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WAUNAKEE – Anthony Posteluk made 10 of 11 free throws and scored a game-high 20 points to help push the Marshfield boys basketball team to a 57-51 overtime win over Milwaukee Pius XI in the semifinals of the Waunakee Holiday Tournament on Friday at Waunakee High School.
The game was tight throughout as Marshfield led 29-28 at halftime and the Warriors got the point back in the second half, forcing overtime with the score tied 47-47.
Marshfield outscored Waunakee 11-5 in the extra period.
Joey Goettl added 13 points, and Addison Hill had eight points and seven rebounds for the Tigers, who improve to 4-3.
Ethan Hoenisch had five 3-pointers and had 15 points to lead Pius XI (1-5).
Marshfield will play Wauankee in the tournament championship game Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
Tigers 57, Popes 51 (OT)
Marshfield 29 17 11 – 57
Milwaukee Pius XI 28 18 5 – 51
MARSHFIELD (57): Addison Hill 2-9 3-5 8, Sam Hinson 1-3 1-4 4, Bennett Koehn 1-2 1-2 4, Anthony Posteluk 4-12 10-11 20, Joey Goettl 5-8 0-1 13, Sam Roherty 2-4 1-4 6, Wyatt LeMoine 0-0 0-0 0, Carson Kvernen 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 17-39. FT: 16-27. 3-pointers: 7-15 (Posteluk 2-5, Koehn 1-1, Hinson 1-2, Goettl 1-2, Roherty 1-2, Hill 1-3). Rebounds: 21 (Hill 7). Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 4-3.
PIUS XI (51): Reyshan Sprewer 1-2 0-0 3, Jeremiah Scott 1-3 0-1 2, Richard Bradley 3-7 0-2 7, Dexter Love 1-4 2-2 4, Daniel Herrera 0-0 0-0 0, Kimoni Palmer 3-4 1-1 7, Stewart 0-0 0-0 0, Ethan Hoenisch 5-11 0-0 15, Sincere Rhodes-Clayborn 5-6 3-4 13. FG: 19-37. FT: 6-10. 3-pointers: 7-17 (Hoenisch 5-9, Love 1-2, Sprewer 1-2, Scott 0-2, Love 0-2). Rebounds: 21 (Bradley 4, Love 4). Fouls: 27. Fouled out: Sprewer, Bradley. Record: 1-5.