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PITTSVILLE – Tyler Pankratz scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Garrett Nikolay scored 14 points to lead the Auburndale boys basketball team to a 53-26 rout of Pittsville in a Marawood Conference South Division game Tuesday night at Pittsville High School.
Pankratz made 7 of 8 shots from the field as Auburndale shot 49 percent (20 of 41) overall.
Nikolay hit 4 of 7 from 3-point range to fuel his 14-point game.
Jake Hansen added 11 points for Auburndale, which won for the ninth straight time.
The Apaches jumped on Pittsville early, taking a 16-9 lead after the first quarter and a 26-12 advantage by halftime.
Auburndale takes its win streak to undefeated Marathon on Friday for another Marawood South game. Marathon (20-0, 13-0 Marawood South) beat Auburndale 55-42 on Jan. 19.
Apaches 53, Panthers 26
Auburndale 16 10 9 18 – 53
Pittsville 9 3 7 7 – 26
AUBURNDALE (53): Garrett Nikolay 4-8 0-0 14, C.J. Castellano 1-5 0-0 2, Cole Swanson 0-0 1-2 1, Tyler Pankratz 7-8 2-4 16, Jacob Dorshorst 0-5 2-3 2, Kyle Greunke 1-1 0-0 2, Jake Hansen 5-10 1-2 11, Austin Hawkins 1-1 1-2 3, Adam Bauer 0-2 2-3 2. FG: 20-41. FT: 9-16. 3-pointers: 4-11 (Nikolay 4-7, Castellano 0-2, Swanson 0-1, Dorshorst 0-1). Rebounds: 26 (Pankratz 8). Record: 15-5, 10-3 Marawood South.
PITTSVILLE (26): Jacob Ortner 3-8 1-4 7, Ryan Schwanebeck 0-0 0-0 0, Jordan Rayburn 1-4 1-2 3, Marcus Hendrickson 0-4 1-2 1, David Collins 1-9 2-2 4, Gavin Hautala 1-7 0-0 5, Trail Pierce 3-3 0-0 6, Nathan Franson 0-1 0-0 0, Brad Ziemendorf 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 10-38. FT: 5-10. 3-pointers: 1-13 (Hautala 1-6, Collins 0-3, Rayburn 0-2, Hendrickson 0-1, Ziemendorf 0-1). Rebounds: 23 (Collins 7). Record: 4-15, 0-13 Marawood South.
