This story is sponsored by: The University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County
By Paul Lecker
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
MARSHFIELD – It was just one of those nights for the Marshfield boys basketball team.
Marshfield fell behind early and never could catch up, dropping a 55-49 decision to Wausau West in a Wisconsin Valley Conference game Friday night at The Boson Company Fieldhouse at Marshfield High School.
West (6-8, 4-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference) used a 14-3 run to start the game and never trailed.
The Tigers had two different four-minute stretches where they didn’t make a field goal, but was able to cut West’s lead to 25-18 by halftime after a pair of free throws from Adam Fravert.
A 3-pointer from Alec Hinson, one of five makes from long range for the Marshfield junior guard, made it 25-21 early in the second half, but the Tigers (7-6, 2-4 Wisconsin Valley Conference) went another 3:30 without a basket.
A 3-pointer from Jacob Wokatsch and two free throws by Steven Lewendowski put West back on top by 10 at 38-28.
Marshfield cut it to six after a basket by Ethan Voss and had the ball with a chance to get closer, but missed a pair of shots.
The Tigers didn’t make a basket from the field after Hinson’s fifth 3-pointer at the 1;51 mark, but made six of nine free throws to stay close.
Hinson’s two free throws with 26.5 seconds to go brought the Tigers to within four at 53-49, however they missed three 3-point attempts in the final seconds and West held on.
Hinson finished with a game-high 20 points, going 5 of 10 from 3-point range. The rest of the Tigers missed all 16 3-point attempts they tried.
The Warriors made 10 of 15 free throws in the final 5 minutes to hold on to the lead.
Marshfield travels to Eau Claire North for a nonconference game on Tuesday.
Warriors 55, Tigers 49
Wausau West 25 30 – 55
Marshfield 18 31 – 49
WAUSAU WEST (55): Austin Hillery 0-0 0-0 0, Tommy Borta 1-6 5-6 7, Mitchell Michalske 2-8 1-3 5, Jacob Wokatsch 2-4 0-0 6, Zach Raeder 2-3 1-3 7, Justin Rager 0-0 0-0 0, Jakob Tordsen 4-10 2-4 11, Mo Sykes 2-4 3-4 8, Steven Lewendowski 2-5 3-4 7, Jacob Singer 2-2 0-0 4. FG: 17-42. FT: 15-24. 3-pointers: 6-14 (Raeder 2-2, Wokatsch 2-3, Sykes 1-3, Tordsen 1-2, Lewendowski 0-1, Borta 0-1, Michalske 0-2). Rebounds: 38 (Tordsen 7). Turnovers: 13. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-8, 4-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
MARSHFIELD (49): Ethan Posteluk 1-7 0-2 2, Trevor Schwecke 3-6 2-4 8, Ethan Voss 1-7 2-2 4, Tyson Slade 0-1 0-0 0, Alec Hinson 5-13 5-7 20, Grant Michaelis 1-6 0-0 2, Isaac Huettl 0-1 0-0 0, Nathan McGrath 0-0 0-0 0, Adam Fravert 4-11 5-6 13, Jon Hardinger 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 15-52. FT: 14-21. 3-pointers: 5-26 (Hinson 5-10, Posteluk 0-3, Voss 0-5, Slade 0-1, Michaelis 0-4, Fravert 0-3). Rebounds: 30 (Fravert 7). Turnvoers: 11. Fouls: 24. Fouled out: Huettl. Record: 7-6, 2-4 Wisconsin Valley Conference.