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COLBY – The Columbus Catholic girls basketball overcame a five-point halftime deficit to defeat Colby 53-49 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Friday night at Colby High School.
The Dons outscored Colby 34-25 in the second half to earn their third-straight win, all in comeback fashion, and improve to 6-3 overall and 4-1 in the Cloverbelt East.
Maggie Callaghan had 13 points, Gracie Wilczek added 11 and Mattea Schalfke scored 10 for Columbus Catholic.
Dakota Hoeper led Colby (3-6, 1-4 Cloverbelt East) with 16 points.
Columbus Catholic will compete at the Sentry Classic at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, playing games against Almond-Bancroft at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, and at 12:45 p.m. against Stevens Point Pacelli on Saturday, Dec. 30.
Dons 53, Hornets 49
Columbus Catholic 19 34 – 53
Colby 24 25 – 49
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (53): Chayse Blenker 2, Katelyn Casperson 4, Maggie Callaghan 13, Mattea Schlafke 10, Sophie Wilczek 4, Sam Casperson 9, Gracie Wilczek 11. Record: 6-3, 4-1 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
COLBY (49): Alexis Vanderhoof 12, Brezlyn Boyer 2, Angelique Hernandez 14, Lilly Brzezinski 3, Harrison Schmitt 1, Dakota Hoeper 16, Lucia Perez 1. Record: 3-6, 1-4 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.