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WAUSAU – Auburndale senior Blake Raab scored half of his team’s points, pouring in 25 in a 50-36 win over Wausau Newman Catholic in a Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball game Tuesday at Newman Catholic High School.
Raab made five 3-pointers and went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line to pace the Eagles, who are now 14-1 overall and 9-1 in the Marawood South after posting their ninth-straight victory.
Auburndale pulled out to a 29-15 lead by halftime and was able to maintain its double-digit lead in the second half.
Quincy Pfender led Newman Catholic (3-12, 2-8 Marawood South) with 15 points.
Auburndale will travel to Amherst for a nonconference game on Friday.
Newman Catholic’s next game is Thursday at home against Tri-County.
Eagles 50, Cardinals 36
Auburndale 29 21 – 50
Newman Catholic 15 21 – 36
AUBURNDALE (50): Blake Raab 7-15 6-6 25, Keegan Empey 2-6 4-7 8, Peyton Weinfurter 2-4 1-2 6, Josh Lundgren 2-4 0-0 5, Thomas Aue 2-4 0-0 4, Jaxon Grube 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 16-34. FT: 11-15. 3-pointers: 7-19 (Raab 5-13, Weinfurter 1-3, Lundgren 1-3). Rebounds: 24 (Aue 7). Fouls: 4. Fouled out: none. Record: 14-1, 9-1 Marawood Conference South Division.
NEWMAN CATHOLIC (36): Quincy Pfender 7 0-1 15, Lucas Pfiffner 4 0-1 9, Damien Puent 0 0-0 0, Lucas Erdman 2 0-0 4, Cooper Guld 0-0 0-0 0, Liam McCarty 4 0-0 8. FG: 17. FT: 0-2. 3-pointers: 2 (Pfender 1, Pfiffner 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: Guld. Record: 3-12, 2-8 Marawood Conference South Division.