Auburndale boys basketball tops Chequamegon for fourth-straight win

Auburndale’s Alex Willfahrt. (Paul Lecker file photo)

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AUBURNDALE – Alex Willfahrt poured in 26 points to lift the Auburndale boys basketball team to a 61-50 win over Chequamegon in a Marawood Conference crossover game Friday at Auburndale High School.

The win is the Eagles’ fourth in a row as they improve to 5-6 overall and 3-4 in the Marawood South. Chequamegon suffered just its second loss of the season, falling to 9-2 and 4-2 in the Marawood North.

Willfahrt was 9-for-20 from the field and made five of nine 3-point attempts for Auburndale.

Trayton Weber added 11 points in the win for the Eagles.

Auburndale plays at Edgar on Tuesday.

Eagles 61, Screaming Eagles 50
Chequamegon 21 29 – 50
Auburndale 27 34 – 61
CHEQUAMEGON (50):
Corbyn Phelps 1 0-0 3, Andrew Schurebeck 1 1-2 3, A.J. Morgan 2 0-2 6, Collin Luhtala 1 0-0 3, Joe Newbury 6 2-3 16, Isaiah Deitz 7 3-3 17, John Wartgaw 1 0-0 2, Dawson Heizler 0 0-2 0. FG: 19. FT: 6-12. 3-pointers: 6 (Morgan 2, Newbury 2, Luhtala 1, Phelps 1). Fouls: 19. Fouled out: Deitz. Record: 9-2, 4-2 Marawood Conference North Division.
AUBURNDALE (61): Alex Willfahrt 9-20 3-4 26, Trayton Weber 3-5 4-8 11, Caden Weinfurter 3-7 2-4 9, Lucas Yeske 2-7 2-3 7, Terrance Cottrell-Roberson 1-7 1-2 3, Kaden Anderson 0-1 3-4 3, Mason White Eagle 1-3 0-0 2, Austin Quinlan 0-1 0-0 0, Gavin White Eagle 0-3 0-0 0. FG: 19-54. FT: 15-25. 3-pointers: 8-26 (Willfahrt 5-9, Weber 1-2, Weinfurter 1-5, Yeske 1-5, Anderson 0-1, Quinlan 0-1, Cottrell-Roberson 0-3). Rebounds: 31 (Willfahrt 8). Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-6, 3-4 Marawood Conference South Division.