Neenah holds on to defeat Appleton East boys basketball

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APPLETON – Brady Corso scored 24 points and Luke Jung added 21 as Neenah handed the Appleton East boys basketball team its seventh-straight loss, winning 62-55 on Tuesday at East High School.

Corso went 12-for-12 at the free throw line, and Jung was a perfect 8-for-8 from the field to pace the Rockets, who are now 11-7 overall and 8-5 in the FVA.

Joey LaChapell continued his strong offensive season for Appleton East (3-12, 2-10 FVA) with 29 points, and Cade Prestigiacomo added 14 points in the loss.

Appleton East hosts Hortonville as part of a girls-boys doubleheader on Friday. The girls game begins at 6 p.m., with the boys to follow at approximately 7:45 p.m.

Rockets 62, Patriots 55
Neenah   30   32   –   62
Appleton East    27   28   –   55
NEENAH (62): Justin Janssen 3-4 0-0 6, Luke Jung 8-8 3-3 21, Nick Schultz 0-1 0-0 0, Brady Corso 5-12 12-12 24, Grant Dean 0-1 0-2 0, Mason Flees 0-0 0-0 0, Cal Juckem 0-1 0-0 0, Charlie Wunderlich 3-6 0-0 6, Joey Daun 0-0 0-0 0, Ethan Hoelzel 1-3 2-2 5. FG: 20-36. FT: 17-19. 3-pointers: 5-11 (Jung 2-2, Corso 2-4, Hoelzel 1-2, Juckem 0-1, Dean 0-1, Schultz 0-1). Rebounds: 22 (Dean 5). Record: 11-7, 8-5 Fox Valley Association.
APPLETON EAST (55): Grayson Kasmarek 1-3 0-0 3, Joey LaChapell 10-22 8-9 29, Cade Prestigiacomo 5-10 2-2 14, Brayden Nieman 0-0 2-2 2, Jacob Weisbach 0-0 0-0 0, Josh Christiansen 2-2 0-0 4, Elliot Feldhausen 1-3 1-2 3. FG: 19-40. FT: 13-15. 3-pointers: 4-15 (Prestigiacomo 2-4, Kasmarek 1-3, LaChapell 1-8). Rebounds: 14 (LaChapell 4, Feldhausen 4). Record: 3-12, 2-10 Fox Valley Association.