Falcon Girls a Big Sixth in a Row

It was a most unexpected outcome, though, not necessarily an unexpected win. Fillmore Central’s girls went to Eyota and took down the Eagles by 16, 44-28. Kendyl Bennett (12 pts, 6 rebs), Kenzie Broadwater (4 pts, 7 assists, 7 stls), and Tayah Barnes (8 pts, 6 rebs, 4 stls) led the charge in the Falcons’ biggest ‘W’ of the season. Sophomore Madison Scheevel had eight points off the bench. She entered with 12 points on the season (1.1 PPG). It was FC’s first win over D-E since 2010 (nine meetings). The past eight contests in the series saw the powerhouse Eagles, the 2014-2015 Class AA state champs, win by an average of 30-plus points. D-E isn’t quite what they have been, devoid of three girls who are playing college ball. They entered 5-1 (TRC), 7-5 (overall), with losses to good teams Minnehaha Academy (#7 in AA, 9-2), PEM (#3 in AA, 10-1), Goodhue (#3 in A, 12-2), Pine Island (9-4), and Hayfield (12-2). Included in their wins was a 71-60 victory over Kingsland. D-E hasn’t scored less than 30 points in a game in more than a decade. The win was FC’s sixth in a row and ninth in ten tries. An FC girls basketball team hasn’t won 9 of 10 games in more than a decade. They are now 4-3, 9-3 under first year coach Levi Olstad.