By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

KROENENWETTER — Stratford held Northland Lutheran to eight points in the first half and cruised to a 50-21 victory over the Wildcats in a Marawood Conference South Division girls basketball game Thursday night at Northland Lutheran High School.

The Tigers led 23-8 at half and put the game away with a 13-6 run in the third quarter.

Macie Frueh had 15 points, and Andie Zuelke added 10 points and 12 rebounds for Stratford (11-4, 4-3 Marawood South).

Northland Lutheran made just five field goals in the game and falls to 4-9 and 0-6 in the conference.

Stratford’s next game is Tuesday at home against Wausau Newman Catholic.

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

Tigers 50, Wildcats 21

Stratford 11 12 13 14 – 50

Northland Lutheran 4 4 6 7 – 21

STRATFORD (50): Sammy Griesbach 1-4 2-2 3, Macie Frueh 5-20 5-6 15, Brittany Bredemann 2-5 0-0 4, Tianna Hughes 3-6 1-2 7, Savannah Schillinger 2-12 0-0 4, Emily Manecke 0-0 0-0 0, Casey Kolbeck 2-6 2-2 6, Marissa Cepress 0-0 0-0 0, Andie Zuelke 4-9 2-4 10, Olivia Burrows 0-0 0-0 0, Kaylee Hollatz 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 19-62. FT: 12-16. 3-pointers: 0-16 (Griesbach 0-1, Frueh 0-7, Schillinger 0-8). Rebounds: 31 (Zuelke 12). Assists: 12 (Schillinger 3). Fouls: 18. Fouled out: Frueh. Record: 11-4, 4-3 Marawood South.

NORTHLAND LUTHERAN (21): Cierra Mahnke 0 0-0 0, Rebekah Edelburg 3 5-5 11, Ashley Colby 0 0-1 0, Hannah Kloehn 0 5-6 5, Alissa Mahnke 0 0-0 0, Mesa Hoag 0 1-3 1, Taylor Fenske 0 0-0 0, Sidney Moore 0 0-0 0, Halley Engelbrecht 0 0-1 0, Erin Gost 0 0-0 0, Melissa Neumann 2 0-3 4. FG: 5. FT: 11-19. 3-pointers: none. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: Kloehn. Record: 4-9, 0-6 Marawood South.