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AUBURNDALE – Wisconsin Rapids Assumption outscored Auburndale by 13 points in the second half to bust open a tight game and defeated the Apaches 56-41 in a Marawood Conference South Division girls basketball game Thursday at Auburndale High School.
Assumption led 22-20 at halftime before busting the game open in the second half with a 34-21 advantage.
Maddy Bohn had 18 points and Jessie Grundhoffer added 11 for the Royals, who improve to 10-4 and 7-3 in the Marawood South.
Auburndale (5-9, 3-7 Marawood South) shot just 34 percent (12 of 35) from the field but held close for a while with five 3-pointers, including two each from Natalie Aue and Georgi Schmutzer, who finished with 14 and 12 points, respectively.
Auburndale plays a nonconference game at Greenwood on Monday.
Royals 56, Apaches 41
Assumption 22 34 – 56
Auburndale 20 21 – 41
ASSUMPTION (56): Grace Crowns 0 0-0 0, Sammy Nelson 0 0-0 0, Kendall Schmidt 0 1-2 1, Elle Leberg 3 5-8 11, Jessie Grundhoffer 3 5-7 11, Natalie Weisenbeck 3 2-2 9, Allison Livernash 0 0-0 0, Maddy Bohn 6 6-8 18, Emily Bohn 1 4-6 6. FG: 16. FT: 23-33. 3-pointers: 1 (Weisenbeck 1). Fouls: 18. Fouled out: none. Record: 10-4, 7-3 Marawood Conference South Division.
AUBURNDALE (41): Natalie Aue 4-7 4-4 14, Georgi Schmutzer 4-8 2-2 12, Marissa Ponshock 1-7 4-6 6, Taylor Stanton 1-5 2-5 5, Mackenzie Raab 1-2 0-1 2, Faith Haferman 1-1 0-0 2, Hailey Grimm 0-2 0-0 0, Macie Schmeiser 0-1 0-1 0, Paityn Hamus 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 12-35. FT: 12-19. 3-pointers: 5-11 (Aue 2-2, Schmutzer 2-5, Stanton 1-3, Raab 0-1). Rebounds: 24 (Ponshock 6, Stanton 6). Fouls: 20. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-9, 3-7 Marawood Conference South Division.