Appleton North boys basketball drops double-overtime heartbreaker to Oconomowoc

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OCONOMOWOC – The Appleton North boys basketball team suffered its third-straight loss, falling in double overtime to Oconomowoc 83-80 in a nonconference game Tuesday night at Oconomowoc High School.

The Lightning battled back from a five-point halftime deficit to tie the game at 69-69 at the end of regulation. After each team put up five points in the first overtime, Oconomowoc outscored North 9-6 in the second extra period to pull out the win.

Will Sweeney scored 21 points, Nathan Ramus added 18 points and seven rebounds, and Abraham Tomori scored 14 for North.

Grant Harty chipped in 13 points and Sean Hansen was a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line to finish with 10 points as well for the Lightning.

Appleton North (16-7) will wrap up its regular season with a Fox Valley Association game at home against Neenah on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The Lightning will host Kimberly in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal on Friday, March 1.

Racoons 83, Lightning 80 (2 OT)
Appleton North   32   37   5   6   –   80
Oconomowoc   37   32   5   9   –   83
APPLETON NORTH (80): Will Sweeney 5-12 7-8 21, Brayden Hechel 0-3 0-0 0, Daniel Garrigan 0-2 0-0 0, Nathan Ramus 7-15 3-4 18, Grant Hardy 5-10 1-2 13, Sean Hansen 1-5 8-8 10, Luke Kritzer 0-0 0-0 0, Larson Hager 0-1 0-0 0, Will Guilbeault 1-2 0-0 2, Sam Kuehl 0-0 0-0 0, Abraham Tomori 4-6 4-4 14, Michael Guido 0-0 2-2 2. FG: 23-56. FT: 25-28. 3-pointers: 9-31 (Sweeney 4-9, Tomori 2-4, Hardy 2-6, Ramus 1-7, Garrigan 0-1, Hansen 0-1, Hechel 0-3). Rebounds: 21 (Ramus 7). Record: 16-7.
OCONOMOWOC (83): Statistics not reported. Record: 14-10.