FOOTBALL
Neenah 35, Kimberly 31
FOX CROSSING – Ashton VanBeek’s 4-yard touchdown run with under a minute left helped lift the Rockets past the Papermakers at Rocket Stadium.
The win helped the Rockets (6-3, 6-1 Fox Valley Association) win a share of the FVA title with Kaukauna.
VanBeek had four total touchdowns, including runs of 95 and 7 yards. He also had a brilliant 40-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter to Matthias Charles and a 16-yard scoring toss to Chase Kramer in the first quarter. VanBeek finished with 212 yards rushing on 19 attempts and also threw for 171 yards on 13-for-20 attempts.
Maddux Hermus had a 22-yard scoring pass to Lucas Csida, touchdown runs of 12 and 32 yards and a 29-yard field goal to lead Kimberly (4-5, 4-3).
Neenah defensive back Logan Price had an interception with 4.6 seconds left near the Neenah goal line to thwart Kimberly’s final scoring attempt.
Kimberly 0 14 7 10 – 31
Neenah 7 14 7 7 – 35
SCORING PLAYS
First Quarter
N – Chase Kramer 16 pass from Ashton VanBeek (Harry Gerdin kick)
Second Quarter
N – VanBeek 95 run (kick failed)
K – Lucas Csida 22 pass from Maddux Hermus (Hermus kick)
K – Jake Mau 7 pass from Rylan Welch (Hermus kick)
N – Matthias Charles 40 pass from VanBeek (VanBeek run)
Third Quarter
K – Hermus 12 run (Hermus kick)
N – VanBeek 7 run (Gerdin kick)
Fourth Quarter
K – Hermus 29 field goal
K – Hermus 32 run (Hermus kick)
N – VanBeek 4 run (Gerdin kick)
Oshkosh West 17, Appleton North 10
APPLETON – Carter Kufel’s 52-yard touchdown run with 4:03 left in the fourth quarter helped lift the Wildcats to the comeback win over the Lightning.
Appleton North led 10-0 at the half but the Wildcats rattled off 17 consecutive points to upend the Lightning.
Brody Olp had a 1-yard touchdown run for Appleton North and 83 yards rushing on 20 carries. Calvin Hank led the team with 18 rushes for 119 yards.
Kufel, West’s quarterback, had 169 yards passing and 60 yards rushing.
Oshkosh West 0 0 7 10 – 17
Appleton North 7 3 0 0 – 10
SCORING PLAYS
First Quarter
AN – Brody Olp 1 run (Brendan Hyatt kick)
Second Quarter
AN – Hyatt field goal
Third Quarter
OW – Drew Abitz 62 pass from Carter Kufel (Colden Searles kick)
Fourth Quarter
OW – Searles 22 field goal
OW – Kufel 52 run (Searles kick)
Fox Valley Lutheran 41, Xavier 6
APPLETON – Weston Beyer had three short touchdown runs and the FVL defense come up with several big plays in the Bay Conference win.
FVL finishes the regular season 7-2 overall and 6-1 in the Bay Conference, one game behind league champion Winneconne. Xavier finishes 5-4 overall and 5-2 in the Bay.
Beyer ran for 106 yards on 20 carries. Braden Heiges ran for 138 yards on 19 carries.
The Foxes recovered a Xavier fumble at the 2-yard line when it looked like the Hawks were going in for a touchdown in the third quarter. The Hawks fumbled again later in the quarter and FVL recovered.
FVL also got an interception on defense from Malachi Robbert, and the Foxes closed the scoring with a 29-yard return of a fumble by Isaac Martin in the fourth quarter.
Xavier’s only touchdown came on a 49-yard run by Ben Kappell with 39 seconds remaining in the third quarter to make it 27-6.
FVL now leads the all-time series against Xavier 30-26.
Fox Valley Lutheran 7 7 13 14 – 41
Xavier 0 0 6 0 – 6
SCORING PLAYS
First Quarter
FVL – Weston Beyer 3 run (Levi Hermann kick)
Second Quarter
FVL – Jacoby Dobberstein 50 pass from Braden Heiges (Hermann kick)
Third Quarter
FVL – Heiges 9 run (Hermann kick)
FVL – Beyer 1 run (kick blocked)
X – Ben Kappell 49 run (kick failed)
Fourth Quarter
FVL – Beyer 3 run (Hermann kick)
FVL – Isaac Martin 29 fumble return (Hermann kick)
Freedom 62, Sheboygan Falls 7
SHEBOYGAN FALLS – The Irish (9-0, 7-0 North Eastern Conference) exploded for 44 points in the first quarter in the rout of the Falcons.
Axzil Eggert had 77 yards rushing on four carries and had touchdown runs of 8, 15 and 50 yards to lead the attack. Owen Henkel had a 40-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Micke and also had a 1-yard touchdown run.
