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STRATFORD – Wausau East overcame a five-point halftime deficit to defeat Stratford 78-62 in the third-place game of the Stratford Boys Basketball Holiday Tournament on Friday night at Stratford High School.
Stratford led 40-35 at halftime, but couldn’t hold on as the Lumberjacks surged ahead with a 43-point second half.
Ashton Wrensch had 18 points and four steals, and Braeden Schueller scored 15 points for the Tigers.
Stratford shot just 31 percent from the field (20-for-64) and falls to 4-5 this season.
East (4-6) statistics were not reported.
Stratford returns to action Tuesday with a home Marawood Conference South Division matchup against Wisconsin Rapids Assumption.
Lumberjacks 78, Tigers 62
Wausau East 35 43 – 78
Stratford 40 22 – 62
WAUSAU EAST (78): Statistics not reported. Record: 4-6.
STRATFORD (62): Braeden Schueller 6-22 0-0 15, John Seitz 1-5 0-2 3, Reid Miller 0-0 1-2 1, Ashton Wrensch 6-15 6-7 18, Drew Bruesewitz 1-2 1-2 3, Ben Zuelke 1-2 1-2 3, Payton Glenn 0-0 1-2 1, Henry Zaleski 2-6 5-6 9, Izaiah Hadlock 1-5 2-2 4, Brady Schmidt 2-7 1-3 5, Brandon Gebelein 0-0 0-1 0. FG: 20-64. FT: 18-29. 3-pointers: 4-17 (Schueller 3-10, Seitz 1-3, Wrensch 0-1, Hadlock 0-1, Schmidt 0-2). Rebounds: 34 (Hadlock 7, Schmidt 7). Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Bruesewitz. Record: 4-5.