Stratford boys basketball scores season-high, whips Owen-Withee

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

STRATFORD — Four Stratford players scored in double figures, and the Tigers boys basketball team scored a season-high in a 73-53 nonconference win over Owen-Withee on Friday night at Stratford High School.

Dawson Gebelein had 19 points, making 9 of 12 shots from the field, to lead the way for Stratford (10-5). Michael Bargender added 14 points and eight rebounds; Jake Reif had 13 points, 10 assists, and five steals; and Jake Schmitt added 11 points for the Tigers.

Stratford returns to action Thursday at home against Wisconsin Rapids Assumption.

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

Tigers 73, Blackhawks 53

Owen-Withee 5 18 16 14 – 53

Stratford 15 15 17 26 – 73

OWEN-WITHEE (53): Statistics not reported. Record: 8-6.

STRATFORD (73): Dawson Gebelein 9-12 0-0 19, Nick Stoflet 2-3 0-0 5, Michael Bargender 4-5 6-8 14, Ethan Nagel 1-4 0-0 3, Derek Schmidt 3-6 0-0 6, Jake Reif 5-10 1-1 13, Mitch Guralski 1-1 0-0 2, Jake Schmitt 5-9 1-4 11. FG: 30-50. FT: 8-13. 3-pointers: 5-16 (Reif 2-7, Gebelein 1-1, Stoflet 1-2, Nagel 1-3, Schmidt 0-3). Rebounds: 24 (Bargender 8). Assists: 23 (Reif 10). Record: 10-5.