In girls basketball from Tuesday night, Harris-Lake Park earned their first win by defeating Graettinger-Terril 44-10. Sophomore Lydia Brandt tallied a game-high 14 points and thirteen rebounds. Freshman Noreen Morrow had a dozen points and a dozen boards, and Anna Brandt handed out seven assists. Again HLP will travel to Okoboji on Thursday for a doubleheader on Q102.
In the Siouxland Conference it was Okoboji playing host to Sioux Center and falling 42-28 to the Warriors. The Pioneers trailed by just three at halftime, but were outscored 18-5 in the third quarter. Taylor Poppema tallied eleven points to lead the charge as Okooboji falls to 1-1 overall and in conference play.
Despite a late rally, Clay Central-Everly was able to hold off Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn for a 33-29 win to open their season. The Mavericks Emily Jobst led all scorers with thirteen points, but head coach Lester Tessum believes his team’s full court pressure on D secured the W. Senior Onica Jacobs and freshman Katie Mills tied for top scoring honors for the Hawks with nine a piece, and HMS coach Mark Japenga says mistakes with the basketball and on the glass prevented his squad from starting 1-0.
Other girls basketball scores from Tuesday:
Emmetsburg 43, Pocahontas Area 19
Ruthven-Ayrshire 50, Armstrong-Ringsted 33
George-Little Rock 52, Sibley-Ocheyedan 32
Boyden-Hull 40, Sheldon 32
Newell-Fonda 66, Storm Lake St. Mary’s 22
North Sentral Kossuth 59, Bode Twin River Valley 50
North of the border:
Jackson County Central vs. St. James, ppd.
Fairmont vs. Marshall, ppd. to Dec 2.
