Kimberly hands Appleton East girls basketball first loss of the season

AppletonSportsPage.com

APPLETON – Kimberly opened up a double-digit lead by halftime and handed Appleton East its first loss of the season with a 65-48 victory in the Fox Valley Association girls basketball opener for both teams on Tuesday night at East High School.

Kimberly, ranked No. 5 in the first Wissports.net Division 1 state coaches poll, led 40-29 by halftime and was able to use a strong defensive performance to hold off an East rally in the second half.

Appleton East, ranked No. 9 in the initial state poll, had seven 3-pointers in the loss. Lilly Muelmans scored 12 points and Torie Neubauer added 11 for the Patriots (4-1 overall).

Katelyn McGinnis made three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 24 points for Kimberly. Haylie Dulas chipped in 12 for the Papermakers (2-0 overall).

Both teams return to action Friday with FVA contests. Kimberly will play at No. 1-ranked Neenah, while Appleton East will be at home again vs. Fond du Lac.

Papermakers 65, Patriots 48
Kimberly   40   25   –   65
Appleton East   29   19   –   48
KIMBERLY (65): Bentley Drout 1 0-0 2, Emily Urban 1 0-0 2, Jadyn Dietrich 0-0 0, Katelyn McGinnis 8 5-7 24, Ella Paveletzke 0 0-0 0, Kennedy Ebben 0 0-0 0, Sydney Woelfel 0 0-0 0, Ayla Raasch 0 0-0 0, Claudia Asman 1 1-2 4, Haylie Dulas 4 3-3 12, Ava Van Vonderen 2 1-1 6, Reagan Krueger 6 3-4 15. FT: 23. FT: 13-15. 3-pointers: 6 (McGinnis 3, Asman 1, Dulas 1, Van Vonderen 1). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-0, 1-0 Fox Valley Association.
APPLETON EAST (48): Lucy Doszak 0 0-0 0, Ava Schwan 3 0-0 8, Jenna Ott 1 2-2 4, Lindsey Gerard 2 0-0 6, Marissa Schwartz 0 0-0 0, Lilly Meulmans 4 0-2 12, Torie Neubauer 5 0-0 11, Ella Sweeney 2 0-0 4, Ella Jazdzewski 1 1-3 3. FG: 19. FT: 3-7. 3-pointers: 7 (Schwan 2, Gerard 2, Meulemans 2, Neubauer 1). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 4-1, 0-1 Fox Valley Association.