Appleton North's Avery Werfal went 11-for-13 at the free throw line and scored 24 points in the Lightning's loss at Kimberly on Friday. (Photo by Mark Hughes)

Dominant first half leads unbeaten Kimberly past Appleton North girls basketball

January 4, 2025 plecker

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KIMBERLY – Undefeated Kimberly took control from the opening tip, cruising out to a 34-point halftime lead and eventually a 79-50 win over Appleton North in a Fox Valley Association girls basketball game Friday at Kimberly High School.

The Papermakers took a commanding 53-19 lead by halftime and went on to win their ninth game in a row to start the season (9-0, 6-0 FVA).

Haylie Dulas was 8-for-8 at the free throw line and finished with a team-high 19 points for Kimberly.

Avery Werfal finished with 24 points and Tay Maass chipped in 10 for Appleton North (5-5, 2-4 FVA).

Appleton North travels to Fond du Lac on Tuesday.

Papermakers 79, Lightning 50
Appleton North 19 31 – 50
Kimberly 53 26 – 79
APPLETON NORTH (50): Lexi Schuh 1-2 0-0 2, Addy Campbell 1-1 0-0 2, Brooke Schuh 2-4 0-0 5, Amber Ziemer 1-3 0-0 2, Lila Griffith 0-1 0-0 0, Ava Koleske 1-4 0-0 2, Avery Werfal 6-16 11-13 24, Tay Maas 5-7 0-0 10, Addison Werfal 1-6 0-0 3. FG: 18-44. FT: 11-13. 3-pointers: 3-9 (Schuh 1-1, Av. Werfal 1-3, Ad. Werfal 1-4, Koleske 0-1). Rebounds: 26 (Av. Werfal 8). Record: 5-5, 2-4 Fox Valley Association.
KIMBERLY (79): Bentley Drout 1-5 0-0 3, Emily Urban 3-7 0-0 8, Kendyll Brochtrup 0-0 0-0 0, Laney Sitek 0-0 0-0 0, Katelyn McGinnis 5-7 0-0 13, Vada Sousek 1-6 0-1 2, Kennedy Ebben 2-2 0-0 5, Sydney Woelfel 1-2 0-0 2, Ayla Raasch 0-0 0-0 0, Claudia Asman 2-2 1-2 6, Haylie Dulas 5-8 8-8 19, Ava Van Vonderen 2-5 2-2 7, Kylie VerBockel 1-2 0-0 2, Raegan Krueger 4-7 4-5 12. FG: 27-53. FT: 15-18. 3-pointers: 10-22 (McGinnis 3-4, Urban 2-3, Ebben 1-1, Asman 1-1, Dulas 1-2, Van Vonderen 1-2, Drout 1-4, VerBockel 0-1, Krueger 0-1, Sousek 0-3). Rebounds: 26 (Van Vonderen 5, Krueger 5). Record: 9-0, 6-0 Fox Valley Association.