It was an exciting week for Lanesboro girls basketball. They scrapped out two narrow nail-biter wins. The game at Schaeffer Academy went two overtimes. With Jessie Schreiber scoring 10 second half points, and Brielle Ruen scoring nine, the Burros led 57-53 late in regulation. But Lion Julianna Waggie scored two baskets in the final 1:40. The game-tying field goal came on an in-bounds under the basket. Tied at 57, the game went to a first OT. There, Schreiber put the Burros up 63-62. Kaitlyn Meincke’s three-pointer made it 65-63 Lions. Lanesboro senior Sophia Simes then authored back-to-back huge plays. Her base-line jumper made it 65-65 (0:25). Simes then drew a charge on Waggie. SA’s top player (27 pts, 7 rebs, 6 asts) fouled out. The Burros then won the second OT 9-1 for the 74-66 win. Payton Benson (21 pts, 5-11 threes, 6-8 FTs, 7 rebs) hit four first half threes and 5 of 6 FTs in the second OT. Schreiber (18 pts, 13 rebs) and Ruen (16 pts, 7 rebs) majorly helped. Simes (6 pts, 8 asts) had all her dimes after half-time. Elizabeth Amundson (13 pts, 11 rebs, 5 asts) aided SA. The Burros then entertained Spring Grove. Neither team led by more than four. A Schreiber lay-up off a Simes in-bounds pass made it 34-33 Burros (1:32). SG then went missed three, turnover, missed two. With under 0:20, a wild sequence saw Lanesboro miss two free throws, get a rebound, miss an unneeded quick shot, get the rebound, make a pass, then miss another unneeded quick shot. The Lions briefly had the ball, only for a quick Burro steal, another foul, and two more missed free throws (0:03)! The Lions then got a player ahead of everyone, but an on-the-fly underhand shot before the buzzer was a prayer. Bret Klaehn’s group won 34-33 despite a 1 of 14 FT night. Schreiber (10 pts, 17 rebs) was the only Burro in double figures. Ruen (6 pts, 10 rebs) and Simes (7 pts, 3 rebs, 3 stls) helped. Amelia Solum led all scorers (17 pts, 9 rebs). Both S.A. and SG were winless. Lanesboro is 3-1, 3-3.
Burro Gals Scrap Out Tight Wins
