Newman Catholic junior Mason Prey was a first-team selection on the WBCA Division 5 all-state boys basketball team. (File photo)

Wausau Pilot & Review

WAUSAU – The Wausau Newman Catholic boys basketball team made 22 3-pointers, six each by Mason Prey and Conner Krach, as the Cardinals cruised to an 86-62 win over Wisconsin Rapids Assumption in a Marawood Conference South Division game Tuesday night at Newman Catholic High School.

Prey made four 3-pointers and scored 18 points, and Krach had five 3-pointers and 17 points in the first half as the Cardinals built a 51-23 lead heading into halftime.

Assumption outscored Newman by four in the second half, but the Cardinals’ lead was never in doubt as they made seven more 3-pointers to finish with 22.

Prey ended up with 28 points, Krach with 20, and Isaac Seidel added 11 on the strength of three long balls for Newman Catholic, which improves to 12-4 overall and 8-3 in the Marawood South.

Assumption made seven 3-pointers in the loss. Reed Duellman had a team-high 17 points and Ryan Shaw chipped in 11 points for the Royals (5-9, 3-7 Marawood South).

Newman Catholic will take a week off before plays a Marawood South game at Auburndale on Tuesday, Feb. 1.

Cardinals 86, Royals 62
Assumption   23   39   –   62
Newman Catholic   51   35   –   86
ASSUMPTION (62):
Frank Mattott 4 0-0 10, Ryan Shaw 3 5-8 11, Cal Birkauser 0 0-0 0, Bryson Galbreath 1 0-0 2, Reed Duellman 6 3-4 17, Cade Statz 1 0-0 2, Nick Leberg 2 1-2 6, Aaron Livernash 1 2-2 5, Moyer 2 0-0 5, Alec Sullivan 2 0-1 4. FG: 22. FT: 11-17. 3-pointers: 7 (Mattott 2, Duellman 2, Leberg 1, Livernash 1, Moyer 1). Fouls: 9. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-9, 3-7 Marawood Conference South Division.
NEWMAN CATHOLIC (86): Mason Prey 10 2-2 28, Jackson Pfender 2 0-0 6, Zongcha Lo 1 0-0 3, Aiden Spychalla 1 0-0 3, Conner Krach 6 2-3 20, Jacob Pfiffner 2 0-2 5, Owen Sullivan 1 0-0 2, Isaac Seidel 4 0-0 11, Eli Gustafson 3 0-0 8. FG: 30. FT: 4-7. 3-pointers: 22 (Prey 6, Krach 6, Seidel 3, Pfender 2, Gustafson 2, Lo 1, Spychalla 1, Pfiffner 1). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 12-4, 8-3 Marawood Conference South Division.