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PITTSVILLE – Stratford’s comeback attempt came up a basket short and the Tigers dropped a 53-51 decision to Pittsville in a Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball game Tuesday night at Pittsville High School.
Pittsville led 41-32 entering the fourth quarter before Stratford used a 19-12 advantage to get back in the game, but came up two points short.
Derrick Schmidt had 14 points and Jake Reif scored 13 for the Tigers, who fall to 11-7 overall and 4-6 in the Marawood South.
Pittsville improves to 7-11 and 4-7 in the conference. Matthew Carlson led the Panthers with 19 points.
Stratford hosts first-place Marathon on Friday. Marathon can clinch the outright Marawood South title with a victory. The game will be broadcast on WOSQ-FM 92.3 and wdlbwosq.com.
Panthers 53, Tigers 51
Stratford 12 8 12 19 – 51
Pittsville 11 16 14 12 – 53
STRATFORD (51): Dawson Gebelein 3-7 0-0 6, Nick Stoflet 1-5 0-0 3, Michael Bargender 1-4 3-4 5, Ethan Nagel 2-3 0-0 6, Derrick Schmidt 4-10 4-6 14, Jake Reif 5-16 1-2 13, Jake Schmitt 2-5 0-0 4. FG: 18-50. FT: 8-12. 3-pointers: 7-20 (Nagel 2-3, Schmidt 2-4, Reif 2-9, Stoflet 1-4). Rebounds: 19 (Bargender 5). Assists: 14 (Reif 5). Record: 11-7, 4-6 Marawood Conference South Division.
PITTSVILLE (53): Aron Masanz 1, Jacob Allind 6, Jacob Schulz 13, Paul Downs 9, Aidan Masanz 5, Matthew Carlson 19. Record: 7-11, 4-7 Marawood Conference South Division.