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Belle Plaine girls get first win
Score 20 in 3rd quarter after 16-30 halftime deficit
The Belle Plaine girls basketball team recorded its first win Saturday, beating BGM 45-43 in Brooklyn.
Behind 30-16 at the half, the Plainsmen outscored BGM 20-7 in the third quarter to come within one, and outscored the Bears 9-6 in the fourth quarter for the win.
For BGM, sophomore Shaye Strong scored 13, going 4-of-12 from the field and 4-for-7 from the line. Senior Laila Morrison scored 9, and junior Ryanne VanDee scored 7.
Morrison added five rebounds and a steal. Macey Heishman had four rebounds and a steal, and Sadie Klein, a freshman, had four rebounds and four steals.
Stats were not available for Belle Plaine.
The Belle Plaine win followed a 53-28 Plainsmen loss at Keota Dec. 12. Ella Grieder led with 11 points and eight rebounds.
Stats
Eagles 53, Plainsmen 28
BELLE PLAINE (28) — Layne McLeod 2-6 0-0 5, Janessa Blomme 2-5 1-2 5, Kyla Shaull 1-4 3-4 5, Alyssa Steinback 0-5 0-2 0, Ella Grieder 4-8 3-4 11, Matilda Piro 0-0 0-0 0, Eva Brannaman 0-2 0-2 0, Lacie Rethman 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 10-33 7-14 28.
KEOTA (53) — Izzi Chalupa 0-0 0-0 0, Grace Conger 5-20 0-2 13, Kimberly Clarahan 6-14 0-2 15, Kennedy Jackson 5-7 0-4 10, Ava Greiner 1-3 0-0 3, Addy Purkeypile 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Conger 4-14 0-1 9, Dakota Dodd 1-4 0-0 3, Reese Conrad 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-62 0-9 53.
Belle Plaine 2 12 4 10 — 28
Keota 18 9 10 16 — 53
3-point goals — BP 1-11 (McLeod 1-5, Shaull 0-1, Steinback 0-3, Grieder 0-1, Brannaman 0-1), Keota 9-33 (G. Conger 3-14, Clarahan 3-7, Greiner 1-2, E. Conger 1-6, Dodd 1-4). Rebounds — BP 34 (Blomme 8, Grieder 8), Keota 31 (Chalup 6, Clarahan 6). Assists — BP 4, Keota 14 (Clarahan 5). Turnovers — BP 30, Keota 14. Total fouls — BP 0, Keota 12.
