Xavier girls basketball blows past Menasha

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APPLETON – Bay Conference girls basketball champion Xavier clamped down defensively to defeat Menasha 60-28 on Monday night at Xavier High School.

The Hawks led 24-10 at halftime and outscored Menasha by 18 in the second half to win for the fifth time in the last six games, and improve to 18-5 overall and 12-1 in the Bay Conference.

Xavier made eight 3-pointers, including four from Brynn Krull, who scored a game-high 21 points. Hailey Hafner added 13 points for the Hawks.

Aria Bilke had 12 points for Menasha (8-14, 4-9 Bay Conference).

Xavier finishes its regular season Thursday at home against Shawano.

Hawks 60, Blue Jays 28
Menasha   10   18   –   28
Xavier   24   36   –   60
MENASHA (28): Lamia Hill 3, Rayanna Jenkins 5, Aria Bilke 12, McKenna Wegener 8. FG: 10. FT: 4-11. 3-pointers: 4 (Wegener 2, Hill 1, Jenkins 1). Fouls: 13. Record: 8-14, 4-9 Bay Conference.
XAVIER (60): Hailey Hafner 13, Brynn Krull 21, Ciara Simon 3, Braelee Kiepert 3, Chloe Pfefferle 3, Macy Hietpas 4, Ellie Reed 5, Emma Lapp 2, Annika Heimann 6. FG: 21. FT: 10-15. 3-pointers: 8 (Krull 4, Hafner 2, Simon 1, Reed 1). Fouls: 12. Record: 18-5, 12-1 Bay Conference.