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STRATFORD – Nick Stoflet was 6 of 8 from the field and scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Stratford boys basketball team to a 51-35 nonconference victory over Colby on Tuesday night in the season-opener for both teams.
The Tigers were 18 of 41 from the field overall and 7 of 14 from 3-point range in the victory.
Ethan Nagel added 12 points, Cole Hoffmann had 10, and Derrick Schmidt had a team-high 10 rebounds for Stratford, which outscored Colby by 15 points in the second half to pull away.
Stratford hosts Stevens Point Pacelli in another nonconference game on Monday.
Tigers 51, Hornets 35
Colby 23 12 – 35
Stratford 24 27 – 51
COLBY (35): Statistics not provided. Record: 0-1.
STRATFORD (51): Brenden Fecker 1-2 0-2 2, Cole Hoffmann 3-7 1-2 10, Drew Oertel 0-0 0-0 0, Nick Stoflet 6-8 3-7 16, Ethan Nagel 4-9 2-3 12, Derrick Schmidt 2-8 1-2 6, Jacob Danen 2-7 1-4 5, Jaren Fischer 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 18-41. 3-pointers: 7-14 (Hoffmann 3-4, Nagel 2-5, Schmidt 1-3, Stoflet 1-1, Fecker 0-1). Rebounds: 30 (Schmidt 10). Record: 1-0.