Appleton East boys basketball knocks off Fond du Lac

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APPLETON – The Appleton East boys basketball team found itself in a tight game for the second-straight time to start the 2024-25 season, and for the second time, the Patriots came out on top.

Appleton East came back from a slim two-point halftime deficit to defeat Fond du Lac 59-56 in the Fox Valley Association opener for both teams on Friday night at East High School.

The Patriots used a 30-25 advantage in the second half to pull ahead and improve to 2-0 overall.

Cade Prestigiacomo had 18 points, and DaKing Clemons and Jacob Weisbach each made three 3-pointers to finish with 13 and 10 points, respectively, for the Patriots.

Eli Zimmerman had 17 points to top Fond du Lac (0-2 overall).

Appleton East will play a nonconference game at Pulaski on Monday at 7 p.m.

Patriots 59, Cardinals 56
Fond du Lac   31   25   –   56
Appleton East   29   30   –    59
FOND DU LAC (56): Brady Streblow 9, Eli Zimmerman 17, Travion Pate 8, Marvin Haslett III 10, Conor Johnson 5, Adrian Johnson 3, Byron Jones 4. Record: 0-2, 0-1 Fox Valley Association.
APPLETON EAST (59): Josh Christiansen 1-6 0-0 2, Cade Prestigiacomo 6-13 5-7 18, Brayden Nieman 2-7 4-4 9, DaKing Clemons 3-10 2-2 13, Jacob Weisbach 3-3 1-2 10, Clayton Nieman 2-3 0-0 5, Miles Bertand 0-0 0-0 0, Apolo Massingue 1-2 3-3 5. FG: 18-44. FT: 15-18. 3-pointers: 9-15 (Clemons 3-6, Weisbach 3-3, B. Nieman 1-1, C. Nieman 1-2, Prestigiacomo 1-3). Rebounds: 19 (Prestigiacomo 5). Record: 2-0, 1-0 Fox Valley Association.