For the Spring Grove girls, it was the second straight challenge against a larger school, when the Lions fell to Class AA Annandale, 60-34, at the Dec. 27 holiday double headers at Rushford-Peterson. The Cardinals (3-2) opened the second half by scoring on 10 of 11 possessions to extend its seven-point halftime lead into a commanding 22-point advantage (48-26). Annandale is located northwest of the Twin Cities and plays in Section 5AA.
Photo by Lee Epps
The Lions (2-5), with six early turnovers against a full-court defense put them in a 10-point hole (19-9) from which they never escaped. They clawed back to within three points (22-19) late in the first half. But the Cardinals scored the final four points of the first half before their second half avalanche rendered it a holiday runaway.
The depth of the larger school showed up in the scorebook with nearly half (28 of 60) the points being scored by non-starters. Freshman point guard Siri Konkel led Spring Grove with 9 points, 3 assists and 3 steals – all team-high totals plus 5 rebounds. Addyson McHugh and Kylie Hammel each added 7 points while Kendal VanMinsel collected 8 rebounds.
The Lions shot a season-high 31% (4 for 13) from 3-point land, but Annandale netted nine trays (9 for 31, 29%). Overall, both teams had similar shooting success – SG 33%, AHS 34% – but the Cardinals attempted many more shots (68-42), due to 14 more offensive rebounds and 11 fewer turnovers.
The Spring Grove B-team (2-4) experienced a similar fate, dropping a 57-22 decision to Annandale.
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Varsity: SG 34, Annandale 60
SCORE by HALVES
SG 19+15=34
AHS 26+34=60
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 33% (14-42), AHS 34% (23-68)
2-pt FG: SG 34% (10-29), AHS 38% (14-37);
3-pt FG: SG 31% (4-13), AHS 29% (9-31)
Free throws: SG 29% (2-7), AHS 50% (5-10)
Rebounds: SG 26, AHS 40; Turnovers: SG 23, AHS 12; 2nd Chance pts: SG 3, AHS 12’ Fast break pts: SG 8, AHS 8; Pts. in paint: SG 17, AHS 29; Greatest lead: SG 3, AHS 26; Fouls: SG 7, AHS 8
SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter *Siri Konkel 9P, 5R, 3A, 3S; *Lydia Solum 2P, 2R, 1S; Brinley Middendorf 2R, 1A, 1S, 1B; *Kendal VanMinsel 4P, 8R, 2A; Katie Klug no stats; *Addyson McHugh 7P, 1R, 1A, 2S; Izabel Kaufmann 3P; Carlie Halverson 2R, 1A, 1S, 1B; *Kylie Hammel 7P, 3R; Layla Kittleson 1S; Emerson Ingvalson 2P, 3R, 2A, 1S
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Spring Grove Girls Varsity Basketball
2-5, (1-3 SEC) varsity approximately 7:15 p.m. unless noted
Home games in bold; * denotes SEC game
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L vs. Lanesboro* 35-62
L at Kingsland*51-70
W vs. Schaeffer Academy* 60-45
W vs. Kee High 50-21
L vs. Grand Meadow* 34-51
Fri. 12-16 at LeRoy-Ostrander*ppd
L vs. Waukon 33-57
L vs. Annandale 34-60
Wed., 12-28 West Lutheran at R-P Tourney
Tues., 01-03 at Lyle/Pacelli* (at Austin)
Fri. 01-06 Southland*
Tues. 01-10 at Grand Meadow*
Thur., 01-12 Mabel-Canton*
Tues., 01-17 at Houston*
Thur., 01-19 at Lanesboro*
Fri., 01-20 Kingsland*
Tues., 01-24 at St. Charles
Thur., 01-26 at Schaeffer Academy*
Fri., 01-27 at Fillmore Central
Mon., 01-30 LeRoy-Ostrander*
Thur., 02-02 at Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons
Tues. 02-07 Lyle/Pacelli*
Thur., 02-09 at Southland*
Sat. 02-11 Rushford-Peterson 4 p.m.
Tues., 02-14 at Mabel-Canton*
Fri., 02-17 Houston*
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Spring Grove Girls B-team
2-4
L vs. Lanesboro 26-29
W at Kingsland 35-22
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 50-23
L vs. Grand Meadow 26-31
L vs. Waukon 24-47
L vs. Annandale 25-57
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Spring Grove Girls 7th Grade
1-4
L vs. Lanesboro 2-22
L at Kingsland 14-17
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 36-14
at Kee
South Winneshiek
L vs. Grand Meadow 6-24
L at Caledonia 6-14
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>>>SEC EAST Girls Basketball
Lanesboro 2-0 5-1
Houston 2-0 2-5
Schaeffer Aca. 1-1 2-5
Mabel-Canton 1-2 1-5
Spring Grove 1-3 2-5
>>>SEC WEST
Grand Meadow 3-0 6-1
Kingsland 3-0 6-3
Southland 1-1 2-5
LeRoy Ostrander 0-2 1-4
Lyle/Pacelli 0-5 0-7