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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield Columbus Catholic boys basketball team continued to solid start to the season, posting a 57-34 win over Neillsville in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Tuesday night at Columbus Catholic High School.
Columbus improves to 6-1 and 4-0 in the Cloverbelt East after handing Neillsville (3-1 overall and Cloverbelt East) its first loss of the season.
Neillsville led 10-9 after the first quarter and the score was tied at 20-20 at halftime.
The Dons came out of the break and dominated the second half, outscoring Neillsville 16-4 in the third quarter and 37-14 overall during the final 16 minutes.
Jake Puent had 16 points to lead Columbus Catholic.
The Dons play at Colby on Friday. The game will be broadcast on WOSQ-FM 92.3 and online at wdlbwosq.com.
Dons 57, Warriors 34
Neillsville 10 10 4 10 – 34
Columbus 9 11 16 21 – 57
NEILLSVILLE (34): Dux 4, Houge 6, Neville 5, Matson 8, Opelt 2, Grottke 9. Record: 3-1 overall and Cloverbelt East.
COLUMBUS (57): DeSmet 13, Fleischmann 14, Green 8, Payant 3, Nikolai 3, Puent 16. Record: 6-1, 4-0 Cloverbelt East.