One year after blowing a double-digit halftime lead at Jackson County Central, the Spirit Lake boys basketball team refused to make the same mistake twice. Leading 34-21 through two quarters, the Indians outscored the Huskies by 15 in the second half to wrap up a 66-38 home win. Sawyer Harms powered home eleven field goals for a career-high 26 points and Wes Bergquist added nine points. Eight others found their way into the scoring column for the 2-0 Indians. Taylor Christopher hit two 3-pointers and finished with a team-high eight points for the Huskies, who start the season 0-1. JCC is back home Monday night to battle Granada-Huntley-East Chain. Spirit Lake takes the floor again Tuesday with their conference opener against Cherokee in Spirit Lake, a game that will be broadcast on KUOO Campus Radio.
Click here for the postgame interview with Spirit Lake coach Nate Loenser.
In other weekend boys basketball games, South O’Brien topped Sheldon by ten, 49-39. Western Christian outlasted Unity Christian in a high-scoring game, 72-66. North Sentral Kossuth/Armstrong-Ringsted took a loss to North Iowa, 49-36.
Up in Minnesota, Granada-Huntley-East Chain defeated Martin County West, 40-32, and Luverne upended Southwest Star Concept, 58-49.
