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Xavier girls basketball dominates second half to earn home win over Seymour

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APPLETON – Carsyn Stempa scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Xavier girls basketball team to a 58-37 win over Seymour in a Bay Conference matchup Tuesday night at Xavier High School.

Elle Krull added 14 points for the Hawks, who improve to 10-5 overall and 4-1 in the Bay, remaining 1½ games behind West De Pere (12-3, 6-0 Bay) in the conference standings.

Xavier led by just two, 24-22, at halftime before busting the game open, holding Seymour to only 15 points as it pulled away.

Keira VandeHei and Alayna VandeHei each scored eight points for Seymour (6-9, 1-6 Bay).

Xavier plays at Menasha on Friday at 7 p.m. The two teams are tied for second place in the Bay Conference standings.

Hawks 58, Thunder 37
Seymour   22   15   –   37
Xavier   24   34   –   58
SEYMOUR (37):
Keira VandeHei 8, Salem Boyd 3, Corinne Setliff 7, Heather Krause 4, Morgan Miller 3, Natalea Hill 2, Carlee Krueger 2, Alayna VandeHei 8. Record: 6-9, 1-6 Bay Conference.
XAVIER (58): Joy Krull 8, Halle Vande Hey 9, Chloe Pfefferle 1, Molly Martine 5, Elle Krull 14, Faith Hafner 3, Carsyn Stempa 18. Record: 10-5, 4-1 Bay Conference.