Wausau Pilot & Review
WAUSAU – Wausau Newman Catholic put up 48 points in the first half to build a big lead and were able to hold on from there as it defeated first-place Marathon 80-69 in a Marawood Conference South Division boys basketball game Friday at Newman Catholic High School.
Isaac Seidel scored 30 points and Mason Prey added 29 for Newman, which is now 16-6 overall and 11-4 in the Marawood South.
The Cardinals’ win also knocks Marathon (18-4, 13-2 Marawood South) into a tie atop the conference standings with Stratford.
Grant Warren had 22 points and Jaden Koeller scored 17 for Marathon.
Newman Catholic plays a nonconference game at Wabeno on Monday before finishing its Marawood South and regular-season schedule at home against Stratford on Thursday.
Cardinals 80, Raiders 69
Marathon 31 38 – 69
Newman Catholic 48 32 – 80
MARATHON (69): Jaden Koeller 5-11 4-4 17, Ben Robbins 0-2 1-2 1, Tyler Underwood 5-6 2-2 13, Noah Gage 2-4 0-0 4, Nathan Hanke 3-8 2-2 9, Drew Love 1-2 1-3 3, Grant Warren 9-14 4-7 22. FG: 25-47. FT: 14-20. 3-pointers: 5-14 (Kieller 3-7, Underwood 1-2, Hanke 1-4, Gage 0-1). Record: 18-4, 13-2 Marawood Conference South Division.
NEWMAN CATHOLIC (80): Mason Prey 11 3-4 29, Jackson Pfender 1 0-0 3, Conner Krach 3 0-1 8, Jacob Pfiffner 2 3-4 8, Owen Sullivan 1 0-0 2, Isaac Seidel 10 3-3 30. FG: 28. FT: 9-12. 3-pointers: 15 (Seidel 7, Prey 4, Krach 2, Pfender 1, Pfiffner 1). Record: 16-6, 11-4 Marawood Conference South Division.
