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AUBURNDALE – Oriah Harris converted a go-ahead three-point play with 43 seconds remaining in overtime to give Auburndale the late lead and the Eagles held on to defeat Stratford 51-47 in a Marawood Conference South Division girls basketball battle Thursday night at Auburndale High School.
Auburndale led 34-20 at halftime before the Tigers stormed back to take the lead.
Stratford led 42-41 before Harris made one free throw to tie it with 1:14 to go, and blocked a shot on the Tigers’ ensuing possession. Auburndale was unable to convert on a pair of shot attempts in the closing seconds and the game went to overtime.
In the extra period Auburndale found itself trailing by one again before Harris muscled inside and scored, was fouled, and hit the ensuing free throw to give the Eagles a 49-47 lead with 43 seconds remaining.
Auburndale added two more free throws and Stratford was unable to score again, giving the Eagles the hard-fought win.
Myah Katzenberger led Auburndale with 18 points and Harris ended up with 13 as the Eagles won their seventh game in a row and improve to 12-2 overall and 7-2 in the Marawood South, which is tied with Stratford (10-4 overall) for second place.
Kala Casperson scored 14 points and Carly Pankratz added 12 for the Tigers.
Auburndale will travel to Wausau Newman Catholic and Stratford will play at Marathon in Marawood South action on Tuesday.
Eagles 51, Tigers 47 (OT)
Stratford 22 20 5 – 47
Auburndale 34 8 9 – 51
STRATFORD (47): Kayla Casperson 5 1-1 14, Laney Pankratz 1 0-0 2, Carly Pankratz 5 1-1 12, Kassedey Downey 0 1-2 1, Emily Zuelke 0 0-0 0, Daisy Yoder 3 1-2 7, Tria Tubbs 4 1-1 9, Erika Frick 1 0-0 2. FG: 19. FT: 5-7. 3-pointers: 4 (Casperson 3, C. Pankratz 1). Fouls: 19. Fouled out: Yoder. Record: 10-4, 7-2 Marawood Conference South Division.
AUBURNDALE (51): Kyle Anderson 0 2-2 2, Chesney Nagel 0 0-0 0, Lily Bellanti 2 1-2 6, Gracie Hasenohrl 1 1-1 3, Taylor Anderson 0 0-0 0, Sidney Wolff 0 2-3 2, Rose Hasenohrl 2 0-0 5, Breleigh Grimm 0 0-0 0, Oriah Harris 5 2-3 13, Mya Krings 1 0-1 2, Myah Katzenberger 5 8-8 18. FG: 16. FT: 16-20. 3-pointers: 3 (Bellanti 1, R. Hasenohrl 1, Harris 1). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 12-2, 7-2 Marawood Conference South Division.