By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

STRATFORD — Wisconsin Rapids Assumption pulled ahead in the third quarter and held on to defeat Stratford 43-38 in a Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball game Thursday night at Stratford High School.

Stratford led 18-16 at halftime before the Royals pulled ahead in the third quarter with a 14-6 run.

Chase Lamp scored 16 points to lead Assumption (10-7, 5-5 Marawood South).

Jake Schmitt had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers, who fall to 10-6, 4-5 Marawood South.

Assumption shot just 13 of 40 from the field but held a 14-6 advantage over Stratford on free throws.

Stratford returns to action Friday with a nonconference home game against Athens.

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

Royals 43, Tigers 38

Assumption 10 6 14 13 – 43

Stratford 7 11 8 12 – 38

ASSUMPTION (43): Jon Trickey 0-1 1-2 1, Brady Baltus 1-4 4-6 7, Chase Lamp 5-20 5-9 16, Trevor Newton 0-0 0-0 0, Jared Haas 4-5 2-3 11, Kolt Linzmeier 1-4 0-0 2, Joe Grundhoffer 1-5 2-2 4, Nathaniel Clark 0-0 0-0 0, Brandon Birkhauser 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 13-40. FT: 14-22. 3-pointers: 3-16 (Lamp 1-10, Haas 1-1, Baltus 1-2, Trickey 0-1, Grundhoffer 0-2). Rebounds: 32 (Lamp 10). Assists: 8 (Lamp 4). Record: 10-7, 5-5 Marawood Conference South Division.

STRATFORD (38): Dawson Gebelein 3-6 0-0 6, Nick Stoflet 0-6 0-0 0, Michael Bargender 2-5 4-6 8, Ethan Nagel 0-0 0-0 0, Derek Schmidt 2-7 0-0 5, Jake Reif 3-12 0-0 9, Jake Schmitt 4-9 2-5 10. FG: 14-45. FT: 6-11. 3-pointers: 4-17 (Reif 3-8, Schmidt 1-3, Schmitt 0-1, Gebelein 0-1, Stoflet 0-4). Rebounds: 21 (Schmitt 11). Assists: 9 (Reif 5). Record: 10-6, 4-5 Marawood Conference South Division.