The Spring Grove boys overcame first-half turnovers and then dominated the second half to turn away visiting Houston, 64-38. Ben Udstuen had game-highs with 17 points and 8 rebounds. The junior forward hit 5 of 7 shots from the field and 6 of 9 free throws. Jaxon Strinmoen (6 assists) contributed 14 points along with 8 points each from Bryce Berns and Elijah Solum as the state-ranked No. 12 Lions (23-3) extended their winning streak against the Hurricanes (15-11) to eight games. The Grove guys have taken 63 of the last 65 games in the series they now lead 108 wins to 54.
Photo by Lee Epps
SEC East Division champion Spring Grove closed its conference campaign at 18-2 with an eight-game lead over division co-runners-up, Houston (10-10) and Mabel-Canton (10-10).
However, unlike the teams’ previous meeting (a SG 82-34 win), the Hurricanes were still in the game at halftime. Spring Grove came in averaging 11 turnovers a game but lost possession 11 times in the first half alone in the rematch with Houston. The Lions led 24-19 at halftime, but with only six turnovers after the break, they outscored the ‘Canes 40-19 in the second half. Grove went 17 possessions without a turnover while scoring 17 unanswered points at the start of 25-to-4 scoring run. The Lion defense came up with 6 blocked shots, 3 from Ethan Crouch, and 18 steals, including 5 thefts by Jacob Olerud.
The Lions shot a strong 49% from the field, including a good 38% (8 for 21) from 3-point land. Houston was effective with 2-point shots (48%) but floundered at only 17% (3 for 18) beyond the 3-point arc and 17% from the free throw line (1 for 6). Morgan Rohweder led Houston scoring with 13 points.
The Lion B-team (18-4) also completed a regular-season sweep with a 66-27 victory. In junior high action, the ‘Canes took the eighth grade game, 40-39, and the Lions won the seventh grade game.
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SG 64, Houston 38
SCORE by HALVES
SG 24+40=64
Hou 19+19=38
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 49% (24-49), Hou 35% (17-47)
2-pt FG: SG 57% (16-28), Hou 48% (14-29)
3-pt FG: SG 38% (8-21), Hou 17% (3-18)
Free throws: SG 53% (8-15), Hou 17% (1-6)
Rebounds: SG29, Hou 23
Turnovers: SG 1`7, Hou 22
2nd Chance pts: SG8, Hou 7
Fast break pts: SG 5, Hou 0
Pts. in paint: SG 39, Hou 25
Greatest lead: SG 32, Hou 2
Fouls: SG 12, Hou 12
SG INDIVIDUALS: * starter. P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number
Troy Reinhardt 1S
*Ben Udstuen 17P, 8R, 4A, 1S
Isaac Nerstad 6P, 1R, 1A, 1S
Zach Brumm 2R
Josh Newgaard 2P, 1R, 1S
*Ethan Crouch 3P, 2R, 2A, 2S, 3B
Devon Williams – played, no stats
*Jacob Olerud 5P, 2R, 1A, 5S, 2B
Bryce Berns 8P, 4R, 1A, 2S
*Jaxon Strinmoen 14P, 6R, 6A, 4S
*Elijah Solum 8P, 3R, 2A, 1S, 1B
Caleb Eiken 1P, 1A
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Spring Grove Varsity Boys (23-3, 18-2 SEC)
W at Schaeffer Academy 68-36
W at La Crescent-Hokah 60-57
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 54-17
W vs. Glenville-Emmons 66-27
W vs. Lanesboro 64-30
W at Lyle/Pacelli 59-38
L vs. Southland 49-58
W vs. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 64-58
W at Grand Meadow 82-8
01/12 Mabel-Canton, ppd
W at Houston 82-34
W at Kingsland 60-40
W at Lanesboro 54-30
W vs. Kingsland 52-39
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 67-44
W at Fillmore Central 51-42
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 74-34
W at Glenville-Emmons 82-40
W vs. Lyle/Pacelli 79-26
W vs. Mabel-Canton 80-38
L at Southland 50-52
L at Rushford-Peterson 79-82 (4 OT)
W vs. Rochester STEM 95-36
W vs. Grand Meadow 85-24
W vs. Martin County West 66-32
W at Mabel-Canton 65-50
W vs. Houston 64-38
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Spring Grove B-team (18-4)
W at La Crescent-Hokah 41-32
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 66-16
W vs. Lanesboro 53-24
W at Lyle/Pacelli 55-33
L vs. Southland 40-67
L vs. Cannon Falls 44-55
W at Grand Meadow 83-15
W at Houston 75-12
W at Kingsland 57-32
W at Lanesboro 33-27
W vs. Kingsland 43-26
W at Fillmore Central 69-55
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 56-19
W vs. Lyle/Pacelli 75-21
W vs. Mabel-Canton 49-32
L at Southland 26-43
L at Rushford-Peterson 25-65
W vs. Rochester STEM 54-34
W vs. Grand Meadow 57-37
W vs. Martin County West 65-27
W at Mabel-Canton 42-28
W vs. Houston 66-27
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Spring Grove 8th Grade (11-12)
W at Schaeffer Academy 29-10
W at La Crescent 42-33
L vs. Caledonia 24-39
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 59-31
L vs. Lanesboro 32-43
W vs. Southland 33-31
L vs. Mabel-Canton 24-25
W vs. Houston 40-37
W vs. Kingsland 34-13
L vs. Lanesboro 35-47
W vs. Grand Meadow 52-10
W vs. Kingsland 47-9
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 35-23
L vs. Fillmore Central 45-55
L vs. Chatfield
L vs. Houston
W vs. Lewiston-Altura
L vs. Caledonia 46-48
W vs. Southland 37-33
L at Rushford-Peterson 30-55
L at Mabel-Canton 40-45
L vs. Kee 44-48
L vs. Houston 39-40
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Spring Grove 7th Grade (13-11)
L at La Crescent-Hokah 32-34 (OT)
L vs. Caledonia 38-39
W at LeRoy-Ostrander 49-26
L vs. Lanesboro 38-65
L vs. Southland 20-21
W vs. Mabel-Canton
W vs. Houston 56-29
W vs. Kingsland 44-34
L vs. Lanesboro 41-46
W vs. Grand Meadow 40-19
L vs. Kingsland
W vs. Fillmore Central 8-16
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 51-9
W vs. Grand Meadow 32-14
W vs. Chatfield 41-31
L vs. Dover-Eyota 33-41
W vs. Houston 46-44 OT
L vs. Caledonia 26-43
L vs. Southland 36-40
L at Rushford-Peterson 31-54
W vs. Grand Meadow 48-22
W at Mabel-Canton 45-43
L vs. Kee 28-43
W vs. Houston
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