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Appleton West boys basketball surges past Wisconsin Rapids in WIAA D-1 regional quarterfinal

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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Appleton West boys basketball team overcame a four-point halftime deficit with a monster second half offensively and defeated Wisconsin Rapids 67-62 in a WIAA Division 1 regional quarterfinal on Tuesday at Lincoln High School.

The Terrors trailed 25-21 at the half before putting up 46 points in the second half, including 17 from Prabhjot Tiwana, to pull away.

Appleton West finished 19-for-26 from the free throw line overall, 15-for-21 in the second half. Lucas Downs scored 11 12 of his 15 points in the second-half push as well for the Terrors.

Zak Mancl made six of Wisconsin Rapids’ 11 3-pointers, finishing with a game-high 18 points for the Raiders (3-22).

Appleton West (3-22) will travel to Fox Valley Association champion Kaukauna (21-3), the top seed in the Division 1 Sectional 1 bracket, for a regional semifinal on Friday at 7 p.m.

Terrors 67, Raiders 62
Appleton West   21   46   –   67
Wisconsin Rapids   25   37   –    62
APPLETON WEST (67): Reid Hinkens 3 1-2 8, Braylon Ise 3 8-9 15, Prabhjot Tiwana 5 5-7 17, Kyle Bennett 1 3-4 6, Parrion Peace 2 2-4 6, Munes 0 0-0 0, Lucas Downs 6 0-0 15. FG: 20. FT: 19-26. 3-pointers: 8 (Downs 3, Tiwana 2, Hinkens 1, Bennett 1, Ise 1). Fouls: 13. Technical foul: Downs. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-22.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS (62): Zak Mancl 6 0-0 18, Sean Roenius 5 2-4 15, Brody Gilbertson 4 5-5 13, Austin Tisland 0 1-2 1, Isaiah Tork 3 0-0 8, Jarrett Szelagowski 2 1-2 5, Jordan Szelagowski 1 0-1 2. FG: 21. FT: 9-14. 3-pointers: 11 (Mancl 6, Roenius 3, Tork 2). Fouls: 21. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-22.