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MARSHFIELD – The Columbus Catholic girls basketball team overcame a rough game shooting with a strong defensive effort and defeated Athens 44-27 in a nonconference game Friday at Columbus Catholic High School.
The Dons (6-5) shot just 26 percent (16-for-60), but held Athens to 10 of 45 from the field and just eight points in the second half to earn the home win.
Gracie Wilczek had four 3-pointers and 18 points, and Sophie Wilczek scored 12 points for the Dons.
Columbus Catholic hosts Greenwood for a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Thursday at 7:15 p.m.
Dons 44, Bluejays 27
Athens 19 8 – 27
Columbus Catholic 27 17 – 44
ATHENS (27): Brianna Sheahan 2-6 0-2 6, Bailey Hanke 3-11 0-0 7, Vanessa Espinoza-Quiroz 1-3 0-0 2, McKenna Lepak 0-5 1-2 1, Ellis Baer 1-3 0-0 2, Itzel Espinoza-Quiroz 0-1 0-0 0, Danica Diethelm 1-7 0-0 3, McKenzie Belter 1-2 0-0 3. FG: 10-45. FT: 1-4. 3-pointers: 6-20 (Sheahan 2-3, Belter 1-2, Diethelm 1-3, Hanke 1-3, V. Espinoza-Quiroz 0-2, Lepak 0-3). Rebounds: 38 (Hanke 9). Record: 1-6.
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (44): Abby Wojcik 0-1 0-0 0, Katelyn Casperson 1-10 0-1 2, Izzy Holz 3-7 1-3 7, Sophie Wilczek 4-17 0-1 12, Bella Maurer 0-1 0-2 0, Hailey Hargraves 2-2 0-2 4, Gracie Wilczek 6-15 2-2 18, Chayse Blenker 0-4 0-0 0, Abby Kibbel 0-0 0-0 0, Nora Alcott 0-0 0-2 0, Maddie Bernick 0-2 1-2 1, Aubrey Lambrecht 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 16-60. FT: 4-15. 3-pointers: 8-38 (G. Wilczek 4-11, S. Wilczek 4-16, Lambrecht 0-1, Holz 0-2, Casperson 0-8). Rebounds: 37 (Holz 8). Record: 6-5.