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ATHENS – The Auburndale boys basketball team extended its winning streak to six straight with a 62-32 win over Athens in a Marawood Conference crossover game Thursday at Athens High School.
The Eagles turned a seven-point halftime lead into a blowout win as they held Athens to just 11 points in the second half.
Evan Scholl had 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists to lead four Auburndale players in double figures. Caden Weinfurter added 12 points, and Thomas Aue and Kaden Anderson both scored 10 in the win for the Eagles (16-2, 11-1 Marawood South).
Andy Schaer led Athens (7-12, 3-9 Marawood North) with eight points as the Bluejays made just 11 field goals in the loss.
Auburndale hosts Crandon for a nonconference game Friday starting at 6 p.m.
Eagles 62, Bluejays 32
Auburndale 28 34 – 62
Athens 21 11 – 32
AUBURNDALE (62): Evan Scholl 5-12 1-2 14, Caden Weinfurter 4-9 1-2 12, Thomas Aue 5-5 0-0 10, Kaden Anderson 5-10 0-3 10, Blake Raab 1-2 2-2 4, Peyton Weinfurter 2-3 0-0 4, Aden Cherney 2-5 0-0 4, Josh Lundgren 1-1 0-0 2, Mason Meissner 0-0 2-2 2, James Norby 0-0 0-0 0, Nick Steines 0-0 0-0 0, Keegan Empey 0-0 0-0 0, Ayden Raab 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 25-47. FT: 6-11. 3-pointers: 6-16 (C. Weinfurter 3-5, Scholl 3-6, B. Raab 0-1, P. Weinfurter 0-1, Cherney 0-1, Anderson 0-2). Rebounds: 29 (Scholl 7). Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 16-2, 11-1 Marawood Conference South Division.
ATHENS (32): Kam Zarnke 1 0-0 3, Nick Pittman 0 1-2 1, Riley Schultz-Becker 3 0-0 7, Ryan Peel 0 0-0 0, Isaac Bushman 0 0-0 0, Dax Diethelm 1 0-0 2, Jordan Fram 0 1-12 1, Brock Benty 0 0-0 0, Ty Johnson 1 0-0 3, Eli Paul 0 0-0 0, Andy Schaer 4 0-0 8, Brayden Frahman 1 5-8 7. FG: 11. FT: 7-12. 3-pointers: 3 (Johnson 1, Schultz-Becker 1, Zarnke 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-12, 3-9 Marawood Conference North Division.