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AUBURNDALE – Blake Raab was an efficient 9-for-11 and scored a game-high 19 points as the Auburndale boys basketball team kept its perfect record intact with a 55-42 win over Wausau Newman Catholic in a Marawood Conference South Division game Tuesday at Auburndale High School.
Keegan Empey added 13 points, and Thomas Aue had eight points and 10 rebounds for the Eagles, who are now 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the Marawood South this season.
Auburndale shot 56 percent (22-for-39) in the victory.
Lucas Pfiffner had 14 points for Newman Catholic (1-6, 0-3 Marawood South).
Both teams will play Marawood South games on Friday as Newman Catholic hosts Marathon and Auburndale travels to Wisconsin Rapids Assumption.
Eagles 55, Cardinals 42
Newman Catholic 23 19 – 42
Auburndale 24 31 – 55
NEWMAN CATHOLIC (42): Quincy Pfender 4 3-4 12, Lucas Pfiffner 7 0-0 14, Damien Puent 0 0-0 0, Lucas Erdman 2 0-0 4, Michael Fox 2 0-2 5, Everett Puent 1 0-0 2, Cooper Guld 1 0-0 3, Liam McCarty 1 0-0 2, Carter Czendonka 0 0-0 0. FG: 18. FT: 3-6. 3-pointers: 3 (Pfender 1, Fox 1, Guld 1). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-6, 0-3 Marawood Conference South Division.
AUBURNDALE (55): Blake Raab 9-11 0-1 19, Keegan Empey 6-11 1-1 13, Peyton Weinfurter 3-6 2-5 9, Thomas Aue 3-3 2-4 8, Josh Lundgren 1-4 3-4 5, Jaxon Grube 0-0 0-0 0, Ray Teska 0-0 0-0 0, Ayden Raab 0-4 0-0 0. FG: 22-39. FT: 8-15. 3-pointers: 3-9 (Weinfurter 1-1, Lundgren 1-2, B. Raab 1-3, Empey 0-1, A. Raab 0-2). Rebounds: 25 (Aue 10). Fouls: 8. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-0, 3-0 Marawood Conference South Division.