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WAUSAU – Auburndale hit 10 3-pointers and was 21 of 25 at the free throw line in a resounding 71-24 rout of Wausau Newman Catholic in a Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball game Thursday at Newman Catholic High School.
Auburndale raced out to a 45-16 lead by halftime and held Newman to just eight points in the second half.
Auburndale is now 6-5 overall and 4-2 in the Marawood South, and Newman Catholic drops to 3-7 and 1-3 in the conference.
Colton Wright made four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 16 points for the Apaches. Caleb Weinfurter added 15 points, which include three 3-pointers and a perfect 4-for-4 performance at the free throw line.
Auburndale hosts Stratford as part of a Marawood South girls-boys doubleheader on Tuesday. The girls game begins at 5:45 p.m., with the boys to follow at approximately 7:15 p.m.
Apaches 71, Cardinals 24
Auburndale 45 26 – 71
Newman Catholic 16 8 – 24
AUBURNDALE (71): Cooper Weinfurter 2-3 4-5 9, Luke Olson 3-9 1-2 9, Cason Schmutzer 0-1 5-5 5, Caleb Weinfurter 4-13 4-4 15, Collin Hawkins 4-6 0-1 8, Colten Yeske 0-1 0-0 0, Cameron Ertl 2-3 0-0 4, Cale Jacoby 0-1 5-6 5, Colton Wright 5-9 2-2 16. FG: 20-46. FT: 21-25. 3-pointers: 10-17 (Wright 4-6, Ca. Weinfurter 3-5, Olsen 2-4, Co. Weinfurter 1-2). Rebounds: 35 (Hawkins 14). Assists: 17 (Ca. Weinfurter 6). Record: 6-5, 4-2 Marawood South.
NEWMAN CATHOLIC (24): Statistics not provided. Record: 3-7, 1-3 Marawood South.