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ABBOTSFORD – Auburndale made 22 of 27 free throws and pulled away late to knock off Abbotsford 51-40 in the first-place game of the Marawood Conference North-South Crossovers on Saturday at Abbotsford High School.
Abbotsford came back from a 25-16 halftime deficit to get to within one of the Apaches, but Auburndale used an 18-8 fourth quarter to secure the victory and finish its regular season with a 21-1 record.
Abbotsford drops to 19-2.
Blake Anderson was just 4 of 14 from the field but made 7 of 9 free throws to finish with a team-high 18 points for Auburndale. Zach Staats added 14 points, making 8 of 10 at the free throw line.
Auburndale will play the winner of Tuesday’s Bonduel-Menominee Indian game in a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal at 7 p.m. Friday at Auburndale High School.
Abbotsford will play the winner of Chequamegon and Colby in a D-4 regional semifinal on Friday at home.
Apaches 51, Falcons 40
Auburndale 12 13 8 18 – 51
Abbotsford 10 6 16 8 – 40
AUBURNDALE (51): Jake Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Tom Sabel 0-2 0-0 0, Matt Nikolay 2-6 0-0 5, Blake Anderson 4-14 7-9 18, Isaac Castellano 1-4 6-6 9, Bryan Gehrke 1-1 0-0 2, Zach Staats 3-6 8-10 14, Cooper Krings 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler Weber 0-0 0-0 0, Alex Marth 1-1 0-0 2, Matt Lang 0-0 0-0 0, Jacob Hunsberger 0-0 0-0 0, Josh VanShoick 0-1 1-2 1. FG: 12-35. FT: 22-27. 3-pointers: 5-17 (Anderson 3-10, Nikolay 1-3, Castellano 1-3, Sabel 0-1). Rebounds: 29 (Nikolay 5). Assists: 10 (Castellano 5). Record: 21-1.
ABBOTSFORD (40): No statistics provided. Record: 19-2.