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By Jason Nihles, The Platteville Journal, Fennimore Times, Boscobel Dial

Jesse Martin, G, Platteville boys basketball
Platteville High School's Jesse Martin closed out his prep basketball career at the the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game last Thursday at JustAgame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells.

Martin scored 14 points, which was third on the team, to help the Red All-Stars to a 119–114 win in the Division 3 All-Star Game. Lodi’s Brady Ring and Jack Fritz of Columbus each scored a co-game-high 21 points to help the Red to a 119–114 win over White team in the WBCA Division 3 All-Star game.

Dodgeville’s Dillon Garthwaite, the two-time SWC Player of the Year, scored 10 points in the Red’s win. Garthwaite led the Dodgers (21–4, 10–0) to a second-straight conference title. 

The Red team took a 99–83 lead into the final quarter, before the White team put together a strong rally, with 31–20 scoring advantage in the final period. But five different players scored in the final stanza for Red to hold off the rally.

Martin averaged a team-high 17.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game last season for the Hillmen (14–12, 6–4), who finished second in the Southwest Wisconsin Conference behind Dodgeville, to earn first-team All-SWC honors. The 2021–22 season was a strong bounce back season for Martin, who missed all of his junior year with a torn ACL (suffered during the 2020 football season).

Martin will play NCAA Division III football at UW–Platteville this fall.