Strong start pushes Appleton East girls basketball past Kaukauna

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KAUKAUNA – The Appleton East girls basketball team used a huge run to start the game to build a big lead and rolled to a 70-31 victory over Kaukauna in a Fox Valley Association contest Tuesday at Kaukauna High School.

The Patriots began the game on a 23-4 run and cruised from there, earning their third-straight victory to improve to 9-7 overall and 8-4 in the FVA.

Torie Neubauer had 19 points and Lilly Meulemans added 19 as the pair combined for eight of Appleton East’s 11 3-pointers in the win.

Addison Bangart led Kaukauna (7-9, 6-6 FVA) with nine points.

Appleton East has now won six of its last seven games heading into a home game against Oshkosh North on Friday.

Patriots 70, Ghosts 31
Appleton East   46   24   –   70
Kaukauna   15   16   –   31
APPLETON EAST (70): Ella Mielke 0 0-0 0, Ava Schwan 2 0-1 4, Jenna Ott 0 0-0 0, Brooklyn Feller 0 0-0 0, Aubrie Erickson 1 0-0 3, Lilly Meulemans 7 2-2 19, Torie Neubauer 8 2-2 21, Emilia MontMarquette 3 1-2 8, Grace Fecteau 1 0-0 2, Ella Sweeney 3 0-0 7, Ella Jazdzewski 2 0-0 4, Ambria Fischer 0 2-2 2. FG: 27. FT: 7-9. 3-pointers: 11 (Meulemans 5, Neubauer 3, MontMarquette 1, Erickson 1, Sweeney 1). Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 9-7, 8-4 Fox Valley Association.
KAUKAUNA (31): Addie Banaszyski 1 0-0 2, Karlee Gross 0 0-0 0, Annessa Stief 0 0-0 0, Addison Bangart 2 4-5 9, Hannah Borchardt 0 2-2 2, Ava Reader 2 0-1 5, Savanna Robinson 1 2-4 4, Molly Borchert 1 2-4 4, Jozy Ebben 2 0-0 5, Aubrey Lensmire 0 0-0 0. FG: 9. FT: 10-16. 3-pointers: 3 (Bangart 1, Reader 1, Ebben 1). Fouls: 10. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-9, 6-6 Fox Valley Association.