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MARATHON – The Auburndale boys basketball team clinched the outright Marawood Conference South Division title with a 52-44 win over Marathon on Thursday night at Marathon High School.
The Apaches (19-1 overall, 13-0 Marawood South) have won the Marawood South title outright for the third year in a row and also tied for the championship with Marathon in 2011.
Matt Nikolay led Auburndale with 17 points and Zach Staats added 13 in the victory.
Matthew Haehlke had 15 point to top Marathon (14-6, 10-3 Marawood South).
Auburndale finishes its Marawood South schedule on Monday at Stratford and will play in the Marawood Conference Crossover first-place game against Abbotsford, the North champion on Feb. 22 at Abbotsford.
Apaches 52, Raiders 44
Auburndale 11 13 13 15 – 52
Marathon 10 13 10 11 – 44
AUBURNDALE (52): Matt Nikolay 17, Blake Anderson 8, Isaac Castellano 4, Zach Staats 13, Alex Marth 4. Josh VanShoick 6. Record: 19-1, 13-0 Marawood South.
MARATHON (44): Xavier Lechleitner 5, Zac Rihn 13, Ethan Seubert 4, Matthew Haehlke 15, Isaac Barber 7. Record: 14-6, 10-3 Marawood South.