Girl’s Basketball (1/12)

Girls Basketball: Falcons Top Trojans in Frenzied Overtime Game

In an excellent girls basketball contest, FC took on R-P at the Trojans’ 3-Coops Holiday hoops tourney. It took overtime and featured 172 total points. FC came out inspired and built a 31-17 lead. R-P narrowed the score to 39-36 only for the Falcons to score the final six points of the half for a 45-36 lead at the break. FC shot 17 of 31 (54%) for the stanza, R-P 10 of 30 (33%). In the latter part of the second half, R-P’s press slowly wore on FC resulting in a comeback. The Falcons led 65-52 with about eight minutes left. Down 67-58, the Trojans went on a 14-4 run. Alannah Skalet had a big three to get R-P within one at 71-70, and a trip down the court later, Torryn Schneider scored to give the Trojans their only their second lead at 72-71. But FC’s Norah Nagel then responded with a bucket in the lane, making it 73-72 (1:15). Trojan Ava Helgemoe came back and hit her only three of the game, putting R-P back ahead 75-73 (0:52). On FC’s end, after an offensive rebound, 6’0” center Sophia Bronner was fouled. The senior hit both free throws to tie the game 75-75 (0:37.9). The teams were then scoreless the rest of the way, R-P turning it over and missing a three. FC missed three shots including a heave in the final seconds. The game went to overtime tied 75-75! But in a contest that featured 65 total foul shots, the war of foul attrition took effect. R-P lost three starters to foul out, Nadia Happel, Kaia Loney, and A-Helgemoe. FC lost two, Kyla Hellickson and Hannah Vaalemoen. In the extra session, R-P led 79-76 before Hellickson (pre-foul out) converted a three-point play to tie it 79-79. With 2:10 left, Falcon senior Maddie Topness hit a huge three to put FC back ahead. Topness was three-of-three from deep. The edge grew to 85-79 (0:40.2), but the Trojans kept fighting, getting two Schneider free throws, then a Skalet bucket to make it 85-83 (0:14.5). R-P fouled. The Falcons missed both free throws, but with her post counterpart Loney on the bench, Bronner snared the offensive rebound and put back the miss, a massive play to make it 87-83. Schneider subsequently hit a couple free throws (0:2.1), but FC got the ensuing inbounds in. The Falcons held on a for a key 87-85 overtime win. Hellickson (21 pts, 8-12 FGs, 4-5 FTs, 9 rebs, 7 asts) and Bronner (21 pts, 5-9 FTs, 15 rebs) did the biggest work for FC. Nagel (11 pts, 11 rebs, 3 asts), Aubrey Daniels (10 pts, 5 asts), Topness (9 pts, 3-3 threes), and Vaalemoen (9 pts) helped. Skalet (18 pts, 4-7 threes), Happel (17 pts), Loney (16 pts, 8-10 FGs), Emily Helgemoe (15 pts), and Schneider (12 pts, 10-10 FTs, 7 rebs) gave R-P five girls in double figures. FC finished the game 18 of 29 at the line (62%). R-P was 25 of 36 (69%). FC has 22 turnovers to R-P’s 11 but made 31 of 68 shots (46%) to R-Ps 26 of 67 (39%). The Trojans were 8 of 32 from deep (25%), FC 7 of 17 (41%). FC improved to 2-2 in the TRC, 6-2 overall.

Non-Conference Girls Basketball (12/29 – 1/3)

Baldwin-Woodville 43, Rushford-Peterson 75 (R-P: Kaia Loney 19 pts (7-8 FGs, 5-5 FTs), 10 rebs; Addison Drinkall 12 pts (4-6 threes); Emily Helgemoe 11 pts; Torryn Schneider 10 pts, 6 asts; Alannah Skalet 10 pts (4-5 FTs), 4 asts; Nadia Happel 9 pts, 5 stls. The Trojans hit 17 of 18 free throws (94%) and 10 of 21 threes (48%), shooting 24 of 50 (48%) overall. R-P 3-Coops Shoot for Three Tourney Game) 

Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton 63, Kenyon-Wanamingo 45 (SG/M-C: S. Konkel 23 pts, 3 asts, 5 stls; Kinley Soiney 16 pts, 8 rebs, 3 asts, 4 stls; Kylie Hammel 9 pts, 8 rebs, 4 asts, 5 blks. After trailing at halftime by six (30-24), the Lions dominated the second half, 39-15. The Knights had 36 turnovers. Hayfield holiday tourney game) 

Houston 61, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 65 (H: A. Boldt 27 pts (9-14 FGs, 3-4 threes, 6-9 FTs), 6 rebs, 5 stls; Rylee Boldt 14 pts; Avery Kingsley 7 pts, 5 rebs; Julia Swenson 6 pts, 6 rebs, 3 asts. Rochester-Lourdes holiday tourney game) 

Zumbrota-Mazeppa 86, Grand Meadow 43 (GM: N. Warmka 24 pts (9-15 FGs, 6-7 FTs), 10 rebs; G. Foster 14 pts, 6 rebs. The Cougars hit 15 of 41 threes (37%), GM 3 of 22 (14%). Hayfield holiday tourney game) 

West Salem 48, #6 in AA Caledonia 84 (C: A. Klug 38 pts (seven threes); N. Banse 20 pts (four threes); Kensey King 12 pts. Klug authored a season-high as the Warriors built a 57-27 halftime lead. Klug and Banse had all 11 Warriors threes, as the team scored a season-high. The Warriors are 5-0 in the TRC, 8-3 overall) 

Triton 82, Houston 36 (H: A. Boldt 10 pts; A. Kingsley 9 pts; Julia Swenson 7 pts. Rochester-Lourdes tourney game) 

Spring Grove/M-C 51, Hayfield/Schaeffer Academy 69 (SG/M-C: K. Hammel 17 pts, 6 rebs; K. Soiney 14 pts, 10 rebs; S. Konkel 11 pts; Carlie Halverson 4 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts. The Vikings annulled a 29-26 deficit by outscoring the Lions 43-22 in the second half. The Vikings led only 43-42 before scoring on 9 of their next 10 possessions, the deciding run in the second half. H/SA hit 22 of 30 FTs. H/SA improved to 9-2. SGMC is 5-1 in the SEC, 9-3 overall) 

Kenyon-Wanamingo 52, Grand Meadow 46 (GM: G. Foster 22 pts (7-13 FGs), 10 rebs; Paisley Kolling 12 pts, 9 rebs; N. Warmka 8 pts, 6 rebs. GM never led but it was tied 42-42 before K-W finished scoring 10 of the final 14 points) 

Rushford-Peterson 45, Hayfield/Schaeffer Academy 58 (RP: T. Schneider 14 pts (4-5 FTs), 6 stls; N. Happel 13 pts, 4 asts, 6 stls; E. Helgemoe 8 pts; A. Skalet 8 pts. R-P shot 29% (17 of 59), H/SA 41% (23 of 56). The Trojans won turnovers 26 to 15 but got out-rebounded 51 to 27. The Vikings improved to 10-2. RP is 2-2 in the TRC, 5-5 overall) 

Houston 63, Wabasha-Kellogg 26 (H: A. Boldt 24 pts (11-14 FGs), 4 stls; J. Meyer 17 pts, 10 rebs, 8 stls; Avery Kingsley 12 pts (5-7 FGs), 5 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls. Houston is 3-2 in the SEC, 5-8 overall) 

Grand Meadow 38, Waukon 51 (GM: G. Foster 16 pts, 5 rebs; N. Warmka 8 pts. GM won the first quarter 15-8 but lost the final three. They never led in the second half. Decorah Border Battle game. Superlarks are 0-5 in the SEC, 0-10 overall.) 

Faribault B.A. 51, Kingsland 46 in OT (K: Macy Runck 19 pts; Hailee Warren/Reese Guy 8 pts. Kingsland led 23-18 at the half. A Cardinal free throw tied the game 39-39 with 3:11 and both teams were then scoreless the rest of regulation. Both teams had a turnover their last possession. Kingsland led 46-45 in overtime but a B.A. three-point play put the Cards ahead 48-46 with under a minute left. Kingsland missed a game-tying three in the final 10-seconds. The Falcons scored the final six points of the game to win OT 12-5. The Knights are 2-3 in the SEC, 2-9 overall)