Hinson tops Tigers with 16 points

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — Marshfield made seven 3-pointers on its way to its fourth win a row as the Tigers beat Wausau East 62-48 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference boys basketball game Friday night at Marshfield High School.

Alec Hinson hit three 3-pointers and scored 16 points, and Grant Michaelis and Seth Anderson each had 15 points for the Tigers, who are now 11-8 overall and 7-4 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference.

East is now 11-5 and 5-4 in the WVC after Marshfield beat them for the second time in a week.

Marshfield shot 48 percent (24 of 50) from the field and had assists on 16 of those makes, including five from Hinson.

Marshfield plays a nonconference game at Rhinelander on Tuesday.

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

Tigers 62, Lumberjacks 48

Wausau East 17 31 – 48

Marshfield 25 37 – 62

WAUSAU EAST (48): Statistics not provided. Record: 11-5, 5-4 Wisconsin Valley Conference.

MARSHFIELD (62): Ethan Posteluk 1-4 2-2 5, Brant Bohman 1-5 0-1 2, Seth Anderson 6-12 3-4 15, Reed Miller 3-6 0-0 8, Alec Hinson 6-9 1-1 16, Grant Michaelis 7-10 0-0 15, Nathan McGrath 0-1 0-0 0, Adam Hauge 0-0 1-2 1, Nick Stewart 0-3 0-0 0. FG: 24-50. FT: 7-10. 3-pointers: 7-16 (Hinson 3-4, Miller 2-5, Michaelis 1-3, Posteluk 1-3, Bohman 0-1). Rebounds: 27 (Miller 8). Assists: 16 (Hinson 5). Turnovers: 7. Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 11-8, 7-4 Wisconsin Valley Conference.