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PHILLIPS – Cooper Weinfurter scored 29 points, surpassing the 1,000-point plateau for his career, to lead the Auburndale boys basketball team to a 69-56 win over Phillips in a Marawood Conference North-South crossover Friday night at Phillips High School.
Auburndale led by just one, 28-27, at halftime before pulling away with a 41-point second half.
With the win, the Apaches remain undefeated at 7-0 overall and are now 5-0 in the Marawood South. Phillips is 4-2 and 3-2 in the Marawood North.
Weinfurter, a senior guard, now has 1,020 points in his four-year career.
Hunter Wright added 17 points and Fletcher Raab added 14 points for Auburndale.
Auburndale will host its annual holiday tournament next weekend. Auburndale plays Augusta on Dec. 27 and will play either Neillsville or Weyauwega-Fremont on Dec. 28.
Click here to view the Marawood South standings
Apaches 69, Loggers 56
Auburndale 28 41 – 69
Phillips 27 29 – 56
AUBURNDALE (69): Cooper Weinfurter 11-22 4-4 29, Hunter Wright 6-7 4-6 17, Fletcher Raab 5-12 2-2 14, Cody Trowbridge 1-3 2-4 4, Schuyler Gilhausen 2-6 0-0 4, Dylan Paun 0-5 1-2 1, Jason Wilcox 0-0 0-0 0, Paul Kollross 0-0 0-2 0, Kaden Hoffman 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 25-57. FT: 13-20. 3-pointers: 6-17 (Weinfurter 3-6, Raab 2-5, Wright 1-1, Hoffman 0-1, Gilhausen 0-4). Rebounds: 26 (Weinfurter 5, Raab 5). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-0, 5-0 Marawood Conference South Division.
PHILLIPS (56): Sawyer Kirchmeier 4 2-3 13, Derek Loomis 0 0-0 0, Jordan Drexler 1 0-0 3, Taber Fawly 5 4-4 14, Nate Belan 0 0-0 0, Ethan Mudett 2 0-0 4, Tanner Miller 5 0-1 10, Mason Sauter 0 3-4 3, Brandon Janocek 3 3-5 9. FG: 20. FT: 12-17. 3-pointers: 4 (Kirchmeier 3, Drexler 1). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 4-2, 3-2 Marawood Conference North Division.