By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

STRATFORD — Dawson Gebelein had 18 points and seven rebounds to lift the Stratford boys basketball team to a 51-43 nonconference victory over Wisconsin Valley Lutheran on Friday night at Stratford High School.

Gebelein was 8 of 14 from the field and 2 of 3 at the free throw line for the Tigers (5-1).

Jake Reif added 13 points and four assists, and Michael Bargender had eight points and eight rebounds for Stratford.

The Tigers trailed 24-20 at halftime before rallying to take the lead in the third quarter.

Stratford’s next game is Tuesday at Wisconsin Rapids Assumption.

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

Tigers 51, Wolves 43

Wisconsin Valley Lutheran 8 16 6 13 – 43

Stratford 11 9 15 16 – 51

WISCONSIN VALLEY LUTHERAN (43): Statistics not provided. Record: 4-2.

STRATFORD (51): Dawson Gebelein 8-14 2-3 18, Nick Stoflet 0-1 0-0 0, Michael Bargender 3-6 2-2 8, Ethan Nagel 0-1 0-0 0, Derek Schmidt 3-7 0-1 6, Jake Reif 4-7 4-4 13, Jake Schmitt 2-4 2-4 6. FG: 20-47. FT: 10-14. 3-pointers: 1-11 (Reif 1-4, Schmidt 0-3, Gebelein 0-2, Stoflet 0-1, Nagel 0-1). Rebounds: 29 (Bargender 8). Assists: 13 (Reif 4, Schmitt 4). Record: 5-1.