Appleton East boys basketball defeats Pulaski, snaps long losing skid

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APPLETON – The Appleton East boys basketball team snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 79-70 nonconference win over Pulaski on Saturday at East High School.

Joey LaChapell hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 36 points to lead the way for the Patriots, who are now 4-13 this season.

Grayson Kasmarek went 5-for-8 from 3-point range and added 17 points, and Cade Prestigiacomo scored 12 for Appleton East.

Colin Schultz had 24 points for Pulaski (10-9).

Appleton East will play at crosstown rival Appleton North on Tuesday as part of a girls-boys doubleheader. The girls game starts at 6 p.m., with the boys to follow at approximately 7:45 p.m.

Patriots 79, Raiders 70
Pulaski   32   38   –   70
Appleton East   36   43   –   79
PULASKI (70): Dylan Dorn 5, Colin Schultz 24, Bryce Wotruba 6, Ethan Schmidt 8, Bohdan Schmidt 7, Joseph Mijal 13, Nathan Jossie 5, Dixon Holewinski 2. Record: 10-9.
APPLETON EAST (79): Grayson Kasmarek 5-8 2-2 17, Joey LaChapell 12-20 8-8 36, Cade Prestigiacomo 5-11 2-2 12, Brayden Nieman 1-3 0-0 3, Jacob Keil 0-0 0-0 0, Evan Demerath 2-3 0-1 4, Jacob Weisbach 1-6 0-0 3, Josh Christiansen 0-0 0-0 0, Elliot Feldhausen 2-5 0-0 4. FG: 28-56. FT: 12-13. 3-pointers: 10-26 (Kasmarek 5-8, LaChapell 4-8, Weisbach 1-6, Demerath 0-1, Prestigiacomo 0-3). Rebound: 30 (Kasmarek 6, LaChapell 6). Record: 4-13.