Appleton East boys basketball continues hot streak with nonconference win over state-ranked Fox Valley Lutheran

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APPLETON – The Appleton East boys basketball team won its third-straight game and second in a row against a state-ranked, crosstown opponent, as it defeated Fox Valley Lutheran 67-61 in a nonconference matchup Thursday at East High School.

Appleton East outscored Fox Valley Lutheran, the sixth-ranked team in this week’s Wissports.net Division 2 state coaches poll, by three points in each half to earn the victory and improve to 6-13 this season. East had defeated Division 1 No. 7 Appleton North on Tuesday.

Joey LaChapell drained five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 29 points for the Patriots. Cade Prestigiacomo added 18 points in the victory.

Adam Loberger had 22 points and Sam Ferge 13 for the Foxes, who drop to 17-2.

Appleton East will continue its stretch of three games in three days with a home game against Appleton West on Friday at 6 p.m. East will travel to Westosha Central on Saturday.

Fox Valley Lutheran will play a North Eastern Conference game Saturday at Little Chute.

Patriots 67, Foxes 61
Fox Valley Lutheran   32   29   –   61
Appleton East   35   32   –   67
FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN (61): Sam Ferge 13, Graham Feidt 5, Adam Loberger 22, Trenton Heyn 9, Liam Heiges 6, Elijah Last 6. Record: 17-2.
APPLETON EAST (67): Grayson Kasmarek 1-8 0-0 3, Joey LaChapell 11-20 2-2 29, Cade Prestigiacomo 5-11 6-6 18, Brayden Nieman 0-0 0-0 0, Evan Demerath 0-2 0-0 0, Jacob Weisbach 3-4 0-0 7, Josh Christiansen 1-1 0-0 2, Elliot Feldhausen 4-8 0-0 8. FG: 25-54. FT: 8-8. 3-pointers: 9-25 (LaChapell 5-10, Prestigiacomo 2-3, Weisbach 1-2, Kasmarek 1-8, Demerath 0-1, Feldhausen 0-1). Rebounds: 17 (Feldhausen 5). Record: 6-13.