The Spring Grove boys lifted 26 steals during a runaway 75-27 road win at Glenville-Emmons on Dec. 20. Jaxon Strinmoen was the chief thief with a career-high 8 steals; on offense, he scored 11 points and passed out 3 assists with no turnovers. Tysen Grinde had a game-high 19 points along with team-highs 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 thefts. Elijah Solum tossed in 18 points along with 4 steals, 3 blocked shots and 3 assists with no turnovers.
Photo by Lee Epps
The Lions (2-0, 2-0 SEC) led only 22-17 until scoring 16 unanswered points on the way to a 38-19, double-up halftime margin. The Wolverines (1-6, 0-5 SEC), unable to handle Spring Grove’s aggressive, long-armed defense were engulfed by a steady stream of turnovers and would end up with 34 lost possessions.
Meanwhile, the Lions handled the ball with only nine turnovers all game and converted steals into 19 fast break points. For the second time in two games, Grove went only 5 for 20 from 3-point range but still outshot the home team from the field, 43% to 30%. The Lions blocked about one out of every four Wolverine shots. And again, the Grove guys made more free throws (12 for 16, 75%) than they allowed the opponent to attempt (5 for 11, 45%).
Statistically, G-E was overwhelmed in every category except rebounding where the Wolverines had a 34-to-30 edge. Junior center Marshall Baseman led the home ream with 10 points and 8 rebounds.
It was the 16th straight win for the Lions in a series they dominate, 32 to 4. The Spring Grove B-team (2-0) also won handily, 53-31. Back east, the Lion eighth graders lost at Caledonia, 37-29, and the seventh graders dropped a 26-23decision to the Warriors.
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SG 75, G-E 27
SCORE by HALVES
SG 38+37=75
GE 19+ 8=27
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 43% (29-68), GE 30% (11-37)
2-pt FG: SG 50% (24-48), GE 35% (11-31)
3-pt FG: SG 25% (5-20), GE 0% (0-6)
Free throws: SG 75% (12-16), GE 45% (5-11)
Rebounds: SG 30, GE 34; Turnovers: SG 5, GE 34; 2nd Chance pts: SG 22, GE 7; Fast break pts: SG 20, GE 6; Pts. in paint: SG 54, GE 19; Greatest lead: SG 48, GE 2; fouls: SG 15, GE 15
SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter. Caleb Griffin 4P, 3R, 3S; Nathan Crouch 2P, 2R, 1B; Isaac Nerstad 3A; *Tysen Grinde 19P, 7R, 5A, 3S; Hunter Holland out injured; Josh Newgaard 1P, 1R; *Ethan Crouch 5P, 4R, 2S, 3B;p Logan Brumm out injured; *Jacob Olerud 7P, 1R, 2A, 4S; Bryce Berns 4P, 1S; Dane Edgington 4P, 6R, 1S, 1B; *Jaxon Strinmoen 1P, 4R, 3A, 8S, 1B; *Elijah Solum 18P, 2R, 3A, 4S, 3B
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Spring Grove Boys BB 2023
* SEC game, home games in bold
2 wins, 0 losses (1-0 SEC)
W at Lanesboro* 71-52
W at Glenville-Emmons* 75-27
Tues. 12-27 Dawson-Boyd (at R-P, 4 p.m.)
Wed. 12-28 Higher Ground (at R-P, 5 p.m.)
Tues. 01-03 Lyle/Pacelli*
Thur. 01-05 at Southland*
Sat. 01-07 Breakdown Classic at Byron
Mankato Loyola, 2 p.m.
Tues. 01-10 Grand Meadow
Fri. 01-13 at Mabel-Canton*
Mon. 01-16 at Schaeffer Academy*
Tues. 01-17 Houston*
Thur. 01-19 Lanesboro*
Mon. 01-23 at Kingsland*
Tues. 01-24 La Crescent-Hokah
Thu. 01-26 Schaeffer Academy*
Tues. 01-31 at LeRoy-Ostrander*
Thur. 02-02 Glenville-Emmons*
Fri. 02-03 at Lyle/Pacelli*(Lyle)
Mon. 02-06 Fillmore Central
Thur. 02-09 Southland*
Sat. 02-11 Rushford-Peterson 5:45 pm
Mon. 02-13 Kingsland*
Tues. 02-14 LeRoy-Ostrander
Fri. 02-17 at Grand Meadow*
Mon. 02-20 Mabel-Canton*
Fri. 02-24 at Houston*
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Spring Grove B-team
2 wins, 0 losses
W at Lanesboro 45-20
W at Glenville-Emmons 53-31
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Spring Grove 8th Grade
1 win, 1 loss
W at Lanesboro 48-24
L at Caledonia 29-37
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Spring Grove 7th Grade
0 wins, 2 losses
W at Lanesboro 48-24
L a Caledonia 23-26