Kaukauna played suffocating defense to beat Appleton West 51-31 in a Fox Valley Association girls’ basketball game Friday in Kaukauna.

“Second quarter was huge but the first quarter was even bigger,” Kaukauna coach Jim Viotto said. “We jumped out to a 9-1 lead. Our defense was intense tonight and caused some turnovers.”

The Ghosts led 13-7 after one quarter and put away the game in the second as they took a 26-10 halftime advantage.

Danielle Hartjes led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points, while Darian Van Offeren added 10.

Zoey Zuleger led Appleton West with 14 points.

Appleton West: Murray 1, Braun 2, Verhyen 2, Cocking 3, Zuleger 14, Wiseman 1, Wypiszynski 2, Pritzl 2, Lietzke 4. Totals 10 6-17 31. Three-pointers: Cocking, Zuleger 4. Fouls: 21.

Kaukauna: Vandervelden 3, Huss 3, Ball 9, Hartjes 14, Coffey 2, Juneau 2, Van Offeren 10, Johnson 6, Gierach 2. Totals 17 15-27 51. Three-pointers: Vandervelden, Hartjes. Fouls: 18.

Fond du Lac 47, Appleton East 30

At Fond du Lac, the Patriots were outscored 17-0 in the second quarter and never recovered.

Megan Schweitzer led the Patriots with nine points.

Aleah Wendels topped the Cardinals with 13 points and McKensey Hendrix scored 12.

Appleton East: Schweitzer 9, Al-Ibrahim 1, Schneider 7, Andrew 1, Roberts 3, Esker 6, Madison 2, Heimann 1. Totals 8 14-24 30. Fouls: 20.

Fond du Lac: Gietzel 9, Anhalt 5, Wendels 13, Hendrix 12, Dille 8. Totals 15 15-17 47. Three-pointers: Wendels, Hendrix. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: Dille.