Fox Valley Lutheran boys basketball rallies in second half to down Wrightstown

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APPPLETON – Fox Valley Lutheran overcame an eight-point halftime deficit and defeated Wrightstown 62-50 in a nonconference boys basketball game Thursday night at Fox Valley Lutheran High School.

The Foxes trailed 31-23 at the break before a dominant second half pushed them to a double-digit win.

FVL outscored Wrightstown 39-19 over the final 18 minutes as Caleb Dahlke scored 13 of his game-high 19 points after halftime.

Gabe Heiges added 12 of his 14 points in the second half as well for the Foxes, who are now 1-1 on the young season.

Jack Genke had 13 points to lead Wrightstown (0-2).

FVL is back in action Saturday for a nonconference game at home against Waupaca. Game time is 7 p.m.

Foxes 62, Tigers 50
Wrightstown   31   19   –   50
Fox Valley Lutheran   23   39   –   62
WRIGHTSTOWN (50): Jacob Van Dyke 0 1-2 1, Daniel Buntin 3 0-0 7, Carter Kinnard 4 0-1 10, Hagertsom 1 2-3 4, Asher VandenHeuvel 1 0-0 2, Alex Van Helvoirt 0 0-0 0, Jack Genke 3 6-8 13, Michael Besel 0 0-0 0, Alden Cyra 2 1-2 7, Rogan Thompson 2 0-0 4, Truman Morschauser 0 2-4 2, Isaac Hendricks 0 0-0 0. FG: 16. FT: 12-20. 3-pointers: 6 (Kinnard 2, Cyra 2, Genke 1, Buntin 1). Fouls: 23. Fouled out: VandenHeuvel. Record: 0-2.
FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN (62): Gabe Heiges 7 0-2 14, Eligh Erickson 2 3-3 9, Riley Lindell 1 6-7 8, Wyatt Schlueter 1 0-0 2, Isaiah Thompson 0 0-0 0, Blessings Kapande 1 0-0 2, Ezra Schaser 1 0-0 2, Cael Loberger 0 1-4 1, Braden Heiges 1 2-5 5, Caleb Dahlke 6 3-4 19. FG: 20. FT: 15-25. 3-pointers: 7 (Dahlke 4, Erickson 2, B, Heiges 1). Fouls: 22. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-1.