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AUBURNDALE – Auburndale junior Paiton Richardson scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Apaches to a 62-38 rout of Athens in a nonconference girls basketball game Tuesday night at Auburndale High School.
Auburndale improves to 17-4, while Athens falls to 15-6.
Auburndale jumped out to a 32-16 lead by halftime after outscoring the Bluejays 16-4 in the second quarter. The Apaches continued to pull away with a 19-4 run in the third quarter, building a 31-point lead.
Sylviann Momont added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Auburndale.
Kyncaide Diedrich scored 24 of Athens’ 38 points in the loss.
Auburndale plays at Edgar on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the third-place game of the Marawood South-North crossovers. The Apaches open WIAA Division 4 postseason action with a regional semifinal at home on Feb. 27 against the winner of Tuesday’s game between Stratford and Stevens Point Pacelli.
Apaches 62, Bluejays 38
Athens 12 4 4 18 – 38
Auburndale 16 16 19 11 – 62
ATHENS (38): Emily Czech 0-3 0-2 0, Brittany Ange 0-3 0-1 0, Vanessa Frahm 2-9 0-1 5, Kyncaide Diedrich 8-13 6-6 24, Gabi Janke 0-1 0-0 0, Hanna Ellenbecker 0-1 0-0 0, Savannah Janke 4-9 0-0 8, Paige Denzine 0-0 0-0 0, Kaitlyn Brooks 0-2 1-2 1, Alexa Gajewski 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 14-41. FT: 7-12. 3-pointers: 3-6 (Diedrich 2-3, Frahm 1-1, Czech 0-1, Janke 0-1). Rebounds: 15 (Frahm 5). Assists: 9 (Ange 3). Record: 15-6.
AUBURNDALE (62): Abby Bauer 0-1 0-0 0, Cassie Mitchell 0-0 2-2 2, Ashley Peplinski 1-2 0-0 2, Allison Linzmeier 1-3 0-0 2. Cheyenne Karl 4-9 0-0 8, Jenna Peplinski 1-1 0-0 2, Sylviann Momont 4-7 3-4 11, Paiton Richardson 8-12 2-2 18, Shannon Yahnke 3-9 3-6 9, Taylor Gotz 4-9 0-0 8. FG: 26-53. FT: 10-14. 3-pointers: 0-4 (Bauer 0-1, A. Peplinski 0-1, Karl 0-1, Richardson 0-1). Rebounds: 34 (Momont 11). Assists: 15 (Linzmeier 5). Record: 17-4.