Wallin's big day helps lead Prescott back to Division 3 State Tournament

Mar. 9—For the first time since 2018, the Prescott Cardinals boys basketball team is headed back to the state tournament. The top-seeded Cardinals used a fast start and survived a second-half charge to upend No. 3 Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 63-48 in the Divisional 3 Sectional 1 finals.

The Cardinals (21-6) — as they were almost all season — were led by senior big man Dallas Wallin. Wallin scored from all three levels, controlled the boards and was the best player on the court for the entirety of the game. Wallin finished with a game-high 26 points.

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