Stratford boys basketball stays unbeaten, takes down Pacelli

STEVENS POINT – The Stratford boys basketball team remained undefeated, outlasting Stevens Point Pacelli 69-58 in a game at the Sentry Classic on Thursday at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Vaughn Breit had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Ben Barten had 16 points and Lance Heidmann added 14 points for the Tigers, who are now 7-0 this season.

Stratford made all 10 of its free throw attempts and shot 44 percent from the field, making 27 of 61 shots.

Branden Ackley added three 3-pointers and scored nine points for the Tigers.

Nathan Helms led the Cardinals (2-7) with 17 points.

Stratford will play fellow unbeaten Almond-Bancroft (8-0) at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Quandt Fieldhouse.

Tigers 69, Cardinals 58
Stratford 41 28 – 69
Stevens Point Pacelli 37 21 – 58
STRATFORD (69): Teddy Redman 0-7 2-2 2, Max Vanderhoof 1-1 0-0 2, Okley Wrensch 0-2 4-4 4, Dawson Danen 0-0 0-0 0, Hunter Hannan 0-0 0-0 0, Chandler Schmidt 2-9 0-0 4, Branden Ackley 3-4 0-0 9, Vaughn Breit 9-18 0-0 18, Lance Heidmann 5-8 2-2 14, Ben Barten 7-12 2-2 16. FG: 27-61. FT: 10-10. 3-pointers: 5-19 (Ackley 3-3, Heidmann 2-4, Breit 0-2, Wrensch 0-2, Redman 0-4, Schmidt 0-4). Rebounds: 35 (Breit 11). Fouls: 9. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-0.
PACELLI (58): Mason Schlagenhaft 2-4 0-0 4, Trevor Frane 3-3 0-0 9, Weston Peplinski 4-9 0-0 9, Nathan Helms 7-11 0-0 17, Jonah Peplinski 5-13 0-0 13, Mitch Miller 2-7 1-4 6, Charlie Kulick 0-2 0-0 0, Elliot Parks 0-0 0-0 0, Nick Hartman 0-2 0-0 0, Alexander Schmitz 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 23-51. FT: 1-4. 3-pointers: 11-23 (Frane 3-3, Helms 3-5, J. Peplinski 3-8, Miller 1-3, W. Peplinski 1-3, Schlangenhaft 0-1). Rebounds: 23 (Miller 9). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-7.