Apaches improve to 8-6

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

AUBURNDALE — Colton Wright drilled seven 3-pointers and finished with 27 points to lead the Auburndale boys basketball team to a 60-42 victory over Pittsville on Friday night at Auburndale High School.

Wright was 9 of 14 overall from the field and 7 of 11 from 3-point range to score nearly half of the Apaches’ points in the home victory.

Auburndale was 22 of 49 overall from the field and made nine 3-pointers total.

The Apaches held a narrow 25-23 lead at halftime before blowing the game open in the second half with a 16-point advantage.

Luke Olsen added 10 points, and Collin Hawkins had nine points and eight rebounds for the Apaches (8-6, 5-3 Marawood Conference South Division).

Auburndale plays a nonconference game at Stanley-Boyd on Tuesday.

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

Apaches 60, Panthers 42

Pittsville 23 19 – 42

Auburndale 25 35 – 60

PITTSVILLE (42): Statistics not reported. Record: 10-5, 4-4 Marawood Conference South Divison.

AUBURNDALE (60): Cooper Weinfurter 2-3 0-0 5, Luke Olsen 4-8 2-3 10, Logan Willfahrt 1-1 0-0 3, Caleb Weinfurter 0-4 2-2 2, Collin Hawkins 4-10 1-2 9, Cameron Ertl 2-4 0-0 4, Cale Jacoby 0-5 0-0 0, Colton Wright 9-14 2-2 27. FG: 22-49. FT: 7-9. 3-pointers: 9-18 (Wright 7-11, Willfahrt 1-1, Co. Weinfurter 1-2, Olsen 0-1, Ca. Weinfurter 0-3). Rebounds: 22 (Hawkins 8). Assists: 19 (Ca. Weinfurter 8). Record: 8-6, 5-3 Marawood Conference South Division.