KIMBERLY OUTLASTS SPASH BOYS BASKETBALL
Zaleski Sports
KIMBERLY – Jackson Paveletzke scored 25 points to lead Kimberly to a 68-52 nonconference win over Stevens Point in boys basketball action Tuesday at Kimberly High School.
The Papermakers (14-6) pulled out to a 29-20 lead by halftime and outscored Stevens Point (11-8) by seven in the second half to earn the victory.
Baraka Makalin had 14 pints and Nate Streveler scored 11 to lead Stevens Point.
Owen Pawlikowski added 15 points for Kimberly.
Stevens Point returns to action Thursday with a Wisconsin Valley Conference game at Wausau East.
Papermakers 68, Panthers 52
Stevens Point 20 32 - 52
Kimberly 29 39 - 68
STEVENS POINT (52): James Jacobs 4 0-0 8, Jack Diekelmann 1 0-0 3, Damian Cejka 1 0-0 2, Baraka Makalin 4 5-8 14, Parker Vanderloop 2 1-1 6, Nate Streveler 4 2-2 11, Bennett Klisch 1 0-0 2, Danny Zdroik 3 0-0 6. FG: 20. FT: 8-11. 3-pointers: 4 (Diekelmann 1, Makalin 1, Vanderloop 1, Streveler 1). Fouls: 10. Fouled out: none. Record: 11-8.
KIMBERLY (68): Owen Pawlikowski 6 2-2 15, Jamison Grall 2 0-0 6, Seth Miron 4 0-0 9, Jackson Paveletzke 10 4-4 25, A.J. Van Vonderen 1 0-0 2, Sam Gingras 1 2-2 5, Statz 0 0-0 0, Michael Asman 2 0-0 4, Jackson Wildes 1 0-0 2. FG: 27. FT: 8-8. 3-pointers: 6 (Grall 2, Pawlikowski 1, Miron 1, Paveletzke 1, Gingras 1). Fouls: 8. Fouled out: none. Record: 14-6.