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Appleton North's Tay Maass. (Photo courtesy of Mark Hughes)
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Kimberly outlasts Appleton North girls basketball, clinches FVA title

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AppletonSportsPage.com

APPLETON – Kimberly clinched no worse than a tie for the Fox Valley Association girls basketball title with a 61-43 win over Appleton North on Friday at Appleton North High School.

The Papermakers rolled out to a 15-point lead by halftime and finished off the win to improve to 18-1 overall and a perfect 15-0 in the FVA. With Hortonville’s loss to Appleton East, Kimberly has a three-game lead in the conference standings with three games remaining.

Katelyn McGinnis topped Kimbelry with 19 points.

Tay Maass had 12 points and Avery Werfal nine for the Lightning (7-12, 4-11 FVA).

Appleton North will play a nonconference game at D.C. Everest on Monday before hosting Kaukauna in FVA action Tuesday.

Papermakers 61, Lightning 43
Kimberly   28   33   –   61
Appleton North   15   28   –   43
KIMBERLY (61): Bentley Drout 0, Emily Urban 2, Kendyll Brochtrup 0, Katelyn McGinnis 19, Kennedy Ebben 6, Claudia Asman 0, Haylie Dulas 17, Ava Van Vonderen 14, Kylie VerBockel 3. Record: 18-1, 15-0 Fox Valley Association.
APPLETON NORTH (43): Lexi Schuh 4, Brooke Schuh 8, Amber Ziemer 6, Ava Koleske 4, Avery Werfal 9, Tay Maass 12. Record: 7-12, 4-11 Fox Valley Association.