Jaxon Strinmoen put in a career-high 26 points, and Elijah Solum netted another 20 along with 9 rebounds to spur the Spring Grove boys past Grand Meadow, 64-27, on Jan. 10. The Lions (6-1, 4-0 SEC) relied on defense (17 steals) and ball-handling (17 assists, 8 turnovers) and turned in their most dominant rebounding performance of the season (33 boards to 16).
Photo by Lee Epps
The winless Superlarks (0-12, 0-7 SEC) scored first, but then the Lions launched a 15-to-1 run en route to a commanding 33-14 halftime count. GM opened the second-half scoring as well, but Spring Grove galloped away with 23-to-3 scoring streak to extend its winning streak over the the Larks to 46 games, dating back to a one-point loss in 1999.
With 25 turnovers against the usual aggressive Spring Grove defense, Grand Meadow aired up only 37 shots. Neither squad was hesitant to fire away from afar, but both had only moderate 3-point success with the Lions hitting 7 of 30 (23%) and the Larks only 3 of 14 (21%). Both teams shot well at the foul line, but neither got there very often. With only 15 fouls whistled all game, SG hit 7 of 8 free throws and GM 6 of 8.
Grand Meadow has no B-team and no seventh grade team this year. The Lion eighth graders (2-2) won handily, 48-14.
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SG 64, GM 27
SCORE by HALVES
SG 33+31=64
GM 14+13=27
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 40% (25-62)(, GM 27% (9-33)
2-pt FG: SG 56% (18-32), GM 32% (6-19)
3-pt FG: SG 23% (7-30), GM 21% (3-14);
Free throws: SG 887% (7-8), GM 75% (6-8); Rebounds: SG 33, GM 16; Turnovers: SG 8, GM 25; 2nd Chance pts: SG 25, GM 7; Fast break pts: SG 16, GM 9; Pts. in paint: SG 376, GM 13; Greatest lead: SG 37, GM 2; Fouls: SG 6, GM 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, 2S; Nathan Crouch 2P, 1R; Isaac Nerstad 1A; *Tysen Grinde 6P, 5R, 5A, 2S; Hunter Holland 1R, 1S; Josh Newgaard 2P; *Ethan Crouch 7R, 3A, 1S, 2B; Logan Brumm out injured; *Jacob Olerud 3P, 2R1A, 2S; Bryce Berns no stats; Dane Edgington 2P, 2R, 1S; *Jaxon Strinmoen 26P, 4R, 2A, 6S; *Elijah Solum 20P, 9R, 5A, 2S
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>>>SEC EAST Boys Basketball
Spring Grove^ 4 – 0 6 – 1
Schaeffer Aca. 5 – 1 6 – 5
Lanesboro 4 – 2 6 – 3
Mabel-Canton 4 – 3 5 – 4
Houston 2 – 5 2 – 8
>>>SEC WEST
Lyle/Pacelli^ 8 – 0 9 – 2
Southland 4 – 2 5 – 4
Kingsland 2 – 3 3- 6
G’ville-Emmons 1 – 6 2 – 7
LeRoy Ostrander 0 – 5 1 – 9
Grand Meadow 0 – 7 0 -12
^defending champion
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Spring Grove Boys BB 2023
* SEC game, home games in bold
6 wins, 1 loss (4-0 SEC)
12-19 LeRoy-Ostrander,* ppd
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
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
Thur. 01-26 Schaeffer Academy*
Mon. 01-30 LeRoy-Ostrander* 7:30
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
5 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
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Spring Grove 8th Grade
2 wins, 2 losses
W at Lanesboro 48-24
L at Caledonia 29-37
L at Southland 41-55
W at Grand Meadow 48-14
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Spring Grove 7th Grade
2 wins, 1 loss
W at Lanesboro 48-24
L a Caledonia 23-26
W at Southland
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