-Taylor 40: The Lancers turned up the defensive pressure in the second half to pull away after trailing at the half. Johanna Meyer led the way with 15 points, while Abbie Hein added 14.

From Prep Statistics in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN 54, BLAIR-TAYLOR 40

Balir-Taylor — Alex Lisowski 9, Jenna Ladsten 7, Mikayla Simonson 6, Morgan Nehring 8, Mara Peterson 6, Mara Nyen 4. Totals (FGM FT-FTA TP): 18 2-4 40.

Immanuel Lutheran — Abbie Hein 14, Emily Hein 4, Rachel Schaser 11, Johanna Meyer 15, Lauren Lisek 2, Abby Sydow 3, Chara Meyer 5. Totals: 19 14-25 54.

Blair-Taylor 13 9 8 10 — 40

Immanuel Lutheran 6 11 21 16 — 54

3-point goals: Blair-Taylor 2 (Lisowski, Ladsten), Immanuel Lutheran 2 (J. Meyer, C. Meyer). Total fouls: Blair-Taylor 17, Immanuel Lutheran 9. Records: Blair-Taylor 8-12, 6-6; Immanuel Luteran 16-3, 11-1.

Next Up:  Sat., Feb. 16, 4:30 pm - Plum City @ away (map) (MaxPreps pre-game) (WSN Preview) (USA Today)

Varsity Pics:     

MaxPrep Ranking - February 14

MaxPrep Rankings have been updated for how Wisconsin teams place in comparison to each other. Immanuel's ranking is as follows:

TEAM RANK 204

• +7 from last update, Last Update 211
• Season High 198 on 1/31/2013, Season Low 251 on 1/17/2013
• All-Time High 172 on 3/4/2012, All-Time Low 442 on 12/9/2009

Here's a graph as to how the MaxPreps ranking is changing through the season.  The equivalent time frame from last season is also shown:

WSN Basketball Rankings - Feb 12 (Week 11)

WSN Basketball Rankings for February 12, Week 11 of 2012-13 season, Division 5 (See WSN Commentary):

Commentary:

Division 5
The top six spots in the Division 5 WisSports.net Coaches Poll remain the same as last week. Heritage Christian holds the top spot and hosts 9th-ranked Lake Country Lutheran in Midwest Classic action tonight. Third-ranked Barneveld travels to Praire du Chien on Saturday for a non-conference contest. No. 4 South Shore clinched the Indianhead-West title with a 63-43 win over Drummon on Monday night. On Thursday night, 6th-ranked Benton/Shullsburg travels to 7th-ranked Potosi for a rematch in Six RIvers-West action. Benton/Shullsburg won the first match-up, 58-57. Seneca makes their first appearance in the polls this week while Clayton drops from the rankings.

Division 5

Rank	School	Record	LW
1	Heritage Christian	16-2	1
2	Assumption	18-0	2
3	Barneveld	18-1	3
4	South Shore	18-0	4
5	Owen-WIthee	15-3	5
6	Benton/Shullsburg	18-1	6
7	Potosi	15-3	8
8	Fall River	18-1	9
9	Lake Country Lutheran	17-1	10
10	Seneca	16-2	UR

AP Poll for Feb. 12. 
Here is the Associated Press Wisconsin prep girls basketball poll for the week of February 12, with first-place votes in parentheses, record, total points and last week's ranking, as voted upon by a statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters:

Division 5
School Record Points Last Week
1. Assumption (9) 18-0 117 1
2. Barneveld 18-1 101 2
3. Heritage Christian (2) 16-2 97 3
4. South Shore (1) 17-0 88 4
5. Benton-Shullsburg 18-1 71 5
6. Owen-Withee 15-3 63 6
7. Potosi 15-3 43 8
8. Fall River 18-1 37 9
9. Lake Country Lutheran 17-1 23 10
10. Clayton 14-3 15 7
Others receiving votes: Randolph 4, Northwood 1.

Game 18: Immanuel @ Cochrane-Fountain City

More updates coming ...

At Cochrane-Fountain City
February 12, 2013

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Eau Claire Immanuel:  65   (15-3, 10-1) 

Cochrane-Fountain City:  30  (9-10, 7-5)

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NOTE:  Immanuel is now the 2012-13 Small Dairyland Conference Champion!!!  This is the only time in Immanuel history that a basketball team has repeated its quest for a  conference title.  The Lady Lancers anticlimatically clinched the title outright by handily beating 2nd place Cochrane-Fountain City (CFC) this evening, 65-30.  At halftime the Lancers defensively held CFC to a mere 8 points as the Pirates found themselves in a difficult hole from which to dig out.  In a team effort, the Lancers held on for the decisive victory, extending their winning steak to 11 games.  Of note this evening, Melrose-Mindoro handed the Large Dairyland Conference champion, Eleva-Strum, a 28-40 loss, currently leaving Eleva-Strum with a 10-2 record.  The Lancers will now play Eleva-Strum twice next week, once for their last conference game on Monday, Feb. 18, and then at the Dairyland Crossover on Saturday, Feb. 23, for the battle between the two first place teams!

