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MARSHFIELD – Jared Fleischmann scored 16 points and the Marshfield Columbus Catholic boys basketball team led from the first quarter on as it defeated Almond-Bancroft 54-41 in a WIAA Division 5 regional semifinal Friday night at Columbus Catholic High School.
The Dons led 17-10 after the first quarter and never faltered, holding off A-B the rest of the way.
Derrick Green added 10 points for Columbus Catholic.
Columbus (19-5) will play at Port Edwards (23-1) in a WIAA Division 5 regional final at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Almond-Bancroft ends its season with a 19-5 record.
Dons 54, Eagles 41
Almond-Bancroft 10 11 6 14 – 41
Columbus Catholic 17 11 9 17 – 54
ALMOND-BANCROFT (41): Joel Beigel 2, Dylan Bunders 2, Austin Bunders 6, Evan Pagel 16, Reegen Anderson 2, Garett Yonke 3, Ethan Yonke 10. Record: 19-5.
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (54): Alex Baierl 6, Bryce DeSmet 9, Jared Fleischmann 16, Derrick Green 10, Christian Payant 2, Evan Nikolai 5, Jacob Puent 6. Record: 19-5.