Lion boys coast past ‘Canes again, 77-36

The Spring Grove boys poured in a season-high dozen 3-point field goals during a 77-36 rout at Houston. The Lions (24-1, 19-0 SEC) enjoyed hot 52% shooting on the road the next game after their worst shooting night of the season on their home floor (29%). Tysen Grinde scored his 1,000th career point, joining both older brothers in marking that milestone (Chase 2,336; Caden 1,150). Tysen led all scorers with 23 points along with 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Jaxon Strinmoen did it all with 19 points, 7 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Hunter Holland had a career-high 5 assists with only a single turnover.

Houston (5-21, 4-16 SEC) shot twice as well from 3-point range (42%) as they did closer in (21%). Eight of those closer shots were blocked. Both teams shot well beyond the 3-point arc with SG at 43%. But the Lions, with 15 fewer turnovers (8 to 23), shot more often, sinking 12 of 28 trey attempts while Houston went 5 for 12 from downtown.

Closer to the hoop, Wade Grinde’s guys outscored the ‘Canes with fast breaks, 20-2. Most of that transition success began with 18 steals. Jacob Olerud had 4 thefts with 3 steals each from Strinmoen and Caleb Griffin.

The Hurricanes led early 3-1 and 6-4, but the Grove guys broke a 9-9 tie with a 27-to-3 run and led 46-18 at halftime. The Hurricanes are a young team with nine sophomores on the 12-player varsity roster. Houston started three sophomores, a junior and a senior. Two other sophomores were the only substitutions before halftime. Sophomore Morgan Rohweder led Hurricane scoring with 19 points. Sophomore Carter Geiwitz had 6 points and 6 rebounds. Sophomore guard Maddox Rodriguez added 7 points and 5 rebounds.

It was the Lions’ sixth straight win in the series, including a 61-27 mid-season decision. Grove has taken 61 of the last 63 played against Houston, and since 1949, now leads the series, 106 to 54.

The Lion B-team (17-5) won 51-14 at Houston after a previous 52-19 home victory. Both junior high squads also completed season sweeps.

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SG 77, Houston
SCORE by HALVES
SG   46+31=77
Hou 18+18=36

TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 52% (28-54), Hou 27% (12-45)
2-pt FG: SG 62% (16-26), Hou 21% (7-33)
3-pt FG: SG 43% (12-28), Hou 42% (5-12)
Free throws: SG 43% (9-17), Hou 64% (7-11); Rebounds: SG 30, Hou 26; Turnovers: SG 8, Hou 23; 2nd Chance pts: SG 8, Hou 7; Fast break pts: SG 20, Hou 2; Pts. in paint: SG 37, Hou 19; Greatest lead: SG 41, Hou 2; Fouls: SG 8, Hou 11

SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter. *Caleb Griffin 4P, 3R, 2A, 3S; Ben Udstuen 1R, 1B; Nathan Crouch 1A; Isaac Nerstad 6P, 2R, 1S; Zach Brumm 2P, 1S; *Tysen Grinde 23P, 7R, 2A, 1S; Hunter Holland 5A, 1S; Josh Newgaard 3P, 1R; *Ethan Crouch 4R, 1S, 1B; Logan Brumm 2P, 1R, 2A, 1S; Jacob Olerud 6P, 2A; Bryce Berns 1R; Dane Edgington 3P, 1R, 1S, 2B; *Jaxon Strinmoen 19P, 7R, 5A, 3S, 2B; *Elijah Solum 9P, 2R, 4A, 1S, 2B

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Spring Grove Boys Basketball 2023
* SEC game, home games in bold
24 wins, 1 loss (19-0 SEC)
W at Lanesboro* 71-52
W at Glenville-Emmons* 75-27
L vs. Dawson-Boyd 57-66
W vs. Higher Ground Academy 83-39
W at Southland* 57-33
W vs. Mankato Loyola 61-54
W at Grand Meadow 64-27
W at Mabel-Canton*85-36
W at Schaeffer Academy* 69-37
W vs. Houston*67-21
W vs. Lanesboro*60-46
W at Kingsland*72-37
W vs. La Crescent-Hokah 66-63
W vs. Schaeffer Academy*65-35
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander* 81-27
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 93-24
W vs. Glenville-Emmons*72-31
W at Lyle/Pacelli*46-40
W vs. Fillmore Central 69-65
W vs Southland*47-42 OT
W vs. Rushford-Peterson 56-45
W vs. Kingsland*59-23
W vs. Grand Meadow*64-24
W vs. Mabel-Canton*49-34
W at Houston* 77-36
Sat. 02-25          Lyle/Pacelli

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Spring Grove B-team
17 wins, 5 losses
W at Lanesboro 45-20
W at Glenville-Emmons 53-31
W vs. Dawson-Boyd 34-30
W vs. Higher Ground Academy 52-13
L at Southland 35-47
W vs. Loyola 46-23
W at Mabel-Canton 45-9
Wat Schaeffer Academy 61-25
W vs. Houston 52-19
W vs. Lanesboro 35-24
L at Kingsland 41-44
L vs. La Crescent-Hokah 30-31
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 49-25
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 54-18
W vs. Glenville-Emmons 57-36
W at Lyle/Pacelli 26-24
W vs. Fillmore Central 46-38
L vs. Southland 27-36
L vs. Rushford-Peterson 42-46
W vs. Kingsland 53-28
W vs. Mabel-Canton 55-28
W at Houston 51-14

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Spring Grove 8th Grade
12 wins, 8 losses
W at Lanesboro 48-24
L at Caledonia 29-37
L at Southland 41-55
W at Grand Meadow 48-14
W at Mabel-Canton 53-30
W at Schaeffer Academy 41-31
W vs. Houston 49-18
L vs. Kingsland 12-43
L vs. La Crescent-Hokah 31-50
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 38-26
L vs. Fillmore Central 15-42
L vs. Southland 42-54
L vs. Caledonia 32-42
W vs. Rushford-Peterson 38-28
W vs. Lanesboro 44-22
L vs. Kingsland 29-41
W vs. Grand Meadow 49-13
W vs. Mabel-Canton 38-24
W at Lansing Kee
W at Houston

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Spring Grove 7th Grade
11 wins, 8 losses
L at Lanesboro 23-28
L a Caledonia 23-26
W at Southland 29-26
W at Mabel-Canton 36-32
W at Schaeffer Academy 31-15
W vs. Houston 38-21
W vs. Kingsland 25-20
L vs. La Crescent-Hokah 20-27
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 26-13
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 23-21
L vs. Fillmore Central 34-39
W vs. Southland 34-18
L vs. Caledonia 26-31
L vs. Rushford-Peterson 19-30
L vs. Lanesboro 28-40
W vs. Kingsland 32-25
L vs. Mabel-Canton 29-41
W at Lansing Kee
W at Houston