Too many turnovers in the second and third quarters proved costly for the Spirit Lake boys basketball teams as they fought for a road win in the Lakes Conference, but would drop a 61-48 game at LeMars on Friday. The Indians tallied eight turnovers compared to just one for the Bulldogs over the 16-minute stretch. Mitch Peschon dropped in 18 points, hitting three triples. Reserve Jordan Eisma’s 16-point effort paced a LeMars attack that had four players in double-figures. Spirit Lake drops back to 6-8 on the year and 4-5 in league play, with a non-conference battle with Boyden-Hull on the schedule for this evening.
An early 16-point deficit through the first quarter turned into a 31-point setback for the Okoboji Pioneers as they lost 52-21 last night to West Lyon in Siouxland Conference play. Dalton Syverson had eight points for the Pioneers, who went 3-for-21 from the outside.
The Pioneers now sit at 1-14 overall and 0-12 in conference.
Other boys basketball scores:
Cherokee 60, Spencer 52
Emmetsburg 58, Estherville Lincoln Central 22
MOC-Floyd Valley 54, Boyden-Hull 50
Sibley-Ocheyedan 46, Rock Valley 42
Sheldon 56, George-Little Rock 37
Sioux Center 52, Central Lyon 36
Harris-Lake Park 81, Crystal Lake WCLT 30
Armstrong-Ringsted 53, Corwith CWL 18
Graettinger-Terril 41, West Bend-Mallard 37 (Beau Craig 16 points)
Le Mars Gehlen Catholic 54, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 44
Ruthven-Ayrshire 35, Ventura 33
North of the border:
Fairmont 64, Blue Earth 34
Hills-Beaver Creek 85, Round Lake-Brewster 46
