Appleton East girls basketball dominates Appleton West in FVA finale

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APPLETON – The Appleton East girls basketball team started the game on a 10-0 run and cruised to a 66-32 win over Appleton West in the Fox Valley Association finale for both teams on Friday night at East High School.

The Patriots rolled out to a 42-16 lead by halftime and finished off the win as they end up in second place in the FVA with a 16-2 record, one game behind Kimberly.

Ella Sweeney hit four of East’s 11 3-pointers and scored a team-high 18 points. Emilia MontMarquette added 10 points and Jenna Ott had nine in the victory.

Allysen Buss knocked down five 3s and scored a game-high 19 points for Appleton West, which finishes the regular season with a 1-23 record and an 0-18 mark in the FVA.

Appleton East wraps up its regular season with a nonconference game at Beaver Dam on Saturday.

Appleton West will play a WIAA Division 1 regional quarterfinal at Milwaukee Riverside on Tuesday, with the winner moving on to a regional semifinal at Appleton East on Friday, Feb. 27.

Patriots 66, Terrors 32
Appleton West   16   16   –   32
Appleton East   42   24   –   66
APPLETON WEST (32): Jade Demerath-Cook 0 0-0 0, Kayden Smit 2 0-0 4, Maddie Nushart 1 0-0 3, Jayla Neita-McClellan 0 0-0 0, Allysen Buss 7 0-0 19, Mya Flaker 1 0-0 2, Kaydence Gilbert 0 0-0 0, Emma Schuchart 1 2-2 4. FG: 12. FT: 2-2. 3-pointers: 6 (Buss 5, Nushart 1). Fouls: 6. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-23, 0-18 Fox Valley Association.
APPLETON EAST (66): Ella Mielke 2 0-0 6, Olive Crownhart 0 0-0 0, Jenna Ott 4 0-0 9, Brooklyn Feller 2 0-0 4, Ambria Fischer 1 0-0 3, Aubrie Erickson 1 0-0 2, Emilia MontMarquette 4 0-0 10, Grace Fecteau 2 1-2 5, Ella Sweeney 6 2-2 18, Adalyn Graff 0 0-0 0, Audra Hallman 0 0-0 0, Ella Jazdzewski 4 0-2 8, Allena Neubauer 0 0-0 0. FG: 26. FT: 3-6. 3-pointers: 11 (Sweeney 4, MontMarquette 2, Mielke 2, Ott 1, Feller 1, Fischer 1). Fouls: 9. Fouled out: none. Record: 20-3, 16-2 Fox Valley Association.