Wright scores 26 as Auburndale boys basketball past Newman Catholic

Auburndale senior Hunter Wright. (File photo courtesy of Lucky Shot Photography)

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AUBURNDALE – Hunter Wright had 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Auburndale boys basketball team to a 69-55 win over Wausau Newman Catholic in a Marawood Conference South Division game Monday night at Auburndale High School.

Wright made 10 of 16 shots from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers, as Auburndale improves to 15-4 overall and 12-3 in the Marawood South.

Schuyler Gilhausen added 11 points and Terrance Roberson nine points for the Eagles.

Newman Catholic (12-8, 8-7 Marawood South) made eight 3-pointers, including four from Isaac Seidel, who had a team-high 20 points.

Auburndale will wrap up its regular-season and conference schedule with a Marawood crossover game Thursday at home against Marawood North Division champion Athens.

Eagles 69, Cardinals 55
Newman Catholic 22 33 – 55
Auburndale 33 36 – 69
NEWMAN CATHOLIC (55):
Thomas Bares 2 0-0 4, Taylor Lemanski 0 0-0 0, Eli Gustafson 0 0-0 0, Quinn Reeves 0 0-0 0, Conner Krach 3 4-5 11, Isaac Seidel 7 2-2 20, Nick Brenner 5 0-0 12, Charles McCarty 3 1-2 8. FG: 20. FT: 7-9. 3-pointers: 8 (Seidel 4, Brenner 2, McCarty 1, Krach 1). Fouls: 18. Fouled out: none. Record: 12-7, 8-7 Marawood Conference South Division.
AUBURNDALE (69): Hunter Wright 10-16 4-5 26, Schuyler Gilhausen 4-15 1-1 11, Terrance Roberson 2-5 3-5 9, Cade Krings 3-3 0-0 7, Alex Willfahrt 2-4 1-1 6, Carl Lundgren 2-5 2-2 6, Mason White Eagle 2-2 0-0 4, Gavin White Eagle 0-0 0-2 0. FG: 25-50. FT: 11-16. 3-pointers: 8-23 (Roberson 2-5, Wright 2-6, Gilhausen 2-9, Krings 1-1, Willfahrt 1-2). Rebounds: 27 (Wright 9). Fouls: 8. Fouled out: none. Record: 15-4, 12-3 Marawood Conference South Division.