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WAUSAU – The Marshfield JV boys basketball team battled back from a 20-4 deficit in the second quarter to force overtime and eventually defeat Wausau East 51-46 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference game Friday night at Wausau East High School.
The Lumberjacks led 16-2 after the first quarter and made it 20-4 early in the second quarter. East led 27-14 at the half before Marshfield broke through.
The Tigers outscored East 14-4 in the third quarter to cut the deficit to three and forced overtime at 44-44 after a 3-pointer by Craig Serchen with 2 seconds left in the regulation.
Jeff Allison scored all seven points in overtime for Marshfield. He finished with a team-high 17 points.
Marshfield finished 20 of 29 from the free throw line, while East was just 1 of 4.
Marshfield improves to 6-4 overall and 2-3 in the WVC after its fifth straight victory.
The Tigers host Holmen on Monday with the JV game at 5:45 p.m. and the varsity at 7:30 p.m.
Tigers 51, Lumberjacks 46
Marshfield 2 12 14 16 7 – 51
Wausau East 16 11 4 13 2 – 46
MARSHFIELD (51): Camilo Mesa 2-3 0-0 5, Jace Krasselt 0-2 0-0 0, Caleb Alexander 1-5 7-9 9, Phil Korth 0-1 0-0 0, Kegan Fasler 0-1 1-2 1, Jeff Allison 4-7 9-11 17, Alex Strege 3-11 0-0 7, Jaren Hergert 0-0 0-2 0, Josh Vehrs 2-4 1-2 5. FG: 14-43. FT: 20-29. 3-pointers: 3-12 (Strege 1-3, Serchen 1-3, Mesa 1-2, Krasselt 0-2, Alexander 0-2). Rebounds: 22 (Serchen 7, Allison 6). Turnovers: 17. Fouls: 6. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-4, 2-3 WVC.
WAUSAU EAST (46): No statistics provided.