Breit leads Tigers with 18 points, nine rebounds

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WAUSAU — Vaughn Breit made 10 of 11 free throws on his way to a team-high 18 points as the Stratford boys basketball team whipped Wausau Newman Catholic 70-54 on Thursday night at Newman Catholic High School.

Breit added nine rebounds for the Tigers, who are now 12-7 overall and 5-5 in the Marawood Conference South Division. Newman Catholic drops to 5-14 and 2-8 in the conference.

Okley Wrensch added 12 points, and Cole Hoffman had 10 for Stratford.

The Tigers were 25 of 30 at the free throw line and made nine of 15 from 3-point range. Wrensch hit 4 of 6 from distance in the victory.

Stratford plays at Auburndale on Saturday at 7:15 p.m.

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

Tigers 70, Cardinals 54

Newman Catholic 27 27 – 54

Stratford 38 32 – 70

NEWMAN CATHOLIC (54): Statistics not provided. Record: 5-14, 2-8 Marawood Conference South Division.

STRATFORD (70): Brenden Fecker 1-7 6-7 8, Cole Hoffmann 3-7 2-2 10, Okley Wrensch 4-6 0-0 12, Lucas Heidmann 0-0 0-0 0, Paul Huther 1-1 0-1 2, Trent Heckel 2-2 0-0 6, Andrew Bargender 0-0 0-0 0, Teddy Redman 0-1 0-0 0, Branden Ackley 0-0 0-0 0, Vaughn Breit 4-9 10-11 18, Lance Heidmann 1-1 3-3 6, Jacob Danen 2-5 4-6 8. FG: 18-39. FT: 25-30. 3-pointers: 9-15 (Wrensch 4-6, Hoffmann 2-2, Heckel 2-2, La. Heidmann 1-1, Breit 0-1, Fecker 0-3). Rebounds: 22 (Breit 9). Assists: 12 (Breit 3, Heckel 3). Turnovers: 13. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: none. Record: 12-7, 5-5 Marawood Conference South Division.