Dahlke pours in 32 points as Fox Valley Lutheran boys basketball slips past Wausau East

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WAUSAU – Caleb Dahlke drained seven 3-pointers and scored a game-high 32 points to lead the Fox Valley Lutheran boys basketball team to a 75-72 win over Wausau East in a nonconference game Monday at Wausau East High School.

The Foxes overcame a three-point halftime deficit and outscored East by six in the second half to snag the three-point victory.

Dahlke hit four of his seven 3s in the second half push for FVL, which is now 15-8 this season.

Braden Heiges added 10 points, and Ezra Schaser hit three 3-pointers to chip in nine points in the victory. FVL finished with 13 3-pointers overall.

Xander Klein scored 22 points to lead Wausau East (5-18).

Fox Valley Lutheran will finish its regular-season schedule at New London on Thursday.

Foxes 75, Lumberjacks 72
Fox Valley Lutheran   32   43   –   75
Wausau East   35   37   –   72
FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN (75): Eligh Erickson 2 2-2 7, Wyatt Schlueter 3 0-0 7, Isaiah Thompson 1 0-0 3, Blessings Kapande 1 3-4 5, Ezra Schaser 3 0-0 9, Cael Loberger 0 0-0 0, Isaiah Burleton 1 0-0 2, Braden Heiges 4 2-2 10, Caleb Dahlke 10 5-5 32. FG: 25. FT: 12-13. 3-pointers: 13 (Dahlke 7, Schaser 3, Erickson 1, Schlueter 1, Thompson 1). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 15-8.
WAUSAU EAST (72): Mick Thomas 0 0-0 0, Cooper Schmitt 0 0-0 0, Ethan Loppnow 2 1-1 6, Miles Casey 3 4-4 13, Robbie Angiulli 4 2-5 10, Tayshaun Williams 4 0-1 8, Eli Hoenisch 0 0-0 0, Xander Klein 8 3-3 22, Connor Lemirand 5 3-4 13. FG: 26. FT: 13-18. 3-pointers: 7 (Casey 3, Klein 3, Loppnow 1). Fouls: 9. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-18.