Oshkosh West rallies to defeat Appleton East football

AppletonSportsPage.com

OSHKOSH – The Appleton East football team jumped out to a two-touchdown lead in the first quarter, but Oshkosh West rallied to post a 40-23 victory in a Fox Valley Association matchup Friday night at Titan Stadium.

Appleton East quarterback Alex Thompson had a 24-yard touchdown run and threw a 30-yard touchdown to Kyreese White as the Patriots opened up a 15-0 lead in the opening quarter.

West responded with 40 points over the final three quarters to pull away.

East’s final score, in the fourth quarter, came on a 1-yard run by Jacob Weisbach.

Zach Carpenter ran for 70 yards and White added 56 on the ground for Patriots, who fall to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in the Fox Valley Association. Oshkosh West is now 3-4 and 1-4 in conference play.

Appleton East hosts Appleton North next Friday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m.

Wildcats 40, Patriots 23
Appleton East   15   0   0   8   –   23
Oshkosh West   0   13   14   13   –   40
All scoring plays were not reported.
Appleton East Statistics
Rushing: Zach Carpenter 19-70, Kyreese White 11-56, Alex Thompson 5-40, Brandon Moua 7-29, Jacob Weisbach 4-12.
Passing: Thompson 2-7-105-2, Weisbach 0-1-0-0.
Receiving: Cam Scott 1-75, White 1-30.