Rotary girls basketball roundup, Day 2: Lourdes stifles struggling Farmington
Dec. 31—ROCHESTER — It wasn't the prettiest thing in the world, but Lourdes still had plenty to get past Farmington, winning 44-29 in the Rotary Holiday Classic girls basketball game Friday at Mayo Civic Arena.
Lourdes held Farmington to just 14 points in the first half, 15 in the second.
The Eagles got a strong shooting game from point guard Emily Bowron. The senior hit three 3-pointers and finished with 12 points. Eagles center Ella Hopkins led all scorers with 14 points and Caroline Daly had nine.
Lourdes moved to 8-1, while Farmington is 2-6.
Lourdes 44, Farmington 29
FARMINGTON (29)
Ali Simonson 4 P; Marianah Scott 4 P; Carly Olson 7 P, 1 3-PT; Hannah Hansen 11 P, 1 3-PT; Maggie Griffin 3 P.
LOURDES (44)
Emily Bowron 12 P, 3 3-PT; Grace Skinner 2 P; Vivica Bretton 7 P; Caroline Daly 9 P, 1 3-PT; Ella Hopkins 14 P.
Halftime: LOUR 25, FARM 14.
Free throws: FARM 3-4, LOUR 12-14.
Three-point goals: FARM 2, LOUR 4.
Mayo and Byron played to the wire a year ago in the Rotary tournament before the Spartans finally pulled out a narrow win.
After a close start between the teams Friday, Byron never really threatened. Mayo used its quick-handed and quick-footed defense to give the Bears offensive fits most of the night.
The combination of Kaia Kirkeby and Hannah Hanson at the top of the defense, Ava Miller at the back of it and plenty of others who can move, provided Mayo the easy win.
The Spartans, now 8-1 overall, were paced offensively by Kirkeby with 15 points. Ava Miller had 14 and Izabel Ruskell 10.
The Spartans led 35-18 at intermission.
Byron slipped to 6-3. It got 13 points from Kendra Harvey, who was the Bears' only double-figure scorer.
Mayo 69, Byron 49
BYRON (49)
Aubrey Akervik 7 P, 1 3-PT; Finnley Klunder 7 P; Paige Halder 1 P; Makana Schroeder 4 P; Gabby Cornejo 4 P; Kayla Stork 5 P; Addison Johnson 2 P; Emma Stork 6 P; Kendra Harvey 13 P, 1 3-PT.
MAYO (69)
Hannah Hanson 5 P, 1 3-PT; Kaia Kirkeby 15 P, 1 3-PT; Addison Hill 9 P, 2 3-PT; Ava Miller 14 P; Izabel Ruskell 10 P, 2 3-PT; Lauren Brede 3 P, 1 3-PT; Amelia Mills 7 P, 1 3-PT; Mia Banks 4 P; Vicky Marial 2 P.
Halftime: MAYO 35, BYR 18.
Free throws: BYR 7-9, MAYO 15-21.
Three-point goals: BYR 2, MAYO 8.
Tough to find a team deeper than Stewartville.
Stewartville showed off all of that depth and firepower with a 90-65 blasting of New Richmond (Wis.).
Twelve different Stewartville players scored, led by freshman center Ella Theobald with 17 points. Senior standout guard Haylie Strum had 17 points and Savannah Hedin had 12.
Stewartville built a 60-29 halftime lead.
Stewartville moved to 8-2 overall.
Stewartville 90, New Richmond 65
NEW RICHMOND (65)
Lillian Carlson 3 P; Anna Fitzgerald 2 P; Makayla Langeness 3 P; Gaby Aune 25 P, 4 3-PT; Brooke Blaszczyk 17 P; Stella Nielsen 3 P, 1 3-PT; Paige Stangl 6 P; Elle Covey 6 P.
