Fuerlinger’s 32 points helps Columbus Catholic boys basketball outlast Owen-Withee

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OWEN – The Marshfield Columbus Catholic boys basketball team got a career-high 32 points from Tyler Fuerlinger to down Owen-Withee 78-68 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division matchup Friday night at Owen-Withee High School.

The Dons, ranked third in this week’s Wissports.net Division 5 state coaches poll, improves to 10-0 overall and 7-0 in the Cloverbelt East. Owen-Withee is now 5-4 and 4-2 in the conference.

Evan Nikolai added 14 points and Hunter Schultz had 13 for the Dons.

Josiah Goerlitz topped Owen-Withee with 30 points.

The Dons’ next game is Thursday at Spencer. The game will be broadcast on WOSQ-FM 92.3 and wdlbwosq.com.

Dons 78, Blackhawks 68
Columbus Catholic 42 36 – 78
Owen-Withee 34 34 – 68
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (78):
Billy Young 4, Matthias Gouin 7, Nick Malovhr 8, Evan Nikolai 14, Hunter Schultz 13, Tyler Fuerlinger 32, Charles Payant 0. Record: 10-0, 7-0 Cloverbelt East.
OWEN-WITHEE (68): Marlin Pogodzinski 5, Preston Shelton 11, Kole Karaba 13, A.J. Ovyn 4, Josiah Goerlitz 30, Darryn Bottlemy 5. Record: 5-4, 4-2 Cloverbelt East.