Balanced scoring attack leads Apaches

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

AUBURNDALE — Four Auburndale players scored nine points or more as the Apaches beat Athens 51-37 in a nonconference girls basketball game Tuesday at Auburndale High School.

Natalie Aue scored 10 points, and Hannah Bolder, Marissa Ponshock, and Rachel Gronemeyer each added nine points for Auburndale in its home victory.

Auburndale (10-11) ran out to a 35-22 lead by halftime and held on the rest of the way.

Auburndale will play in a Marawood Conference North-South crossover game Friday. An opponent and site is yet to be determined.

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

Apaches 51, Bluejays 37

Athens 22 15 – 37

Auburndale 35 16 – 51

ATHENS (37): Kaylyn Schreiner 1 0-0 2, Kierra Penney 3 0-0 6, Emily Frick 0 0-0 0, Berenice Lira 0 0-0 0, Kenadi Diedrich 7 1-4 18, Gabby Janke 1 0-0 2, Courtney Murkowski 0 0-0 0, Carley Lipinski 1 0-0 2, Paige Denzine 2 1-2 5, Mariah Zinkowich 0 0-0 0, Lira 1 0-0 2. FG: 16. FT: 2-6. 3-pointers: 3 (Diedrich 3). Record: 8-13.

AUBURNDALE (51): Mackenzie Raab 1-5 0-0 2, Brooke Anderson 1-6 0-0 2, Rachel Gronemeyer 3-4 1-2 9, Maggie Willfahrt 0-5 1-2 1, Izzy Hilber 1-3 0-0 2, Rachael Bolder 1-1 1-2 3, Lauren Dillinger 0-0 0-0 0, Marissa Ponshock 3-5 3-4 9, Kali Karl 1-6 2-4 4, Natalie Aue 4-5 2-2 10, Hannah Bolder 3-7 3-3 9. FG: 18-47. FT: 13-19. 3-pointers: 2-3 (Gronemeyer 2-2, Anderson 0-1). Rebounds: 29 (Ponshock 8). Assists: 12 (Anderson 5). Record: 10-11.