There were too many Spring Grove treys for the Trojans as the Lions boys ended a seven-game losing slide against Rushford-Peterson, 56-45. State-ranked No. 9 Spring Grove drilled 10 of 18 shots, a really hot 55%, beyond the 3-point arc during a non-conference contest in a packed gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 11. Both teams shot really well inside the arc (SG 60%, R-P 65%), but the Trojans could not match Spring Grove’s 3-point success.
Photo by Lee Epps
Lion senior guard Caleb Griffin hit 7 of 8 shots for 17 points plus 5 steals. Tysen Grinde and Elijah Solum each scored 10 points and rebounded 5 times. The Trojans 6-foot-5 junior guard shared scoring honors with 17 points plus 5 rebounds. Caden Johnson added 13 points. Grady Hengel passed out 6 assists as Rushford-Peterson had 14 assists on 16 field goals.
The Lions had 14 assists as well and also six fewer turnovers. R-P (11-10) had six more rebounds and outscored Spring Grove by six points at the free throw line, but the Lions held a 15-point advantage from 3-point land during an 11-point win. Grove hit 10 of 18 treys, while R-P went 5 for 21.
After an early turnover, Spring Grove (20-1) scored on 10 of its next 15 possessions while storming out to a 24-9 lead. However, that 15-to-1 Lion run was followed by a 10-point Trojan scoring spurt on the way to Spring Grove’s 29-21 halftime lead. Coming out of the break, a stream of six Lion steals/Trojan turnovers resulted in a 15-point spread. The Grove guys would lead by as many as 18 points before Rushford-Peterson got back within 11 at the end.
The Trojan B-team edged Spring, 46-42. There was a junior high split with Spring Grove taking the eighth grade game, 38-28, and a Trojan triumph in the seventh grade game, 30-19.
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SG 56, Rushford-Peterson 45
SCORE by HALVES
SG 29+27=56
RP 21+24=45
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 58% (22-38), RP 42% (16-38)
2-pt FG: SG 60% (12-20), RP 65% (11-17)
3-pt FG: SG 55% (10-18), RP 24% (5-21)
Free throws: SG 33% (2-6), RP 67% (8-12)
Rebounds: SG 16, RP 22; Turnovers: SG 10, RP 16; 2nd Chance pts: SG 7, RP 14; Fast break pts: SG 12, RP 4; Pts. in paint: SG 22, RP 20; Greatest lead: SG 18, RP 2; Fouls: SG 13, RP 9
SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter. Caleb Griffin 17P, 2R, 2A, 5S; *Tysen Grinde 10P, 5R, 2A, 1S; Hunter Holland 1R, 2A, 1S; *Ethan Crouch 5P, 1S, 1B;; *Jacob Olerud 6P, 1R, 1A 1B; *Jaxon Strinmoen 8P, 2R, 3A, 3S; *Elijah Solum 10P, 5R, 2A, 1S
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Spring Grove Boys Basketball 2023
* SEC game, home games in bold
20 wins, 1 loss (15-0 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
Mon. 02-13 Kingsland*
Thur. 02-16 at LeRoy-Ostrander*
Fri. 02-17 Grand Meadow*
Mon. 02-20 Mabel-Canton*
Fri. 02-24 at Houston*
Sat. 02-25 Lyle/Pacelli (approx. 5:15 p.m.)
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Spring Grove B-team
14 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
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Spring Grove 8th Grade
7 wins, 7 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
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Spring Grove 7th Grade
9 wins, 5 losses
W at Lanesboro 48-24
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