Fox Valley Lutheran boys basketball dominates second half to defeat West Salem

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APPLETON – The Fox Valley Lutheran boys basketball team overcame an 11-point halftime deficit and defeated West Salem 75-66 in a nonconference game Saturday afternoon at Fox Valley Lutheran High School.

The Foxes trailed 47-36 at halftime before locking in defensively in the second half, outscoring West Salem by 20 points while holding them to just 19 to pull out the win.

Caleb Dahlke hit five 3-pointers, was eight of 11 at the free throw line, and scored a game-high 27 points for the Foxes, who are now 10-5 this season.

Gabe Heiges added 22 points, going 8-for-10 on free throws, as FVL finished 23-for-31 overall while West Salem (11-2) was just 11-for-20.

Fox Valley Lutheran hosts Shawano for a Bay Conference game Thursday at 7 p.m.

Foxes 75, Panthers 66
West Salem   47   19   –   66
Fox Valley Lutheran   36   39   –   75
WEST SALEM (66): Tyson Labus 3 7-12 13, Spencer Kammel 0 0-0 0, Will Schmidt 1 0-2 3, Aaron Grass 2 0-0 4, Elliott Corcoran 3 1-2 8, Tavaryles Henderson 0 0-0 0, Nathan Dillaber 4 1-2 13, Carter Alexander 3 0-0 8, Drew McConkey 7 2-2 17. FG: 23. FT: 11-20. 3-pointers: 9 (Dillaber 4, Alexander 2, McConkey 1, Corcoran 1, Schmidt 1). Fouls: 25. Fouled out: Kammel, McConkey. Record: 11-2.
FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN (75): Gabe Heiges 6 8-10 22, Eligh Erickson 2 2-2 8, Riley Lindell 2 0-0 5, Wyatt Schlueter 0 1-2 1, Blessings Kapande 1 0-0 2, Ezra Schaser 0 0-0 0, Cael Loberger 2 3-4 7, Braden Heiges 1 1-2 3, Caleb Dahlke 7 8-11 27. FG: 21. FG: 23-31. 3-pointers: 10 (Dahlke 5, G. Heiges 2, Erickson 2, Lindell 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 10-5.