Male Athlete of the Week
Ty Dennis, Burlington High School football: Dennis had another standout game for BHS, pulling in three touchdown catches in a 49-20 win over Union Grove Friday.
The first touchdown was 58 yards, the second 44 and the third 14.
Dennis finished with 133 yards receiving on the evening.
Also considered: Chris Benavides, Waterford Union High School football; Grant Alderman, Catholic Central High School football; Grant Brooks, Waterford Union High School cross country.
Female Athlete of the Week
Ciara Capezio, Burlington High School girls volleyball: With the Southern Lakes Conference title on the line, Capezio played her best volleyball of the season Saturday in the SLC championship match against Westosha Central.
Capezio finished with 30 kills in the three-game sweep of the Falcons, and hit .519 for the match.
Also considered: Megan Wadsworth, Catholic Central High School volleyball; Madelyn Schwartz, Union Grove Union High School cross country.
Team of the Week
Burlington High School girls volleyball: In a tournament that featured arch-rival Westosha Central, the Demon girls did everything they needed to Saturday.
BHS swept Delavan-Darien, Elkhorn and Westosha en route to the Southern Lakes Conference tournament title crown at Union Grove Saturday, beating Westosha 26-24, 25-19, 25-16 in the championship match.
Every Demon player ended up on the stats sheet that suited for the match, with eight players picking up kills, six players assists, and all 13 players at least one dig.
Romo Watch
While the Green Bay Packers seemed to right the ship with a win Sunday night over the Houston Texans, the Dallas Cowboys joined their Texas counterparts in the “loss” column.
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo connected with Dez Bryant on a touchdown with 32 seconds left in the game, but the two-point pass conversion failed.
Dallas recovered the onside kick, but a last-second field goal went wide left. Dallas is now 2-3 overall.
Romo was solid if unspectacular in the victory, connecting on 25 of 36 passes for 261 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
Games of the Week
Three area teams will be starting WIAA playoff football Friday, and two of the three area teams that qualified will be on the road in the opening round.
In Division 2, playing in Group C, No. 6-seeded Burlington will travel to Watertown Friday for a 7 p.m. game. Waterford, a No. 2 seed, will host Waukesha West at the same time.
Catholic Central, meanwhile, is the No. 5 seed in Group D of Division 7. The Hilltoppers will be at Black Hawk Friday at 7 p.m.
Among other notables in the playoffs:
Division 1
Muskego (No. 6 seed) at Badger (No. 3), Saturday, 4 p.m.
Division 2
Wilmot (No. 8) at Waunakee (No. 1), Friday, 7 p.m. (this is the other half of the group Burlington and Waterford are part of).
Division 5
Howards Grove (No. 7) at Racine St. Catherine’s (No. 2), Friday, 7 p.m., Horlick Field
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