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OWEN – The Marshfield Columbus Catholic boys basketball team improved to 7-0 with a 86-64 win over Owen-Withee in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Tuesday night at Owen-Withee High School.
The game was a make-up from last Friday, when it was postponed due to a winter storm.
The Dons are now 4-0 in the Cloverbelt East heading into a game at home against Gilman on Thursday. Owen-Withee falls to 3-4 and 3-2 in the conference.
Columbus led by just three at halftime before erupting for a 51-point second half to pull away.
Hunter Schultz scored 27 points, Nick Malovrh had a season-high 22 points, and Tyler Fuerlinger added 17 for the Dons.
Preston Shelton led Owen-Withee with 27 points.
Dons 86, Blackhawks 64
Columbus Catholic 35 51 – 86
Owen-Withee 32 32 – 64
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (86): Jarred Mandel 5, Charles Payant 6, Ryan Dieringer 5, Nick Malovrh 22, Hunter Schultz 27, Tyler Fuerlinger 17, Noah Hansen 4. Record: 7-0, 4-0 Cloverbelt East.
OWEN-WITHEE (64): Marlin Pogodzinski 3, Brandon Bennett 2, Preston Shelton 27, Kole Karaba 15, A.J. Ovyn 6, Derek Hubbard 10, Darryn Bottlemy 10. Record: 3-4, 3-2 Cloverbelt East.