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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Wisconsin Rapids Assumption held Auburndale to 32 percent shooting and remained undefeated with a 41-32 victory over the Apaches on Tuesday night at Assumption High School.
Assumption used a 15-5 second-quarter run to open up a 19-11 lead at halftime. The Apaches cut their deficit to five heading into the fourth, but couldn’t overcome it.
Assumption improves to 13-0 overall and 7-0 in the Marawood Conference South Division. Auburndale drops to third-place in the conference at 6-2 (9-5 overall) and sees its four-game winning streak snapped.
Gena Grundhoffer scored 19 points to lead the Royals. She made 6 of 7 shots from the field and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line. Mary Sigler added 11 points and eight rebounds.
Melanie Brandl had 10 points, and Nicole Nikolay had a team-high 10 rebounds for Auburndale.
The Apaches play at Wausau Newman Catholic on Friday. That game will be broadcast on WOSQ-FM 92.3 and on wdlbwosq.com with pregame starting at 7:15 p.m.
Royals 41, Apaches 32
Auburndale 6 5 9 12 – 32
Assumption 4 15 6 16 – 41
AUBURNDALE (32): Kendra Kundinger 0-0 2-2 2, Mikayla Jankowski 2-7 0-2 4, Becky Willfahrt 2-5 0-0 4, Nicole Nikolay 2-8 1-2 5, Shannon Yahnke 1-2 2-4 4, Emma Steines 1-6 0-0 3, Melanie Brandl 3-4 4-5 10, Kayla Gotz 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 11-34. FT: 9-15. 3-pointers: 1-10 (Steines 1-4, Willfahrt 0-1, Jankowski 0-2, Nikolay 0-3). Rebounds: 25 (Nikolay 10). Record: 9-5, 6-2 Marawood South.
ASSUMPTION (41): Jenny Wanta 0-1 0-0 0, Mary Sigler 3-8 4-4 11, Macie Zurfluh 1-3 1-3 3, Gena Grundhoffer 6-7 7-9 19, Brittney Birkhauser 2-4 2-2 6, Jane Newman 0-0 2-2 2, Sadie Zurfluh 0-1 0-0 0, Hannah Skibba 0-3 0-2 0. FG: 12-27. FT: 16-22. 3-pointers: 1-4 (Sigler 1-1, Wanta 0-1, M. Zurfluh 0-2). Rebounds: 19 (Sigler 8). Record: 13-0, 7-0 Marawood South.