Marathon outlasts Auburndale in Marawood South boys basketball opener

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AUBURNDALE – Jaden Koeller and Ben Robbins each scored 11 points in the second half to lift Marathon to a 70-62 win over Auburndale in the Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball opener for both teams on Tuesday night at Auburndale High School.

The game was tied 28-28 at halftime before Marathon was able to pull away behind Koeller, who finished with 18 points, and Robbins, who added 13.

Grant Warren added 15 points, Noah Gage drilled three 3-pointers and scored 12, and Nathan Hanke chipped in 11 for the Raiders, who were making their season debut.

Alex Willfahrt had 18 points and seven rebounds, and Terrance Cottrell-Roberson added 14 points for Auburndale, which falls to 0-2 overall.

Both teams will return to action Friday for Marawood Conference crossover games. Marathon will host Chequamegon and Auburndale will be at home against Abbotsford.

Raiders 70, Eagles 62
Marathon 28 42 – 70
Auburndale 28 34 – 62
MARATHON (70):
Jaden Koeller 6 4-4 18, Griffen Treankler 0 1-4 1, Ben Robbins 4 5-6 13, Noah Gage 4 1-4 12, Nathan Hanke 4 3-3 11, Grant Warren 6 3-4 15. FG: 24. FT: 17-25. 3-pointers: 5 (Gage 3, Koeller 2). Fouls: 17. Foueld out: none. Record:
AUBURNDALE (62): Alex Willfahrt 6-13 5-8 18, Terrance Cottrell-Roberson 6-12 0-1 14, Lucas Yeske 3-7 1-2 9, Mason White Eagle 4-4 0-0 8, Trayton Weber 4-5 0-2 8, Evan Scholl 1-1 0-0 3, Gavin White Eagle 1-2 0-1 2, Caden Weinfurter 0-3 0-0 0, Austin Quinlan 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 25-48. FT: 6-14. 3-pointers: 6-21 (Yeske 2-5, Cottrell-Roberson 2-8, Scholl 1-1, Willfahrt 1-3, Weinfurter 0-3, Quinlan 0-1). Rebounds: 22 (Willfahrt 7). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 0-2, 0-1 Marawood Conference South Division.