AWE'S HUGE DOUBLE-DOUBLE PUSHES PACELLI BOYS BASKETBALL PAST PITTSVILLE

Zaleski Sports

STEVENS POINT – Jaydon Awe scored 23 points and hauled down 20 rebounds as the Stevens Point Pacelli boys basketball team defeated Pittsville 71-51 in a Central Wisconsin Conference South Division matchup Thursday night at Pacelli High School.

Logan Mayer added 13 points and made three of the team’s eight 3-pointers in the victory for the Cardinals, who are now 2-2 overall and 2-0 in the CWC South.

Pittsville led 31-30 at halftime before Pacelli pulled away in the second half, outscoring the Panthers by 21 points behind Awe’s huge double-double.

Pittsville falls to 0-4 overall and 0-1 in conference play. Panthers’ statistics were not provided.

Both teams play nonconference games at home on Tuesday. Pittsville will host Northland Lutheran and Pacelli will be home against Shiocton.

Cardinals 71, Panthers 51

Pittsville 31 20 - 51

Pacelli 30 41 - 71

PITTSVILLE (51): Statistics not provided. Record: 0-4, 0-1 Central Wisconsin Conference South Division.

PACELLI (71): Brock Birrenkott 1-3 2-2 5, Jacob Schroeder 1-3 0-0 2, Logan Mayer 5-10 0-0 13, Camden Schurk 4-10 1-2 9, Jaydon Awe 9-15 5-6 23, Brycen Cashin 1-6 0-0 3, Asher Jordan 2-6 0-0 6, Nick Fox 2-7 2-3 7, Adam Mueller 1-2 1-2 3. FG: 26-61. FT: 11-15. 3-pointers: 8-27 (Mayer 3-6, Jordan 2-6, Birrenkott 1-2, Cashin 1-5, Fox 1-6, Schroeder 0-1, Schurk 0-1). Rebounds: 48 (Awe 20). Record: 2-2, 2-0 Central Wisconsin Conference South Division.