By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

KRONENWETTER — Auburndale took control in the middle two quarters and blew past Northland Lutheran 58-24 in a Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball game Tuesday night at Northland Lutheran High School.

Auburndale outscored the Wildcats 21-5 in the second quarter to open up a 30-11 halftime lead.

The Apaches put the game away by shutting out Northland Lutheran 16-0 in the third quarter.

Auburndale improves to 7-2 overall and 3-2 in the Marawood South. Northland Lutheran is now 2-8 and 0-4 in the conference.

Auburndale plays at Wausau Newman Catholic on Friday.

Complete game statistics were not provided.

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

Apaches 58, Wildcats 24

Auburndale 9 21 16 12 – 58

Northland Lutheran 6 5 0 13 – 24

AUBURNDALE (58): Statistics not provided. Record: 7-2, 3-2 Marawood South.

NORTHLAND LUTHERAN (24): Gavin Nelson 2-2 0-0 5, Aiden Koo 0-0 0-0 0, Adam Jensen 0-0 0-0 0, Luke Thums 0-1 0-0 0, Austin Schmidt 0-2 0-0 0, Danny Worden 1-9 1-2 3, David Burgess 0-0 0-0 0, Noah Panzer 3-4 0-0 7, Jacob Price 4-8 0-0 9, Kyle Griesbach 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 10-26. FT: 1-2. 3-pointers: 3-10 Price 1-4, Panzer 1-1, Nelson 1-1, Worden 0-4). Rebounds: 15 (Price 6). Record: 2-8, 0-4 Marawood South.