Apaches drop to 1-2

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

AUBURNDALE — The Auburndale boys basketball team dropped to 1-2 this season with a 60-55 loss to Wisconsin Rapids Assumption in a Marawood Conference South Division game Tuesday night at Auburndale High School.

The Apaches are now 1-1 in the Marawood South. Assumption improves to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference.

Colton Wright had 13 points, and Luke Olsen and Collin Hawkins each added 11 for Auburndale.

Auburndale made just 17 of 47 shots from the field in the loss but stayed close by making 17 of 22 free throws and four 3-pointers.

The Apaches play at Pittsville on Friday.

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

Royals 60, Apaches 55

Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 24 36 – 60

Auburndale 23 32 – 55

ASSUMPTION (60): No statistics reported. Record: 4-1, 2-0 Marawood Conference South Division.

AUBURNDALE (55): Cooper Weinfurter 2-5 1-1 5, Luke Olsen 4-11 3-6 11, Cason Schmutzer 1-1 0-0 3, Caleb Weinfurter 0-9 6-6 6, Collin Hawkins 3-8 5-7 11, Colten Yeske 3-4 0-0 6, Cameron Ertl 0-1 0-0 0, Colton Wright 4-8 2-2 13. FG: 17-47. FT: 17-22. 3-pointers: 4-14 (Wright 3-5, Schmutzer 1-1, Co. Weinfurter 0-1, Ca. Weinfurter 0-3, Olsen 0-4). Rebounds: 19 (Ertl 6). Record: 1-2, 1-1 Marawood South.