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STRATFORD – Jake Reif scored 11 points to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Stratford boys basketball team defeated Owen-Withee 47-39 in a nonconference game Friday night at Stratford High School.
Travis Urlaub added nine points and Andrew Marcis and Greg Belter each scored eight for the Tigers, who improve to 7-3. Owen-Withee drops to 6-6.
Owen-Withee used an 18-10 third quarter to grab a 34-30 lead, but Stratford responded with a dominating 17-5 run in the fourth quarter to pull out the win.
Albert Goerlitz scored 16 points to lead Owen-Withee.
Stratford hosts undefeated Auburndale on Jan. 4.
Tigers 47, Blackhawks 39
Owen-Withee 10 6 18 5 – 39
Stratford 7 13 10 17 – 47
OWEN-WITHEE (39): Kolton Kaduce 4-9 0-0 9, Bryce Purgett 3-5 0-0 6, Hayden Houts 1-3 0-0 3, Albert Goerlitz 7-10 2-3 16, Kordell Kaduce 1-5 0-0 3, Bryce Niemi 0-5 0-0 0, Lance Renderman 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 17-38. FT: 2-3. 3-pointers: 3-9 (Kol. Kaduce 1-2, Houts 1-3, Kor. Kaduce 1-4). Rebounds: 13 (Kol. Kaduce 5). Record: 6-6.
STRATFORD (47): Greg Belter 3-6 2-5 8, Nolan Bargender 1-3 3-4 5, Chase Griepentrog 2-3 0-0 6, Travis Urlaub 3-10 3-6 9, Austin Strasser 0-2 0-0 0, Jake Reif 4-10 1-2 11, Andrew Marcis 4-8 0-0 8. FG: 17-42. FT: 9-17. 3-pointers: 4-12 (Reif 2-5, Griepentrog 2-3, Urlaub 0-2, Belter 0-2). Rebounds: 32 (Bargender 8). Record: 7-3.