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AUBURNDALE – Blake Raab scored 14 points to lead a balanced attack as the Auburndale boys basketball team defeated Athens 52-39 in a Marawood Conference crossover game Thursday at Auburndale High School.
The Eagles used a nine-point advantage in the second half to bust open a tight game on their way to their 14th-straight win.
Peyton Weinfurter added 11 points and Thomas Aue scored 10 for Auburndale (19-1, 12-1 Marawood South).
Riley Schultz-Becker led Athens (5-15, 4-9 Marawood North) with 17 points.
Auburndale hosts Stevens Point Pacelli for a nonconference game on Saturday at 7:15 p.m.
Eagles 52, Bluejays 39
Athens 19 20 – 39
Auburndale 23 29 – 52
ATHENS (39): Kam Zarnke 3 2-2 9, Mason Belter 0 0-0 0, Riley Schultz-Becker 6 3-4 17, Dax Diethelm 0 0-0 0, Jordan Frahm 1 0-0 2, Eli Paul 0 0-0 0, Kaleb Cracroft 0 0-0 0, Eli Schaer 0 0-0 0, Brayden Frahman 4 1-2 11. FG: 14. FT: 6-8. 3-pointers: 5 (Frahman 2, Schultz-Becker 2, Zarnke 1). Fouls: 13. Fouled out: Frahman. Record: 5-15, 4-9 Marawood Conference North Division.
AUBURNDALE (52): Blake Raab 4-6 6-6 14, Peyton Weinfurter 4-10 0-0 11, Thomas Aue 4-7 2-2 10, Josh Lundgren 3-8 2-4 9, Ayden Raab 3-7 2-2 8, Jaxon Grube 0-0 0-0 0, James Norby 0-1 0-0 0, Keegan Empey 0-3 0-0 0. FG: 18-42. FT: 12-14. 3-pointers: 4-13 (Weinfurter 3-7, Lundgren 1-3, Empey 0-1, A. Raab 0-2). Rebounds: 25 (Weinfurter 7, Aue 7). Fouls: 6. Fouled out: none. Record: 19-1, 12-1 Marawood Conference South Division.