Appleton North girls basketball dominates second half, pulls out WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal win over Oshkosh West

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APPLETON – The Appleton North girls basketball team clamped down defensively in the second half, limiting Oshkosh West to 10 points, and finished off a 39-30 victory in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal Friday night at North High School.

The Lightning trailed 20-18 at halftime before doubling up Oshkosh West in the second half with a dominating defensive performance.

The No. 8 seed Appleton North (13-12) moves on to a regional final at No. 1 seed Hortonville (20-5) on Saturday at 7 p.m. Hortonville pounded Chippewa Falls 86-16 on Friday night.

Avery Werfal scored 16 points, and Tay Maass had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in the win for the Lightning.

Laina Hammen led Oshkosh West (14-11) with 10 points.

Lightning 39, Wildcats 30
Oshkosh West   20   10   –   30
Appleton North   18   21   –   39
OSHKOSH WEST (30): Joely Schelfnout 2, Brenna Gehri 4, Laina Hammen 10, Charlee Martin 7, Morgan Toman 3, Paige Seckar 4. Record: 14-11.
APPLETON NORTH (39): Shayna Williamson 2-7 1-3 6, Sophie Busch 1-3 5-6 7, Ilah Scherwinski 0-0 0-0 0, Amber Ziemer 0-1 0-0 0, Lila Griffith 0-0 0-0 0, Avery Werfal 5-14 5-6 16, Tay Maass 3-6 4-6 10. FG: 11-31. FT: 15-21. 3-pointers: 2-9 (Williamson 1-2, Werfal 1-6, Busch 0-1). Rebounds: 19 (Maass 10). Record: 13-12.