DOMINANT 2ND HALF PUSHES STRATFORD BOYS BASKETBALL PAST WEYAUWEGA-FREMONT IN D-4 REGIONAL SEMIFINAL

Zaleski Sports

STRATFORD – The Stratford boys basketball team outscored Weyauwega-Fremont by 19 points in the second half to break open a tight game and pull out a 71-50 win in a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal Friday night at Stratford High School.

Stratford led 27-25 at halftime before dominating the second half with a 44-point explosion to earn the victory.

No. 2 seed Stratford (21-4) will host No. 3 seed Marathon (21-4) in a Division 4 regional final Saturday at 7 p.m. Marathon won both of the Marawood Conference South Division matchups this season over the Tigers. The game will be broadcast live at zaleskisports.com.

Ashton Wrensch went 8-for-8 at the free throw line and scored a team-high 22 points for Stratford. Cam Daul added 15 points, and Braeden Schueller made three 3-pointers and added 13 points in the win.

The Tigers finished 16-for-20 at the free throw line.

Weyauwega-Fremont finishes the season with a 12-14 record.

Tigers 71, Warhawks 50

Weyauwega-Fremont 25 25 - 50

Stratford 27 44 - 71

WEYAUWEGA-FREMONT (50): Statistics not reported. Record: 12-14.

STRATFORD (71): Braeden Schueller 5-8 0-0 13, Cameron Mootz 0-0 1-2 1, Ashton Wrensch 7-14 8-8 22, Caden Bruesewitz 0 2-2 2, Izaiah Hadlock 0-0 0-0 0, Devin Ulrich 2-6 1-4 5, Evan Danielson 0-0 0-0 0, Cam Daul 7-17 0-0 15, Brett Bangart 0-0 0-0 0, Kaden Griesmer 3-6 4-4 10, Brady Schmidt 1-4 0-0 3, Noah Barrett 0-1 0-0 0, Zack Seitz 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 25-57. FT: 16-20. 3-pointers: 5-14 (Schueller 3-5, Daul 1-4, Schmidt 1-4, Griesmer 0-1). Rebounds: 38 (Griesmer 9). Record: 21-4.