Hinson leads Tigers with four 3-pointers, 16 points

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — The Marshfield boys basketball team outscored Eau Claire Memorial by eight points in each half to push to a 77-61 win in a nonconference game Tuesday night at Marshfield High School.

The Tigers are now 10-8 and Memorial falls to 6-10.

Four Marshfield players scored in double figures as the Tigers shot 56 percent from the field (27 of 48) and made 9 of 19 from 3-point range.

Alec Hinson hit four 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead Marshfield. He also added five rebounds and four assists in the win.

Ethan Posteluk had 15 points, Reed Miller 14, and Grant Michaelis 13 for the Tigers.

Marshfield hosts Wausau East on Friday.

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

Tigers 77, Old Abes 61

Eau Claire Memorial 28 33 – 61

Marshfield 36 41 – 77

EAU CLAIRE MEMORIAL (61): Statistics not reported. Record: 6-10.

MARSHFIELD (77): Ethan Posteluk 7-10 1-3 15, Brant Bohman 0-2 0-0 0, Seth Anderson 2-5 5-11 9, Reed Miller 5-8 1-2 14, Alec Hinson 5-8 2-2 16, Grant Michaelis 5-9 2-2 13, Nathan McGrath 1-1 1-2 4, Isaac Meverden 0-0 0-0 0, John Reigel 1-1 0-2 2, Adam Hauge 0-0 0-0 0, Nick Stewart 1-4 2-3 4. FG: 27-48. FT: 14-27. 3-pointers: 9-19 (Hinson 4-7, Miller 3-4, McGrath 1-1, Michaelis 1-4, Bohman 0-1, Posteluk 0-2). Rebounds: 25 (Anderson 6). Assists: 19 (Hinson 4, Stewart 4). Turnovers: 8. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 10-8.