Apaches host Stratford in regional final Saturday night

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

CRIVITZ — Luke Olsen poured in 16 points, and three others scored in double figures as well as the Auburndale boys basketball team tipped Crivitz 66-63 in overtime in a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal Friday night at Crivitz High School.

Colton Wright added 11 points, and Collin Hawkins and Cale Jacoby each scored 10 for the sixth-seed Apaches, who improve to 17-7 and move on to a regional final where they will take on Marawood Conference South Division rival Stratford at 7 p.m. Saturday. Seventh-seeded Stratford (16-8) won at No. 2 Edgar 47-42 on Friday.

Auburndale defeated Stratford twice this season: 57-52 at home on Feb. 18 and 59-48 at Stratford on Dec. 8.

Auburndale trailed 24-19 at halftime before rallying to tie the game at 57-57 after regulation. The Apaches outscored sixth-seeded Crivitz (16-8) 9-6 in the extra four-minute period.

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

Apaches 66, Wolverines 63 (OT)

Auburndale 19 38 9 – 66

Crivitz 24 33 6 – 63

AUBURNDALE (66): Cooper Weinfurter 0-2 0-0 0, Luke Olsen 5-13 4-5 16, Cason Schmutzer 2-4 0-0 5, Caleb Weinfurter 2-10 0-0 5, Collin Hawkins 5-9 0-0 10, Cameron Ertl 3-4 3-4 9, Cale Jacoby 4-7 2-6 10, Colton Wright 4-12 0-1 11. FG: 25-61. FT: 9-16. 3-pointers: 7-28 (Wright 3-10, Olsen 2-5, Schmutzer 1-3, Ca. Weinfurter 1-8, Co. Weinfurter 0-2). Rebounds: 29 (Ertl 7, Jacoby 7). Assists: 16 (Wright 4, Olsen 4). Record: 17-7.

CRIVITZ (63): Statistics not reported. Record: 16-8.