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AUBURNDALE – The Auburndale boys basketball team whipped Waupaca 64-43 to capture the championship game of the Auburndale Boys Basketball Tournament on Saturday night at Auburndale High School.
Austin Hawkins, who scored 29 points in a win over Mosinee on Friday, had 28 points in the win over Waupaca. Hawkins made 10 of 16 shots from the field and 8 of 13 from the free-throw line for the Apaches.
Blake Anderson added 14 points and eight rebounds, making 3 of 4 from 3-point range, and Isaac Castellano had eight points and five assists for Auburndale. The Apaches remain undefeated at 9-0. Waupaca falls to 3-8.
Auburndale charged out to a 19-7 lead after the first quarter and outscored the Comets by 13 in the second half to cruise to the victory.
The Apaches play at Stratford on Friday.
Apaches 64, Comets 43
Waupaca 7 16 9 11 – 43
Auburndale 19 12 14 19 – 64
WAUPACA (43): Nathan Nelson 0 0-0 0, Brandon Vasquez 5 0-1 11, Nate Jensen 5 1-1 11, Bryce Neidert 2 0-0 4, Alex Grall 2 1-3 5, James Camann 0 0-0 0, Zander Neuville 2 2-3 6, Dakota Revai 0 0-0 0, Daniel Tuirubiates 2 0-0 6. FG: 18. FT: 4-8. 3-pointers: 3 (Tuirubiates 2, Vasquez 1). Fouls: 23. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-8.
AUBURNDALE (64): Tom Sabel 1-3 2-2 5, Matt Nikolay 2-4 0-1 6, Blake Anderson 3-4 5-6 14, Isaac Castellano 2-2 3-4 8, Zach Staats 1-3 1-2 3, Austin Hawkins 10-16 8-13 28, Josh VanShoick 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 19-32. FT: 19-28. 3-pointers: 7-12 (Anderson 3-4, Nikolay 2-4, Sabel 1-3, Castellano 1-1). Rebounds: 25 (Hawkins 8). Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 9-0.