Girls Game
#14 Class 3A Okoboji fell to #8 2A Sibley-Ocheyedan 73-67 on Tuesday night in exciting Siouxland Conference action. Okoboji came out with quick 3-pointers by Olivia Lorenzen and Ella Stoll to jump ahead 9-4 and would build that lead to 18-12 at the end of the first quarter. The Pioneers would lead 22-17 before the Generals went on a 13-5 run to take a 30-27 lead but Okoboji would answer and tie the score at 32 at the half. Sibley-Ocheyedan came out and turned the defensive pressure up in the third quarter, creating turnovers and hitting big shots to go on a 14-2 run and take a 47-34 lead late in the quarter before the Pioneers responded with an 8-2 run to trim the lead to 49-42 at the end of the third frame. Okoboji trimmed that lead to 52-51 but could never take the lead as the Generals iced the game away late at the free throw line to pull out the win. Okoboji was led by Montana Wilson who had another double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, Ella Stoll added 15 points and 6 rebounds and Ava Packebush chipped in with 10 points and four steals. Bria Wasmund and Madison Brouwer had 22 points each for the Generals and Marissa Ackerman added 18 points. Okoboji falls to 3-2 overall and 2-2 in the Siouxland while Sibley-Ocheyedan improves to 4-1 overall and 4-0 in the Siouxland.
Comments From Okoboji Girls Coach John Adams
We were really proud of how the girls competed tonight after struggling on Friday night. We came out with great energy and had a fantastic first quarter. The start of that third quarter was the difference of the game as we just turned it over too much and gave them some easy buckets to build their lead. Our girls kept competing and had a great chance to win it in the fourth quarter. While we wanted to win, we are so proud of how hard our kids played and the character that they showed. Montana had another fantastic game in the paint, Ella was great with some big three-pointers and Ava really took the ball to the rack strong, especially in the fourth quarter. We’ll continue to improve as the season goes and are very excited to get back on the court on Friday night at home.
Boys Game
The Pioneers hosted Sibley-Ocheyedan Tuesday night in their second conference game of the year. Okoboji jumped out to a nice start claiming a 20-12 lead. The Generals stormed back to end the quarter on a run of their own to close the gap 24-20 after one. Both teams battled throughout the second quarter with Okoboji taking a 45-34 lead going into half. The Pioneers were able to build on the lead in the third quarter with a 68-47 score going into the fourth. The game ended with an 82-59 final in favor of Okoboji. Okoboji was led by Lucas Lorenzen’s 40 points. Kaleb Peschong contributed 12, Austin Harms 9, and Aidan Dahms 8. Sibley-Ocheyedan was led by Keagan Van Westen’s 15 points. Jonny Santana also contributed 11 on the night and Logan Bruxvoort 10.
Comments From Okoboji Boys Coach Ryan Stumbo
We were proud of how we competed tonight particularly our focus coming out of halftime to build on our lead. Lucas Lorenzen was an absolute difference maker once again and did a fantastic job getting to the free throw line tonight. He has also been a crucial defender for us and worked extremely hard to make things difficult on that end of the floor as well. We got great contributions from Kaleb Peschong on both ends of the floor, and Austin Harms, Aidan Dahms, and Caden Jostand were all good for us tonight as well. We did a nice job collectively of giving ourselves second chances on the glass and need to work to maintain the aggressiveness we have shown these past two games moving forward.
