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AUBURNDALE – Athens clinched a share of the Marawood Conference North Division girls basketball title with a hard-fought 56-51 win over Auburndale on Friday night at Auburndale High School.
The game was tied at 26-26 at halftime before Athens was able to pull ahead and hold on for the victory, improving to 20-3 overall and finishing 12-2 in the Marawood North, tying Phillips for the conference championship. The title is Athens’ first since 2015, while Phillips has now been champion or co-champion in each of the past four seasons.
Annamarie Aue had 13 points and Gracie Krings drilled three 3-pointers to finish with 11 points for Auburndale (14-8, 9-5 Marawood South).
Jazelle Hartwig scored 22 points and Addison Lavicka added 18, making 11 of 14 free throws, for the Bluejays.
Auburndale will finish its regular-season schedule with a nonconference game at Shiocton on Monday and a Marawood South contest at Edgar on Thursday. The WIAA playoff brackets will be announced Sunday, with regionals beginning Feb. 21.
Bluejays 56, Eagles 51
Athens 26 30 – 56
Auburndale 26 25 – 51
ATHENS (56): Addison Lavicka 3 11-14 18, Addyson Zettler 0 0-0 0, Bailey Hanke 0 0-0 0, Celina Ellenbecker 3 0-0 8, Jazelle Hartwig 9 5-9 22, Sophia Coker 2 1-4 7, Sydney Coker 0 0-2 1, Danica Diethelm 0 0-0 0. FG: 17. FT: 17-29. 3-pointers: 5 (Ellenbecker 2, So. Coker 2, Lavicka 1). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 20-3, 12-2 Marawood Conference North Division.
AUBURNDALE (51): Kylie Anderson 0 0-0 0, Gracie Krings 4 0-0 11, Delaney Becker 2 0-0 4, Mya Krings 4 0-0 8, Ashlyn Grimm 3 1-2 8, Sammy Stanton 0 1-2 1, Hope Schulte 1 0-0 2, Annamarie Aue 3 5-7 13, Lilly Hasenohrl 2 0-0 4. FG: 19. FT: 7-11. 3-pointers: 6 (G. Krings 3, Aue 2, Grimm 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 14-8, 9-5 Marawood Conference South Division.