TAMA – Jacob Manderscheid scored 23 points, shooting 10-of-10 from the free-throw line, to lead the Marion boys basketball team in a 54-41 Wamac win over South Tama on Tuesday.

The Indians trailed 25-23 midway through the third quarter, but they pulled away in the fourth quarter and improved to 4-7.

Baylor Fish added 10 points for Marion.

Clayton Rosenberger scored 18 points for South Tama (2-10) and Triston Lasley added 14 points.

MARION (54): Fish 3 2-4 10, Zielke 0 0-0 0, Walter 1 2-2 5, Manderscheid 6 10-10 23, Whalen 4 0-0 8, Pflughaupt 0 0-0 0, Chris Mohwinkle 0 0-2 0, Clayton Mohwinkle 2 2-2 6, Wiese 1 0-1 2. Totals 17 16-21 54.

SOUTH TAMA (41): A.Lasley 0 1-2 1, Rosenberger 7 2-4 18, Shields 1 2-3 4, T.Lasley 6 0-0 14, Koch 1 0-0 2, Davenport 0 1-2 1, Ward 0 0-2 0, Brown 0 1-2 1, Tyon 0 0-0 0, N.Lasley 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-15 41.

Halftime – Marion 18, South Tama 17. 3-point goals – Marion 4 (Fish 2, Walter, Manderscheid), South Tama 4 (Rosenberger 2, T.Lasley 2).