By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

NEILLSVILLE — Neillsville drained nine 3-pointers and outscored Columbus Catholic by 16 points in the middle two quarters to beat the Dons 42-22 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division girls basketball game Tuesday night at Neillsville High School.

Chelsea Opelt hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 12 points for the Warriors (6-2, 5-1 Cloverbelt East).

Columbus Catholic (6-4, 3-2 Cloverbelt East) made just seven baskets, five coming from 3-point range. Jess Trad and Natalie Pospyhalla each had two 3-pointers and scored six points to top the Dons in scoring.

The Dons’ next game is Jan. 8 at Colby.

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

Warriors 42, Dons 22

Columbus Catholic 9 4 3 6 – 22

Neillsville 11 13 10 8 – 42

COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (22): Meena Thill 0 0-0 0, Alexandra Hutchison 0 0-0 0, Alishia Reigel 1 0-0 2, Kendra Baierl 0 1-2 1, Jess Trad 2 0-0 6, Abby Baierl 2 0-0 5, Natalie Pospyhalla 2 0-0 6, Hannah Stratmann 0 0-0 0, Tara Brock 0 2-2 2. FG: 7. FT: 3-5. 3-pointers: 5 (Pospyhalla 2, Trad 2, A. Baierl 1). Fouls: 7. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-4, 3-2 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.

NEILLSVILLE (42): Chelsea Opelt 4 0-0 12, Mindy Schoengarth 1 0-0 3, Morgan Hauge 0 0-0 0, Kayla Lis 2 0-0 6, Jordan Voight 0 0-0 0, Krisana Zoromski 1 1-2 4, Allison Pfeiffer 1 1-2 3, Taylor Henchen 2 0-0 5, Danielle Pfeiffer 1 1-2 3, Averill Voight 2 0-0 4, Ashlee Diestler 0 0-0 0, Lexi Opelt 0 0-0 0, Sydney Miller 1 0-0 2, Michelle Kyle 0 0-0 0, Logan Jensen 0 0-0 0. FG: 15. FT: 3-6. 3-pointers: 9 (C. Opelt 4, Lis 2, Zoromski 1, A. Pfeiffer 1, D. Pfeiffer 1). Fouls: 9. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-2, 5-1 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.