Apaches now 4-5, play at Northland Lutheran on Thursday

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

PITTSVILLE — Pittsville jumped out to a 10-point lead and withheld a late run by Auburndale to beat the Apaches 57-54 in a Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball game Tuesday night at Pittsville High School.

The loss drops Auburndale’s record to 4-5 overall and 2-2 in the Marawood South. Four of the Apaches’ five losses this season have been by five points or less, and all five have been by single digits.

Pittsville (7-2, 2-1 Marawood South) led 25-15 at halftime and was outscored by seven in the second half but hung on for the win.

Caleb Weinfurter hit three 3-pointers to finish with a team-high 15 points, Luke Olsen added 12 points, and Collin Hawkins had eight points and 12 rebounds for Auburndale.

Auburndale plays at Northland Lutheran on Thursday.

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

Panthers 57, Apaches 54

Auburndale 15 39 – 54

Pittsville 25 32 – 57

AUBURNDALE (54): Cooper Weinfurter 3-7 0-2 8, Luke Olsen 5-13 1-2 12, Cason Schmutzer 0-2 0-0 0, Caleb Weinfurter 4-15 4-5 15, Collin Hawkins 4-10 0-0 8, Colten Yeske 1-3 0-0 2, Cameron Ertl 1-6 0-0 2, Cale Jacoby 2-2 0-0 4, Colton Wright 1-6 0-0 3. FG: 21-64. FT: 5-9. 3-pointers: 7-28 (Ca. Weinfurter 3-11, Co. Weinfurter 2-5, Wright 1-3, Olsen 1-8, Schmutzer 0-1). Rebounds: 30 (Hawkins 12). Record: 4-5, 2-2 Marawood South.

PITTSVILE (57): Statistics not reported. Record: 7-2, 2-1 Marawood South.