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STRATFORD – Andrew Marcis scored 16 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Stratford boys basketball team to a 60-52 win over Wisconsin Rapids Assumption in a Marawood Conference South Division game Friday night at Stratford High School.
Marcis made 8 of 11 shots from the field to pace a Tigers’ attack that shot 61 percent (25 of 41) from the field.
Travis Urlaub added 12 points, making 6 of 9 from the free throw line, and Nolan Bargender chipped in 11 points for Stratford (6-3, 3-3 Marawood South).
Josh Paltz had a game-high 22 points for Assumption (4-6, 2-4 Marawood South).
Stratford led by just two, 31-29, at halftime before opening up a double-digit lead with a 17-7 advantage in the third quarter, and hung on from there.
The Tigers return next Friday, Dec. 28, when they host Owen-Withee in a nonconference game.
Tigers 60, Royals 52
Assumption 13 16 7 16 – 52
Stratford 12 19 17 12 – 60
ASSUMPTION (52): Casey Steele 1-2 0-0 2, Trey Newton 1-3 0-0 2, Josh Paltz 6-13 6-10 22, Kyle Roenius 1-7 0-0 2, Jared Haas 1-2 1-1 3, Sylas Swank 6-7 0-0 12, Zach Linzmeier 3-11 0-0 7, Kolt Linzmeier 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 20-46. FT: 7-11. 3-pointers: 5-11 (Paltz 4-6, Z. Linzmeier 1-1, Roenius 0-3, Newton 0-1). Rebounds: 10 (Steele 3). Record: 4-6, 2-4 Marawood South.
STRATFORD (60): Greg Belter 2-4 2-2 6, Nolan Bargender 5-7 1-2 11, Chase Griepentrog 1-1 0-0 3, Travis Urlaub 3-6 6-9 12, Austin Strasser 3-6 0-0 6, Jake Reif 3-6 0-0 6, Andrew Marcis 8-11 0-0 16. FG: 25-41. FT: 9-13. 3-pointers: 1-5 (Griepentrog 1-1, Urlaub 0-2, Reif 0-1, Belter 0-1). Rebounds: 28 (Marcis 8). Record: 6-3, 3-3 Marawood South.