LITTLE RIVER GIRLS CONTINUE TO ROLL, WIN BY 32

By Staff

            HOPE – On the road playing Rural Vista on Friday, the Class 2A top ranked Little River girls continued to roll as they jumped out early and hard on their way to a final 32-point, 55-23 win.

            Now 10-0 for the season, the Lady Redskins now have over a week off before they play in the Berean Academy girls Mid-Season Tournament beginning the week of Monday, January 23.

            Little River jumped out early and grabbed an eight-point, 14-6 lead by the end of the first quarter before powering out to a commanding 21-point, 32-11 advantage heading into the halftime break.

            Coming out of the break, the Lady Redskins pushed out to a 28-point advantage at 46-18 heading into the fourth quarter where they continued to cruise toward the final 32-point victory.

            Aubrey Olander recorded a double-double for Little River as she led the team in scoring with 13 points and rebounding by grabbing 10 rebounds with time still to block a pair of shots.

            Alaina Eck also reached double digits in the scorebook with 11 points while both Kate Ellwood and Arika Feldman each chipped in with eight points. Adelyn Strecker dished out a team leading five assists while Arika Feldman and Evie Look gathered in seven and six rebounds, respectively, as part of the team total of 42.

LITTLE RIVER LADY REDSKINS at Rural Vista

SCORING: LITTLE RIVER > 14-18-14-9= 55; Rural Vista > 6-5-7-5= 23.

LITTLE RIVER LADY REDSKIN TEAM STATS: 2-FGs – 21/40; 3-PTs – 2/11; FTs – 7/15; AST – 14; REBs – 42; TO – 20; STLs – 16; BLKs – 6; FLs – 11.

LITTLE RIVER LADY REDSKIN INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS: Scoring > Aubrey Olander – 13; Alaina Eck – 11; Kate Ellwood – 8; Arika Feldman – 8; Adelynn Strecker – 4; Havana Olander – 4; Lucy Wright – 4; Ashley Stephenson – 3.  3-Pointers Made > Ellwood – 2.  Assists > Strecker – 5; H. Olander, Stephenson, Victoria Norez – 2.  Rebounds > A. Olander – 10; Feldman – 7; Evie Look – 6; H. Olander, Eck – 4; Strecker, Wright – 3; Kami Grasser – 2.  Steals > Eck – 4; Strecker – 3; Grasser – 2.  Blocked Shots > A. Olander, Feldman, H. Olander – 2.

(The Staff covering McPherson County Activities can be reached by email at crossdovewriter@gmail.com)