Wright tops Apaches with 11 points

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WISCONSIN RAPIDS — The Auburndale boys basketball led first-place Wisconsin Rapids Assumption at halftime but could not hold on as the Royals won 60-49 in a Marawood Conference South Division game Tuesday night at Assumption High School.

Auburndale was up 24-22 at halftime before being outscored 38-25 by Assumption, which remains unbeaten in the Marawood South at 7-0 and moves to 11-2 overall. Auburndale drops to 7-6 and 4-3 in the conference.

Colton Wright had 11 points, and Caleb Weinfurter and Collin Hawkins each added 10 for Auburndale.

Auburndale hosts Pittsville on Friday.

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

Royals 60, Apaches 49

Auburndale 24 25 – 49

Assumption 22 38 – 60

AUBURNDALE (49): Cooper Weinfurter 1-4 1-3 3, Luke Olsen 3-10 3-3 9, Cason Schmutzer 0-1 0-0 0, Caleb Weinfurter 4-11 1-2 10, Collin Hawkins 4-4 2-2 10, Cameron Ertl 1-7 2-3 4, Cale Jacoby 1-2 0-0 2, Colton Wright 4-9 1-2 11. FG: 18-48. FT: 10-15. 3-pointers: 3-15 (Wright 2-5, Ca. Weinfurter 1-4, Olsen 0-1, Co. Weinfurter 0-2, Ertl 0-3). Rebounds: 20 (Ertl 6). Assists: 10 (Ertl 4). Record: 7-6, 4-3 Marawood Conference South Division.

ASSUMPTION (60): Statistics not reported. Record: 11-2, 7-0 Marawood Conference South Division.