BASKETBALL
APPLETON EAST 42, APPLETON NORTH 39
APPLETON - Appleton East handed Appleton North its first Fox Valley Association loss of the season in the game at East.
Chelsey Van Gompel scored 12 points to lead Appleton East and also played a strong floor game for the Patriots against Appleton North’s pressure defense.
“Chelsey is our point guard and against that pressure, that’s a lot to handle. They really bring it,” East coach Joe La Chapell said. “She handled it really well tonight. Her ballhandling and leadership was really good tonight.”
Cam Neubauer added 11 points for the Patriots, who led by six late in the game before the Lightning hit a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining.
Sydney Levy led Appleton North with 11 points and Kari Brekke had nine for the Lightning.
“Defensively we played pretty well. We dug in and competed,” La Chapell said. “They’re a very good team. They had an off night shooting. If they don’t struggle from the outside, it’s probably a different story. They just had one of those nights and we were lucky enough to get one.”
North fell to 10-3 overall and 9-1 in the FVA, while East improved to 10-5 overall and 7-4 in the league.
Appleton North 21 18 - 39
Appleton East 18 24 - 42
Appleton North: Brekke 9, Van Wyk 3, Laux 4, Erickson 4, Schabo 8, Levy 11. 3-pt: Brekke, Van Wyk, Schabo, Levy. FT: 3-7. F: 20.
Appleton East: Roberts 3, Schneider 7, Van Gompel 12, Clark 3, Neubauer 11, King 6. 3-pt: Van Gompel 3, Clark. FT: 12-19. F: 16.
NEENAH 55, FOND DU LAC 44
NEENAH - Samara Sims finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds to spark a comeback win for the Rockets over Fox Valley Association foe Fond du Lac.
Megan Lee and Alexy Schmid also had a nice night for Neenah as they went for 12 and 11 points, respectively.
The Cardinals were led by Lauren Wendt, who finished with 10 points.
Fond du Lac 20 24 - 44
Neenah 18 37 - 55
Fond du Lac: L. Wendt 10, M. Wendt 8, Paulson 7, Smit 8, Herbeck 9, Dille 2. 3-pt: L. Wendt, M. Wendt 2, Paulson, Smit 2, Herbeck. FT:11-19. F: 14.
Neenah: Schroder 1, Jackson 4, Obry 10, Lee 12, Schmid 11, Grothenhuis 2, Sims 15. 3-pt: None. FT: 21-31. F: 18.
XAVIER 72, SHAWANO 48
APPLETON - Rebekah Vande Hey scored 29 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead Xavier to the win.
Xavier outscored Shawano 36-16 in the second half to pull away.
Cathy Dombrowski added 22 points and Sarah Dombrowski had 14 for Xavier.
Tori DePerry paced Shawano with 13 points.
Shawano 32 16 - 48
Xavier 36 36 - 72
Shawano: Beyer 3, Klemens 1, Reed 5, Buschman 11, DePerry 13, Ward 3, Wendorff 5, Gueths 7. 3-pt: Reed, Buschman 2. FT: 17-31. F: 16.
Xavier: Zubella 5, Vande Hey 29, C. Dombrowski 22, Anderson 2, S. Dombrowski 14. 3-pt: Vande Hey 3, S. Dombrowski. FT: 12-17. F: 23.
MENASHA 67, GREEN BAY EAST 13
MENASHA - The Bluejays used a smothering full-court press to open up a 42-point halftime lead in their win over the Red Devils.
Alexa Yost led Menasha with 19 points, while Maddy Hoekstra added 16. Delilah Jenkins chipped in 10 points.
Green Bay East 5 8 - 13
Menasha 47 20 - 67
Green Bay East: Schroeder 3, Delarwelle 3, Rehberg 4, Dorado 3. 3-pt: Schroeder. FT: 3-8. F: 13.
Menasha: Siegel 2, Roen 9, Jenkins 10, Niemuth 6, Yost 19, Wussow 2, Stuck 3, Hoekstra 16. 3-pt: Roen, Yost. FT: 5-8. F: 12.
SEYMOUR 56, WEST DE PERE 47
SEYMOUR - Jenna Krause led Seymour with 20 points and Seymour was 13-for-14 at the free throw line in the victory.
Aubrey Bucholtz added 11 points for the Thunder.
West De Pere was led by Brehna Evans with 18 points. Alivia McNabb chipped in 10 points.
CLINTONVILLE 62, OCONTO FALLS 32
OCONTO FALLS - Abby King scored 18 points to lead Clintonville, while Lindsy Carpenter had 10 points.
Kennedy Kratz and Breanna Sadowski each scored eight points for Oconto Falls.
Clintonville 23 39 - 62
Oconto Falls 12 20 - 32
Clintonville: Weatherwax 7, Arndt 14, King 18, Branstrom 1, Dunn 4, Viergutz 7, Carpenter 10, Strong 1. 3-pt: Weatherwax, King, Carpenter 2. FT: 16-21. F: 19.
Oconto Falls: Brauer 3, Kratz 8, Sadowski 8, Huberty 2, Allen 2, Albrecht 2, Steffens 1, Goebel 2, Rice 2. 3-pt: Kratz. FT: 7-19. F: 18.