Two late free throws push Appleton North girls basketball past Oshkosh West

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OSHKOSH – The Appleton North girls basketball team evened its second record at 4-4 with its third-straight win, a tight 44-43 victory over Oshkosh West in a Fox Valley Association game Tuesday at Oshkosh West High School.

Sophie Busch made two free throws with 16 seconds left to give Appleton North the lead and it was able to hold on, improving to 2-2 in the FVA. Bush had a team-high 11 points, and Avery Werfal scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Lightning.

Pagie Secker had 12 points and 13 rebounds for Oshkosh West (4-3, 2-2 FVA).

Appleton North returns to Oshkosh to play at Oshkosh North on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Lightning 44, Wildcats 43
APPLETON NORTH (44): Shayna Williamson 3-11 0-0 9, Sophie Busch 4-6 2-4 11, Ilah Scherwinski 0-3 2-4 2, Lila Griffith 1-3 0-0 2, Avery Werfal 4-19 0-0 10, Delaney Peterson 1-2 0-0 2, Tay Maass 3-6 0-3 6, Ava Koleske 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 17-51. FT: 4-11. 3-pointers: 6-21 (Williamson 3-8, Werfal 2-9, Busch 1-1, Peterson 0-1, Scherwinski 0-2). Rebounds: 34 (Werfal 10). Record: 4-4, 2-2 Fox Valley Association.
OSHKOSH WEST (43): Joely Scheifhout 0-5 0-0 0, Brenna Gehri 2-8 0-1 5, Grace Lenz 1-7 0-0 2, Laina Hammen 3-14 4-5 12, Charlee Martin 3-9 1-2 7, Morgan Toman 0-4 1-2 1, Paige Seckar 5-10 2-2 12, Rowan Tigert 0-2 0-0 0, Maddie Rasmussen 1-3 2-2 4. FG: 15-62. FT: 10-14. 3-pointers: 4-23 (Hammen 2-8, Seckar 1-2, Gehri 1-5, Lenz 0-1, Rasmussen 0-1, Toman 0-2, Martin 0-4). Rebounds: 43 (Seckar 13). Record: 4-3, 2-2 Fox Valley Association.