by Bev Howe, coach
Garretson traveled to Montrose on Thursday February 3, to take on the Cougars. The Blue Dragons were able to outscore MCM in the first half and went into halftime leading 17 – 16. In the second half, the battle continued but MCM outscored the Blue Dragons and went on to get the win 36-32. Leading the scoring effort for Garretson was Adi Fink with ten and Sydney Olson with eight. Jordyn Williams and Tayler Benson each added five. Leading rebounder was Kylie Christensen with five and Sydney Olson and Adi Fink grabbing four apiece.
On Tuesday February 8, Garretson hosted the Watchdogs from Beresford. The Blue Dragons played solid defense and were able to keep the Watchdogs from scoring as Garretson went into the half leading 13-2. Beresford came out in the third and made a run, but the Blue Dragons were able to hold them off and seal the victory 33 – 18. Leading the defense was Kylie Christensen with eight rebounds and Adi Fink with six. Scoring for the Blue Dragons was Kylie Christensen with eight and Adi Fink with seven. Sydney Olson added six and Jordyn Williams and Tayler Benson netted five apiece.
Saturday February 12, Garretson hosted double-header action with Elkton-Lake Benton. The Blue Dragons JV played a solid first half of offense and defense and led going into the half 18 – 7. Garretson came out with hot hands in the second half and outscored the Lady Elks 31 – 13 and went on to win 49-20. The offensive game was a team effort led by Sydney Olson with fourteen, Adi Fink with ten, and Kylie Christensen with six. Jordyn Williams and Tayler Benson each added five and Cortney Rogich chipped in four. Adi Fink led the rebounding effort with nine and Kylie Christensen grabbed seven.
