Breit leads Tigers with 16 points, eight rebounds

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

STRATFORD — Stratford shot just 31 percent from the field and dropped a tight 40-38 decision to Stevens Point Pacelli in a nonconference boys basketball game Tuesday night at Stratford High School.

Stratford (1-1) led 22-20 at halftime but could not hold on as Pacelli pulled out the win. The game was the season-opener for Pacelli.

Vaughn Breit scored 16 points to lead the Tigers. He was 5 of 12 from the field while the rest of the team was just 9 of 32. Breit also had a team-high eight rebounds.

Stratford returns to action Monday at Rib Lake.

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

Cardinals 40, Tigers 38

Pacelli 20 20 – 40

Stratford 22 16 – 38

PACELLI (40): Statistics not provided. Record: 1-0.

STRATFORD (38): Cole Hoffman 3-10 0-0 6, Okley Wrensch 0-2 0-0 0, Lucas Heidmann 0-0 0-0 0, Paul Huther 3-7 2-2 8, Trent Heckel 1-3 0-0 2, Lucas Heidmann 1-7 0-0 2, Branden Ackley 0-1 0-0 0, Vaughn Breit 5-12 5-6 16, Jacob Danen 1-2 1-2 3. FG: 14-44. FT: 8-10. 3-pointers: 2-14 (Breit 1-1, Heckel 1-3, Ackley 0-1, Heidmann 0-3, Hoffmann 0-6). Rebounds: 26 (Breit 8). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-1.