Appleton East girls basketball loses to The Prairie School at Kettle Moraine Classic

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WALES – The Appleton East girls basketball team could not overcome a sluggish start and lost 63-43 to The Prairie School of Racine on Saturday at the Kettle Moraine Thanksgiving Classic.

The Prairie School (3-0) jumped out to a 32-20 lead by halftime and pulled away in the second half, outscoring Appleton East (0-3) by eight.

Ella Sweeney made four 3-pointers and scored 14 points to lead the Patriots.

JJ Barnes made 12 of 15 free throws and ended up with a game-high 25 points for The Prairie School, which held a 16-4 free throw advantage over Appleton East.

Appleton East opens its Fox Valley Association season at Kimberly on Tuesday.

Hawks 63, Patriots 43
Appleton East   20   23   –   43
The Prairie School   32   31   –   64
APPLETON EAST (43): Ella Mielke 1 0-0 2, Jenna Ott 1 0-0 3, Aubrie Erickson 1 0-0 2, Lilly Melemans 1 0-0 2, Torie Neubauer 3 1-2 7, Emila MontMarquette 3 2-2 8, Grace Fecteau 0 0-1 0, Ella Sweeney 5 0-0 14, Ella jazdzewski 1 1-2 5, Allena Neubauer 0 0-2 0. FG: 16. FT: 4-9. 3-pointers: 5 (Sweeney 4, Ott 1). Record: 0-3.
THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL (64): Elle Jaramillo 1 0-0 3, Meghan Gavigan 1 0-0 2, Meg Decker 5 0-1 10, Finley Remington 1 0-0 2, Amiyah Galica 2 2-6 8, Chloe Babu 1 0-0 3, JJ Barnes 6 12-15 25, Keira Kimbrough 4 2-5 10. FG: 21. FT: 16-27. 3-pointers: 5 (Galica 2, Babu 1, Barnes 1, Jaramillo 1). Record: 3-0.