By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

LOYAL — The Marshfield Columbus Catholic boys basketball team ended a two-game losing streak with a 62-51 victory over Loyal on Tuesday night at Loyal High School.

The Dons improve to 2-2 overall and are 1-0 after winning their Cloverbelt Conference East Division opener. Loyal is now 1-1 and 0-1 in the Cloverbelt East.

Columbus Catholic used a 19-6 run in the second quarter to pull out to a 36-22 lead at halftime.

Hunter Schultz had 21 points to lead the Dons in scoring. Three others finished in the double digits. Brett Loveland had 15 points, Evan Nikolai added 11, and Tyler Fuerlinger had 10 for Columbus.

Cameron Brussow had 15 points to top Loyal.

Columbus Catholic plays a nonconference game at Auburndale next Tuesday.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Dons 62, Greyhounds 51

Columbus Catholic 17 19 10 16 – 62

Loyal 16 6 15 14 – 51

COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (62): Hunter Schultz 21, Ryan Dieringer 0, Tyler Fuerlinger 10, Christian Payant 3, Evan Nikolai 11, Ben Behling 2, Brett Loveland 15. Record: 2-2, 1-0 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.

LOYAL (51): Riley Geiger 5, Derrick Howard 0, Colton Roehl 8, Cameron Brussow 15, Ryley Fischer 4, Logan Genteman 5, Tyler Prust 14. Record: 1-1, 0-1 Cloverbelt East.