ATHENS BOYS BASKETBALL CLINCHES MARAWOOD NORTH TITLE WITH WIN OVER PHILLIPS

Zaleski Sports

ATHENS – Cooper Diedrich scored 30 points as the Athens boys basketball team clinched the outright Marawood Conference North Division championship with a 63-45 win over Phillips on Friday at Athens High School.

Athens (17-6, 10-5 Marawood North) clinches the outright title with its win and a loss by second-place Chequamegon to Prentice, 75-72, on Friday.

Aiden Janke added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Bluejays.

Athens hosts Chequamegon for its regular-season and Marawood North finale on Thursday.

Bluejays 63, Loggers 45

Phillips 20 25 - 45

Athens 37 26 - 63

PHILLIPS (45): Statistics not reported. Record: 3-20, 1-14 Marawood Conference North Division.

ATHENS (63): Connor Sheahan 3-9 3-4 9, Cooper Diedrich 12-29 4-4 30, Nathan Wolf 1-3 2-2 4, Evan Guralski 1-5 0-0 2, Connor Komarek 0-1 0-0 0, Aiden Janke 8-15 2-5 18. FG: 25-62. FT: 11-15. 3-pointers: 2-15 (Diedrich 2-7, Wolf 0-1, Guralski 0-1, Komarek 0-1, Janke 0-1, Sheahan 0-4). Rebounds: 33 (Janke 13). Record: 17-6, 10-5 Marawood Conference North Division.