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WAUSAU – Auburndale’s dream season came to an end as Marawood Conference rival Edgar pulled off a stunning upset in a WIAA Division 4 girls basketball sectional semifinal Thursday night at Wausau East High School.ut
The Apaches defeated Edgar twice during the regular season – once by 15 points and the other by 16 – but couldn’t make it a hat trick and fell to the Wildcats 47-42.
Edgar (15-9) will play Oshkosh Lourdes or Algoma in a sectional final on Saturday at Waupaca with a WIAA State Tournament berth on the line. Auburndale’s season ends with a 21-4 record after having its six-game win streak snapped.
Auburndale led 13-11 after the first quarter, but trailed by one at 21-20 at halftime. Edgar held off the Apaches in a tight game in the fourth quarter, making eight straight free throws in the final 48 seconds.
Lindsay Gotz hit a long jumper for Auburndale to cut Edgar’s lead to 39-37 with 48 seconds to go before Tessa Thurs made a pair of free throws. After an Auburndale miss, Jena Heidmann added two more from the line for the Wildcats.
Kelly Tomforhde, who had 15 points for the Apaches, had a three-point play with 20 seconds to go to cut it back to three at 43-40, but Ashley Schneeberger and Kira Dittman each made two free throws in the final 19 seconds and Auburndale managed just one basket, but Liz Breu with 5 seconds left.
Breu, who finished her incredible career as Auburndale’s all-time leading scorer, had 15 points to end her senior with 1,210 career points.
Wildcats 47, Apaches 42
Auburndale 13 7 9 13 – 42
Edgar 11 10 9 17 – 47
AUBURNDALE (42): Liz Breu 15, Kelly Tomfohrde 15, Kayla Nikolay 8, Lindsay Gotz 2, Nicole Nikolay 2, Sam Karl 0, Katie Willfahrt 0, Kayleigh Kundinger 0. Record: 21-4.
EDGAR (47): Jena Heidmann 9, Holly Denfeld 13, Tessa Thurs 6, Carissa Napierala 6, Kira Dittman 6, Faryn Wirkus 3, Kelsey Steinke 2, Ashley Schneeberger 2. Record: 15-9.