By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

STEVENS POINT — Stevens Point ran out to a double-digit lead in the first quarter and cruised to an 83-58 victory over Marshfield in a Wisconsin Valley Conference boys basketball game Friday night at Stevens Point Area Senior High (SPASH).

SPASH, ranked No. 1 in the WisSports.net Division 1 state coaches poll, led 23-11 after the first quarter and 43-22 at halftime on its way to another big win. The Panthers improve to 17-0 overall and 8-0 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference.

Marshfield drops to 5-12 and 1-6 in the conference.

Will Spindler led Marshfield with 14 points, and Tanner Boson added 12.

Trevor Anderson had 24 points, and Sam Hauser scored 16 for SPASH. The Panthers made nine 3-pointers in the win.

Marshfield hosts Wisconsin Rapids on Tuesday as part of a girls-boys doubleheader. The girls game starts at 6 p.m. The boys follow at 7:45 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on WDLB-AM 1450 and wdlbwosq.com.

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

Panthers 83, Tigers 58

Marshfield 11 11 13 23 – 58

Stevens Point 23 20 26 14 – 83

MARSHFIELD (58): Will Spindler 7 0-2 14, Tanner Boson 5 0-0 12, Adam Fravert 3 2-2 9, Jordan Schlinsog 3 0-0 7, Tyson Slade 2 0-0 5, Caleb Alexander 2 0-1 4, Derek Coffren 1 0-0 3, Alec Hinson 0 0-0 0, Isaac Huettl 0 0-0 0, Zach Shortess 0 0-0 0. FG: 25. FT: 2-5. 3-pointers: 6 (Boson 2, Fravert 1, Schlinsog 1, Slade 1, Coffren 1). Record: 5-12, 1-6 Wisconsin Valley Conference.

STEVENS POINT (83): Trevor Anderson 9 4-4 24, Sam Hauser 7 0-1 16, Joey Hauser 4 2-4 10, Jamison Kryshak 3 1-2 9, Andrew Ruzek 3 0-0 6, Jake Hofmeiser 2 0-0 6, T.J Schrank 2 0-0 5, Mack Journell 2 0-0 4, Ted Kearney 1 0-0 3, Evan Mallek 0 0-0 0, Jake Erler 0 0-0 0, Keon’te Williams 0 0-1 0. FG: 33. FT: 7-12. 3-pointers 9 (Anderson 2, S. Hauser 2, Hofmeister 2, Kryshak 1, Schrank 1, Kearney 1). Record: 17-0, 8-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference.