THREE LAKES, Wis. - Florence, despite a second-half recovery, bowed to Three Lakes 59-47 in a WIAA Division 5 boys basketball regional opener.
The Bobcats trailed 38-16 at halftime but closed the deficit to 12 in the second half.
"We got off to a shaky start and they shot well," Florence Coach Tom Beck said. "We played pretty solid in the second half and outscored them 31-21."
Florence's Austin Herman, hampered by foul trouble, scored a game-high 24 points.
Three Lakes travels to Niagara on Friday for a regional semifinal.
Florence 9 7 17 14 - 47
Three Lakes 17 21 17 4 - 59
FLORENCE: Ouradnik 4, Kelley 1, Gareau 1, Garcia 8. Valine 2, Herman 24, Trudell 3, Beck 2, Sword 2. FT: 10-18. F: 16.
THREE LAKES: Queen 12, Wales 5, Mathison 4, Liebscher 13, LaDuke 7, Maney 7, Levandoski 11, FT: 16-25. F: 16.
3-point FG: Mathison, Liebscher, LaDuke, Garcia, Herman 2.