Bryan leads Tigers with 17 points

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

APPLETON — The Marshfield girls basketball team had its six-game winning streak come to a screeching halt as it lost to Appleton North 80-55 in a nonconference game Saturday afternoon at Appleton North High School.

North, which defeated Marshfield by two points in a WIAA Division 1 sectional final last season, is ranked No. 1 in this week’s WisSports.net Division 1 state coaches poll and is now 17-0 on the year.

North shot 56 percent overall (30 of 54) and was a sizzling 13 of 21 from 3-point range in the victory. The Lightning charged out to a 53-17 lead by halftime.

Meg Bryan hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points, and Ema Fehrenbach added 16 points as she made 8 of 9 free throws for Marshfield (8-7).

The Tigers return to Wisconsin Valley Conference action Tuesday at Merrill.

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

Lightning 80, Tigers 55

Marshfield 17 38 – 55

Appleton North 53 27 – 80

MARSHFIELD (55): Meg Bryan 5-12 3-3 17, Jenna Jakobi 3-6 0-1 6, Corianne Johnson 2-4 2-4 7, Maddie Nikolai 1-5 0-2 2, Ema Fehrenbach 4-12 8-9 16, Hannah Meverden 0-1 0-0 0, Katie Osinski 3-3 1-1 7, Sophie Koen 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 18-43. FT: 14-20. 3-pointers: 5-13 (Bryan 4-11, Johnson 1-2). Rebounds: 16 (Jakobi 5). Turnovers: 16. Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 8-7.

APPLETON NORTH (80): Brekke 4-6 0-0 10, Sieg 2-4 0-0 6, Squier 1-1 0-0 2, Van Wyk 2-3 0-2 5, Laux 3-7 0-0 8, Erickson 1-1 0-0 2, Pohlman 5-7 0-0 10, Beecher 0-1 0-0 0, Klitzke 1-3 2-2 5, Levy 5-12 5-5 18, Van Handel 1-1 0-0 2, Schabo 5-7 0-0 12, Lukashewich 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 30-54. FT: 7-9. 3-pointers: 13-21 (Levy 3-6, Schabo 2-2, Brekke 2-3, Sieg 2-3, Laux 2-4, Klitzke 1-1, Van Wyk 1-2). Rebounds: 28 (Levy 5). Turnovers: 15. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: none. Record: 17-0.