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STRATFORD – Hannah Schmitt was the go-to player for the Stratford girls basketball team on Tuesday night.
Schmitt made 10 of 17 shots from the field to score a game-high 20 points and lifted the Tigers to a 70-34 victory over Tri-County in a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal at Stratford High School.
Sara Griesbach added 14 points and Carrie Stroetz had seven points and eight rebounds for Stratford (13-10).
The Tigers move on to a Division 4 regional semifinal at Auburndale (15-7) on Friday night.
Stratford dominated from the start, leading 16-8 after the first quarter and 32-15 by halftime. The Tigers cemented their victory with a 23-point third quarter on their way to a season-high 70 points.
All nine Stratford players scored in the win.
Tigers 70, Penguins 34
Tri-County 8 7 10 9 – 34
Stratford 16 16 23 15 – 70
TRI-COUNTY (34): Gabrielle Weekly 5 2-4 12, Strosser 0 0-0 0, Bridgette Lauer 0 0-0 0, Rader 1 0-0 2, Abby Van Haren 0 0-0 0, Meghan Meyer 3 1-2 7, Walter 0 0-0 0, Mikayla Marinack 0 0-0 0, Madison Halvorson 2 0-0 4, 32 0 1-2 1, I. Weekly 0 0-0 0, Melissa Wysocki 2 2-2 8. FG: 13. FT: 6-10. 3-pointers: 2 (Wysocki 2). Record: 3-18.
STRATFORD (70): Kelsey Boeger 1-4 3-4 5, Danielle Leffel 1-6 1-4 3, Brooke Schultze 4-6 0-0 8, Amanda Rindfleisch 4-7 1-3 9, Sara Griesbach 5-11 4-5 14, Carrie Stroetz 2-11 3-4 7, Hannah Schmitt 10-17 0-0 20, Marissa Cepress 1-2 0-0 2, Marissa Gebelein 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 29-65. FT: 12-20. 3-pointers: 0-2 (Griesbach 0-2). Rebounds: 27 (Stroetz 8). Record: 13-10.