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Appleton East senior Cade Prestigiacomo. (AppletonSportsPage.com file photo/Paul Lecker)
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Appleton East boys basketball uses hot start to knock off Chippewa Falls in WIAA Division 1 regional quarterfinal

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APPLETON – The Appleton East boys basketball team have suffered through a rough patch as of late, but on Tuesday night the Patriots were able to pick up a playoff win.

Appleton East held Chippewa Falls to just nine first-half points and rolled to a 58-41 win in a WIAA Division 1 regional quarterfinal at East High School.

The No. 15 seed Patriots (7-18) move on to a regional semifinal at No. 2 Marshfield (18-6) on Friday. East upended Marshfield 39-37 in its season-opener back on Dec. 3. The No. 18 seed Chippewa Falls finish the season winless at 0-25.

East, which was just 1-11 to close the regular season, jumped out to a 37-9 lead by halftime and cruised from there as 11 different players scored in the victory.

Cade Prestigiacomo and Brayden Nieman each scored 12 points, with Nieman knocking down three of the Patriots eight 3-pointers.

Patriots 58, Cardinals 41
Chippewa Falls   9   32   –   41
Appleton East   37   21   –   58
CHIPPEWA FALLS (41): Collin Nichols 4-8 0-0 8, Kobe Twyman 1-4 0-0 2, Owen Munson 1-3 1-3 4, Gran Von Haden 5-9 3-4 13, Carter Berg 1-3 0-0 3, Brady Paul 0-0 2-2 2, Conrad Gebauer 1-3 0-0 2, Kael Dillenbeck 1-1 0-0 2, Connor Kolinski 1-4 0-0 5, Luke Thompson 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 16-35. FT: 6-9. 3-pointers: 3-10 (Kolinski 1-1, Munson 1-2, Berg 1-3, Von Haden 0-1, Twyman 0-1, Nichols 0-2). Rebounds: 18 (Dillenbeck 5). Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 0-25.
APPLETON EAST (58): Josh Christiansen 0-2 2-2 2, Cade Prestigiacomo 3-6 6-7 12, Brayden Nieman 4-7 1-2 12, DaKing Clemons 2-10 2-2 8, Andlie Sangweni 0-0 0-0 0, Jacob Weisbach 0-3 2-2 2, Clayton Nieman 3-5 0-0 8, Mason O’Reilly 0-0 1-2 1, Zach Mueller 0-1 0-0 0, Trey Schafer 1-1 0-0 2, Miles Bertrand 3-7 0-0 7, Allan Massingue 1-1 0-0 2, Apolo Massingue 1-3 0-0 2. FG: 18-46. FT: 14-17. 3-pointers: 8-23 (B. Nieman 3-4, C. Nieman 2-3, Clemons 2-6, Bertrand 1-3, Mueller 0-1, Prestigiacomo 0-1, Christiansen 0-2, Weisbach 0-3). Rebounds: 23 (Bertrand 5). Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-18.