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STRATFORD – A.J. Strasser had 14 points and Jake Reif added 13 points and six rebounds to lead the Stratford boys basketball team to a hard-fought 57-54 win over Northland Lutheran in a Marawood Conference South Division matchup Thursday night at Stratford High School.
Stratford outscored the Wildcats 26-22 in the second half to pull out the tight win. No quarter was decided by more than three points.
Stratford is now 4-8 overall and 4-4 in the Marawood South, while Northland Lutheran drops to 7-9 and 2-8 in the conference.
Danny Warden had 18 points and Tim Venus had 17 for the Wildcats.
Stratford plays at Edgar on Tuesday.
Tigers 57, Wildcats 54
Northland Lutheran 15 17 10 12 – 54
Stratford 15 16 13 13 – 57
NORTHLAND LUTHERAN (54): Curtis Engelbrecht 0-4 2-4 2, Tim Venus 8-15 1-2 17, Luke Thums 0-1 0-0 0, Michael Krueger 6-10 3-3 15, Danny Warden 6-12 2-5 18, Noah Danzer 0-1 0-0 0, Jacob Price 1-4 0-0 2. FG: 21-47. FT: 8-14. 3-pointers: 4-12 (Warden 4-6, Engelbrecht 0-1, Krueger 0-1, Price 0-1, Venus 0-3). Rebounds: 30 (Krueger 7). Assists: 12 (Krueger 7). Record: 7-9, 2-8 Marawood South.
STRATFORD (57): Dawson Gebelein 0-4 0-0 0, Eli Temanson 3-9 2-4 8, Jeremiah Hubing 3-5 1-2 8, Michael Bargender 3-5 0-1 6, A.J. Strasser 7-14 0-2 14, Jake Reif 6-11 0-0 13, Jake Schmitt 2-5 0-0 4, Tanner Weinfurtner 2-3 0-1 4. FG: 26-66. FT: 3-10. 3-pointers: 2-8 (Hubing 1-1, Reif 1-3, Schmitt 0-1, Gebelein 0-1, Temanson 0-2). Rebounds: 26 (Reif 6, Bargender 6). Assists: 5 (Strasser 2). Record: 4-8, 4-4 Marawood South.