Kimberly's suffocating defense leads to state semifinal victory over Appleton East
ASHWAUBENON − Defense has been a strength of the Kimberly girls basketball team this season.
The entire state got to see just how good in the Papermakers' 55-34 victory over Appleton East on Friday in a WIAA Division 1 state semifinal at the Resch Center.
Kimberly forced 17 turnovers and put the clamps on East's top three scorers in getting the win, its third over the Patriots this season. Kimberly (28-1) advances to play Arrowhead or Muskego on Saturday with tip-off at approximately 8:15 p.m. in the state championship game.
Kate McGinnis had 17 points to lead the Papermakers, who also got 14 points and eight rebounds from Ava Van Vonderen. Haylie Dulas and Raegan Krueger also had 10 points apiece for Kimberly.
Ella Jazdzewski had 10 points and five rebounds to lead Appleton East. The Patriots' leading scorers this season Torie Neubauer (seven points), Ella Sweeney (six) and Lilly Meulemans (four) were held to a combined 17 points.
Kimberly is making its 12th appearance at state and first since 2019. The Papermakers have won four state titles (1987, 1989, 1996, 1998) and also finished runner-up in 1982 and 1997.
It was the fourth overall appearance at state for Appleton East (19-9), and first since 2022 when the Patriots finished as state runner-up.
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: High school girls basketball: Kimberly advances to state title game
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