Appleton East girls basketball holds off late run to top Bay Port

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APPLETON – The Appleton East girls basketball team jumped out to a 13-point halftime lead and held off a late run from Bay Port to earn a 48-44 nonconference win on Tuesday night at Appleton East High School.

Lindsey Gerard went 6-for-7 at the free throw line and scored a team-high 11 points in a balanced scoring attack for the Patriots, who are now 13-9 this season.

Jenna Ott added nine points and Lilly Meulemans eight in the win for the Patriots.

Ellie McDermid had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Bay Port (6-17).

Appleton East hosts Appleton North as part of a girls-boys doubleheader on Friday. The girls game begins at 6 p.m., with the boys to follow at approximately 7:45 p.m. The Patriots final regular-season game will be next Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Kimberly, before opening postseason play with a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal at Superior on Feb. 23.

Patriots 48, Pirates 44
Bay Port   17   27   –   44
Appleton East   30   18   –   48
BAY PORT (44): Abby Whiteman 0-4 1-2 1, Rhyan Coughlin 1-5 0-0 3, Chloe Tebon 0-3 0-0 0, Sydney Rau 0-1 0-0 0, Ellie McDermid 9-16 5-7 23, Keira Lynch 0-0 0-0 0, Kyla Simpkins 2-3 2-4 7, Olivia Williams 4-12 0-0 10, Taylor Neuenschwander 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 16-44. FT: 8-13. 3-pointers: 4-16 (Williams 2-5, Simpkins 1-2, Coughlin 1-4, Tebon 0-2, Whiteman0-3). Rebounds: 34 (McDermid 11). Record: 6-17.
APPLETON EAST (48): Lucy Doszak 0-2 0-1 0, Ava Schwan 0-1 2-5 2, Jenna Ott 3-9 1-2 9, Lindsey Gerard 2-5 6-7 11, Marissa Schwartz 2-4 0-1 4, Lilly Meulemans 4-13 0-0 8, Torie Neubauer 3-9 0-0 6, Ella Sweeney 2-10 0-0 5, Ella Jazdzewski 1-2 1-2 3. FG: 17-55. FT: 10-18. 3-pointers: 4-25 (Ott 2-5, Gerard 1-3, Sweeney 1-7, Schwan 0-1, Schwartz 0-1, Doszak 0-2, Meulemans 0-3, Neubauer 0-3). Rebounds: 29 (Neubauer 10). Record: 13-9.