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ATHENS – Stratford jumped out to a double-digit lead by halftime and went on to defeat Athens 55-40 in a Marawood Conference boys basketball crossover game Thursday at Athens High School.
Stratford shot 47 percent from the field (24-for-51) and held Athens to just 33 percent shooting (15-for-45) in the victory.
The Tigers remain undefeated at 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the Marawood South, while Athens drops to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the Marawood North.
Ashton Wrensch scored 15 points, and Camden Daul had 10 points and seven rebounds to lead the way for Stratford.
Cooper Diedrich scored 15 points and Aiden Janke had 10 for Athens.
Stratford plays a Marawood South game at Auburndale on Tuesday, while Athens will enjoy a week off before hosting Rib Lake in a Marawood North game on Friday, Dec. 17.
Tigers 55, Bluejays 40
Stratford 32 23 – 55
Athens 19 21 – 40
STRATFORD (55): Braeden Schueller 3-6 3-7 9, John Seitz 1-2 0-0 3, Cameron Mootz 0-0 0-0 0, Ashton Wrensch 7-12 0-2 15, Caden Brusiwitz 2-8 0-0 4, Izaiah Hadlock 0-0 0-0 0, Devin Ulrich 4-8 1-1 9, Camden Daul 5-11 0-0 10, Brett Bangart 0-1 0-0 0, Kaden Griesmer 2-3 0-0 4, Noah Barrett 0-0 0-0 0, Zack Seitz 0-0 1-2 1. FG: 24-51. FT: 5-12. 3-pointers: 2-15 (J. Seitz 1-1, Wrensch 1-3, Bangart 0-1, Griesmer 0-1, Daul 0-2, Schueller 0-3, Bruesiwitz 0-4). Rebounds: 23 (Daul 7). Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 4-0, 3-0 Marawood Conference South Division.
ATHENS (40): Connor Sheahan 3-6 0-0 7, Cooper Diedrich 6-13 1-2 15, Nathan Wolf 0-0 0-0 0, Evan Guralski 0-4 0-0 0, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Andy Schaer 0-0 0-0 0, Kody Lepak 3-7 0-0 8, Connor Komarek 0-1 0-0 0, Aiden Janke 3-13 3-5 10. FG: 15-45. FT: 4-7. 3-pointers: 6-23 (Diedrich 2-4, Lepak 2-6, Sheahan 1-4, Janke 1-5, Johnson 0-1, Guralski 0-3). Rebounds: 25 (Lepak 9). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-2, 1-2 Marawood Conference North Division.