Tigers upend the Loggers by 10

Red Raiders easily down the Wildcats

By Casey Krautkramer

Stratford’s varsity boys basketball team beat Phillips, 56-46, on Friday at home. Stratford’s two-game winning streak was halted on Tuesday when the team lost to Auburndale, 60-47, on the road.

The Tigers shot the basketball much better against the Loggers Friday by shooting 54 percent on two-point field goals and shooting an overall 47 percent from the floor. The Tigers didn’t shoot the basketball as well against the Eagles on Tuesday, resulting in a loss.

Stratford only shot 29 percent on two-point shots and shot 34 percent overall from the floor against Auburndale. The Tigers shot 40 percent on three pointers against both Phillips and Auburndale.

Senior Braeden Schueller led Stratford with 16 points in Friday’s victory against Phillips, while sophomore Brady Schmidt had 15 points and senior Ashton Wrensch added 14.

Wrensch paced the Tigers with six assists and senior John Seitz III had three. Senior Izaiah Hadlock and Wrensch led the team with three steals apiece.

Stratford jumped out to a 30-24 lead against Auburndale on Tuesday. The Tigers, however, were handily outscored by the Eagles, 36-17, in the second half. Seitz III led Stratford with 18 points while Schmidt and Schueller had nine points each.

Wrensch paced the Tigers with five assists and four steals. Schueller and Wrensch led Stratford with six rebounds apiece. All six of Schueller’s rebounds were on the defensive end, and five of Wrensch’s six rebounds were also on defense.

Stratford now has a 6-5 record in the Marawood South Conference and is 8-7 overall this season.

Raiders beat ‘Jays, ‘Cats

Both the Athens and Marathon big men showed up to play in Friday’s game. Red Raiders sophomore center Grant Warren achieved a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Bluejays senior center Aiden Janke also obtained a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Marathon still managed to beat Athens, 76-65, despite Janke’s tremendous effort in Marathon’s gym. Marathon junior Tyler Underwood contributed 16 points while senior Drew Love had 12 and junior Cooper Hoeksema added 11. Love led the Red Raiders with six assists. Senior Daniel LaQua and Hoeksema added three assists each.

Athens senior Connor Scheahan led the team with 17 points while junior Andrew Schaer had 14 and Riley Schultz- Becker added eight. Senior Nathan Wolf and Sheahan paced the Bluejays with five assists each.

Marathon beat archrival Edgar, 6827, Tuesday on the road.

The Red Raiders led the Wildcats, 3519, at halftime.

Warren led Marathon with 13 points and 17 rebounds in the victory against Edgar. Freshman Drew Woelfel and LaQuad contributed 12 points each and Underwood added eight.

Hoeksema paced the Red Raiders with two steals. Underwood added five rebounds.

Adam Jacobson, Marathon boys basketall coach, couldn’t have asked for a better defensive game against Edgar. The final score is normally closer in the matchups between the Red Raiders and Wildcats, but that certainly wasn’t the case on Tuesday night in Edgar.

“I was really pleased with our defensive effort,” he said. “It started with us, for the most part, taking care of the basketball and taking good shots. From there I was really happy with our high hand closeouts. I thought we bothered the basketball well, and then when the shot went up we were able to hold them to one shot. I am really happy with how the guys executed throughout the whole game.”

Edgar sophomore Leyton Schuett led his team with 14 points and junior Brett Baumgartner added nine. Baumgartner scored all of his points in the first half against Marathon.

Marathon remains tied with Newman Catholic for first place in the Marawood South Conference. The Red Raiders have a 10-1 record in the South and are 13-2 overall this season. Edgar, meanwhile, sees its record fall to 4-6 in the South and 6-9 overall this season.

Athens beats Abby by 49

Senior Aiden Janke led four Athens players in double-digit scoring with 22 points on Tuesday in the team’s dominating 86-37 home win against Abbotsford. Schaer contributed 20 points while Sheahan scored 18 and Wolf added 12.

Janke also paced the team with 15 rebounds and Sheahan added nine. Athens remains in sole possession of first place in the Marawood North Conference with an 8-2 record. The Bluejays are 11-4 overall this season.

Grant Warren

Leyton Schuett

INTEGRAL STARTING PLAYER- Athens senior Nathan Wolf is shown dribbling the basketball in the team’s home win against Prentice this season. He scored 12 points on Tuesday in Athens’ dominating 86-37 road win against Abbotsford.STAFF PHOTO/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER