The Spring Grove girls shot a season-low 29% and never recovered from Rushford-Peterson’s 15-point first-half run that spurred the Trojans to a 53-39 home win. It was the second straight loss for state-ranked No. 20 Spring Grove (20-5) but only the fourth setback in 25 games. R-P improved to 18-6.
Photo by Lee Epps
Kinley Soiney double-doubled for the Lions with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 5 steals. Siri Konkel had 11 points. Three Trojans scored in double figures: Ellie Ekern 14 points, Torryn Schneider 11 and Nadia Happel 10.
A Soiney 3-pointer had just put SG, 13-12, but it would be the only Lion lead, quickly obliterated by that critical first-half stretch during which the Lions had five turnovers, six missed shots (mostly 3-pointers) and two missed free throws. Meanwhile, R-P was hitting 6 of 11 shots, including a trio of triples for a 27-13 lead. A subsequent eight-point Trojan spurt made it a 20-point margin before a Konkel 3-ball made it 35-18 at halftime.
Spring Grove was successful in getting to and shooting well from the foul line (11 for 17) during the second half when the Lions outscored their hosts, 21-18. But they never got any closer than the final 14-point margin.
The Lions greatly improved their recent foul totals, whistled only 10 times allowing the Trojans only four free throws (3 for 4). Spring Grove outscored R-P in transition, 15-4, but R-P shot a hot 42% from 3-point land (8 for 19) to outscore SG by 12 points from downtown in a 14-point decision. The Lions hit only 4 of 21 shots beyond the 3-point arc.
Rushford-Peterson claimed a fifth consecutive win in the series, in which the Trojans now have twice as many wins (38) as Spring Grove (19).
The B-team game went to the Trojans, 43-20. There was a junior high split with R-P taking the eighth grade game, 39-19, and the Lion seventh graders winning a close one, 19-18.
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SG 39, Rushford-Peterson 53
SCORE by HALVES
SG 18+21=39
RP 35+18=53
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 29% (12-42), RP 40% (21-52)
2-pt FG: SG 38% (8-21), RP 39% (13-33)
3-pt FG: SG `19% (4-21), RP 42% (8-19)
Free throws: SG 58% (11-19), RP 75% (3-4)
Rebounds: SG 27, RP 31
Turnovers: SG 23, RP 23
2nd Chance pts: SG 13, RP 9
Fast break pts: SG 15, RP 4
Pts. in paint: SG 23, RP 23
Greatest lead: SG 1, RP 24
Fouls: SG 10, RP 15
SG INDIVIDUALS: * starter, P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number
*Siri Konkel 11P, 3R, 3A, 2S
Brinley Middendorf 1P, 2R, 1B
Izabel Kaufmann 6P, 2R, 1S, 1B
Carlie Halverson 2P, 1R, 2A, 1S
*Kylie Hammel 4R, 2A, 1S
*Emerson Ingvalson 6P, 2R, 2A, 5S, 1B
*Kinley Soiney 13P, 10R, 1A, 5S
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Spring Grove Varsity Girls (20-5, 14-1 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
W vs. Wabasha-Kellogg 63-43
W at St. Charles 63-27
W vs. Kenyon-Wanamingo 60-40
L at Hayfield 52-60
W vs. Lyle/Pacelli 64-18
W at Southland 63-48
W vs. Houston 65-44
W vs. Grand Meadow 51-47
W vs. Lanesboro 62-46
W at Kingsland 59-43
W at Turkey Valley 48-40
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 55-33
W vs. Fillmore Central 47-46
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 67-45
L vs. Lansing Kee 44-50
W at Lyle/Pacelli 50-39
W at Southland 73-41
L at Grand Meadow 56-59
L at Rushford-Peterson 39-53
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02/16 at Houston
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B-team Lions
W at Lanesboro 42-14
L at Waukon 23-37
W vs. Kingsland 36-22
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 40-9
W at St. Charles 39-32
W at Hayfield 44-39
W vs. Lyle/Pacelli 45-17
W at Southland 46-40
W vs. Houston 45-25
W vs. Grand Meadow 44-21
W vs. Lanesboro 53-34
W at Kingsland 58-29
W at Turkey Valley 23-19
W vs. Fillmore Central 46-35
L vs. Kee 14-16 (played only one half)
W vs. Lyle/Pacelli 46-29
W at Southland 35-27
W at Grand Meadow 36-22
L at Rushford-Peterson 20-43