Auburndale boys basketball drills nine 3-pointers, rolls past Athens

AUBURNDALE – The Auburndale boys basketball team made nine 3-pointers and pulled past Athens 67-42 in a Marawood Conference crossover game Friday night at Auburndale High School.

Colton Wright hit five 3-pointers and Caleb Weinfurter added two more, as both finished with 19 points to lead the way for the Apaches (2-0 overall and Marawood Conference South Division).

Auburndale raced out to a 32-16 lead by halftime and finished off with a 25-point victory.

Nine different Auburndale players scored in the victory.

Seth Coker led Athens (0-2 overall and Marawood North) with 10 points.

The Apaches host Marshfield Columbus Catholic (4-0) for a nonconference game on Monday.

Apaches 67, Bluejays 42
Athens 16 26 – 42
Auburndale 32 35 – 67
ATHENS (42): Jake Denzine 1 0-0 2, Carter Meddaugh 0 0-0 0, Daniel Zoromski 0 0-0 0, Cobie Ellenbecker 1 0-0 2, Cooper Diedrich 0 0-0 0, Derek Czech 3 1-2 7, Eli Bunkelman 0 0-0 0, Dane Dieteim 2 0-0 4, Seth Coker 4 1-3 10, Liam Weller 3 2-2 8, Cameron Ford 3 3-6 9. FG: 17. FT: 7-13. 3-pointers: 1 (Coker 1). Record: 0-2 overall and Marawood Conference North Division.
AUBURNDALE (67): Cooper Weinfurter 6-12 5-9 19, Paul Kollross 1-2 0-0 3, Kaden Hoffman 1-2 0-0 3, Hunter Wright 3-4 2-2 8, Fletcher Raab 2-7 0-0 5, Cody Trowbridge 0-1 0-0 0, Jason Wilcox 0-1 0-0 0, Carter Wilcott 1-2 0-0 2, Aaron Marth 4-7 1-3 9, Dylan Paun 1-1 0-0 2, Colton Wright 6-19 2-2 19, A.J. Schertz 0-0 0-2 0. FG: 25-57. FT: 10-20. 3-pointers: 9-29 (C. Wright 5-13, Weinfurter 2-5, Hoffman 1-2, Raab 1-6, Wilcox 0-1, Wilcott 0-1). Rebounds: 28 (Marth 7). Assists: 15 (Weinfurter 5). Record: 2-0 overall and Marawood Conference South Division.