OELWEIN - The Marion High School boys basketball team built a stone wall around the defensive end of the floor Saturday and flattened Oelwein, 43-11, in a non-conference game at Oelwein.

The Indians led at halftime, 23-5.

Jacob Manderscheid scored 13 points for Marion (7-10). Evan Suckow had seven points for Oelwein.

MARION (43): Fish 2 0-0 6, Zielke 1 0-0 2, Walter 1 2-2 4, Manderscheid 5 2-2 13, Whalen 4 0-0 8, Plfughaupt 2 0-0 4, Chris Mohwinkle 1 0-0 2, Clayton Mohwinkle 0 0-0 0, Carstensen 0 0-0 0, Wade 0 0-0 0, Wiese 1 0-0 2, Kuetke 0 0-0 0, Hansen 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 4-6 43.

OELWEIN (11): Sailor 0 0-0 0, Stasi 0 0-0 0, Rettinger 0 0-0 0, Suckow 3 0-0 7, Logan 1 0-0 2, Hefel 0 0-0 0, Meyer 0 0-0 0, Robertson 0 0-0 0, Evans 0 0-0 0, Arndt 0 0-0 0, Rex 0 0-0 0, Reagan 0 0-0 0, Ohl 0 0-0 0, Smock 1 0-0 2, Opperman 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 0-0 11.

Halftime - Marion 23, Oelwein 5. 3-point goals - Marion 3 (Zielke 2, Manderscheid 1), Oelwein 1 (Suckow 1).