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AUBURNDALE – Auburndale shot just 33 percent but made 19 of 23 from the free throw line and took care of Stratford 47-41 in a WIAA Division 4 girls basketball regional semifinal Friday night at Auburndale High School.
Paiton Richardson scored 13 points and Taylor Gotz had 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Apaches (19-4). Gotz was 6 of 6 and Allison Linzmeier went 4-for-4 from the free throw line to lead the way for Auburndale.
The Apaches swept all three matchups from Stratford this season.
Auburndale led 18-8 after one quarter before Stratford (15-9) chipped away, cutting the Apaches’ lead to 34-31 heading into the fourth quarter.
Auburndale moves on to a Division 4 regional final at No. 1 seed Marathon (22-1) at 7 p.m. Saturday. The game will be broadcast on WOSQ-FM 92.3 and wdlbwosq.com.
Auburndale handed Marathon its only loss of the season, 45-33 back on Jan. 6. Marathon beat the Apaches at Marathon in a rematch on Feb. 6, 47-39.
Tianna Hughes led Stratford with 14 points.
Apaches 47, Tigers 41
Stratford 8 11 12 10 – 41
Auburndale 18 10 6 13 – 47
STRATFORD (41): Sammy Griesbach 3-7 0-4 6, Macie Frueh 2-9 2-2 7, Brittany Bredeman 1-3 0-0 2, Tianna Hughes 5-8 2-2 14, Kaylee Hollatz 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Manecke 0-0 0-0 0, Savannah Schillinger 2-8 1-2 6, Casey Kolbeck 0-3 0-0 0, Andie Zuelke 2-10 2-3 6. FG: 15-48. FT: 7-13. 3-pointers: 4-14 (Hughes 2-3, Schillinger 1-3, Frueh 1-7, Bredemann 0-1). Rebounds: 21 (Zuelke 6). Record: 15-9.
AUBURNDALE (47): Allison Linzmeier 1-3 4-4 6, Cheyenne Karl 3-8 2-3 8, Jenna Peplinski 0-2 1-2 1, Sylviann Momont 0-3 0-0 0, Paiton Richardson 5-8 3-3 13, Shannon Yahnke 2-4 3-5 7, Taylor Gotz 3-14 6-6 12. FG: 14-42. FT: 19-23. 3-pointers: 0-1 (Momont 0-1). Rebounds: 21 (Gotz 12). Assists: 9. Record: 19-4.