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MARATHON – Auburndale senior Liz Breu scored 25 points, and the Apaches needed every one of them in posting a 49-45 win over Marathon in a Marawood Conference South Division girls basketball game Tuesday night at Marathon High School.
Breu hit 8 of 10 shots from the field and 9 of 12 free throws to accumulate her game-high 25 points. Kelly Tomfohrde added 10 points and Lindsay Gotz had eight points and 12 rebounds for Auburndale, which improves to 17-3 and 11-2 in the Marawood South.
Kayla Stanley led Marathon (13-6, 6-6 Marawood South) with 15 points.
Auburndale used a 17-12 advantage in the second quarter to erase a first-quarter deficit and take a 26-24 lead heading into halftime.
The Apaches outscored Marathon by one point in each of the final two quarters, making 9 of 13 from the free-throw line.
Auburndale plays at Stratford on Thursday.
Apaches 49, Raiders 45
Auburndale 9 17 10 13 – 49
Marathon 12 12 9 12 – 45
AUBURNDALE (49): Kayleigh Kundinger 0-7 2-2 2, Kayla Nikolay 1-5 0-0 2, Nicole Nikolay 0-4 0-0 0, Sam Karl 0-0 0-0 0, Katie Willfahrt 1-2 0-0 2, Kelly Tomfohrde 4-8 2-4 10, Lindsay Gotz 2-7 4-4 8, Liz Breu 8-10 9-12 25. FG: 16-43. FT: 19-22. 3-pointers: 0-3 (N. Nikolay 0-2, Kundinger 0-1). Rebounds: 27 (Gotz 12). Assists: 7 (Tomfohrde 2, N. Nikolay 2). Total fouls: 20. Record: 17-3, 11-2 Marawood South.
MARATHON (45): Ashlee Southworth 1-1 0-1 2, Kate Larsen 4-6 0-1 8, Alex Boehm 3-11 0-3 6, Brianna Wirkus 3-3 0-1 6, Rebecca Reiche 2-10 3-4 7, Kayla Stanley 4-12 6-8 15, Monica Natzke 0-0 0-2 0, Melanie Brickner 0-2 1-2 1. FG: 17-45. FT: 10-22. 3-pointers: 1-7 (Stanley 1-3, Reiche 0-2, Boehm 0-2). Rebounds: 25 (Boehm 10). Assists: 5 (Boehm 2). Total fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 12-7, 5-7 Marawood South.
Records: Auburndale 17-3, 11-2 Marawood South; Marathon 13-6, 6-6 Marawood South.