Kingsland, Houston Move on in Girls Play-offs

Their season’s mirrored each other, and that trend stays the same in the play-offs.  Kingsland and Houston’s girls each moved on to 1A quarterfinal games at Mayo Civic Center.  The Hurricanes (7-seed, 15-10) downed A-C/G-E (10-seed, 13-8) 63-43.   The ‘Canes led 38-21 at half, assuring they wouldn’t fall by upset like last year (lost as a 5-seed to 12-seed Southland).  Sophomores Emma Geiwitz (23 pts, 5 asts, 5 stls) and Becca Rostad (career-high 21 pts, 3-4 threes, 6-8 FGs, 6-8 FTs, 6 rebs) led the way.  Alyssa Rostad had a double-double (13 pts, 3-7 threes, 14 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls).  Jenny Albrecht helped non-offensively (0 pts, 0-2 FGs, 8 rebs, 7 stls).   Houston (16-10) will play at MCC for the first time since 2012, against 2-seed Goodhue (21-6).  Meanwhile, Kingsland (6-seed, 15-9) powered past SG (11-seed, 10-11) by a final of 65-53 to head to Rochester for the fourth straight year.  A 9-0 run just past the second half’s midway point turned a 44-41 lead into a 53-41 edge.  Lauren (15 pts, 17 rebs, 5 asts, 3 stls) and Ellie Buchholtz (18 pts, 16 in second half, 5-9 FGs, 7-9 FTs, 6 rebs, 4 stls) hit double figures.  Shelby Beck added 9 (pts) and 8 (rebs).  Seniors Nora Jahn (8 pts, 5 rebs) and Megan Schultz (6 pts) scored 10 of Kingsland’s first 13 points.  The Knights (16-9) move on to face 3-seed Hayfield (18-8).