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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield boys basketball team returned from a two-week hiatus and earned its first victory of the season, pounding Wausau East 58-38 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference matchup Tuesday at Marshfield High School.
Marshfield pulled out to a 31-15 lead by halftime and pushed the lead to 20 by game’s end.
Carson Kvernen scored a team-high 18 points, Gavin Fravert added 14 points, and Sam Roherty had 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Marshfield.
Marshfield (1-2 overall and Wisconsin Valley Conference) returns to action Dec. 29 at home against Eau Claire Memorial.
Tigers 58, Lumberjacks 38
Wausau East 15 23 – 38
Marshfield 31 27 – 58
WAUSAU EAST (38): Statistics not reported. Record: 0-6, 0-4 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
MARSHFIELD (58): Wyatt LeMoine 3-5 0-3 6, Chase Hinson 3-8 0-0 7, Sam Roherty 5-11 0-2 13, Gavin Fravert 7-10 0-2 14, Carson Kvernen 7-11 2-4 18, Will Nikolai 0-1 0-0 0, Matthew Trulen 0-3 0-0 0, Marcus Perkins 0-0 0-0 0, Matthew Donovan 0-4 0-0 0, Carston Freis 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 25-53. FT: 2-11. 3-pointers: 6-21 (Roherty 3-8, Kvernen 2-3, Hinson 1-3, Nikolai 0-1, Trulen 0-1, Fravert 0-3). Rebounds: 31 (Roherty 9). Assists: 14 (Roherty 5). Turnovers: 13. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-2 overall and Wisconsin Valley Conference.