The Spring Grove girls won 66-52, rallying from a 15-point deficit to win by 14 at LeRoy-Ostrander on Feb. 13. The Cardinals hit 6 of 7 early shots and 6 of 7 free throws to take a 19-4 lead before the Lions changed defenses. Full-court pressure led to a season-high 19 steals for Spring Grove, which contributed to 33 Cardinal turnovers. the most of any Lion opponent this season. The Grove girls thus completed a season sweep, having triumphed at home, 55-27, two weeks prior. The Lions lead the all-time series, 62 to 12, after winning 40 of the last 41 games versus LeRoy-Ostrander.
Photo by Lee Epps
Lion senior Addyson McHugh had a 24-point, 11-rebound double-double while freshman Siri Konkel hit 8 of 8 free throws on the way to 16 points in addition to 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Eighth grader Brinley Middendorf added 10 points and 7 boards. For the Cardinals (5-18, 3-13 SEC), Benita Nolt had a double-double with 19 points and a game-high 15 rebounds.
Spring Grove (11-13, 9-7 SEC) got back within one point (26-25) before trailing by five points at halftime, 30-25. The Lions then opened the second stanza with an 11-to-2 run for a 36-31 lead. SG would lead by as many as 18 points before the Cards would make tins interesting again at 61-50. But the Lions prevailed by hitting 5 of 6 late free throws while forcing three successive Redbird turnovers on the other end.
Whistles sounded for a total of 41 fouls, including 23 on L-O – the most of any Lion opponent this year. Both teams took advantage of many trips to the foul line where SG hit 21 of 31 free throws (68%) and LeRoy-Ostrander 19 of 26 (73%). Each squad netted five field goals from 3-point land, where L-O shot well but not very often (5 for 11, 45%) and SG shot more often but not that well (5 for 19, 26%).
The Cards had four more total rebounds (34-30), but the Lions had four more offensive boards (14-10), which led to Spring Grove’s 23-to-13 margin in second-chance points
L-O has no B-team this year and SG no eighth grade team. The Cardinals won the seventh grade game.
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SG 66, LeRoy-Ostrander 52
SCORE by HALVES
SG 25+41=66
LO 30+22=52
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 33% (20-60), L-O 29% (14-48)
2-pt FG: SG 37% (15-41), L-O 24% (9-37)
3-pt FG: SG 26% (5-19(, L-O 45% (5-11
Free throws: SG 68% (21-31), L-O 73% (19-26)
Rebounds: SG 30, L-O 34; Turnovers: SG 18, L-O 33; 2nd Chance pts: SG 23, L-O 13; Fast break pts: SG 5, L-O 16; Pts. in paint: SG 38, L-O 27; Greatest lead: SG 18, L-O 15; Fouls: SG 18, L-O 23
SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter. *Siri Konkel 16P, 4R, 8A, 3S, 1B; *Lydia Solum =3P, 4R, 1A, 4S; Brinley Middendorf 10P, 7R, 1B; Kendal VanMinsel out injured; *Addyson McHugh 24P, 11R, 1A, 3S, 1B; *Kylie Hammel 7P, 2R, 4A, 3S, 1B; *Emerson Ingvalson 6P, 2R, 2A, 1B
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Spring Grove Girls Varsity Basketball
11-13 (9-7 SEC) varsity approximately 7:15 p.m. unless noted
Home games in bold; * denotes SEC game
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L vs. Lanesboro* 35-62
L at Kingsland*51-70
W vs. Schaeffer Academy* 60-45
W vs. Kee High 50-21
L vs. Grand Meadow* 34-51
L vs. Waukon 33-57
L vs. Annandale 34-60
W vs. West Lutheran 58-43
W at Lyle/Pacelli* 58-45
W vs. Southland*47-36
L at Grand Meadow*20-454
W vs. Mabel-Canton*57-45
L at Houston 49-58
L at Lanesboro*31-36
L vs. Kingsland*30-52
L at St. Charles 53-64
W at Schaeffer Academy*58-54
L at Fillmore Central 31-59
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander*55-27
L at Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 40-53
W vs. Lyle/Pacelli*73-47
W at Southland*54-47
L vs. Rushford-Peterson 27-53
W at LeRoy-Ostrander* 66-52
Tues., 02-14 at Mabel-Canton*
Fri., 02-17 Houston*
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Spring Grove Girls B-team
9 wins, 10 losses
L vs. Lanesboro 26-29
W at Kingsland 35-22
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 50-23
L vs. Grand Meadow 26-31
L vs. Waukon 24-47
L vs. Annandale 25-57
W vs. West Lutheran 44-23
W at Lyle/Pacelli 41-33 OT
L vs. Southland 11-28
L at Grand Meadow 24-27
L at Houston 20-43
L at Lanesboro 29-31
W vs. Kingsland 43-36
W at St. Charles 34-31 (2 OT)
W at Schaeffer Academy 48-14
L at Fillmore Central 21-39
W vs. Lyle/Pacelli 38-12
W at Southland 44-39
L vs. Rushford-Peterson 12-31
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Spring Grove Girls 7th Grade
2 wins, 16 losses
L vs. Lanesboro 2-22
L at Kingsland 14-17
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 36-14
L at Kee 19-51
L vs. South Winneshiek 6-24
L vs. Grand Meadow 6-24
L at Caledonia 6-14
L vs. Southland 10-28
L at Grand Meadow 16-29
L vs. Mabel-Canton 12-25
L at Houston 7-22
L vs. Kingsland 11-14
L at Lanesboro 12-34
W at Schaeffer Academy 30-8
L at Fillmore Central 23-57
L vs. Southland 14-46
L vs. Rushford-Peterson 4-40
L at LeRoy-Ostr