Maple River holds of BP girls basketball team
Published 11:10 pm Tuesday, February 7, 2017
The Blooming Prairie girls basketball team lost 59-47 to Maple River (10-9 overall, 2-6 Gopher).
The Awesome Blossoms (9-12 overall, 5-5 Gopher) trailed 18-2 to start the game and they were able to get as close as three points in the second half.
“I was very proud of how we did not give up in the face of adversity,” BP head coach John Bruns said. “Instead we pulled together and played some very good basketball and almost pulled off an outstanding comeback. This says a lot about the character of the girls on the team.”
BP scoring: Sam Wurst, 18; Marissa Larson, 11; Ayren Invgvalson, 8; McKenna Hein, 5; Julia Worke, 5