Schultz hits for 30 points for Dons (15-0)

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

APPLE VALLEY, Minnesota — In a battle of state-ranked boys basketball teams, Marshfield Columbus Catholic raced past Springfield (Minn.) 96-83 in one of seven games at the 11th Annual Wisconsin-Minnesota Border Battle on Saturday morning at Apple Valley High School.

Columbus, ranked No. 3 in this week’s WisSports.net Division 5 state coaches poll, sank 12 3-pointers in the victory, four each from Hunter Schultz and Nick Malovrh.

Schultz finished with 30 points, Tyler Fuerlinger added 27, and Malovrh had 19 for the Dons, who are now 15-0.

Isaac Fink scored 30 points for Springfield, which is now 15-2 and is ranked seventh in Minnesota’s MaxPreps.com Class A state poll.

The Dons return to Cloverbelt Conference East Division action Monday at Granton.

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

Dons 96, Tigers 83

Springfield 36 47 – 83

Columbus Catholic 47 49 – 96

SPRINGFIELD (83): Noah Bertram 2, Decker Scheffler 6, Tanner Vogel 21, Issac Fink 30, Kale Meendering 8, Andrew Beckman 10, Branden Flock 4, Mitchell Buekle 2. Record: 15-2.

COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (96): Jarred Mandel 6-9 0-0 12, Charles Payant 0-0 0-0 0, Ryan Dieringer 2-4 2-2 8, Peyton Nystrom 0-1 0-0 0, Nick Malovrh 7-18 1-3 19, Hunter Schultz 12-23 2-3 30, Ethan Meece 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler Fuerlinger 9-20 7-7 27. FG: 36-75. FT: 13-15. 3-pointers: 12-35 (Malovrh 4-12, Schultz 4-12, Fuerlinger 2-5, Dieringer 2-4, Mandel 0-1, Nystrom 0-1). Record: 15-0.