Appleton North girls basketball drops home finale to state-ranked Neenah

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APPLETON – The Appleton North girls basketball team dropped its second game in a row to a state-ranked team, losing in its regular-season home finale to No. 6 Neenah 61-46 in a Fox Valley Association game Monday at North High School.

Neenah pulled out to a 35-23 lead by halftime and were able to hold off the Lightning the rest of the way, improving to 18-3 overall and 13-2 in the FVA.

Allie Ziebell scored 25 points, made six 3-pointers and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Rockets.

North held Neenah to just 35 percent shooting (21-for-59), but 21 turnovers from the Lightning proved to be too much to overcome.

Avery Werfal had 14 points and Tay Maass scored 10 for Appleton North (10-11, 8-7 FVA).

Appleton North will finish the season with three-straight road games starting Friday at Fond du Lac.

Rockets 61, Lightning 46
Neenah   35   26   –   61
Appleton North   23   23   –   46
NEENAH (61): Allie Ziebell 8-22 3-4 25, Ellie Buss 1-9 0-0 3, Celia Gentile 1-2 0-0 2, Kayla White 2-2 0-2 4, Rowan Klesmit 5-14 4-4 16, Rachel Dietrich 0-2 0-0 0, Korianna Bartman 2-3 0-0 4, Abbie Fischer 0-0 0-0 0, Lydia Delene 0-0 0-0 0, Amaya Jones 2-3 3-9 61. FG: 21-59. FT: 10-19. 3-pointers: 9-30 (Ziebell 6-16, Klesmit 2-6, Buss 1-7, Dietrich 0-1). Rebounds: 30 (Ziebell 9). Record: 18-3, 13-2 Fox Valley Association.
APPLETON NORTH (46): Shayna Williamson 2-9 1-2 6, Sophie Busch 2-6 4-4 8, Ilah Scherwinski 2-3 0-0 4, Amber Ziemer 0-0 2-2 2, Lila Griffith 1-3 0-0 2, Avery Werfal 6-12 0-0 14, Tay Maass 4-4 2-2 10. FG: 17-37. FT: 9-10. 3-pointers: 3-11 (Werfal 2-3, Williamson 1-6, Busch 0-1, Scherwinski 0-1). Rebounds: 24 (Williamson 7). Record: 10-11, 8-7 Fox Valley Association.