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AUBURNDALE – The Auburndale boys basketball team won its second-straight regional title with a 42-31 victory over Marathon in a WIAA Division 4 regional final Saturday night at Auburndale High School.
Zach Staats scored 15 points, 11 in the second half, as the Apaches pulled away.
Auburndale (23-1) will play Stevens Point Pacelli (21-2) in a Division 4 sectional semifinal at 7 p.m. Thursday at D.C. Everest High School.
The Apaches led throughout, pull ahead 20-15 at the half and using a 10-6 third quarter to push their lead to nine.
Auburndale made 6 of 10 free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off the Raiders for the third time this season.
Blake Anderson added 10 points for Auburndale.
Isaac Barber led Marathon (17-7) with 13 points.
Apaches 42, Raiders 31
Marathon 6 9 6 10 – 31
Auburndale 9 11 10 12 – 42
MARATHON (31): Xavier Lechleitner 2 3-4 8, Nathan Martin 0 0-0 0, Jake Dinkel 0 0-0 0, Zac Rihn 1 1-2 4, Ethan Seubert 1 1-2 3, Matt Haehlke 1 1-2 3, Isaac Barber 6 0-1 13. FG: 11. FT: 6-11. 3-pointers: 3 (Barber 1, Rihn 1, Lechleitner 1). Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Seubert. Record: 17-7.
AUBURNDALE (42): Tom Sabel 0 0-0 0, Matt Nikolay 2 2-2 7, Blake Anderson 3 3-5 10, Isaac Castellano 1 0-0 2, Zach Staats 6 3-4 15, Alex Marth 2 3-4 7, Josh VanShoick 0 1-2 1. FG: 14. FT: 12-17. 3-pointers: 2 (Anderson 1, Nikolay 1). Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 23-1.