Appleton North boys basketball surges past Hortonville to improve to 2-0

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HORTONVILLE – The Appleton North boys basketball team used a strong second-half surge to push past Hortonville and win its Fox Valley Association opener 79-66 on Thursday night at Hortonville High School.

The game was tied 32-32 at halftime before North put up 47 points in the second half to pull away.

Grant Hardy scored all 13 of his points in the second-half run for the Lightning, who improve to 2-0 overall.

Will Sweeney had a team-high 17 points, including 10 in the second half, Nate Ramus added 15 points and Ben Zdzieblowski 14 in the victory for North.

Appleton North finished 21-for-28 at the free throw line and nailed 10 3-pointers.

Riley Mueller scored 18 points to lead Hortonville (1-1, 0-1 FVA).

Appleton North will enjoy a week off before taking on Appleton West at home next Friday, Dec. 8, as part of a boys-girls doubleheader. The boys game begins at 6 p.m., with the girls game to follow at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Lightning 79, Polar Bears 66
Appleton North   32   47   –   79
Hortonville   32   34   –   66
APPLETON NORTH (79): Will Sweeney 5 5-6 17, Bayden Hechel 2 0-0 4, Nate Ramus 5 2-5 15, Grant Hardy 3 6-6 13, Sean Hansen 0 5-7 5, Will Gulbeault 0 0-0 0, Sam Kuehl 0 0-0 0, Abraham Tomori 4 1-2 11, Ben Zdzieblowski 5 2-2 14. FG: 23. FT: 21-28. 3-pointers: 10 (Ramus 3, Sweeney 2, Zdzieblowski 2, Tomori 2, Hardy 1). Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Ramus, Hansen. Record: 2-0, 1-0 Fox Valley Association.
HORTONVILLE (66): Riley Mueller 5 6-9 18, Ethan Joling 5 5-6 15, Drake Johnson 5 0-0 12, Aiden Rogers 0 0-2 0, Drew Klobe 2 2-2 6, Max Chan 0 0-0 0, Gavin Valeri 2 2-3 6, Aiden Sweeney 0 2-2 2, Owen Sipes 2 0-1 4, Kameron Chronis 1 0-0 3. FG: 22. FT: 17-23. 3-pointers: 5 (Johnson 2, Mueller 2, Chronis 1). Fouls: 25. Fouled out: Sipes. Record: 1-1, 0-1 Fox Valley Association.