By Staff

            LITTLE RIVER – The Little River girls showed visiting Solomon why they are ranked number one in Class 1A Division I by pounding the Lady Gorillas for a 60-point, 82-22 win.

            Now 13-1 for the season, the Lady Redskins will be on the road Friday at Centre.

            Racing out to a 14-point, 18-4 first quarter lead, the Lady Redskins were up by 34 at 44-10 at the halftime break before outscoring the Lady Gorillas 38-12 in the final two quarter in gaining the final 60-point victory.

            Little River shot a blistering 65% from the field that included hitting on 53% of their three-point attempts.

            All 12 Lady Redskins that entered the game scored at least three points with Alaina Eck and Aubrey Olander leading the way with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Lucy Wright and Kami Grasser both just missed double digits with nine points each while Arika Feldman chipped in with eight. Grasser made three three-pointers and Jailyn Miller hit for a pair.

            Ten Lady Redskins recorded a steal in the game as the team swiped 17 total with Eck getting five and Havana Olander recording four. Aubrey Olander led the team in the paint with six rebounds while also recording four blocks in the game as well.

LITTLE RIVER LADY REDSKINS hosting Solomon

SCORING: LITTLE RIVER > 18-26-23-15 = 82; Solomon > 4-6-1-11 = 22.

LITTLE RIVER TEAM STATS > 2-FGs – 23/33; 3-PTs – 8/15; FTs – 9/15; AST – 21; REBs – 15; TO – 3; STLs – 19; BLKs – 6; FLs = 8.

LITTLE RIVER LADY REDSKIN INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS: Scoring > Alaina Eck – 11; Aubrey Olander – 10; Lucy Wright – 9; Kami Grasser – 9; Arika Feldman – 8; Ashley Stephenson – 7; Jailyn Miller – 6; Adelynn Strecker – 5; Evie Look – 4; Havana Olander – 4; Kate Ellwood – 3; Victoria Norez – 3.  3-Pointers Made > Grasser – 3; Miller – 2; Look, Ellwood, Norez – 1.  Assists > Eck, Grasser, Stephenson, Strecker, Norez – 3; H. Olander, Ellwood – 2.  Rebounds > A. Olander – 6; Feldman – 3; Stephenson, Ellwood – 2.  Steals > Eck – 5; H. Olander – 4; Look, Strecker – 2.  Blocked Shots > A. Olander – 4; Look, Ellwood – 1.

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