Photo by Lee Epps
Kylie Hammel turned in a second straight 16-point performance to go with 4 thefts and 3 assists. Siri Konkel (6 points) orchestrated the attack with 8 assists and spearheaded the defense with a game-high 7 steals.
Freshman Brinley Middendorf came in to add 6 points and 8 rebounds. In her first varsity start, sophomore Carlie Halverson (3 points) collected a career-high 9 rebounds while coming up with 4 assists, 2 steals and a blocked shot. Kendal VanMinsel put in 8 points, rebounded 7 times and rejected 2 shots.
L-O freshman Miranda Nagel scored 15 of her game-high 17 points before halftime. She finished with a team-best 8 rebounds. All-Conference junior center Benita Bolt added 9 points and 5 boards.
The league-leading Lions (5-1, 4-0 SEC) never trailed but the winless Cards (0-9, 0-5 SEC) trimmed a 16-point deficit back to single digits at 52-43 about halfway through the second half. However, Spring Grove scored the next 16 points and led by 27 before L-O tallied the final eight points.
Again, the Lions were outshot from the field (40% to 35%), but with 21 more rebounds and 11 fewer turnovers, Grove shot much more often than did the visitors.
Both are young teams. The Cardinals started a senior, a junior and three freshmen. Spring Grove has no seniors and started three sophomores and a pair of juniors. The Lions have now won five straight games in the series they now control, 62 wins to 12.
The Lion B-team (3-1) won a mismatch, 40-9. Spring Grove took the eighth grade game, 34-28. L-O does not have a seventh grade squad.
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SG 70, LeRoy-Ostrander 51
SCORE by HALVES
SG 39+31=70
LO 25+26=51
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 35% (27-78), LO 40% (19-47)
2-pt FG: SG 42% (21-50), LO 50% (18-36)
3-pt FG: SG 21% (6-28), LO 9% (1-11)
Free throws: SG 71% (10-14), LO 57% (12-21)
Rebounds: SG 45, LO 24
Turnovers: SG 17, LO 28
2nd Chance pts: SG 21, LO 8
Fast break pts: SG 24, LO 12
Pts. in paint: SG 45, LO 39
Greatest lead: SG 27, LO 0
Fouls: SG 19, LO 13
SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter
*Siri Konkel 6P,1R, 8A, 7S
Elle Berns no stats
Layla Kittleson 3P, 4R, 2A, 1S
Addison Halverson no stats
Jada Strinmoen 1B
*Kendal VanMinsel 8P, 7R, 1S, 2B
Katie Klug 2P, 3R, 1S
Brinley Middendorf 6P, 8R, 1A, 1A
Izabel Kaufmann 2R, 1S
*Carlie Halverson 3P, 9R, 4A. 2S, 1B
*Kylie Hammel 16P, 2R, 4A, 4S
Addison Kessler no stats
*Emerson Ingvalson 26P, 9R, 4A, 5S
Kinley Soiney absent
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SEC Girls
Spring Grove 4-0 5-1 season
Houston 4-0 5-4 season
Kingsland 3-1 4-1 season
Lanesboro 3-1 6-4 season
Grand Meadow 2-1 3-2 season
Schaefer Aca. 2-2 3-3 season
Southland 0-3 1-3 season
Lyle/Pacelli 0-5 0-7 season
LeRoy-Ostr. 0-5 0-9 season
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Spring Grove Varsity Girls (5-1, 4-0 SEC)
W at Lanesboro 67-34
L at Waukon 63-66
W vs. Kingsland 52-44
W vs. Postville 63-18
W at Schaeffer Academy 42-38
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 70-51
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12/19 Wabasha-Kellogg
12/21 at St. Charles
12/27 vs. Kenyon-Wanamingo (at Hayfield 3:30 pm)
12/28 at Hayfield 7 pm
01/04 Lyle/Pacelli
01/08 at Southland
01/09 Grand Meadow
01/15 Houston
01/18 Lanesboro
01/22 at Kingsland
01/25 at Turkey Valley
01/26 Schaeffer Academy 6 pm
01/30 Fillmore Central
02/01 at LeRoy-Ostrander
02/02 Lansing Kee High
02/06 at Lyle/Pacelli (at Lyle)
02/08 Southland
02/09 at Grand Meadow
02/10 at Rushford-Peterson
02/16 at Houston
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B-team Lions (3-1)
W at Lanesboro 42-14
L at Waukon 23-37
W vs. Kingsland 36-22
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 40-9
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8th Grade Girls (3-1)
L at Lanesboro 18-41
W vs. Kee 35-32
W vs. Kingsland 32-14
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 34-28
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7th Grade Girls (2-0)
W at Lanesboro 21-20 OT
W vs. Kee 30-14