Appleton North boys basketball wins both games at Majerus/WBY Shootout

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MEQUON – The Appleton North boys basketball team won both of its games at the Rick Majerus/Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shootout on Monday and Tuesday at Concordia University.

The Lightning defeated Mequon Homestead 70-58 on Monday and held off West Allis Central 74-72 on Tuesday to improve to 8-2 this season.

Appleton North, ranked ninth in this week’s Bound Wisconsin/Zaleski Sports Division 1 state poll, knocked down 14 3-pointers to hand West Allis Central, the second-ranked team in the D-1 poll, its first loss of the season.

Grant Hardy hit four 3s and scored a game-high 25 points, Matthew Rosplochowski had 17 points, and Nathan Ramus chipped in 15 as he surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career for the Lightning.

Statistics from Monday’s game were not available.

Appleton North is back in action Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Oshkosh North.

Tuesday’s Game
Lightning 74, Bulldogs 72
West Allis Central   35   37   –   72
Appleton North   33   41   –   74
WEST ALLIS CENTRAL (72): Max Jones 7 3-5 22, Kayden Travis 2 3-4 8, Yesef Gray 5 3-5 13, Isaiah Fox 2 0-0 4, Kevin Pittmann 4 3-5 11, Calden Alland-Davis 6 1-2 13. FG: 26. FT: 13-21. 3-pointers: 7 (Jones 5, Travis 1, Allend-Davis 1). Fouls: 19. Fouled out: Fox. Record: 7-1.
APPLETON NORTH (74): Will Sweeney 3 2-2 10, Matthew Rosplochowski 5 4-4 17, Nathan Ramus 4 6-8 15, Grant Hardy 9 3-4 25, Evan Ryan 1 1-2 4, Ben Zdzieblowski 1 0-0 3, Ethan Arft 1 0-0 2. FG: 24. FT: 16-22. 3-pointers: 12 (Hardy 4, Rosplochowski 3, Sweeney 2, Ramus 1, Ryan 1, Zdzieblowski 1). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 8-2.