ASSUMPTION BOYS BASKETBALL PULLS AWAY IN SECOND HALF TO DEFEAT ABBOTSFORD
Zaleski Sports
ABBOTSFORD – The Assumption boys basketball overcame a two-point halftime deficit and pulled away with a dominant second half to defeat Abbotsford 54-39 in a Marawood Conference crossover game Friday night at Abbotsford High School.
Abbotsford led 20-18 at halftime before the Royals started cooking and outscored the Falcons 36-19 to earn the victory.
Ryan Shaw scored 18 point and Reed Duellman added 11 for the Royals, who are now 9-11 overall and 5-9 in the Marawood South.
Adam Diedrich had 18 points for Abbotsford, which falls to 3-18 and 1-13 in the Marawood North after suffering its 13th-straight loss.
Assumption hosts Wild Rose in a nonconference matchup Tuesday. The game will be live-streamed at zaleskisports.com.
Abbotsford is off until Feb. 18 when it plays a Marawood Conference North Division game at home against Rib Lake.
Royals 54, Falcons 39
Assumption 18 36 - 54
Abbotsford 20 19 - 39
ASSUMPTION (54): Frank Matott 3 0-0 7, Ryan Shaw 6 5-7 18, Bryson Galbreath 1 7-8 9, Jack Klatt 0 0-0 0, Reed Duellman 3 5-5 11, Cade Statz 0 0-0 0, Nick Leberg 0 0-0 0, Aaron Livernash 1 0-0 2, Alec Sullivan 2 3-4 7. FG: 16. FT: 20-24. 3-pointers: 2 (Matott 1, Shaw 1). Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 9-11, 5-9 Marawood Conference South Division.
ABBOTSFORD (39): Preston Bunkelman 0 0-0 0, Evan Reis 0 0-0 0, Brandon Diedrich 2 2-4 7, Esteban Gomez 2 2-2 6, Gatlin Faber 0 2-2 2, Brandon Hawkey 2 2-2 6, Oswaldo Tomas 0 0-0 0, Jacob Hirsch 0 0-0 0, Blake Bargender 0 0-0 0, Adam Diedrich 8 0-2 18. FG: 14. FT: 10-12. 3-pointers: 3 (A. Diedrich 2, B. Diedrich 1). Fouls: 18. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-18, 1-13 Marawood Conference North Division.