The first few minutes provided no indication that Spring Grove would coast to a convincing 70-34 victory. It was a hot-shooting start for the Lanesboro boys who hit three of their first four shots, while the home team was going 1 for 8. The Burros led 7-2. But then, Spring Grove changed defenses and took complete control. Lanesboro managed only two more field goals before halftime of a game that suddenly became a runaway. The Burros led 12-11 before the Lions scored the next 26 points to lead 37-12 at intermission.
Against Spring Grove’s suffocating defense, Lanesboro had more turnovers than shot attempts before halftime and finished the night with 30 lost possessions while attempting only 38 shots – almost half of them from 3-point land. Meanwhile, the Lions had more assists (13) than turnovers (12) and made more free throws (17 for 28) than the Burros attempted (4 for 11)
Lion junior guard Tysen Grinde tossed in a career-high 25 points to go with 8 steals and 7 rebounds. Elijah Solum added 14 points and 4 steals while Carson Gerard contributed 13 points. Jaxon Strinmoen (6 points) shared rebounding honors with 7 along with 3 assists and 3 steals. Eleven Burros scored, but no one had as many as Stephan Schultz’s 6 points.
With a 17th consecutive victory over Lanesboro, Spring Grove (4-1, 3-0 SEC) remained the only SEC East Division team undefeated in conference play. Lanesboro dropped to 2-3 overall, including a 1-3 conference mark.
In the B-team game, Lanesboro finished with 33 points; the Lions (2-1) had that many by halftime and won 49-33 with Isaac Nerstad scoring 13 points and Jacob Olerud 11. Nine Lions scored and 11 rebounded. Junior high results were unavailable.
VARSITY NUMBERS:
>>SCORE by HALVES
>>SG 37 + 33 = 70
>>Lb 12 + 22 = 34
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 45% (24-53), Lanesboro 36% (13-36)
2-pt FG: SG 50% (19-38), Lanesboro 50% (9-18)
3-pt FG: SG 33% (5-15), Lanesboro 22% (4-18)
Free throws: SG 61% (17-28), Lanesboro 36% (4-11); Rebounds: SG 30, Lanesboro 27
Turnovers: SG 12, Lanesboro 30; 2nd Chance points: SG 17, Lanesboro 1; Fast break points: SG 18, Lanesboro 2; Points in paint: SG 49, Lanesboro 16; Greatest lead: SG 31, Lanesboro 5; Fouls: SG 16, Lanesboro 20
SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. *starter. Caleb Griffin 3P, 1R, 1A; Isaac Nerstad 3P, 1R; *Tysen Grinde 25P, 7R, 1A, 8S; *Hunter Holland 1R, 1A, 2S; Ethan Crouch 4R, 2A, 3S; Logan Brumm 4P, 3R, 1A; Jacob Olerud 2P, 2R, 1A; *Carson Gerard 13P, 1R, 1A, 2S, 1B; *Jaxon Strinmoen 6P, 7R, 3A, 3S; *Elijah Solum 14P, 3R, 2A, 4S
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B-TEAM
SG 33 + 16 = 49
Lb 22 + 11 = 33
B-TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 41% (19-46), Lanesboro 27% (12-44)
2-pt FG: SG 44% (14-32), Lanesboro 28% (9-32)
3-pt FG: SG 36% (5-14), Lanesboro 25% (3-12)
Free throws: SG 55% (6-11), Lanesboro 46% (6-13)
Rebounds: SG 27, Lanesboro 29
Turnovers: SG 12, Lanesboro 13
Greatest lead: SG 18, Lanesboro 0
Fouls: SG 15, Lanesboro 11
B-TEAM INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. Caleb Eiken2P, 1A, 1S; Nathan Crouch 8P, 3R, 1S; Isaac Nerstad 13P, 3R, 1S; Ethan Crouch 2P, 3R, 2A, 1S, 3B; Ben Udstuen 2R, 2A; Troy Reinhardt 2P; Josh Newgaard 2P, 3R; Zach Brumm 2R, 1A; Jacob Olerud 11P, 2R, 1A, 1S; Bryce Berns 6P, 5R; Ezra Griffin 1R; Gavin Ostern 3P, 2R; Shawn Crouch 1R, 1S
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Spring Grove Boys Basketball 2021-’22 (*conference game)
4-1 (3-0 SEC)
W vs. New Hampton, Iowa 45-41
W vs. Houston* 71-22
Fri. 12/10 vs. Lyle/Pacelli* postponed to Feb. 18
L at North Linn, Iowa 36-69
W at Southland*59-37
W vs. Lanesboro* 70-34
>>>Rushford-Peterson Tournament
Tues. 12/28 at Rushford-Peterson, 7 pm
Wed. 12/29 vs. Randolph or Dover-Eyota (at Rushford) time TBD
Tues. 01/04 at Mabel-Canton*
Fri. 01/07 at Schaeffer Academy*
Mon. 01/10 Kingsland (non-conference)
Tues. 01/11 Grand Meadow*
Fri. 01/14 at Fillmore Central (Preston) 7:30 pm
Mon. 01/17 at Houston*
Tues. 01/18 at La Crescent-Hokah 7 pm
Fri. 01/21 at Martin County West (Sherburn) 7 pm
Sat. 01/22 at Madelia 1 pm
Tues. 01/25 at Kingsland*
Thur. 01.27 Waukon
Fri. 01/28 Mabel-Canton*
Thur. 02/03 Glenville-Emmons*
Fri. 02/04 at Lanesboro*
Mon. 02/07 Southland (non-conference)
Fri. 02/11 at LeRoy-Ostrander*
Mon. 02/14 St. Charles
Thur. 02/17 Schaeffer Academy*
Fri. 01/18 Lyle/Pacelli*
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B-team Boys Basketball 2-1 (2-1 SEC)
W vs. Houston 45-14
L at Southland 34-51
W vs. Lanesboro 49-33
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8th Grade Boys Basketball (2-0)
W vs. Houston 27-23
W vs. Caledonia 30-20
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7th Grade Boys Basketball (2-0)
W vs. Houston 44-8
W vs. Caledonia 19-16