Blooming Prairie girls top Alden-Conger 61-31
Published 9:28 pm Monday, January 16, 2012
Blooming Prairie's Taylor Hagen tries to block Alden-Conger's Taylor Martin while she takes a shot Monday in Alden. The Blossoms beat the Knights 61-31. -- Brandi Hagen/Albert Lea Tribune
The Blooming Prairie girls basketball team had 12 players score as it cruised past Alden-Conger (6-8 overall) by a score of 61-31 in Alden Monday.
The Awesome Blossoms (6-9 overall) out-rebounded the Knights 38-26 in the win. Melanie Grant pulled down seven rebounds for BP and Cortney Easton added four assists.
BP broke the 60-point mark for the first time all season Monday.
“We’re starting to score a little more and were finding a little groove,” BP head coach John Worke said.
BP 32 29 — 61
AC 14 17 — 31
BP scoring: Taylor Hagen, 14; Madison Worke, 10; Tricia DeBoer, 8; Jenna Krell, 6; Tori Poe, 6; Sara Noble, 6; Julia Manges, 2; Marissa Jensen, 2; Melanie Grant, 2; Shelbi Swenson, 2; Cortney Easton, 2; Jesaray Suazo, 1; field goals: 38 percent (27-for-72); free throws: 44 percent (7-for-16); rebounds: 38 (Grant, 7)
