By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

AUBURDNALE — Wisconsin Rapids Assumption ended Auburndale’s 16-game Marawood Conference South Division winning streak with a 36-35 victory in boys basketball action Friday night at Auburndale High School.

Auburndale led 9-0 to start the game before Assumption pulled ahead 19-15 at halftime with a 10-3 run in the second quarter.

The Apaches outscored Assumption (4-1, 1-1 Marawood South) 12-9 in the fourth but came up one point short.

Matt Nikolay had 10 points and four assists, and Josh VanShoick and Alex Marth each scored nine points for the Apaches (2-1, 1-1 Marawood South).

Auburndale shot just 32 percent from the field (12 of 37) and was 1 of 15 from 3-point range.

Auburndale’s next game is Tuesday at Pittsville.

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

Royals 36, Apaches 35

Assumption 9 10 8 9 – 36

Auburndale 12 3 8 12 – 35

ASSUMPTION (36): Statistics not provided. Record: 4-1, 1-1 Marawood Conference South Division.

AUBURNDALE (35): Jake Lewis 0-4 0-0 0, Matt Nikolay 3-14 3-5 10, Cooper Krings 1-2 0-0 2, Tyler Weber 1-3 0-0 2, Alex Marth 4-5 1-1 9, Matt Lang 0-3 3-4 3, Dylan Peplinski 0-0 0-0 0, Josh VanShoick 3-6 3-3 9. FG: 12-37. FT: 10-13. 3-pointers: 1-15 (Nikolay 1-8, Weber 0-2, Krings 0-1, Lewis 0-4). Rebounds: 19 (Nikolay 4, VanShoick 4). Assists: 7 (Nikolay 4). Record: 2-1, 1-1 Marawood South.