NEILLSVILLE BOYS BASKETBALL POUNDS WEYAUWEGA-FREMONT
Zaleski Sports
AUBUNRDALE – The Neillsville boys basketball team used a dominant second half to bust open a tight game and defeat Weyauwega-Fremont 64-42 in a game at the Auburndale Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament on Monday night at Auburndale High School.
Neillsville led 30-25 at halftime before taking control with a 34-17 advantage in the second half, bumping its record to 7-1 this season.
Andrew Brown scored 27 points and Mason Roenz added 14 for the Warriors.
Neillsville will play Auburndale in the three-team round-robin tournament on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Weyauwega-Fremont plays Auburndale at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Warriors 64, Warhawks 42
Weyauwega-Fremont 25 17 - 42
Neillsville 30 34 - 64
WEYAUWEGA-FREMONT (42): Hayden Orr 1 1-3 3, John Mueller 0 0-2 0, Muluken Rucks 2 1-2 6, Doc Harley 3 0-0 6, Brayden Arndt 2 0-0 4, Ethan Marquette 5 2-2 12, Quinn Dittman 1 0-0 2, Jaden Rice 4 0-2 9, Bryce Dittman 0 0-0 0. FG: 18. FT: 4-11. 3-pointers: 2 (Rucks, Rice). Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Q. Dittman. Record: 5-3.
NEILLSVILLE (64): Bryce Erickson 2 0-0 5, Andrew Brown 7 9-15 27, Taytor Lowry 1 0-2 2, Max Kreitlow 0 0-0 0, Alex Roman 2 0-2 4, Michael Byrne 1 0-1 2, Mason Roenz 6 2-2 14, Santana Subke 4 2-3 10. FG: 23. FT: 13-25. 3-pointers: 5 (Brown 4, Erickson 1). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-1.