Football Recap: Neenah Takes Down Ranked Appleton North

Neenah faced Appleton North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Rockets had just enough and edged out the Lightning 29-27. That's more bragging rights for the Rockets, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Rockets

Previous 4 Games

09/26/25 vs Appleton North	29-27
09/19/25 @ Oshkosh West	28-24
09/12/25 vs Kaukauna	35-7
09/04/25 @ Appleton East	51-21

The victory (which was Neenah's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.8 points over those games. As for Appleton North, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Neenah will challenge rival Kimberly at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Appleton North is set to face off against their familiar foe Kaukauna at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.