Varsity team to face final regular season game
Garretson Girls Varsity Basketball is 14-4, 7-2 in the league for their record this year! On Feb. 13 they faced McCook Central/Montrose and lost 52-64. They beat Flandreau 56-49 on Feb. 12. They also won against Beresford 43-31 on Feb. 9. The next game is here at home this Thursday against Sioux Valley. Region games are slated to start Feb. 23.
JV Girls Net Three More Wins
by Bev Howe, Coach
On Tuesday February 9 the Blue Dragons traveled to Beresford to matchup with the Watchdogs. In first half JV action, Garretson battled with the Watchdogs and with a strong offensive showing went into halftime leading 26-12. The Blue Dragons offensive game slowed some in the second half but Beresford was not able to gain momentum and Garretson went on to beat the Watchdogs 42-20. The Blue Dragons had a well-balanced scoring effort led by Logan Bly’s 12 points, Sydney Olson added 11 and Jordyn Williams netted 7. Anna Jones chipped in 5 and Makayla Heesch 4.
The Blue Dragons were on the road to Flandreau on Friday February 12, to take on the Fliers. The JV girls got off to a great start in the first quarter with six out of eight girls netting points and Garretson outscoring the Fliers 17-5. The Blue Dragons offensive game continued into the second quarter and Garretson led at the half 31-5. In second half action, the momentum, stayed on the Blue Dragons side and Garretson went on to defeat the Fliers 44-5. Sydney Olson led the offensive effort with 12 points and Jordyn Williams 8. Raegen Altman and Logan Bly each added 7 points and Makayla Heesch 4. For the defense Anna Jones grabbed 5 rebounds and Jordyn Williams 4. Makayla Heesch had a season high of 8 steals with Raegen Altman and Jordyn Williams each getting 4.
The Blue Dragons hosted the McCook Central Montrose Cougars on Saturday February 13. Garretson made a strong offensive showing against the Cougars as they outscored MCM 25-12 in the first half. In second half action the Blue Dragons defensive game stayed strong and the team went on to win 44-25. Logan Bly and Sydney Olson led the way with 9 points each. Makayla Heesch netted 7 points and Raegan Altman and Anna Jones chipped in 6 apiece. On defense Sydney Olson and Anna Jones each grabbed 3 rebounds and Raegen Altman, Logan Bly and Anna Jones had 4 steals apiece.
