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LOYAL – The Marshfield Columbus Catholic boys basketball team earned every bit of its 12th-straight win to start the season by outlasting Loyal 79-71 in double overtime Tuesday night at Loyal High School.
Loyal led 33-25 at halftime before the Dons roared back to tie it at 54-54.
Loyal led by six at one point in overtime before Columbus came back again forcing a second extra frame.
After Loyal scored the opening basket in the second overtime, Hunter Schultz hit a 3-pointer and Nick Malovrh had a steal and basket to give Columbus a 69-65 lead.
Evan Nikolai added two free throws with 15 seconds left to put away the win for the Dons, who improve to 12-0 overall and 9-0 in the Cloverbelt East.
Schultz had 28 points, Tyler Fuerlinger added 20, and Malovrh had 17 – all in the second half and overtime periods – to lead Columbus Catholic.
Cameron Brussow had 31 points for Loyal (9-3, 6-3 Cloverbelt East), which had a seven-game winning streak snapped.
Columbus Catholic hosts Gilman on Friday.
Dons 79, Greyhounds 71 (2 OT)
Columbus Catholic 25 29 9 16 – 79
Loyal 33 21 9 8 – 71
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (79): Hunter Schultz 28, Tyler Fuerlinger 20, Evan Nikolai 9, Nick Malovrh 17, Matthias Gouin 3, Billy Young 2, Record: 12-0, 9-0 Cloverbelt East.
LOYAL (71): Cameron Brussow 31, Riley Geiger 18, Derrick Howard 10, Luke Bogdonovich 10, Jordan Radue 2, Ben Zimmerman 0, Elliot Genteman 0, Marcus Genteman 0. Record: 9-3, 6-3 Cloverbelt East.