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RIB LAKE – Stratford outscored Rib Lake 10-0 in overtime to beat the Redmen 52-42 in a nonconference boys basketball game Tuesday night at Rib Lake High School.
Jake Reif continued his strong start to the season for the Tigers (3-0) with 24 points and four assists. Reif made 8 of 17 shots from the field and 6 of 7 at the free throw line.
Michael Bargender added nine points and 14 rebounds, and Dawson Gebelein chipped in with eight points for Stratford.
Stratford trailed 33-26 after three quarters before rallying and finishing the game on a 26-9 run.
The Tigers open their Marawood Conference South Division season Thursday at Wausau Newman Catholic.
Tigers 52, Redmen 42 (OT)
Stratford 13 3 10 16 10 – 52
Rib Lake 6 13 14 9 0 – 42
STRATFORD (52): Dawson Gebelein 2-10 4-4 8, Nick Stoflet 1-4 0-0 2, Michael Bargender 4-5 1-1 9, Ethan Nagel 0-2 0-0 0, Derek Schmidt 3-11 0-4 8, Jake Reif 8-17 6-7 24, Jake Schmitt 0-6 1-6 1. FG: 16-53. FT: 12-22. 3-pointers: 4-23 (Reif 2-10, Schmidt 2-6, Nagel 0-2, Gebelein 0-1, Stoflet 0-3, Schmitt 0-1). Rebounds: 33 (Bargender 14). Assists: 11 (Reif 4). Record: 3-0.
RIB LAKE (42): Statistics not provided. Record: 1-2.