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By Paul Lecker
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
MARSHFIELD – Colby cashed in on numerous second-chance opportunities as it owned the boards, knocked down 13 3-pointers and pulled out a 77-72 victory over Marshfield Columbus Catholic in a battle of undefeated Cloverbelt Conference East Division boys basketball teams Friday night at Columbus Catholic High School.
Tevin Lue connected on five 3-pointers in the first half and a 14-0 run by the Hornets helped them to a 34-29 lead by halftime.
The lead changed hands three times early before the run that started with a 3-pointer by Caden Wiese and contained three Lue 3s as Colby took a 25-13 lead.
Columbus pulled to within five by halftime after back-to-back 3-pointers by Charlie Moore and carried that momentum into the second half.
Emmitt Konieczny hit a pair of 3-pointers and Cy Becker added another as the Dons erased the double-digit deficit and took a 42-40 lead with just under 14 minutes to go.
The game was tight the rest of the way. Colby tied the game at 47-47 on a basket by Matteo Lopez, and after Columbus Catholic went back up by four on two baskets from Lucas Kreklau, Colby scored nine points on three trips down the floor.
Lue converted a three-point play and hit his sixth 3-pointer of the game, and Tucker Meyer followed with another 3 to put the Hornets on top 58-55 with 7½ minutes to go.
Columbus regained the lead briefly at 62-61 on another Emmitt Konieczny 3-pointer, but the Hornets responded with an 8-0 run.
Blake Jakobi nailed back-to-back 3-pointers for the Dons, but they couldn’t make up any more ground as Wiese connected from deep for Colby and the Hornets made six of seven free throws in the final 42 seconds.
Lue finished with 27 points, and Meyer had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Colby, which is now 4-2 overall and 3-0 in the Cloverbelt East.
The Hornets held a 41-22 rebounding advantage, many coming on the offensive end.
Kreklau had 23 points, Jakobi had 17 as he went 4-for-5 on 3-pointers, and Emmitt Konieczny added 13 points for Columbus Catholic (6-5, 2-1 Cloverbelt East).
Both teams will host Cloverbelt East contests next Thursday as Columbus is at home against Greenwood and Neillsville will visit Colby.
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Hornets 77, Dons 72
Colby 34 43 – 77
Columbus Catholic 29 43 – 72
COLBY (77): Tucker Meyer 6-11 2-2 18, Tevin Lue 9-19 3-3 27, Nathaniel Robida 0-1 0-0 0, Matteo Lopez 2-7 3-4 7, Caden Healy 2-4 0-0 4, Caden Wiese 5-9 0-1 13, Joe Streveler 2-10 4-4 8. FG: 26-61. FT: 12-14. 3-pointers: 13-34 (Rue 6-15, Meyer 4-7, Wiese 3-7, Robida 0-1, Lopez 0-2, Streveler 0-2). Rebounds: 41 (Meyer 11). Turnovers: 14. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Healy. Record: 4-2, 3-0 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (72): Emmitt Konieczny 4-13 2-2 13, Mac Konieczny 1-2 0-0 2, Alex Edwards 0-0 0-0 0, Charlie Moore 3-6 2-3 10, Blake Jakobi 5-7 3-4 17, Lucas Kreklau 9-18 5-6 23, Cy Becker 2-3 2-2 7. FG: 24-49. FT: 14-17. 3-pointers: 10-20 (Jakobi 4-5, E. Konieczny 3-8, Moore 2-3, Becker 1-2, M. Konieczny 0-1, Kreklau 0-1). Rebounds: 22 (Kreklau 7). Turnovers: 12. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-5, 2-1 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
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