Second-half surge leads West De Pere past Appleton North girls basketball

AppletonSportsPage.com

DE PERE – West De Pere pulled away in the second half, posting an 18-point advantage over the final 18 minutes, and defeated Appleton North 63-46 in a nonconference girls basketball game Tuesday night at West De Pere High School.

The Lightning led 27-26 before West De Pere dominated the second half, nearly doubling up North with a 37-19 advantage.

Avery Werfal scored 20 points and Tay Maass had 14 points in the loss for Appleton North, which drops to 3-3 after suffering its third-straight loss.

Madisyn Berggren led West De Pere (6-0) with 17 points.

Appleton North will host Appleton West on Friday as part of a Fox Valley Association girls-boys doubleheader. The girls game begins at 6 p.m., with the boys to follow at approximately 7:45 p.m.

Phantoms 63, Lightning 46
Appleton North   27   26   –   53
West De Pere   27   19   –   46
APPLETON NORTH (53): Sophie Busch 7, Amber Ziemer 5, Avery Werfal 20, Tay Maass 20. Record: 3-3.
WEST DE PERE (46): Clara Hoffman 3, Alexa Rattray 7, Faith Walder 8, Mia Racine 6, Makenna Runke 3, Madisyn Berggren 17, Ava VanEss 9, Ella Francois 8, Cassidy Baciak 2. Record: 6-0.