GHS Lady basketball has had some great wins so far this season. Head Coach Matt Schrank tells us all about it here.
Last Tuesday night they faced off against Dell Rapids St. Mary, and won by ten points 63 to 53.
“The game was full of a lot of runs,” said Coach Schrank. “We would build a lead and they would come charging back, we would build another lead and they would cut the lead down again. We had a really balanced scoring attack and our size proved to be too much for them in the end. Lizzie Olson led the way in scoring with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Mya Long and Jaelyn Benson had 10 points a
piece and Peyton Hove added 9. We didn’t have the energy in this game that we needed to really put away the Lady Cardinals, but we executed well enough down the stretch to earn the victory.”
Next, the Lady Dragons traveled and faced Madison over the weekend.
“Another game of runs for us was Saturday Night in the Mustang Seeds Classic at the Dakota State University Fieldhouse. We were lucky enough to play in the late game abasing Madison. “
“Madison is a very long and athletic group that creates a lot of problems defensively. As a team we turned the ball over too
many times in order for us to get in a good rhythm and put away the Lady Bulldogs.
“Early in the game they came out and got a couple of quick steals and layups and we were down early 16-6. Mya Long came in and hit some big shots to stop the bleeding. We went on a big run ourselves to go ahead by 10 points.
“Taking care of the ball was just too big of a problem for us. We fouled late in the game to put them at the free throw line, then turned it over on a rebound that gave them a layup and a foul to go up by 1 point.
“In the last possession, we had a little confusion on where we should be, and ultimately only got one shot off to try and win the game. Lily Ranschau led us in scoring with 18 points, Lizzie Olson had 12, and Mya Long had 11 points. Lily is the 4th different athlete to lead us in scoring this season.
“We have a huge part of our schedule coming up. Tuesday night (Jan 14 details not avail-
able by press time) we’ll be facing Flandreau and it will be a big Big East Conference game. They bring a lot of experience and athleticism to the court. If we don’t take care of the ball it will be a long night for us.
“The following week we have 3 games, all losses from last season: Tea, Luverne, and Vermillion.”
