By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

AMHERST — Jake Reif scored 28 points, and the Stratford boys basketball team grabbed a big road win, knocking off Amherst 69-59 in overtime in a nonconference game Tuesday night at Amherst High School.

Reif was a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line and went 8-for-13 from the field to lead the Tigers (13-8).

Michael Bargender added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Stratford.

Stratford led 21-19 at halftime, and Amherst (16-4) managed to tie the game after three quarters. Each team scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to force overtime before the Tigers outscored Amherst 18-8 in the extra four-minute period.

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

Tigers 69, Falcons 59

Stratford 9 12 13 17 18 – 69

Amherst 12 7 16 17 8 – 59

STRATFORD (69): Dawson Gebelein 3-6 0-0 7, Nick Stoflet 1-1 1-2 3, Michael Bargender 5-9 2-4 12, Ethan Nagel 1-3 0-1 3, Derek Schmidt 2-7 4-6 6, Jake Reif 8-13 9-9 28, Jake Schmitt 3-7 2-4 8, Tanner Weinfurtner 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 23-47. FT: 18-26. 3-pointers: 5-14 (Reif 3-7, Nagel 1-3, Gebelein 1-1, Schmitt 0-1, Schmidt 0-2). Rebounds: 30 (Bargender 10). Assists: 11 (Reif 5). Record: 13-8.

AMHERST (59): Statistics not provided. Record: 16-4.