Whitefish Bay holds off Appleton East girls basketball

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WALES – Appleton East was held to 19 second-half points as the Patriots fell to Whitefish Bay 50-45 on Friday at the Kettle Moraine Girls Basketball Thanksgiving Classic at Kettle Moraine High School.

The Patiots (0-2) trailed 27-26 at halftime and could not make up any ground in the second half as they were outscored by four points.

Torie Neubauer was the lone Appleton East player to score in double figures, finishing with 18 points.

Rowan Counsell led Whitefish Bay (2-0) with 20 points.

Appleton East will take on The Prairie School of Racine at 4 p.m. Saturday as the tournament concludes.

Blue Dukes 50, Patriots 45
Whitefish Bay   27   23   –   50
Appleton East   26   19   –   45
WHITEFISH BAY (50): Madeline Volpe 2 0-0 5, Megan Gruber 3 4-6 10, Leyla Burkemper 1 3-4 6, Rose Mussoline 1 0-0 3, Sage Miskel 2 0-0 5, Rowan Counsell 7 4-4 20, Itsy Smith 0 1-2 1. FG: 16. FT: 12-16. 3-pointers: 6 (Counsell 2, Miskel 1, Mussoline 1, Burkemper 1, Volpe 1). Record: 2-0.
APPLETON EAST (45): Ava Schwan 1 0-0 2, Jenna Ott 1 0-0 2, Aubrie Erickson 1 0-0 2, Lily Meulemans 4 0-0 8, Torie Neubauer 8 2-2 18, Emilia MontMarquette 1 0-0 2, Ella Sweeney 3 0-0 8, Ella Jazdzewski 1 1-2 3. FG: 20. FT: 3-4. 3-pointers: 2 (Sweeney 2). Record: 0-2.