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The Verona girls basketball team would not be denied.
The Wildcats overcame an eight-point second-half deficit and accomplished their season-long goal Saturday night at the Resch Center.
Verona rallied to defeat Mukwonago 52-46 in the WIAA Division 1 championship game - giving the Wildcats their first state title in their first appearance.
Junior forward Alex Luehring, a UW-Green Bay recruit, led Verona (25-3) with 18 points.
Senior guard Bre Cera, an Iowa recruit, led Mukwonago (24-4) with a game-high 25 points.
Verona senior Grace Mueller sank two free throws to give the Wildcats a 50-46 lead with 32.4 seconds left and junior guard Alley Johnson made two more - putting Verona ahead 52-46 with 12.1 seconds remaining.
Mueller's two free throws with 58.6 seconds left had put Verona ahead 48-43. But Cera responded with a 3-pointer.
Cera scored the first 13 points of the game for Mukwonago, sparking the Indians to...