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MARATHON – The Stratford boys basketball team’s season came to an end Friday night as it lost to Marathon 66-40 in a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal game at Marathon High School.
The top-seeded Raiders (22-1) move on to a regional final against Three Lakes at 7 p.m. Saturday at Antigo High School.
Stratford’s season ends with an 12-11 record after its third loss of the season to Marathon.
Marathon pulled ahead after a tight first quarter by outscoring the Tigers 18-8 in the second quarter and 23-9 in the third, grabbing a 52-25 advantage.
Derek Austin scored 13 points to lead Stratford.
Cody Hanke had 21 points and Koleman Schilling added 19 points, which included five 3-pointers, for Marathon.
Raiders 66, Tigers 40
Stratford 8 8 9 15 – 40
Marathon 11 18 23 14 – 66
STRATFORD (40): Nolan Bargender 6, Derek Austin 13, Austin Shelley 7, Troy Mengel 6, Greg Belter 2, Travis Urlaub 6. 3-pointers: 2 (Austin 1, Shelley 1). Record: 12-11.
MARATHON (66): Collin Seubert 6, Matt Berens 2, Koleman Schilling 19, Cedric Lechleitner 11, Brody Hurtis 2, Cody Hanke 21, Nathan Guralski 2. 3-pointers: Marathon 5, (Schilling 5). Record: 22-1.