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CHIPPEWA FALLS – The Marshfield boys basketball team pulled off a big upset on the road, knocking off No. 2 seed Chippewa Falls 57-34 in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal Friday night at Chippewa Falls High School.
The Tigers snap a four-game losing streak and avenge a loss to Chippewa Falls earlier this season. Marshfield lost at home to the Cardinals 64-48 back on Dec. 30.
No. 7 seed Marshfield (7-16) will play at No. 6 Hudson (10-13) in a regional final at 7 p.m. Saturday. Hudson started the season 5-0 but fell on hard times, losing 10 of its final 12 games before upending D.C. Everest on the road 59-55 in overtime Friday night.
Saturday’s game will be broadcast on WDLB-AM 1450 and wdlbwosq.com.
Seniors Tanner Boson and Caleb Alexander stepped up with their biggest games of their careers.
Boson hit 5 of 6 3-pointers and scored a team-high 22 points, and Alexander as 3 of 4 from 3-point range and scored 15 points for the Tigers.
Marshfield was 17 of 33 overall from the field and 9 of 17 from 3-point range in the win.
Tigers 57, Cardinals 34
Marshfield 11 17 12 17 – 57
Chippewa Falls 8 6 8 12 – 34
MARSHFIELD (57): Caleb Alexander 5-10 2-2 15, Kegan Fassler 1-1 2-2 4, Alex Hinson 1-1 0-1 3, Tanner Boson 6-8 5-8 22, Will Spindler 1-2 3-4 5, Jordan Schlinsog 0-4 0-0 0, Derek Coffren 1-2 0-0 2, Drew Hanson 0-1 2-2 2, Adam Fravert 2-3 0-0 4. FG: 17-33. FT: 14-23. 3-pointers: 9-17 (Boson 5-6, Alexander 3-4, Hinson 1-1, Coffren 0-1, Hanson 0-1). Rebounds: 25 (Fravert 8). Assists: 16 (Hinson 5). Turnovers: 8. Record: 7-16.
CHIPPEWA FALLS (34): Brett Olson 2, Justin Czech 5, Aaron Knez 15, Nolan Johnson 12. Record: 14-9.