Junior guard Elijah Solum scored his 1,000th career point, and the state-ranked No. 11 Spring Grove boys vanquished visiting Glenville-Emmons, 72-31, on Senior Night on Ground Hog Day (Feb. 2) – the score similar to the Lions’ 75-27 December decision at Glenville.
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Solum led all scorers with 23 points while Tysen Grinde tossed in 13 and Jacob Olerud 12. Eight Lions contributed to 21 assists. Solum distributed 4 assists with no turnovers while Grinde had 6 helpers, Bryce Berns 3 and Jaxon Strinmoen another 3.
Grinde had 7 of the team’s 18 steals that contributed to 30 Glenville-Emmons turnovers. Twelve of the 13 Grove guys rebounded, led by 5 boards by Solum. But the Wolverines matched the Lion team total of 27.
Spring Grove (16-1, 13-0 SEC), shot a good 50% from the field, including a good 38% (8 for 21). from beyond the 3-point arc. The Wolverines (3-14, 2-13 SEC), with one out of every six-and-a-half shots blocked, shot only 26%.
For the third straight game, Spring Grove had half a hundred points by halftime, this time with a 50-9 lead after scoring the last 31 points of the first half. Twenty-three of the 30 Wolverine turnovers came before halftime. The Lions abandoned backcourt defensive pressure while each team added 22 points after intermission. It was the 17th straight win for Grove guys in the series they now lead, 33-4.
The Lion B-team (12-3) won 57-36 to also complete a season sweep. There were no junior high games.
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SG 72, G-E 31
SCORE by HALVES
SG 50+22=72
G-E 9+22=31
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 50% (29-58), G-E (26% (11-42)
2-pt FG: SG 57% (21-37), G-E 26% (8-31)
3-pt FG: SG 387% (8-21), G-E 27% (3-11)
Free throws: SG 60% (6-10), G-E 55% (6-11); Rebounds: SG 27, G-E 27; Turnovers: SG 11, G-E 30; 2nd Chance pts: SG 2, G-E 6; Fast break pts: SG 20, G-E 7; Pts. in paint: SG 46, G-E 22; Greatest lead: SG 41, G-E 0; Fouls: SG 14, G-E 9
SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter. *Caleb Griffin 3P, 2R; Nathan Crouch 1R, 1A; Isaac Nerstad 2R, 2A; *Tysen Grinde 13P, 3R, 6A, 7S; Hunter Holland 2P, 2R, 1S; Josh Newgaard 6P, 2R, 1A; *Ethan Crouch 2R, 1B; Logan Brumm 4R, 1A, 3S; Jacob Olerud 12P, 2R, 3S; Bryce Berns 1P, 3A, 1S ; Dane Edgington 4P, 1R, 3B; *Jaxon Strinmoen 8P, 1R, 3A, 1S, 1B; *Elijah Solum 23P, 5R, 4A, 2S, 2B
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Spring Grove Boys BB 2023
* SEC game, home games in bold
15 wins, 1 loss (13-0 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
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*
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
12 wins, 3 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
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Spring Grove 8th Grade
6 wins, 4 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
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Spring Grove 7th Grade
8 wins, 2 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