STEWARTVILLE (90)
Katherine Jones 2 P; Haylie Strum 17 P; Audrey Shindelar 8 P; Avery Spencer 4 P; Taylor Klement 3 P; Emma Rowen 2 P; Claire Ruter 5 P, 1 3-PT; Jayci Rath 5 P, 1 3-PT; Savannah Hedin 14 P, 2 3-PT; Ella Theobald 17 P; Keeley Steele 9 P, 1 3-PT; Kayla Byrne 4 P.
Halftime: STW 60, NR 29.
Free throws: NR 19-31, STEW 8-11.
Three-point goals: NR 5, STEW 5.
White Bear Lake has lost just once all season.
Century got a taste of what makes the Bears so formidable. It's their defense that makes them special.
Century (6-3) had a heck of a time finding a reasonable shot. The Panthers managed just 17 points in the first half, 15 in the second.
Century had nobody in double figures. Its top scorer was Ella Zmolek with nine points.
White Bear Lake 41, Century 32
WHITE BEAR LAKE (41)
Cami Bachmeier 9 P, 3 3-PT; Addison Post 5 P; Abby O'Brien 6 P; Jordyn Schmittdiel 9 P; Blessing Adebisi 7 P, 1 3-PT; Heidi Barber 5 P, 1 3-PT.
CENTURY (32)
Taylor Clarey 6 P; Audrey Whitney 4 P; Madison Ohm 5 P, 1 3-PT; Ella Kadlec 6 P; Ella Zmolek 9 P; Ryann Speer 2 P.
Halftime: WBL 28, CENT 17.
Free throws: WBL 9-11, CENT 7-11.
Three-point goals: WBL 5, CENT 1.
Lake City prevailed in a game that matched a pair of teams that have struggled to win games this season, the Tigers downing Bloomington Kennedy 53-36.
Lake City moved to 3-6 with the win, while Bloomington Kennedy slipped to 1-10.
Jacey Majerus hit three 3-pointers for Lake City and finished with 15 points. Ella Matzke also totaled 15 points.
Kennedy got 13 points from Macie Miller.
Lake City 53, Bloomington Kennedy 36
BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY (36)
Macie Miller 13 P; Kayla Schletty 1 P; Haylie Williams 3 P, 1 3-PT; Allison Sheehan 8 P; Marissa Ortiz 2 P; Lailoni Harris 9 P.
LAKE CITY (53)
Jacey Majerus 15 P, 3 3-PT; Paige West 3 P; Macey Beltz 2 P; Emma Berge 2 P; Ella Matzke 15 P, 1 3-PT; Mahli Benjamin 2 P; Medora Stuhr 5 P, 1 3-PT; Morgan Majerus 3 P; Grace Morrisey 6 P.
Halftime: LC 30, BK 14.
Free throws: BK 15-25, LC 20-28.
Three-point goals: BK 1, LC 5.
Totino-Grace shot the ball well and picked up its first win of the season, while John Marshall slipped to 1-7 as the Eagles beat the Rockets 72-41.
JM received solid games from sophomore forward Alayna Meister with 12 points and eighth-grader Jazmin Daing with eight points and a pair of 3-pointers.
Chloe Nuss had 11 points for Totino-Grace. The Eagles finished with six 3-pointers.
Totino-Grace 72, John Marshall 41
TOTINO GRACE (72)
Maria Radabaugh 10 P, 1 3-PT; Kati Cloud 8 P, 2 3-PT; Itoro Etuko 10 P; Chloe Nuss 11 P, 1 3-PT; Ava Riegel 8 P; Caitlin Thompson 3 P, 1 3-PT; Carolyn Schrader 5 P; Abby Lord 8 P; Erica Welsh 6 P; Megan Spencer 3 P, 1 3-PT
JOHN MARSHALL (41)
Kate Novak 5 P; Jazmin Daing 8 P, 2 3-PT; Esmeralda Rizzo 2 P; Jacey Nelson 2 P; Kiru Othow 4 P; Alayna Meister 12 P; Sarah Mullenbach 4 P; Stacie Mullenbach 6 P.
Halftime: TG 47, JM 23.
Free throws: TG 8-11, JM 9-15.
Three-point goals: TG 6, JM 2.
