The Lanesboro girls dominated the game because they dominated the glass with a huge 47-to-18 rebounding bulge over visiting Spring Grove on Dec. 21. Both teams came in with only one league loss. With the 58-35 win, the Burros (6-3, 3-1 SEC) remained atop the SEC East Division standings. While the Lions (3-6, 3-2 SEC) remain numerically alive in the loop race, but they had no answer for Lanesboro’s interior height,
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strength and length and solid play on the perimeter. Kaci Ruen, a 6-foot junior center, posted an 18-point, 15-rebound double-double while 6-0 Jessie Schreiber had 7 points and 12 boards. On the perimeter, senior Malia Tessum had 13 points and 7 rebounds while returning All-SEC senior Brielle Ruen contributed 6 points and 8 rebounds. It was all orchestrated by eighth grade point guard Jensyn Storhoff, who added 10 points.
For Spring Grove, Jordian Leahy (16 points) and Addyson McHugh (12 points) combined to tally 28 of the team’s 35 points. The Lions shot better from 3-point range (38%, 6 for 15) than they did closer in (25%). But with six more turnovers and 29 fewer rebounds, the Grove girls did not get to shoot often enough. The Lions were down by 20 points at halftime (31-11), greatly due to attempting only 17 shots while burdened with 16 turnovers. But to their credit, they came back in the second half with better ball-handling (8 turnovers) and were outscored only 27-24.
Lanesboro was tagged with only eight fouls, limiting the Lions to a season-low six free throws (3 for 6). The Burros were woefully ineffective at the foul line (6 for 18, 33%) and shot a weak 19% from 3-point land (4 for 21), but they did not really need free throws or treys while using 27 offensive rebounds to outscore SG in second-chance points, 20-1. LHS had far more offensive rebounds (27) than the Lions had total rebounds (18) and also more defensive boards (20) than the Lions had total rebounds.
It was the Burros’ third straight win in the series, which Spring Grove still leads 48 wins to 21. The Lions won the B-team game, 28-21, and the seventh grade game, 25-15. However, the Lanesboro eighth graders claimed a one -point win, 26-25.
VARSITY NUMBERS
>>SCORE by HALVES
>>SG 11 + 24 = 35
>>Lb 31 + 27 = 58
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 30% (13-43), Lanesboro 39% (24-62)
2-pt FG: SG 25% (7-28), Lanesboro 49% (20-41)
3-pt FG: SG 38% (6-15), Lanesboro 19% (4-21)
Free throws: SG 50% (3-6), Lanesboro 33% (6-18)
Rebounds: SG 18, Lanesboro 47
Turnovers: SG 24, Lanesboro 18
2nd Chance points: SG 1, Lanesboro 20
Fast break points: SG 8, Lanesboro 8
Points in paint: SG 13, Lanesboro 43
Greatest lead: SG 0, Lanesboro 29
Fouls: SG 18, Lanesboro 8
SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. *starter. *Siri Konkel 2P, 2R, 3A, 1S; *Lydia Solum 2R; Sydney Holland 1S; Kendal Van Minsel 6R, 3A, 1B; *Addyson McHugh 12P, 2R, 1A, 3S, 1B; *Jordian Leahy16P, 1R, 2S; Emerson Ingvalson 4P, 3R, 1A; *Katelyn Kraus 1P, 2R, 4S, 1b
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B-TEAM
SG 16 + 12 = 28
Lb 13 + 8 = 21
B-TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 12, Lanesboro 8
2-pt FG: SG 9, Lanesboro 8
3-pt FG: SG 3, Lanesboro 0
Free throws: SG 1, Lanesboro 5
Fouls: SG 15, Lanesboro 16
INDIVIDUAL SCORING: Hailie Kittleson 7, Katie Klug 6, Cierra Blaskowski 5, Kendal Van Minsel 4, Carlie Halverson 3, Addison Halverson 3
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Spring Grove Girls Basketball 2021-’22 (approximate 7:15 tipoff unless noted) *conference game
3 wins, 6 losses (3-2 SEC)
W at Schaeffer Academy* 60-27
L vs. Decorah, Iowa 14-69
L vs. New Hampton, Iowa 38-57
L at Triton 38-70
L at Houston* 32-58
W vs. Mabel-Canton*43-38
W vs. Southland*54-45
L St. Charles 39-48
L at Lanesboro* 35-58
>>>Rushford-Peterson Tournament
>>>Tues. 12/28 at Rushford-Peterson, 5 pm
>>>Wed. 12/29 vs. Randolph or Dover-Eyota (at Rushford, time TBD)
Fri. 01/07 Schaeffer Academy* 6 pm
Tues. 01/11 at Grand Meadow*
Tues. 01/18 Houston*
Thur. 01/20 at LeRoy-Ostrander (non-conference)
Mon. 01/24 at Waukon, Iowa 7:30 pm
Tues. 01/25 Kingsland*
Thur. 01/27 at Mabel-Canton*
Mon. 01/31 Lewiston-Altura
Fri. 01/04 Lanesboro*
Sat. 02/05 at Plainview-Elgin-Millville 1:30 pm
Tues. 02/08 Fillmore Central
Thur. 02/10 Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons
Fri. 02/11 LeRoy-Ostrander*
Mon. 02/14 at Southland (non-conference)
Fri. 02/18 at Lyle/Pacelli* (at Lyle)
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Spring Grove B-team Girls (4-3)
L vs. Decorah 17-36
W at Triton 40-33
L at Houston 32-40
W vs. Mabel-Canton 34-20
L vs. Southland 28-36
W vs. St. Charles 35-27
W at Lanesboro 28-21
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Spring Grove 8th Grade Girls (0-4)
L vs. Lansing Kee 18-46
L at Houston 25-36
L at South Winneshiek 19-23
L at Lanesboro 25-26
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Spring Grove 7th Grade Girls (3-1)
L vs. Lansing Kee 22-31
W at Houston 46-18
W at South Winneshiek 25-13
W at Lanesboro 25-15