Eagles open with victory over Arrows

Aberdeen Central opened up the 1997 season by using veteran leadership down the stretch. The Golden Eagles broke open a tie game heading into the fourth quarter by outscoring Watertown 15 - 7 in the final frame to post a 43 - 35 victory over the Arrows Saturday night at the Civic Arena. A combination of first game jitters, foul trouble, and good pressure defense from the Arrows kept the game close throughout the first half, with Central owning a slim 2 point halftime lead. After jumping out to a 26 -20 lead midway through the third quarter on a basket by Rebecca Goodman, the Arrows scored 8 of the next 10 points to tie the game heading into the final quarter. Big baskets by veterans Goodman, Laura Graf, and Emily Graf down the stretch gave the Eagles a lead they would not relinquish. The Eagles also hit on 8 of 10 freethrows in the last six minutes to clinch the win. The Eagles are now 1 - 0, while Watertown falls to 0 - 2. Next action for Aberdeen Central is Thursday night when they host the Brookings Bobcats at the Arena.

Boxscore:

Aberdeen Central: Sillman 2 4-5 9, L. Graf 1 3-6 5, E. Graf 3 2-4 8, Goodman 5 0-1 10, Burgard 2 5-8 9, Cantalope 0 0-1 0. Three point goals: Sillman

Watertown: Keszler 1 0-0 3, Pickrel 3 0-0 6, Schooley 6 1-3 13, Devine 2 1-3 5, Rylance 1 2-2 4, Raml 1 0-0 2, Jacobs 1 0-0 2. Three point goals: Keszler

Fouled out: none. Total fouls: Aberdeen Central 13, Watertown 21, Rebounds: Aberdeen Central 37(E. Graf 7), Watertown 37(Schooley 9). Turnovers: Aberdeen Central 14, Watertown 13. JV game: Aberdeen Central(1-0) 42-39 Sophomore game: Watertown 46-26

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