Wright nets 24 points for Apaches

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

STANLEY — Colton Wright continued his recent hot shooting with 24 points in the Auburndale boys basketball team’s 56-44 nonconference win over Stanley-Boyd on Tuesday at Stanley-Boyd High School.

Wright had seven 3-pointers and 27 points in a win last Friday against Pittsville. On Tuesday, Wright made 9 of 11 shots, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, to finish with 24 in the victory over Stanley-Boyd.

Luke Olsen added nine points, and Collin Hawkins had eight rebounds for the Apaches (9-6).

Auburndale will play at Marathon in a Marawood Conference South Division game Thursday.

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

Apaches 56, Orioles 44

Auburndale 20 36 – 56

Stanley-Boyd 17 27 – 44

AUBURNDALE (56): Cooper Weinfurter 3-4 1-2 7, Luke Olsen 4-9 0-0 9, Caleb Weinfurter 2-6 2-4 6, Collin Hawkins 1-3 0-0 2, Cameron Ertl 2-4 2-2 6, Cale Jacoby 1-2 0-0 2, Colton Wright 9-11 2-2 24. FG: 22-39. FT: 7-10. 3-pointers: 5-9 (Wright 4-5, Olsen 1-3, Ca. Weinfurter 0-1). Rebounds: 27 (Hawkins 8). Record: 9-6.

STANLEY-BOYD (44): Statistics not reported. Record: 11-4.