Assumption upends undefeated Auburndale boys basketball

Auburndale senior Blake Raab. (MarshfieldAreaSports.com file photo/Paul Lecker)

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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – J.T. Schlaefer scored 23 points to lead Wisconsin Rapids Assumption to an upset win over undefeated Auburndale in a Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball game Friday night at Assumption High School.

Assumption led 33-28 at halftime and held the Eagles to just 12 points in the second half to finish off the win and improve to 3-3 overall and 3-1 in the Marawood South.

Auburndale was held to 33 percent shooting (14-for-42) and was just 6-for-13 at the free throw line as it suffers its first loss of the season, falling to 5-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play. Click here to view the Marawood South boys basketball standings

Blake Raab had 12 points to lead the Eagles.

Auburndale hosts Edgar and Assumption travels to Marathon for Marawood South games on Monday.

Royals 48, Eagles 40
Auburndale 28 12 – 40
Assumption 33 15 – 48
AUBURNDALE (40):
Blake Raab 4-12 1-2 12, Keegan Empey 2-4 2-5 7, Ayden Raab 2-3 2-2 7, Thomas Aue 3-6 1-2 7, Josh Lundgren 2-7 0-0 5, Peyton Weinfurter 1-9 0-2 2, Ray Teska 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 14-42. FT: 6-13. 3-pointers: 6-24 (B. Raab 3-10, Empey 1-2, A. Raab 1-2, Lundgren 1-4, Weinfurter 0-6). Rebounds: 22 (Aue 9). Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-1, 3-1 Marawood Conference South Division.
ASSUMPTION (48): Logan Nystrom 3 0-0 9, Owen Hagen 4 0-0 10, Chase Leberg 1 0-0 2, J.T. Schlaefer 8 5-6 23, Ron Bord 0 1-2 1, Parker Vruwink 1 1-1 3. FG: 17. FT: 7-9. 3-pointers: 7 (Nystrom 3, Hagen 2, Schlaefer 2). Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-3, 3-1 Marawood Conference South Division.