Xavier boys basketball tops New London in battle of Bay Conference leaders

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NEW LONDON – The Xavier boys basketball team took over sole possession of first place in the Bay Conference with a hard-fought 55-50 win over New London on Friday night at New London High School.

Hayden Quimby scored 15 points, including four 3-pointers, and Sam Pfefferle added 11 for the Hawks, who are now 10-1 overall and a perfect 5-0 in the Bay, one game ahead of both New London and West De Pere.

Xavier led 32-25 at halftime and were able to hold on, making 16 of 27 free throws.

Paul Vuillaume led New London (6-4 overall) with 14 points.

Xavier will travel to the north side of Appleton to take on crosstown rival Fox Valley Lutheran (9-0) in a nonconference game Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Watch for complete coverage here at AppletonSportsPage.com.

Hawks 55, Bulldogs 50
Xavier   32   23   –   55
New London   25   25   –   50
XAVIER (55): Sam Pfefferle 3-9 5-8 11, Hayden Quimby 5-11 1-2 15, Isaiah Des Jardins 2-3 0-0 5, Joe Gallucci 0-0 0-0 0, Reid Hieptas 1-2 1-2 4, Luke Krull 1-2 1-2 3, Tyler Brightman 0-2 4-8 4, Luke Oelhafen 2-6 2-3 6, Logan Ramczyk 2-6 2-2 7. FG: 16-41. FT: 16-27. 3-pointers: 7-23 (Quimby 4-8, Hietpas 1-1, Des Jardins 1-2, Ramczyk 1-4, Pfefferle 0-1, Krull 0-1, Brightman 0-2, Oelhafen 0-4). Rebounds: 33 (Krull 8). Record: 10-1, 5-0 Bay Conference.
NEW LONDON (50): Michael Helsten 6, Paul Vuillaume 14, Tyler Gerrits 6, Jonah Schlueter 4, Joseph Daly 13, Ayden Kanaman 7, Tommy Fields 0, Parker Heise 0. Record: 6-4, 4-1 Bay Conference.