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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield Columbus Catholic boys basketball team had little trouble from Granton, rolling to a 64-22 win in a WIAA Division 5 regional quarterfinal Tuesday night at Columbus Catholic High School.
Jared Boyle scored 16 points and Brandon Nikolai added 15 points to lead the Dons (18-5), who have won 16 of 19 games since starting the season 2-3.
Granton ends its season without a victory at 0-22.
Columbus, the No. 2 seed in its regional, will host Rib Lake (14-7) at 7 p.m. Friday at Columbus. Rib Lake beat Loyal 61-50 on Tuesday.
The Columbus-Rib Lake winner will play the winner of the Prentice-Greenwood game in a regional final on Saturday night at Marathon High School.
Dons 64, Bulldogs 22
GRANTON (22): Ezra Schier 3, John Richmond 12, Jeff Richmond 3, Troy Garbisch 2. Record: 0-22.
COLUMBUS (64): Jordan Derfus 4, Travis Pischel 4, Brandon Nikolai 15, Tyler Derfus 4, Jared Boyle 16, Bryce DeSmet 6, Paul Selz 5, Lucas Michalik 2, Jared Fleischmann 4, Zach Strobel 2, Derrick Green 2. Record: 18-5.