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STRATFORD – The Stratford boys basketball team improved to 10-8 overall with a 65-41 nonconference win over Manawa on Monday at Stratford High School.
The Tigers are 5-2 in their last seven games heading into Thursday’s Marawood Conference South Division at Edgar.
Jesse Adams hit three 3-pointers and scored a team-high 19 points for the Tigers. Chris Newburry added 14 points and six rebounds, and Matt Griffith had a team-high seven rebounds for Stratford.
The Tigers shot 50 percent from the field (26-for-52) and were able to build a big 18-4 lead after the first quarter and 35-17 advantage by halftime.
Manawa falls to 5-12.
Individual statistics for Manawa were not provided.
Tigers 65, Wolves 41
Manawa 4 13 17 7 – 41
Stratford 18 17 12 18 – 65
STRATFORD (65): Chris Newburry 5-8 2-2 14, Nolan Bargender 0-1 2-2 2, Jesse Adams 8-17 0-0 19, Derek Austin 1-2 1-2 3, Matt Griffith 2-5 1-2 5, Austin Shelley 2-3 0-0 4, Josh Franklin 1-4 0-0 2, Alex Kitchner 3-6 2-3 8, Troy Mengel 4-6 0-1 8. FG: 26-52. FT: 8-12. 3-pointers: 5-13 (Adams 3-8, Newburry 2-3, Franklin 0-1, Mengel 0-1). Rebounds: 27 (Griffith 7). Record: 10-8.
