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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Four Columbus Catholic players scored in double figures as the Dons boys basketball team held off Port Edwards to win 80-74 in a semifinal of the Cranberry Classic on Friday night at Assumption High School.
Charlie Moore drilled five 3-pointers and scored a team-high 21 points, with Emmitt Konieczny kicking in 20 points on the strength of 7-for-7 free throw shooting, Blake Jakobi chipped in 18 points and Lucas Kreklau added 11 points for Columbus Catholic, which was playing its season opener.
The Dons led 43-29 at halftime before Port Edwards made it interesting in the second half, but fell by four.
Timmy Tranel had 22 points and Nathan Gibbs scored 16 for Port Edwards (0-1), which made 16 3-pointers but was just 4-for-13 at the free throw line in the loss.
Port Edwards will play Nekoosa at 6:15 p.m. in the consolation game and Columbus Catholic will take on Wisconsin Rapids Assumption for the tournament championship at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Dons 80, Blackhawks 74
Port Edwards 29 45 – 74
Columbus Catholic 43 37 – 80
PORT EDWARDS (74): Timmy Tranel 8 2-5 22, Brynden Beck 4 0-0 11, Nathan Gibbs 6 0-0 16, Erik Mock 1 0-0 3, Josh Tranel 3 2-6 9, Carsen Orheim 4 0-0 11, Blayke Lecy 1 0-0 2, Tyler Martinson 0 0-0 0, Jacob Orheim 0 0-0 0, Logan Parker 0 0-2 0. FG: 27. FT: 4-13. 3-pointers: 16 (T. Tranel 4, Gibbs 4, C. Orheim 3, Mock 1, J. Tranel 1). Record: 0-1.
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (80): Emmitt Konieczny 6 7-7 20, Mac Konieczny 0 0-0 0, Nathan Nemitz 0 1-3 1, Alex Edwards 1 0-0 3, Calvin Birkhauser 0 0-0 0, Charlie Moore 6 4-5 21, Blake Jakobi 7 2-4 18, Lucas Kreklau 4 2-4 11, Cy Becker 2 1-3 6. FG: 26. FT: 17-26. 3-pointers: 11 (Moore 5, Jakobi 2, Kreklau 1, Becker 1, Edwards 1, E. Konieczny 1). Record: 1-0.