PACELLI BOYS BASKETBALL SLIPS PAST WILD ROSE TO STAY IN CWC SOUTH TITLE CHASE
Zaleski Sports
WILD ROSE – The Stevens Point Pacelli boys basketball team kept its hopes of a share of the Central Wisconsin Conference South Division title alive with a tight 63-59 win over Wild Rose on Friday night at Wild Rose High School.
Jaydon Awe had a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Nick Fox chipped in 13 points for Pacelli, which improves to 11-12 overall and 9-2 in the CWC South.
Pacelli remains one game behind Almond-Bancroft for the conference lead with one game remaining.
Pacelli hosts Port Edwards and Almond-Bancroft will be at home against Wild Rose on Thursday. The Pacelli game will be live at zaleskisports.com.
Wild Rose falls to 8-13 and 5-6 in the CWC South. Wild Rose stats were not reported.
Cardinals 63, Wildcats 59
Pacelli 24 39 - 63
Wild Rose 22 37 - 59
PACELLI (63): Brock Birrenkott 2-4 1-1 6, Jacob Schroeder 2-5 3-6 7, Ben Haemmerle 0-2 0-0 0, Logan Mayer 2-9 4-4 10, Andrew Van Order 0-1 0-0 0, Camden Schurk 0-5 0-0 0, Jaydon Awe 6-9 3-5 15, Brycen Cashin 3-10 2-2 9, Nick Fox 4-8 3-4 13, Adam Mueller 1-1 1-4 3. FG: 20-56. FT: 17-26. 3-pointers: 6-20 (Mayer 2-5, Fox 2-4, Birrenkott 1-2, Cashin 1-4, Van Order 0-1, Haemmerle 0-2). Rebounds: 40 (Awe 14). Record: 11-12, 9-2 Central Wisconsin Conference South Division.
WILD ROSE (59): Statistics not reported. Record: 8-13, 5-6 Central Wisconsin Conference South Division.