GROTON – Groton bolted out to an early lead en route to a 43-14 non-conference girls’ basketball win over Aberdeen Christian on Thursday.
“Another rough night for us,” Knights coach Cristian Martinez said of the game. “Our offense wasn’t good the whole night.”
The Tigers held a 16-2 advantage after the first quarter and continued to stifle the Knights offense throughout the game, eventually taking a 27-5 lead into the halftime intermission.
Martinez gave credit to Groton for making shots and forcing turnovers.
“They shot great and forced our team into a lot of turnovers,” Martinez said.
Groton was able to outscore Aberdeen Christian 16-9 in the second half to cruise to victory.
The Tigers were led by Brooklyn Hansen with 11 points, while Jerica Locke had nine points and four assists.
Sophia Fogarty led the Knights with nine points, while Chloe Holt added five.
Groton (3-3) will travel to Warner on Tuesday, while Aberdeen Christian (0-5) travels to Wolsey-Wessington on Tuesday, Jan. 9.
ABERDEEN CHRISTIAN (0-5): Sophia Fogarty 3 3-6 9, Chloe Holt 1 2-4 5. Totals 4 5-10 14.
GROTON (3-3): Jerica Locke 4 0-0 9, Jaedyn Penning 3 0-0 6, Kennedy Hansen 2 0-0 5, Brooklyn Hansen 4 0-0 11, Rylee Dunker 3 0-0 6, Faith Traphagen 1 0-0 2, Taryn Traphagen 2 0-0 4. Totals 19 0-0 43.
Aberdeen Christian 2 5 10 14
Groton 16 27 34 43
3-point field goals – Holt; B. Hansen (3), K. Hansen, Locke. Total fouls – Aberdeen Christian 5; Groton 14. Rebounds – Groton 28 (T. Traphagen 7). Turnovers – Groton 12. Assists – Groton 13 (Locke 4). Steals – Groton 12 (Dunker 4).
