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STRATFORD – Taya Nett scored 19 points in the second half as the Stratford girls basketball team erupted to defeat Chequamegon 63-28 in a Marawood Conference crossover game Friday night at Stratford High School.
After a sluggish first half that saw the score tied at 14-14, Stratford blasted the Screaming Eagles, outscoring them 49-14 in the second half.
Nett hit three 3-pointers and scored 19 of her game-high 21 points in the second-half run for the Tigers, who improve to 12-8 overall and 11-4 in the Marawood South.
Macie Schillinger and Brenna Ackley each added 10 points for Stratford, with all of Schillinger’s points coming in the second half.
Stratford wraps up its regular-season schedule with a Marawood South game at home against Auburndale on Tuesday and a nonconference game at Crandon on Thursday. The WIAA playoffs begin Feb. 20, with the brackets due to be released Sunday night.
Tigers 63, Screaming Eagles 28
Chequamegon 14 14 – 28
Stratford 14 49 – 63
CHEQUAMEGON (28): Nicole Koski 0 0-0 0, Lexi Schultz 0 0-0 0, Marissa Niehoff 0 0-0 0, Jeanna Scanlon 1 0-0 2, Olivia Ocker 0 0-0 0, Kadie Metza 4 6-6 14, Jovi Miguel 0 0-0 0, Shea Mineau 2 0-0 4, Josi Orr 1 0-0 2, Maggie Miller 3 0-0 6, Jamie Wohlleben 0 0-0 0. FG: 11. FT: 6-6. 3-pointers: none. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-18, 0-14 Marawood Conference North Division.
STRATFORD (63): Olympia Garrigan 1-4 0-0 3, Callie Lehman 0-1 1-2 1, Taya Nett 8-12 2-2 21, Blaire Lindner 3-10 0-2 7, Jadyn Dahlke 0-3 1-2 1, Macie Schillinger 4-5 2-4 10, Brooke Peterson 1-1 0-0 2, Mariah Zawislan 2-5 0-1 4, Chelsey Gliniecki 2-10 0-0 4, Kaylee Hollatz 0-3 0-0 0, Brenna Ackley 2-3 5-6 10. FG: 23-57. FT: 11-19. 3-pointers: 6-15 (Nett 3-6, Garrigan 1-1, Ackley 1-1, Lindner 1-3, Lehman 0-1, Hollatz 0-3). Rebounds: 20 (Lindner 5). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 12-8, 11-4 Marawood Conference South Division.