Appleton East girls basketball upends Hortonville to win WIAA Division 1 regional title

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HORTONVILLE – Torie Neubauer poured in 23 points to help the sixth-seeded Appleton East girls basketball team to a 59-50 win over No. 3 seed Hortonville in a WIAA Division 1 regional final Saturday night at Hortonville High School.

The win puts the Patriots (17-8) into the D-1 sectional semifinals against No. 2 seed Stevens Point (22-4) on Thursday at D.C. Everest High School.

The win was Appleton East’s second over Hortonville in the past month and continues it torrid streak since the turn of the new year as the Patriots are 14-2 since a Jan. 3 loss at Hortonville.

Neubauer made 6 of 8 free throws down the stretch to finish off the win for East.

Ella Jazdzewski added 10 points and Ella Sweeney had nine for the Patriots.

Kardyn Peppler led Hortonville (17-9) with 16 points, but just five after halftime.

Patriots 59, Polar Bears 50
Appleton East   28   31   –   59
Hortonville   22   28   –   50
APPLETON EAST (59): Ava Schwan 0 1-2 1, Aubrie Erickson 2 0-0 6, Lilly Meuelmans 2 0-0 6, Torie Neubauer 8 6-8 23, Emilia MontMarquette 1 2-5 4, Ella Sweeney 3 2-2 9, Ella Jazdzewski 4 2-3 10, Allena Neubauer 0 0-0 0. FG: 20. FT: 13-20. 3-pointers: 6 (Erickson 2, Meulemans 2, T. Neubauer 1, Sweeney 1). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 17-8.
HORTONVILLE (50): Taylor Lillie 0 2-4 2, Leah Heraly 0 0-0 0, Madi Springer 2 4-6 8, Mallorie Werner 1 0-0 2, Julieyn Martin 3 4-4 13, Callie Pomrening 1 0-0 3, Paige Clausen 2 0-0 6, Kardyn Peppler 5 5-5 16, Morgan Mocadio 0 0-0 0. FG: 14. FT: 15-19. 3-pointers: 7 (Martin 3, Clausen 2, Peppler 1, Pomreing 1). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 17-9.