Lyle-Pacelli girls basketball team tops Mabel-Canton
Published 11:28 pm Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The No. 3 ranked Lyle-Pacelli girls basketball team avoided a let-down with a strong second half effort to beat Mabel-Canton (5-3 overall, 4-2 SEC) 56-35 in Lyle Tuesday.
Lyle-Pacelli’s Abby Bollingberg plays defense on Mabel-Canton’s Lexi Thorson in Lyle Tuesday. Photo Provided by Colleen Nelson
After beating No. 6 ranked Maranatha Christian Academy Saturday and having a looming matchup against No. 2 Mountain Iron-Buhl next week, the No. 3 ranked Athletics (7-0 overall, 6-0 SEC) led just 29-22 at the half against the Cougars.
“The first half was sluggish,” LP head coach Justin Morris said. “There was a little bit of a hangover effect and it was kind of a letdown.”
Sarah Holtz led LP with 22 points.
LP scoring: Sarah Holtz, 22; Kristi Fett, 16; Brooke Walter, 7; Abby Bollingberg, 5; Kendal Truckenmiller, 3; Bethany Strouf, 3; free throws: 80 percent (12-for-15)
