Plymouth pulls away in second half to down Appleton West boys basketball

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PLYMOUTH – Plymouth used a big advantage at the free throw line to hold off Appleton West 78-61 in a nonconference boys basketball game Tuesday night at Plymouth High School.

Plymouth (3-0) went 22-for-28 at the free throw line, while Appleton West was only 5-for-6, providing the difference in the game.

The Panthers led by five points at halftime before outscoring West (0-4) by 12 in the second half to pull away.

Parrion Peace had 22 points and Thomas Schueppert made four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points for the Terrors.

Jordan Schmitt scored a team-high 20 points for Plymouth, making 10 of his 11 free throw attempts.

Appleton West returns to Fox Valley Association play Friday at Appleton North as part of a boys-girls doubleheader. The boys game starts at 6 p.m., with the girls to follow at approximately 7:45 p.m.

Panthers 78, Terrors 61
Appleton West   29   32   –   61
Plymouth   34   44   –   78
APPLETON WEST (61): Braylon Ise 1 0-0 2, Prabhjot Tiwana 1 0-0 2, Kyle Bennett 1 0-0 2, Parrion Peace 8 4-4 22, Thomas Schueppert 4 0-0 12, Reid Hinkens 4 0-0 9, Lucas Downs 5 1-2 12, Alex Hammond 0 0-0 0, Dareon Radig 0 0-0 0, Conner Cotton 0 0-0 0. FG: 24. FT: 5-6. 3-pointers: 8 (Schueppert 4, Peace 2, Hinkens 1, Downs 1). Record: 0-4.
PLYMOUTH (78): Tom Blad 7 1-1 15, Brett Shutter 2 0-0 4, Kayden Schultz 3 6-8 14, Jack Jacquat 5 0-0 10, Tanner Schultz 2 1-1 5, Cayden Becker 0 0-0 0, Tyson Smith 0 0-0 0, Aidan DeMunck 0 2-2 2, Jordan Schmitt 5 10-11 20, Max Hill 0 0-0 0, Max Jacquat 1 1-3 3, Marco Troka 2 1-2 5, Barret Helmer 0 0-0 0. FG: 27. FT: 22-28. 3-pointers: 2 (Schultz 2). Record: 3-0.