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AUBURNDALE – The No. 5 seed Colby boys basketball team outlasted No. 4 Auburndale to win a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal 60-57 on Friday night at Auburndale High School.
Colby (17-7) moves on to a D-4 regional final at No. 1 seed Iola-Scandinavia (25-0) on Saturday at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live at zaleskisports.com.
Auburndale led 31-20 at halftime but wasn’t able to hold on as Colby put up 40 points in the second half to pull out the victory.
Auburndale ends its season with a 17-9 record after winning 16 of its final 19 games.
Auburndale game statistics were not reported.
Hornets 60, Eagles 56
Colby 20 40 – 60
Auburndale 31 25 – 56
COLBY (60): Tucker Meyer 1-3 1-4 3, Tevin Rue 4-10 0-0 10, Richard Streveler 8-12 5-7 21, Brandon Voelker 1-3 0-0 3, Brody Decker 1-6 0-0 3, Mateo Lopez 4-8 5-8 13, Caden Healy 1-3 2-4 4, Kaden Wiese 1-5 0-0 3, Joseph Streveler 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 21-50. FT: 13-23. 3-pointers: 5-20 (Rue 2-7, Voelker 1-2, Decker 1-3, Wiese 1-5, Lopez 0-1, Meyer 0-1, R. Streveler 0-1). Rebounds: 30 (R. Streveler 7). Record: 17-7.
AUBURNDALE (56): Statistics not reported. Record: 17-9.