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AUBURNDALE – Auburndale was held to 28 percent shooting as it suffered its fourth-straight loss, a 49-39 defeat against Pittsville in a Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball game Tuesday night at Auburndale High School.
The Apaches (1-4, 0-3 Marawood South) made just 13 of 46 shots from the field and were only 4 of 17 from 3-point range in the loss.
Caleb Weinfurter and Dylan Peplinski each had 11 points to lead Auburndale.
Jake Allind made 8 of 11 shots from the field and had a game-high 16 points for Pittsville (5-1, 3-1 Marawood South).
Auburndale will host its annual tournament on Dec. 28-29. The Apaches play Weyauwega-Fremont at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. Elk Mound and Augusta will play in the first semifinal at 6 p.m. The third-place game is set for Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 5:45 p.m., with the championship game to follow.
Panthers 49, Apaches 39
Pittsville 20 29 – 49
Auburndale 17 22 – 39
PITTSVILLE (49): Aron Masanz 2-5 0-0 5, Donovan Grossman 1-2 0-0 2, Jake Allind 8-11 0-0 16, Paul Downs 2-4 4-6 9, Aidan Masanz 2-3 3-5 8, Matthew Carlson 3-6 0-0 6, Luke Denniston 1-2 0-0 3. FG: 19-38. FT: 7-12. 3-pointers: 4-10 (Denniston 1-1, Ai. Masanz 1-2, Downs 1-3, Ar. Masanz 1-4). Rebounds: 19 (Downs 7). Assists: 15 (Carlson 5). Record: 5-1, 3-1 Marawood Conference South Division.
AUBURNDALE (39): Nicholas Steele 2-7 2-4 6, Luke Olsen 1-7 2-2 4, Logan Willfahrt 1-3 0-0 3, Caleb Weinfurter 3-9 2-2 11, Collin Hawkins 2-6 0-2 4, Christian Firnstahl 0-5 0-0 0, Dylan Peplinski 4-9 3-5 11, Logan Brown 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 13-46. FT: 9-15. 3-pointers: 4-17 (Weinfurter 3-8, Willfahrt 1-2, Steele 0-2, Peplinski 0-1, Olsen 0-4). Rebounds: 24 (Peplinski 6). Assists: 5 (Olsen 2, Weinfurter 2). Record: 1-4, 0-3 Marawood South.