Appleton East girls basketball grabs road win at Kaukauna

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KAUKAUNA – A balanced scoring attack and strong defense propelled the Appleton East girls basketball team to a 53-35 win over Kaukauna in a Fox Valley Association game Friday night at Kaukauna High School.

The Patriots pulled out to a 34-15 lead by halftime and were able to hold on, improving to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the FVA.

Emilia MontMarquette and Ella Sweeney each scored nine points to lead East, which had eight different players score at least three in the win.

Kaukauna falls to 1-2 overall and in the FVA.

Appleton East will have a week off before hosting Kimberly (3-1, 3-0 FVA) next Friday, Dec. 12, in a rematch of a state tournament game from last season that was won by the Papermakers.

Patriots 53, Ghosts 35
Appleton East   34   19   –   53
Kaukauna   15   20   –   35
APPLETON EAST (53): Ella Mielke 0 0-0 0, Jenna Ott 3 0-0 6, Brooklyn Feller 2 0-0 6, Ambria Fischer 1 3-3 6, Aubrie Erickson 2 1-2 6, Emilia MontMarquette 2 2-3 9, Grace Fecteau 0 0-0 0, Ella Sweeney 3 2-2 9, Ella Jazdzewski 1 6-8 8, Allena Neubauer 1 0-0 3, Jaci Demerath 0 0-0 0. FG: 14. FT: 14-18. 3-pointers: 5 (Feller 2, Fischer 1, Erickson 1, Sweeney 1, Neubauer 1). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-1, 2-0 Fox Valley Association.
KAUKAUNA (35): Plate 3 2-2 8, Banaszynski 2 1-3 5, Gross 3 0-2 7, Hall 0 4-4 4, Lensmire 0 0-0 0, Reader 1 4-6 6, Borchert 2 1-2 5, Xiong 0 0-0 0, Geiser 0 0-0 0, Heller 0 0-0 0, Greenthal 0 0-2 0. FG: 11. FT: 12-21. 3-pointers: 1 (Gross 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-2 overall and Fox Valley Association.