Spring Grove boys crush Schaeffer title hopes

Tysen Grinde poured in a career-high 28 points along with 8 steals as the first-place Spring Grove boys steamrolled past second-place Schaeffer Academy, 69-37. on Jan. 16 at Rochester. Jaxon Strinmoen added 16 points while Elijah Solum scored 13 points and passed around a career-best 7 assists with no turnovers. That trio also led Grove rebounding with 5 boards each. Jacob Olerud (6 points) had a career-high 5 assists, again with no turnovers. Ethan Crouch went out with an ankle injury and did not return.

With only one previous conference loss to state-ranked Lyle/Pacelli, it was Schaeffer’s best shot at SEC East Division supremacy. But Schaeffer (8-6, 6-2SEC) fell back two games in the loss column behind state-ranked, East leader Spring Grove (8-1, 6-0 SEC).

Schaeffer worked hard, but from the outset, those big-city Lions were overwhelmed by the small-town Lion defense, which came away with 22 steals to fuel a 23-3 scoring advantage with fast breaks. Schaeffer had 31 turnovers overall. Schaffer’s all-conference sophomore Ethan VonSchepen was held to only 7 points, all from the free throw line – no baskets.

Schaeffer competed well on the glass, with a slight 39-to-37 edge in rebounding. And the home team took advantage of Spring Grove’s season-most 17 fouls while hitting 12 of 18 free throws. SG went only 3 for 7 at the foul line. The Schaeffer boys shot much better and more often beyond the 3-point arc (37%) than they did closer in (15%). Schaeffer went 7 for 19 from 3-point land, including five treys from junior Levi Owen. But Spring Grove was even better (8 for 21, 38%), including Grinde’s 4-for-7 marksmanship and Olerud sinking 2 of 5 from downtown.

Coach Wade Grinde’s guys stormed off to a 33-4 lead, were up 44-13 at halftime and would lead by as many as 38 points in the second half.

Spring Grove reigned all evening, taking the B-team game,61-25, the eighth grade game, 41-31, and the seventh grade game, 31-15.

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SG 69, Schaeffer 37
SCORE by HALVES
SG 44+25=69
SA 13+24=37
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 48% (29-60), SA 28% (9-32)
2-pt FG: SG 54% (21-39), SA 15% (2-13)
3-pt FG: SG 38% (8-21), SA 37% (7-19)
Free throws: SG 43% (3-7), SA 67% (12-18)
Rebounds: SG 27, SA 29; Turnovers: SG 13, SA 31; Fast break pts: SG 23, SA 3; Pts. in paint: SG 44, SA 9; Greatest lead: SG 38, SA 0; Fouls: SG 17, SA 10

SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter. Caleb Griffin 2P, 3R, 1A, 2S; Nathan Crouch 2R; Isaac Nerstad 1R; *Tysen Grinde 28P, 5R, 3A, 8S, 2B; Hunter Holland 2P; Josh Newgaard no stats; *Ethan Crouch 1R, 1A, 1S, 1B; Logan Brumm no stats; *Jacob Olerud 6P, 3R, 5A, 2S; Bryce Berns 2P, 2R; Dane Edgington out injured; *Jaxon Strinmoen 16P, 5R, 3A 4S, 1B; *Elijah Solum 13P, 5R, 7A, 4S

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Spring Grove Boys BB 2023
* SEC game, home games in bold
8 wins, 1 loss (6-0 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
Tues. 01-17        Houston*
Thur. 01-19       Lanesboro*
Mon. 01-23        at Kingsland*
Tues. 01-24        La Crescent-Hokah
Thur. 01-26       Schaeffer Academy*
Mon. 01-30        LeRoy-Ostrander* 7:30
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*
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
7 wins, 1 loss
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

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Spring Grove 8th Grade
4 wins, 2 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

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Spring Grove 7th Grade
4 wins, 1 loss
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