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STRATFORD – Kayla Casperson, Carly Pankratz and Tria Tubbs each scored eight points in the first half as Stratford built a huge lead on its way to a 62-23 victory over Wausau Newman Catholic in a Marawood Conference South Division girls basketball game Friday night at Stratford High School.
Stratford led 39-11 at halftime and nearly doubled-up the Cardinals in the second half to roll to the 39-point win and stay undefeated, improving to 8-0 overall and 6-0 in the Marawood South.
Tubbs finished with 12 points and seven rebounds, and Carly Pankratz had 11 points for the Tigers.
Aubrey Puent had 14 points to lead Newman Catholic (1-7, 1-5 Marawood South).
Stratford will play Cochrane-Fountain City at the Bangor Holiday Tournament on Friday, Dec. 27, with another game at the tournament to follow on Dec. 28.
Tigers 62, Cardinals 23
Newman Catholic 11 12 – 23
Stratford 39 23 – 62
NEWMAN CATHOLIC (23): Mel Severson 1 2-2 4, Addison Puent 0 0-0 0, Claire Bodenheimer 1 0-0 2, Maddie Jankowski 0 0-0 0, Aisha Tanimu 0 0-0 0, Addison France 0 0-0 0, Brianna Schulz 0 3-4 3, Aubrey Puent 4 4-4 14. FG: 6. FT: 9-10. 3-pointers: 2 (Au. Puent 2). Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-7, 1-5 Marawood Conference South Division.
STRATFORD (62): Kayla Casperson 3 2-5 8, Laney Pankratz 3 0-0 8, Carly Pankratz 5 0-0 11, Kassedey Downey 1 2-5 4, Alyssa Bargender 0 0-0 0, Emily Zuelke 2 0-3 4, Daisy Yoder 3 0-0 6, Lucy Zaleski 0 0-0 0, MyKayla Stueber 1 0-0 2, Tria Tubbs 5 2-2 12, Abbi Lawerenz 0 0-0 0, Erika Frick 3 1-1 7. FG: 26. FT: 7-16. 3-pointers: 3 (L. Pankratz 2, C. Pankratz 1). Rebounds: 38 (Tubbs 7). Fouls: 12. Fouled out: Yoder. Record: 8-0, 6-0 Marawood Conference South Division.