By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

PARK FALLS — Stratford opened up a 10-point lead in the first quarter and held on the rest of the way to defeat Chequamegon 50-37 in a nonconference boys basketball game Monday night at Chequamegon High School.

Stratford led 16-6 after one quarter and was up 25-11 by halftime behind a strong defensive performance.

Eight different Tigers scored in the win, led by Jake Reif, who had 15 points. Dawson Gebelein added 11 points, five rebounds, and five steals.

Stratford (9-3) hosts Wausau Newman Catholic in a Marawood Conference South Division game Friday. The two teams are tied for second place at 4-2 in the conference.

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

Tigers 50, Screaming Eagles 37

Stratford 16 9 11 14 – 50

Chequamegon 6 5 12 14 – 37

STRATFORD (50): Dawson Gebelein 4-5 3-5 11, Nick Stoflet 1-4 2-2 5, Michael Bargender 1-2 1-2 3, Cole Hoffman 0-0 0-0 0, Ethan Nagel 3-6 0-1 8, Derrick Schmidt 2-3 0-0 5, Jake Reif 5-9 3-5 15, Mitch Guralski 0-0 1-2 1, Jake Schmitt 1-7 0-0 2. FG: 17-36. FT: 10-19. 3-pointers: 6-14 (Reif 2-4, Nagel 2-3, Stoflet 1-4, Schmidt 1-2, Gebelein 0-1). Rebounds: 31 (Bargender 8, Schmitt 7). Assists: 15 (Reif 5, Schmitt 4). Record: 9-3.

CHEQUAMEGON (37): No statistics reported. Record: 4-7.