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Xavier boys basketball pulls away in second half to defeat Seymour

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APPLETON – The Xavier boys basketball team nearly doubled up Seymour in the second half and pulled away for a 70-44 win in Bay Conference action Tuesday night at Xavier High School.

The Hawks led 31-24 at halftime before putting a 39-20 run on Seymour in the second half to earn the 26-pooint victory.

Luke Oelhafen had 19 points and Reid Hietpas added 13 points in the win for the Hawks, who improve to 13-1 overall and remain perfect in the Bay Conference at 7-0. Nine different Xavier players found the scoring column.

Kyler Marks led Seymour (8-6, 4-4 Bay) with 16 points.

Xavier will enjoy a week off before hosting Menasha next Tuesday, Jan. 30. The game starts at 7 p.m.

Hawks 70, Thunder 44
Seymour   24   20   –   44
Xavier   31   39   –   70
SEYMOUR (44):
Xavier Salzman 11, Keanu Chinana 5, Keldon VanDenHeuvel 0, Ethan Volz 3, Sam Geyso 0, Colten Nieland 0, Carson Johnson 2, Kessler Jansen 0, Devin Organ 0, Carter Gessay 0, Kyler Marks 16, Owen Adamski 0, Isaac Feske 7. Record: 8-6, 4-4 Bay Conference.
XAVIER (70): Sam Pfefferle 1-6 1-2 3, Hayden Quimby 4-8 0-0 9, Isaiah Des Jardins 3-3 1-2 9, Reid Hietpas 4-7 4-6 13, Luke Krull 2-4 0-2 5, Matthew Potter 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler Brightman 2-7 0-0 5, Luke Oelhafen 6-10 2-2 19, Michael Kippenhan 0-1 0-0 0, Logan Ramczyk 2-5 1-2 5, Jonah Gentry 0-0 0-0 0, Cole Hietpas 0-1 2-4 2. FG: 24-52. FT: 11-20. 3-pointers: 11-24 (Oelhafen 5-7, R. Hietpas 1-2, Brightman 1-2, Krull 1-3, Quimby 1-4, Kippenhan 0-1, C. Hietpas 0-1, Ramczyk 0-2). Rebounds: 41 (Brightman 9). Record: 13-1, 7-0 Bay Conference.