The 65-50 final score was the greatest spread of the night and not indicative of what a large crowd witnessed during most of the state-ranked Spring Grove boys’ win at Mabel-Canton. The Cougars (13-12, 9-9 SEC) never led, trailed by six points at halftime (30-24), tied the score (34-34) early in the second half and were within four (49-45) with 5:54 to play before the Lions (22-3, 17-2 SEC) pulled away with an 8-to-1 run.
Photo by Lee Epps
It was a bizarre night for Spring Grove shooters, who hit a season-high 71% of their 2-point shots while suffering through a season-worst 11% from 3-point range (2 for 18). The Lions outshot the Cougars from the field overall, 50% to 36% and played with only five turnovers.
Jaxon Strinmoen led all scorers with 20 points and with 9 rebounds, shared rebounding honors with Cougar sophomore Isaac Underbakke. Elijah Solum returned to active duty with 18 points (8 for 13, 62% shooting) while Jacob Olerud added 10 points and Ben Udstuen 9. Cayden Tollefsrud (19 points) and Tyler Larson (17 points) combined to score 36 of the Cougars’ 50 points.
Mabel-Canton prevailed from downtown with seven 3-point buckets, five from Larson and a pair from Tollefsrud. And the Cougars held a slim 30-to-28 rebounding margin. It was enough to keep things close for most of the game, but not enough to ultimately upset Wade Grinde’s SEC East Division champions.
When the dust settled, it was the Lions’ 30th consecutive win in the series they now lead 92 wins to 39. Spring Grove had enjoyed a much less dramatic 80-38 win in the teams’ earlier conference matchup. The Lion B-Team (17-4) also completed a season sweep with a 42-28 win. In closely-contested junior high action, the Cougars again won the eighth grade game, 45-40, while the Lion seventh grade squad again prevailed, 45-43.
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SG65, Mabel-Canton 50
SCORE by HALVES
SG 30+35=65
MC 24+26=50
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 50% (26-52), MC 36% (16-44)
2-pt FG: SG 71% (24-34), MC 50% (9-18)
3-pt FG: SG 11% (2-18), MC 27% (7-26)
Free throws: SG 73% (11-15), MC 50% (11-22)
Rebounds: SG 28, MC 30
Turnovers: SG 5, MC 11
2nd Chance pts: SG 10, MC 9
Fast break pts: SG 8, MC 6
Pts. in paint: SG 49, MC 21
Greatest lead: SG 15, MC 0
Fouls: SG 16, MC 12
SG INDIVIDUALS: * starter. P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number
*Ben Udstuen z9P, 5R, 2S
Isaac Nerstad 1S
Zach Brumm 2P
*Ethan Crouch 4P, 5R, 4A, 3B
*Jacob Olerud 10P, 6R, 4A, 3S
Bryce Berns 2P, 2R, 2A
*Jaxon Strinmoen 20P, 9R, 3A, 3S, 1B
*Elijah Solum 18P, 1R, 1A
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Spring Grove Varsity Boys (22-3, 17-2 SEC)
W at Schaeffer Academy 68-36
W at La Crescent-Hokah 60-57
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 54-17
W vs. Glenville-Emmons 66-27
W vs. Lanesboro 64-30
W at Lyle/Pacelli 59-38
L vs. Southland 49-58
W vs. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 64-58
W at Grand Meadow 82-8
01/12 Mabel-Canton, ppd
W at Houston 82-34
W at Kingsland 60-40
W at Lanesboro 54-30
W vs. Kingsland 52-39
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 67-44
W at Fillmore Central 51-42
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 74-34
W at Glenville-Emmons 82-40
W vs. Lyle/Pacelli 79-26
W vs. Mabel-Canton 80-38
L at Southland 50-52
L at Rushford-Peterson 79-82 (4 OT)
W vs. Rochester STEM 95-36
W vs. Grand Meadow 85-24
W vs. Martin County West 66-32
W at Mabel-Canton 65-50
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Spring Grove B-team (17-4)
W at La Crescent-Hokah 41-32
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 66-16
W vs. Lanesboro 53-24
W at Lyle/Pacelli 55-33
L vs. Southland 40-67
L vs. Cannon Falls 44-55
W at Grand Meadow 83-15
W at Houston 75-12
W at Kingsland 57-32
W at Lanesboro 33-27
W vs. Kingsland 43-26
W at Fillmore Central 69-55
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 56-19
W vs. Lyle/Pacelli 75-21
W vs. Mabel-Canton 49-32
L at Southland 26-43
L at Rushford-Peterson 25-65
W vs. Rochester STEM 54-34
W vs. Grand Meadow 57-37
W vs. Martin County West 65-27
W at Mabel-Canton 42-28
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Spring Grove 8th Grade (11-10)
W at Schaeffer Academy 29-10
W at La Crescent 42-33
L vs. Caledonia 24-39
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 59-31
L vs. Lanesboro 32-43
W vs. Southland 33-31
L vs. Mabel-Canton 24-25
W vs. Houston 40-37
W vs. Kingsland 34-13
L vs. Lanesboro 35-47
W vs. Grand Meadow 52-10
W vs. Kingsland 47-9
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 35-23
L vs. Fillmore Central 45-55
L vs. Chatfield
L vs. Houston
W vs. Lewiston-Altura
L vs. Caledonia 46-48
W vs. Southland 37-33
L at Rushford-Peterson 30-55
L at Mabel-Canton 40-45
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Spring Grove 7th Grade (12-10)
L at La Crescent-Hokah 32-34 (OT)
L vs. Caledonia 38-39
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 49-26
L vs. Lanesboro 38-65
L vs. Southland 20-21
W vs. Mabel-Canton
W vs. Houston 56-29
W vs. Kingsland 44-34
L vs. Lanesboro 41-46
W vs. Grand Meadow 40-19
L vs. Kingsland
W vs. Fillmore Central 8-16
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 51-9
W vs. Grand Meadow 32-14
W vs. Chatfield 41-31
L vs. Dover-Eyota 33-41
W vs. Houston 46-44 OT
L vs. Caledonia 26-43
L vs. Southland 36-40
L at Rushford-Peterson 31-54
W vs. Grand Meadow 48-22
W at Mabel-Canton 45-43
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