McFarland holds off to defeat Fox Valley Lutheran boys basketball, ends Foxes’ five-game win streak

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McFARLAND – Fox Valley Lutheran’s comeback attempt fell short as McFarland was able to hold on late and defeat the Foxes 75-62 in a nonconference boys basketball game Tuesday at McFarland High School.

The Foxes trailed 39-28 at halftime before crawling back to within four in the second half before McFarland regrouped and pulled away again, ending FVL’s five-game winning streak.

Caleb Dahlke made four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 26 points, and Gabe Heiges added 13 points for Fox Valley Lutheran.

Garrett Crall scored 20 points and Eli Krueger added 19 for McFarland (4-1).

Fox Valley Lutheran is back in action Tuesday, Dec. 30, when it takes on Little Chute at the Kress Center on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus. Game time is 3:15 p.m.

Spartans 75, Foxes 62
Fox Valley Lutheran   28   34   –   62
McFarland   39   36   –   75
FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN (62): Gabe Heiges 3 6-7 13, Eligh Erickson 2 0-0 4, Elliott Olsen 0 0-0 0, Wyatt Schlueter 1 0-0 2, Isaiah Thompson 0 0-0 0, Blessings Kapande 3 0-3 6, Cael Loberger 2 1-2 5, Carson Gauger 0 0-0 0, Isaiah Burleton 0 0-0 0, Braden Heiges 2 1-2 6, Caleb Dahlke 10 2-2 26. FG: 23. FT: 10-16. 3-pointers: 6 (Dahlke 4, G. Heiges 1, B. Heiges 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-2.
McFARLAND (75): Joe Fortune 2 1-3 5, Braydon Fischer 4 3-4 11, Garrett Crall 9 2-4 20, Sawyer Punzel 0 0-0 0, JoJo Lazo 0 0-0 0, Brody Robbins 0 0-0 0, Eli Krueger 8 1-2 19, Owen Christensen 3 0-0 7, Kam Meinholdt 1 3-4 5, Ben Bosold 3 1-2 8. FG: 30. FT: 11-19. 3-pointers: 4 (Krueger 2, Christensen 1, Bosold 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 4-1.