George Van Schyndel added a 25-yard interception return in the first quarter.
Freedom 44 6 6 6 – 62
Sheboygan Falls 0 7 0 0 – 7
SCORING PLAYS
First Quarter
F – Axzil Eggert 8 run (Henry VanAsten pass from Alexander Katsnelson)
F – Charlie Micke 40 pass from Owen Henkel (Cal Calhoon kick)
F – George Van Schyndel 25 interception return (Calhoon run)
F – Eggert 15 run (Calhoon kick)
F – Henkel 1 run (Calhoon kick)
F – Eggert 50 run (Calhoon kick)
Second Quarter
F – AJ Bonnet 3 run (pass failed)
SF – Tyson Bates 80 kick return (Ricky Aguirre kick)
Third Quarter
F – Nolan Weslowski 11 pass from Katsnelson (run failed)
Fourth Quarter
F – Noah Clark 13 run (pass failed)
GIRLS TENNIS
WIAA State Championships
MADISON - Neenah singles player Celia Gentile and the Rockets’ doubles team of Sydney Michalkiewicz and Rebekah Thomas are on to the Division 1 semifinals at the state tournament at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
Gentile, the No. 5 seed, beat Lia Greving of Elkhorn in the third round and then defeated Lexington Monroe of Badger in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals.
Gentile will play No. 1 seed Natalia Martinez of Brookfield East at 9 a.m. Saturday in a semifinal match.
Michalkiewicz and Thomas, the No. 1 seed, will play No. 4 seed Lillianna Graf and Maria Cristescu of De Pere in adoubles semifinal at 9:45 a.m.
Graf and Cristescu reached the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Melina Fiorentini and Liliana Espinosa of Homestead in the quarterfinals.
Division 1 singles
Third round
Celia Gentile, Neenah def. Lia Greving, Elkhorn, 5-7, 6-2, 10-7.
Quarterfinals
Celia Gentile, Neenah def. Lexington Monroe, Badger, 6-4, 6-2.
Division 1 doubles
Second round
Sydney Michalkiewicz/Rebekah Thomas, Neenah def. Sophia Yacoub/Molly McConnell, Hudson, 6-2, 6-0.
Rosie Whitlinger/Nomie Whitlinger, Appleton North def. Charley Gardner/Molly Gardner, University School of Milwaukee, 4-6, 7-6 (8), 10-3.
Lillianna Graf/Maria Crestescu, De Pere def. Veronica Fesenmaier/Kate Berg, Eau Claire Memorial, 6-0, 6-1.
Ella Motto/Evelyn Buss, Neenah def. Addison Cormany/Aubrie Froemming, Oconomowoc, 6-3, 6-4.
Isabella Heidenberger/Iris Liu, Arrowhead def. Evelyn Story/Lilly Jensen, Bay Port, 6-1, 6-1.
Mira Matuszewski/Rheya Gala, Bay Port def. Allie Nordness/Atley Rauber, DeForest, 6-2, 6-0.
Anna Malinsky/Miah Wong, Westosha Central def. Olivia Hoffman/Maryn Steenbock, West De Pere, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Third round
Sydney Michalkiewicz/Rebekah Thomas, Neenah def. Rosie Whitlinger/Nomie Whitlinger, Appleton North 6-3, 7-5.
Lillianna Graf/Maria Cristescu, De Pere def. Ella Motto/Evelyn Buss, Neenah, 6-0, 6-2.
Amelia Stuckslager/Lydia Packee, Divine Savior Holy Angels def. Mira Matuszewski/Rheya Gala, Bay Port, 6-2, 6-4.
Quarterfinals
Sydney Michalkiewicz/Rebekah Thomas, Neenah def. Olivia Gourlay/Natalie Friedman, University School of Milwaukee, 6-1, 6-3.
Lillianna Graf/Maria Cristescu, De Pere def. Melina Fiorentini/Liliana Espinosa, Homestead, 6-2, 6-2.
Division 2 singles
Second round
Ella Silenzi, Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic won by medical default over Vivie Auth, St. Mary Catholic.
Division 2 doubles
Second round
Sam Olvey/Maame Yaa Berko, Xavier def. Emma Silva/Grace Ninneman, Lake Mills, 6-1, 4-6, 10-4.
Halle Janssen/Ella Chier, St. Mary Catholic def. Shelby Erdmann/Hannah Olson, Onalaska Luther, 6-1, 6-2.
Third round
Evie McWey/Lizzie Ullman, Catholic Memorial def. Sam Olvey/Maame Yaa Berko, Xavier, 6-4, 6-4.
Hope Saller/Grace Saller, Saint Thomas More def. Halle Janssen/Ella Chier, St. Mary Catholic, 7-5, 6-2.
This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Appleton-area high school sports results for Friday, Oct. 16