Auburndale boys basketball pulls away in second half to top Rib Lake

Auburndale senior Alex Willfahrt. (Paul Lecker file photo)

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AUBURNDALE – The Auburndale boys basketball team dominated the second half to pull away and defeat Rib Lake 78-60 in a Marawood Conference crossover game Friday night at Auburndale High School.

The game was tied 40-40 after a high-scoring first half, but the Eagles clamped down in the second half, outscoring Rib lake 38-20 to earn the victory.

Alex Willfahrt poured in 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Lucas Yeske added 17 points, and Mason White Eagle had 12 points and eight rebounds for Auburndale (14-2, 9-2 Marawood South).

Jackson Blomberg and Dominic Quednow each had 16 points for Rib Lake (5-7, 4-6 Marawood North).

Auburndale hosts Stratford in a Marawood South matchup Tuesday at 7:15 p.m.

Click here to view the Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball standings

Eagles 78, Redmen 60
Rib Lake 40 20 – 60
Auburndale 40 38 – 78
RIB LAKE (60):
Donovan Sutherland 1 1-2 3, Seth Borchardt 0 0-0 0, Jackson Blomberg 5 2-4 16, Tanner Vlach 2 3-4 8, Talor Scheithauer 1 0-0 3, Michael Borchardt 1 0-0 2, Dominic Quednow 6 1-2 16, Andrew Wudi 4 2-5 10, Dalen Gebauer 1 0-0 2. FG: 21. FT: 9-17. 3-pointers: 9 (Blomberg 4, Quednow 3, Vlach 1, Scheithauer 1). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-7, 4-6 Marawood Conference North Division.
AUBURNDALE (78): Alex Willfahrt 7-12 10-10 25, Lucas Yeske 7-17 1-3 17, Mason White Eagle 6-9 0-1 12, Caden Weinfurter 4-9 1-1 10, Blake Raab 2-5 2-3 7, Evan Scholl 2-3 0-0 5, Trayton Weber 1-3 0-0 2, Kaden Anderson 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 29-60. FT: 14-18. 3-pointers: 6-22 (Yeske 2-6, Scholl 1-1, Weinfurter 1-4, Raab 1-4, Willfahrt 1-6, Anderson 0-1). Rebounds: 31 (Willfahrt 8, White Eagle 8). Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 14-2, 9-2 Marawood Conference South Division.