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AUBURNDALE – The Auburndale boys basketball team shot over 50 percent from the third straight game and rolled to a 50-28 victory over Wisconsin Rapids Assumption on Tuesday night at Auburndale High School.
The Apaches won for the sixth-straight time to improve to 14-2 overall and 9-1 in the Marawood Conference South Division. Assumption falls to 4-12 and 2-8 in conference.
Austin Hawkins and C.J. Castellano each scored 10 points to lead the Apaches as nine different players scored.
Auburndale led 14-13 after the first quarter before opening up a 21-15 halftime lead. The Apaches kept rolling, outscoring Assumption 29-13 in the second half.
The Royals made just 11 of 36 shots from the field and missed five of their eight free-throw attempts.
Auburndale is back in action Friday at home against Wausau Newman Catholic.
Apaches 50, Royals 28
Assumption 13 2 11 2 – 28
Auburndale 14 7 19 10 – 50
ASSUMPTION (28): Aaron Mallek 1-2 0-0 2, Nick Buntrock 3-14 0-0 7, Grant Sigler 1-1 0-0 2, Luke Eichinger 2-4 3-6 7, Ben Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Jake Paltz 2-4 0-0 6, Zach Linzmeier 0-4 0-0 0, Nick Davis 2-4 0-0 4, Ty Bernarde 0-3 0-2 0. FG: 11-36. FT: 3-8. 3-pointers: 3-8 (Paltz 2-3, Buntrock 1-5). Rebounds: 10 (Eichinger 3). Assists: 6 (Buntrock 3). Record: 4-12, 2-8 Marawood South.
AUBURNDALE (50): Cale Weiler 1-4 0-0 3, Cole Swanson 0-0 0-0 0, Brian Hoffman 0-1 0-0 0, C.J. Castellano 5-6 0-0 10, Isaac Castellano 1-2 3-3 5, Alex Lang 0 2-2 2, Kyle Gruenke 2-6 0-0 5, Markus Kleifgen 3-4 1-2 7, Austin Hawkins 5-11 0-0 10, Tyler Hartle 0-0 2-2 2, Jake Hansen 3-3 0-0 6. FG: 20-37. FT: 8-9. FG: 2-5 (Weiler 1-2, Gruenke 1-2, Hoffman 0-1). Rebounds: 23 (Kleifgen 7). Assists: 13 (C.J. Castellano 4). Record: 14-2, 9-1 Marawood South.