Appleton East girls basketball storms back in second half to top Appleton North

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APPLETON – Appleton East overcame a slight halftime deficit to knock off Appleton North 55-41 in a Fox Valley Association girls basketball game Tuesday night at East High School.

North led 20-16 at halftime before the Patriots surged ahead with a 39-21 second half, and eventually a 14-point victory.

Emilia MontMarquette made four of East’s 12 3-pointers and scored 15 points, while also grabbing eight rebounds, to lead the way for the Patriots (6-6, 6-3 FVA).

Torie Neubauer added 10 points for Appleton East, which has won three games in a row.

Avery Werfal topped Appleton North (5-8, 2-7 FVA) with 17 points.

Appleton East will host first-place and undefeated Kimberly on Friday, while Appleton North travels to Neenah.

Patriots 55, Lightning 41
Appleton North   20   21   –   41
Appleton East   16   39   –   55
APPLETON NORTH (41): Addy Campbell 0 0-0 0, Brooke Schuh 1 1-2 3, Amber Ziemer 2 3-4 8, Lila Griffith 0 0-0 0, Ava Koleske 2 0-0 6, Avery Werfal 6 3-4 17, Tay Maass 3 1-2 7. FG: 14. FT: 8-12. 3-pointers: 5 (Werfal 2, Koleske 2, Ziemer 1). Record: 5-8, 2-7 Fox Valley Association.
APPLETON EAST (55): Ava Schwan 0-3 0-0 0, Jenna Ott 3-6 0-0 8, Aubrie Erickson 1-2 0-0 3, Lilly Meulemans 2-5 0-0 6, Torie Neubauer 2-10 6-6 10, Emilia MontMarquette 5-7 1-4 15, Grace Fecteau 0-0 0-0 0, Ella Sweeney 3-11 0-0 9, Ella Jazdzewski 1-2 2-3 4, Allena Neubauer 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 17-46. FT: 9-13. 3-pointers: 12-30 (MontMarquette 4-6, Sweeney 3-8, Ott 2-4, Meulemans 2-4, Erickson 1-2, Schwan 0-2, T. Neubauer 0-4). Rebounds: 25 (MontMarquette 8). Record: 6-6, 6-3 Fox Valley Association.