FVA leader Neenah downs Appleton East boys basketball

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APPLETON – Neenah kept its undefeated record in the Fox Valley Association intact with a 78-41 win over Appleton East in boys basketball action Tuesday at East High School.

The Rockets pulled out to a 34-24 lead by halftime and held Appleton East to just 17 points in the second half to pull away and improve to 6-1 overall and 5-0 in the FVA.

Bennett Hron hit three 3-pointers and scored 10 points to lead Appleton East (1-7, 0-5 FVA).

The Patriots will play Seymour at the Kress Center at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Monday.

Rockets 78, Patriots 41
Neenah   34   44   –   78
Appleton East   24   17   –   41
NEENAH (78): Statistics not reported. Record: 6-1, 5-0 Fox Valley Association.
APPLETON EAST (41): Mason O’Rilley 3-5 1-1 7, Joshua Christiansen 2-3 0-0 4, Evan Schmidt 2-7 0-0 4, Elijah Childs 0-4 0-0 0, Miles Bertrand 3-10 2-2 8, Aydan Ksonda 0-3 0-0 0, Bennett Hron 3-3 1-2 10, Marco Montes 0-2 2-2 2, Allan Massingue 1-1 0-0 2, Levi Boegh 2-4 0-0 4, Nyles Vinson 0-0 0-0 0, Zach Mueller 0-0 0-0 0, Alex Arriaga 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 16-42. FT: 6-7. 3-pointers: 3-17 (Hron 3-3, Christiansen 0-1, Boegh 0-2, Childs 0-3, Schmidt 0-3, Bertrand 0-5). Rebounds: 26 (O’Rilley 6). Record: 1-7, 0-5 Fox Valley Association.