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AUBURNDALE – Natalie Aue scored 14 points and Auburndale used a big second-half run to defeat Port Edwards 40-28 in the season-opening girls basketball game Tuesday night at Auburndale High School.
The Apaches led 13-11 at halftime before outscoring Port Edwards by 10 in the second half to pull away for the victory.
Hannah Bolder added eight points for Auburndale.
Auburndale opens its Marawood Conference South Division schedule Thursday at Wausau Newman Catholic.
Apaches 40, Blackhawks 28
Port Edwards 11 17 – 28
Auburndale 13 27 – 40
PORT EDWARDS (28): Lizzie McCarville 0 1-2 1, Kaitlyn Lyp 3 6-7 12, Brynna Hawk 0 0-0 0, Jade Martin 3 0-0 7, Jade Lech 0 0-0 0, Abbie Hurlkowski 3 0-1 6, Krystal Rzepka 0 0-0 0, Cassidy O’Shasky 1 0-0 2, Jordyn Rasmussen 0 0-0 0. FG: 10. FT: 7-10. 3-pointers: 1 (Martin 1). Record: 0-1.
AUBURNDALE (40): Mackenzie Raab 0-2 0-0 0, Kali Karl 1-3 1-3 3, Morgyn Haumschild 1-1 0-0 2, Rachael Bolder 0-1 0-0 0, Isabelle Hilber 1-4 0-0 2, Marissa Ponshock 2-4 0-2 4, Maggie Willfahrt 3-6 1-5 7, Natalie Aue 4-8 5-5 14, Hannah Bolder 2-5 4-6 8. FG: 14-34. FT: 11-23. 3-pointers: 1-3 (Aue 1-1, Hilber 0-1, Raab 0-1). Rebounds: 27 (Hilber 5, Willfahrt 5, Aue 5). Assists: 11 (H. Bolder 4). Record: 1-0.