Fox Valley Lutheran boys basketball comes back to win at Little Chute

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LITTLE CHUTE – The Fox Valley Lutheran boys basketball team overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Little Chute 68-54 in a North Eastern Conference matchup Saturday at Little Chute High School.

The Foxes trailed 34-30 at halftime before nearly doubling up Little Chute in the second half and used an 18-point advantage over the final 18 minutes to pull away.

Fox Valley Lutheran is now 18-2 overall and a perfect 15-0 in the NEC, and can wrap up the outright conference title with a win at second-place Freedom on Tuesday.

Liam Heiges had 15 points and Sam Ferge kicked in 13 for FVL.

Cooper Effs led Little Chute (11-10, 9-6 NEC) with 10 points.

Following the game at Freedom on Tuesday, Fox Valley Lutheran will host Little Chute in a rematch on Friday at 7 p.m.

Foxes 68, Mustangs 54
Fox Valley Lutheran   30   38   –   68
Little Chute   34   20   –   54
FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN (68): Sam Ferge 13, Graham Feidt 9, Lucas Papendorf 10, Adam Loberger 9, Trenton Heyn 6, Liam Heiges 15, Elijah Last 5, Caleb Dahlke 1. Record: 18-2, 15-0 North Eastern Conference.
LITTLE CHUTE (54): Charlie VandenBurgt 8, Rahshad Manns 0, Nehemiah Engle 0, Bryce Lamers 0, Grant Hermus 9, Tyler Fischer 7, Jacob Verhagen 0, Mason Peeters 0, Cooper Effs 10, Nolan Jakubek 9, Deyten Magnussen 5, Brett Paltzer 0, Reece Joten 6. Record: 11-10, 9-6 North Eastern Conference.