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MEQUON – The Marshfield boys basketball team made 22 of 27 free throws as it was able to overcome a tough game shooting to defeat Onalaska 51-43 on Thursday at the Rick Majerus Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shootout at Concordia University.
Marshfield led 16-11 after a sluggish first half and was able to hang on late to win its third game in a row and improve to 8-1.
Chris Pohl was 7-for-7 at the free throw line and scored a team-high 13 points for the Tigers. Brooks Hinson added 11 points and Landon Lee had 10 in the win.
Marshfield shot just 13-for-40 from the field and was 3-for-15 from 3-point range, but was able to pull off the win with its free throw shooting.
Isaac Skemp had 15 points for Onalaska (6-3).
Marshfield wraps up play at the WBY Shootout on Friday with a game against Ashwaubenon (7-1) at 10:45 a.m.
Tigers 51, Hilltoppers 43
Marshfield 16 35 – 51
Onalaska 11 32 – 43
MARSHFIELD (51): Chris Pohl 3-8 7-7 13, Joey Ketterer 0-2 6-8 6, Brooks Hinson 3-12 4-5 11, Brant Freis 0-2 0-0 0, Landon Lee 3-7 2-2 10, Valin Ramberg 1-3 1-2 3, Ethan Knecht 3-6 2-3 8. FG: 13-40. FT: 22-27. 3-pointers: 3-15 (Lee 2-3, Hinson 1-7, Pohl 0-1, Ketterer 0-1, Freis 0-1, Ramberg 0-1, Knecht 0-1). Rebounds: 31 (Hinson 9). Turnovers: 16. Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 8-1.
ONALASKA (43): Broden Steiner 0-1 0-0 0, Jack Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Isaac Skemp 6-15 0-0 15, Brodie Mickschl 1-2 0-0 2, Adam Skifton 3-11 2-2 9, Ian Kowal 1-6 0-0 3, Noah Chenault 1-5 0-0 3, Evan Anderson 4-13 2-4 11. FG: 16-55. FT: 4-6. 3-pointers: 7-32 (Skemp 3-10, Anderson 1-2, Chenault 1-5, Skifton 1-6, Mickschl 0-1, Smith 0-2). Rebounds: 22 (Anderson 6). Turnovers: 14. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-3.