A 14-point advantage in second half scoring for Harris-Lake Park propelled the Wolves to a 37-22 non-conference boys basketball victory Monday over county rival Spirit Lake, the first HLP win over the Indians since the 2005-06 season. Brady Nissen paced the eighth-ranked Wolves with a game-high 18 points, including three 3-pointers. Spirit Lake, which scored just five points in the second half and went scoreless over the games final eight minutes, received a team-high eleven points from Sawyer Harms. The senior connected on 7-of-11 free throw attempts. The Indians own a 4-3 record overall and will take two weeks off before returning after the new year to play Estherville-Lincoln Central on January 3. Harris-Lake Park, at a perfect 7-0, is back in action Tuesday at Clay Central-Everly. Q102 will have coverage of that Cornbelt Conference doubleheader.
Click here for the postgame interview with HLP coach Jeff Sohn.
Click here for the postgame interview with Spirit Lake coach Nate Loenser.
Okoboi hosted a Siouxland Conference twinbill against Boyden-Hull on Monday. The Pioneers dropped the girls matchup to the Comets by a 61-32 margin, falling for the third straight game. Darby Jones paced Okoboji with nine points. The Pioneers are 2-6 in league play and now 3-6 overall. On the boys side, Okoboji hung tough with the sixth-ranked Comets, however, Boyden-Hull broke away from a four-point game at half to earn a 66-47 road win. Dalton Syverson dropped in a team-high 16 points, to go along with nine rebounds. Keith Oskvig contributed eleven points. The Pioneers remain winless through eight games, with both teams set to take on Emmetsburg in a non-conference set of games Thursday in Milford. Coverage can be heard on Q102.
Click here for comments from coach Ryan Paulsen.
Elsewhere, Sioux Central owned a non-conference doubleheader against Clay Central-Everly. The Rebels remained undefeated with an 83-49 win in the girls contest, then took the boys game handily, 53-18. North Sentral Kossuth/Armstrong-Ringsted split two games with Granada-Huntley-East Chain out of Minnesota. The Eagles grabbed a 43-31 girls victory, but fell in overtime by five, 48-43, in the boys. And the Mustangs of George-Little Rock swept a doubleheader against Adrian, MN, winning by three in a close girls matchup, 57-54, and then taking the nightcap 67-52 in the boys game.
