Unbeaten Stevens Point holds off Appleton East in nonconference boys basketball

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APPLETON – The Appleton East boys basketball team gave undefeated Stevens Point all it could handle but came up short in the end, losing the nonconference matchup 72-66 on Tuesday night at East High School.

Joey LaChapell had a team-high 28 points to lead the Patriots, who fall to 3-7 this season.

Appleton East made 10 3-pointers, including three each from LaChapell, Jacob Weisbach and Grayson Kasmarek.

Stevens Point, ranked third in this week’s Wissports.net Division 1 state coaches poll, is now 13-0 this season.

Appleton East returns to Fox Valley Association on Thursday at home against Kimberly. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

Panthers 72, Patriots 66
STEVENS POINT (72): Statistics not reported. Record: 13-0.
APPLETON EAST (66): Grayson Kasmarek 3-9 0-0 9, Joey LaChapell 9-18 7-7 28, Cade Prestigiacomo 4-7 2-4 11, Brayden Nieman 0-2 0-0 0, Jacob Keil 1-1 0-0 2, Jacob Weisbach 4-4 0-0 11, Clayton Nieman 0-1 0-0 0, Josh Christiansen 0-0 1-1 1, Elliot Feldhausen 2-3 0-0 4. FG: 23-45. FT: 10-12. 3-pointers: 10-27 (Weisbach 3-3, Kasmarek 3-9, LaChapell 3-9, Prestigiacomo 1-2, C. Nieman 0-1, Feldhausen 0-1, B. Nieman 0-2). Rebounds: 17 (Feldhausen 6). Record: 3-7.