By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — Marshfield Columbus Catholic used a huge fourth-quarter run to bust open a tie game and go on to defeat Loyal 55-43 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division boys basketball matchup Tuesday night at Columbus Catholic High School.

The score was tied 34-34 after three quarters before the Dons outscored Loyal 21-9 in the fourth to pull away for the victory.

Brett Loveland had a career-high 18 points for the Dons. Sophomores Hunter Schultz and Tyler Fuerlinger each added 13 points, and Evan Nikolai had 10.

Columbus Catholic (9-5, 8-2 Cloverbelt East) plays at Gilman on Friday.

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

Dons 55, Greyhounds 43

Loyal 10 15 9 9 – 43

Columbus Catholic 12 15 7 21 – 55

LOYAL (43): Riley Geiger 4, Derrick Howard 6, Colten Roehl 7, Cameron Brussow 12, Ryley Fischer 4, Logan Genteman 5, Tyler Prust 5. Record: 5-7, 4-5 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.

COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (55): Christian Payant 1, Evan Nikolai 10, Hunter Schultz 13, Tyler Fuerlinger 13, Brett Loveland 18. Record: 9-5, 8-2 Cloverbelt East.