The Spring Grove girls, one night after almost upsetting East Division leader Lanesboro on the road, was never in contention when West Division leader Kingsland visited the Lions’ den on Jan. 20. The Lions had no solution for the visitors’ quick defense as the Knights prevailed, 52-30. The Grove girls (6-9, 4-7) went over seven minutes before scoring their first points, and then went scoreless for the first five and half minutes of the second half. Kingsland (12-4, 9-0 SEC) remained unbeaten in league play, including an earlier 70-51 win over the Lions in Spring Valley.
Spring Grove outscored the visitors, 17-16, in the second half, but the Knights had already seized complete control with a 36-13 first-half avalanche. Half of the Lions’ points came from freshman Kylie Hammel with a game-high 15 points and a team-high 6 rebounds. Nine Knights scored, but none reached double figures. All-Conference guard Anika Reiland was a force with 7 points, 14 rebounds and 5 steals.
Neither team had much success from 3-point range, but Kingsland blitzed the Lions with 20 fast break points and threw in 21 points from the perimeter. Both teams aired up almost the same number of shots, but the Knights outshot the home team, 37% to 26% from the field and 63% to 7% from the foul line. Spring Grove hit only one of 14 free throws while Kingsland went 10 for 16.
The girls from Spring Valley have won nine straight against the girls from Spring Grove and lead the young series, 10 wins to 3. The Lion B-team (5-8) competed a season sweep with an exciting 43-36 decision. Kingsland won a competitive seventh grade game, 14-11
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SG 30, Kingsland 52
SCORE by HALVES
SG 13+17=30
KHS 36+16=52
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 26% (13-50), KHS 37% (19-51)
2-pt FG: SG 29% (10-34), KHS 45% (15-33)
3-pt FG: SG 19% (3-16), KHS 22% (4-18)
Free throws: SG 7% (1-14), KHS 61% (10-16)
Rebounds: SG 290, KHS 35
Turnovers: SG 24, KHS 21
SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter. *Siri Konkel 3R; *Lydia Solum 1R, 3S; Brinley Middendorf 2P, 4R, 2S; *Kendal VanMinsel 3R, 1A; Katie Klug 2P, 2R; *Addyson McHugh 2P, 2R, 1S, 1B; Izabel Kaufmann 5P, 1R; Carlie Halverson 2R, 5A; *Kylie Hammel 15P, 6R, 1A, 1B; Layla Kittleson no stats; Emerson Ingvalson 4P, 5R, 1A
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Spring Grove Girls Varsity Basketball
6-9 (4-7 SEC) varsity approximately 7:15 p.m. unless noted
Home games in bold; * denotes SEC game
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L vs. Lanesboro* 35-62
L at Kingsland*51-70
W vs. Schaeffer Academy* 60-45
W vs. Kee High 50-21
L vs. Grand Meadow* 34-51
L vs. Waukon 33-57
L vs. Annandale 34-60
W vs. West Lutheran 58-43
W at Lyle/Pacelli* 58-45
W vs. Southland*47-36
L at Grand Meadow*20-454
W vs. Mabel-Canton*57-45
L at Houston 49-58
L at Lanesboro*31-36
L vs. Kingsland*30-52
Tues., 01-24 at St. Charles
Thur., 01-26 at Schaeffer Academy*
Fri., 01-27 at Fillmore Central
Mon., 01-30 LeRoy-Ostrander*
Thur., 02-02 at Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons
Tues. 02-07 Lyle/Pacelli*
Thur., 02-09 at Southland*
Sat. 02-11 Rushford-Peterson 4 p.m.
Mon. 02-13 at LeRoy-Ostrander*6 p.m.
Tues., 02-14 at Mabel-Canton*
Fri., 02-17 Houston*
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Spring Grove Girls B-team
5 wins, 8 losses
L vs. Lanesboro 26-29
W at Kingsland 35-22
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 50-23
L vs. Grand Meadow 26-31
L vs. Waukon 24-47
L vs. Annandale 25-57
W vs. West Lutheran 44-23
W at Lyle/Pacelli 41-33 OT
L vs. Southland 11-28
L at Grand Meadow 24-27
L at Houston 20-43
L at Lanesboro 29-31
W vs. Kingsland 43-36
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Spring Grove Girls 7th Grade
1 win, 11 losses
L vs. Lanesboro 2-22
L at Kingsland 14-17
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 36-14
L at Kee 19-51
L vs. South Winneshiek 6-24
L vs. Grand Meadow 6-24
L at Caledonia 6-14
L vs. Southland 10-28
L at Grand Meadow 16-29
L vs. Mabel-Canton 12-25
L at Houston
L vs. Kingsland 11-14
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