Small Dairyland Conference Standings
Large Dairyland Conference Standings

Box Score and Team Stats on WSN   (To be updated ...)
Box Score and Team Stats on MaxPreps   (To be updated ...)
Event Page and Team Stats on USA Today HS Sports   (To be updated ...)

Game play-by-play    (To be updated ...)
Shot Charts (Both Teams)     (To be updated ...)
Shot Charts (Immanuel Players)     (To be updated ...)
Shot Charts (Opponent Players)      (To be updated ...)



Game Audio   (Rob Sauers and Matt Schaser broadcast)


Game Video (HD Link):      (To be updated ...)




From Prep Statistics in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN 65,
COCHRANE-FOUNTAIN CITY 30

Away team - Abbie Hein 18, Emily Hein 4, Rachel Schaser 12, Johanna Meyer 10, Lauren Lisak 2, Rebecca Naumann 4, Abby Sydow 6, Chara Meyer 9.

Cochrane-Fountain City - Miranda Lorenz 8, Laura Kramer 4, Nicole Hunger 8, Elizabeth Bremer 2, Mikahla Murphy 6, Briana Wolfe 2.

Immanuel..............15 16 19 15 - 65
C-FC .......................6 2 7 15 - 30

Records: Immanuel Lutheran 15-3, 10-1; Cochrane-Fountain City 9-10, 7-5.

From Prep Scoreboard in the Winona Daily News:

EAU CLAIRE IMMANUEL 65,
COCHRANE-FOUNTAIN CITY 30

ECI 15 16 19 15 — 65
C-FC 6 2 7 15 — 30

EAU CLAIRE IMMANUEL (15-3, 10-1): A. Hein 18, E. Hein 4, Schaser 12, J. Meyer 10, Lisak 2, Naumann 4, Sydow 6, C. Meyer 9.

COCHRANE-FOUNTAIN CITY (9-10, 7-5): Lorenz 8, Kramer 4, Hunger 8, Bremer 2, Murphy 6, Wolfe 2.

Next Up:  Thu., Feb. 14, 7:30 pm - Blair-Taylor @ home (map)  (MaxPreps pre-game) (WSN Preview) (USA Today)

Varsity Pics:    

Massey Ranking - Feb 12

Massey Ratings have been updated for how Wisconsin teams place in comparison to each other. Immanuel's rating is as follows:

TEAM STATE RANK 221
(+2 from last week, Last week 223)  
(Pre-Season 219,  Season High 183 on 12/3/2012, Season Low 246 on 1/14/2013)   
(All-Time High 183 on 12/3/2012, All-Time Low 450 on 11/2009)

• Schedule 381  .....(Last week 379)
• Offense 133 .....(Last week 124)
• Defense 338 .....(Last week 350)
• Power 223 .....(Last week 226) 

TEAM NATIONAL RANK 7870
(+304 from last week, Last week 8174)

Upcoming Week: Feb 10-16

For the upcoming week:

• Tue., Feb. 12, 7:30 pm - Cochrane-Fountain City @ away (map) (MaxPreps pre-game) (WSN Preview) (USA Today)
• Thu., Feb. 14, 7:30 pm - Blair-Taylor @ home (map)  (MaxPreps pre-game) (WSN Preview) (USA Today)
• Sat., Feb. 16, 4:30 pm - Plum City @ away (map) (MaxPreps pre-game) (WSN Preview) (USA Today)

Dairyland - Small - 2012-13 Regular Season

Team	W	L	T	Pct	GB	GP	Overall
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran	9	1	0	.900	-	10	14-3-0
Cochrane-Fountain City	7	4	0	.636	2.5	11	9-9-0
Independence	4	7	0	.364	5.5	11	4-14-0
Gilmanton	3	9	0	.250	7.0	12	6-12-0
Alma/Pepin	0	11	0	.000	9.5	11	2-13-0

Dairyland - Large - 2012-13 Regular Season

Team	W	L	T	Pct	GB	GP	Overall
Eleva-Strum	10	1	0	.909	-	11	11-7-0
Blair-Taylor	6	4	0	.600	3.5	10	8-10-0
Alma Center Lincoln	7	5	0	.583	3.5	12	11-7-0
Melrose-Mindoro	5	6	0	.455	5.0	11	5-14-0
Whitehall	4	7	0	.364	6.0	11	5-11-0

MaxPrep Ranking - February 10

MaxPrep Rankings have been updated for how Wisconsin teams place in comparison to each other. Immanuel's ranking is as follows:

TEAM RANK 211

• +9 from last update, Last Update 220
• Season High 198 on 1/31/2013, Season Low 251 on 1/17/2013
• All-Time High 172 on 3/4/2012, All-Time Low 442 on 12/9/2009

Here's a graph as to how the MaxPreps ranking is changing through the season.  The equivalent time frame from last season is also shown:

State Rankings of Key Dairyland teams:
Eleva-Strum 259
Blair-Taylor 318
Cochrane-Fountain City 337

State Rankings of Key Regional teams:
Clayton 202
McDonell 206
Glenwood City 255