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PORT EDWARDS – Jared Fleischman scored 24 points as the Marshfield Columbus Catholic boys basketball team upset top-seeded Port Edwards 59-47 in a WIAA Division 5 regional final Saturday night at Port Edwards High School.
Fleischmann made four 3-pointers and scored 10 of his points in the third quarter for the Dons.
Columbus Catholic (20-5) will play Wausau Newman Catholic (19-6) in a Division 5 sectional semifinal at 7 p.m. Thursday at Wausau East High School.
Wausaukee (22-3) plays Green Bay NEW Lutheran (24-1) in the other sectional semifinal Thursday at Bay Port. The sectional championship game is Saturday at Pulaski.
The Dons jumped out to a 20-10 lead after the first quarter only to see Port Edwards (23-2) rally to cut their lead to 32-28 at halftime.
Fleischmann’s hot third quarter pushed the Dons’ lead up to eight and they closed it out from there, making seven of 11 free throws in the fourth quarter.
Jacob Puent added 14 points for Columbus.
Jared Joslin had 17 points to top the Blackhawks, who were ranked No. 8 in the final Division 5 WisSports.net Boys Basketball Coaches Poll.
Dons 59, Blackhawks 47
Columbus Catholic 20 12 14 13 – 59
Port Edwards 10 18 8 11 – 47
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (59): Alex Baierl 2 3-4 9, Bryce DeSmet 1 0-0 3, Jared Fleischmann 9 2-2 24, Derrick Green 2 4-4 8, Sam Studinger 0 0-0 0, Christian Payant 0 1-2 1, Cole Mushel 0 0-0 0, evan Nikolai 0 0-0 0, Jacob Puent 6 2-4 14, Ben Behling 0 0-0 0. FG: 20. FT: 12-16. 3-pointers: 7 (Fleischmann 4, Baierl 2, DeSmet 1). Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 20-5.
PORT EDWARDS (47): Jake Schraeder 0 0-0 0, Corey Parks 1 1-2 3, Josh Cegielski 0 0-0 0, Josh Schraeder 3 0-0 6, Nick Collar 0 0-0 0, Chris Mortag 3 0-0 8, Sam Sweeney 0 0-0 0, Colin McCarville 1 0-0 2, Jared Joslin 8 1-3 17, Jacob Joslin 4 2-2 10, Zach Goggins 0 1-2 1. FG: 20. FT: 5-9. 3-pointers: 2 (Mortag 2). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 23-2.