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EDGAR – The Edgar boys basketball team took a huge step toward a Marawood Conference South Division championship with a 61-50 win over Auburndale on Tuesday night at Edgar High School.
Edgar pulled out to a 35-29 lead by halftime and outscored Auburndale by five in the second half to finish off the win.
Edgar is now 15-2 overall and 11-1 in the Marawood South, opening up a two-game cushion over Auburndale (13-4, 10-3 Marawood South) in the conference standings with three Marawood games remaining in the season.
Brayden Baumgartner scored 19 points, Kyle Brewster added 14, and Konnor Wolf chipped in 12 for the Wildcats.
Hunter Wright scored 14 points and Carl Lundgren had 12 for Auburndale.
Both teams will return to action Friday with Marawood crossover games on the road. Auburndale will be at Prentice and Edgar will play at Phillips.
Wildcats 61, Eagles 50
Auburndale 29 21 – 50
Edgar 35 26 – 61
AUBURNDALE (50): Hunter Wright 6-10 0-1 14, Carl Lundgren 5-9 2-3 12, Schuyler Gilhausen 4-9 0-0 11, Alex Willfahrt 1-5 2-4 4, Mason White Eagle 2-3 0-0 4, Terrance Roberson 1-3 0-1 3, Gavin White Eagle 1-2 0-0 2. FG: 20-41. FT: 4-9. 3-pointers: 6-16 (Gilhausen 3-8, Wright 2-4, Rberson 1-2, Willfahrt 0-2). Rebounds: 20 (Gilhausen 6). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 13-4, 10-3 Marawood Conference South Division.
EDGAR (61): Everet Brehm 0 0-0 0, Drew Guden 0 1-2 1, Austin Dahlke 2 2-2 7, Ayden Weisenberger 1 0-0 2, Konnor Wolf 5 2-3 12, Kyle Brewster 5 1-1 14, Ashton Schuett 2 0-0 6, Brayden Baumgartner 8 3-6 19. FG: 23. FT: 9-14. 3-pointers: 6 (Brewster 3, Schuett 2, Dahlke 1). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 15-2, 11-1 Marawood Conference South Division.