Hinson tallies 24 points for Tigers

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WISCONSIN RAPIDS — The Marshfield boys basketball team raced out to a 12-point lead by halftime with an explosive first 18 minutes and won its fourth-straight game, a 71-57 victory over Wisconsin Rapids on Monday at Lincoln High School.

Alec Hinson made 5 of 6 3-pointers and scored 24 points for his second-straight 20-point game for the Tigers.

Ethan Voss added 14 points, and Adam Fravert had 12 points and seven rebounds for Marshfield, which is now 12-7 overall and 5-5 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference.

Dylan Bassuener had 22 points for Wisconsin Rapids, which drops to 3-17 overall and 2-8 in the Valley.

Marshfield led 42-30 at halftime and maintained its lead in the second half.

The Tigers had just five turnovers and shot 47 percent (27 of 57) while holding Rapids to 34 percent shooting (18 of 52).

The Tigers host Rhinelander on Tuesday in a nonconference matchup, their final regular-season home game.

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

Tigers 71, Raiders 57

Marshfield 42 29 – 71

Wisconsin Rapids 30 27 – 57

MARSHFIELD (71): Ethan Posteluk 3-10 1-3 8, Trevor Schwecke 1-3 0-0 2, Ethan Voss 6-10 0-2 14, Tyson Slade 1-3 1-2 3, Chase Freeck 0-1 0-0 0, Alec Hinson 8-11 3-4 24, Grant Michaelis 3-8 2-2 8, Isaac Huettl 0-1 0-0 0, Nathan McGrath 0-0 0-0 0, Adam Fravert 5-8 2-3 12, Jon Hardinger 0-2 0-0 0, Nick Stewart 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 27-57. FT: 9-16. 3-pointers: 8-15 (Hinson 5-6, Voss 2-4, Posteluk 1-1, Slade 0-1, Michaelis 0-3). Rebounds: 28 (Fravert 7). Turnovers: 5. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 12-7, 5-5 Wisconsin Valley Conference.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS (57): Dylan Baussener 7-18 6-8 22, Ben Olson 4-9 0-3 10, Isaiah Westfall 1-4 2-2 4, Zach Langemier 5-12 3-3 14, Brett Hanson 1-5 3-3 6, Adam Vincent 0-1 0-0 0, Cameron Tammen 0-2 1-2 1, Jake Elliot 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 18-52. FT: 15-21. 3-pointers: 6-16 (Baussener 2-4, Olson 2-4, Hanson 1-2, Langemier 1-4, Tammen 0-1, Westfall 0-1). Rebounds: 26 (Langemier 7). Turnovers: 8. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-17, 2-8 Wisconsin Valley Conference.