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NEILLSVILLE – The Auburndale girls basketball team earned a big, early-season, road victory with a 46-40 win over Neillsville on Monday night in a nonconference game at Neillsville High School.
Paiton Richardson scored 17 points and had eight rebounds, and Taylor Gotz added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Apaches (2-0).
The Apaches trailed 21-18 at halftime before pulling in front in the second half.
Auburndale opens its Marawood Conference South Division schedule Friday at Wausau Newman Catholic.
Apaches 46, Warriors 40
Auburndale 18 28 – 46
Neillsville 21 19 – 40
AUBURNDALE (46): Mackenzie Raab 1-1 2-4 5, Brooke Anderson 0-3 0-1 0, Cassie Mitchell 0-1 0-0 0, Ashley Peplinski 0-2 0-0 0, Allison Linzmeier 2-5 0-0 4, Rachael Bolder 0-1 0-0 0, Sylviann Momont 0-2 0-0 0, Paiton Richardson 6-14 5-7 17, Taylor Gotz 5-10 6-7 16, Hannah Bolder 2-2 0-0 4. FG: 16-41. FT: 13-19. 3-pointers: 1-3 (Raab 0-1, Peplinski 0-1, R. Bolder 0-1). Rebuonds: 32 (Gotz 13). Record: 2-0.
NEILLSVILLE (40): Mindy Schoengarth 12, Morgan Hauge 5, Kayla Lis 12, Danielle Pfeiffer 4, Samantha Cappadora 2, Ashlee Diestler 2, Lexi Opelt 3. Record: 1-2.