West De Pere slips past Xavier in battle of state-ranked girls basketball teams

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DE PERE – West De Pere surged back from a six-point halftime deficit to defeat Xavier 46-44 in a battle of state-ranked Bay Conference girls basketball teams on Friday night at West De Pere High School.

Xavier, ranked No. 9 in this week’s Wissports.net Division 3 state coaches poll, pulled out to a 23-17 lead at halftime before West De Pere, the No. 6 team in the Division 2 poll, came back to escape with the two-point win.

Faith Walders led the Phantoms (8-1, 3-0 Bay Conference) with 14 points.

Xavier (7-3, 1-1 Bay Conference) was led by Joy Krull, who tied for game-high honors with 14 points.

Xavier is back in action Friday at New London, which is 2-0 in the Bay Conference and 9-1 overall.

Phantoms 46, Hawks 44
Xavier   23   21   –   44
West De Pere   17   29   –   46
XAVIER (44): Kylee Standish 6, Joy Krull 14, Halle Vande Hey 7, Molly Martine 1, Elle Krull 4, Carsyn Stempa 12. Record: 7-3, 1-1 Bay Conference.
WEST DE PERE (46): Alexa Rattray 3, Faith Walders 14, Mia Racine 10, Madisyn Berggren 12, Ava VanEss 7. Record: 8-1, 3-0 Bay Conference.