Sturgis cruises past Golden Eagles

Aberdeen Central hung around through three quarters, but the Sturgis Scoopers all-stater Megan Mahoney found her rhythm in the fourth quarter and the Scoopers ran past the Eagles 47-30 on Saturday night in the Sturgis gym. Megan Mahoney scored a game high 21 points for Sturgis including 15 in the second half. The Scoopers were able to hold Aberdeen at bay also by hitting on 9 of 12 freethrows in the final quarter. For the eighth straight game, Central stuggled offensively, shooting just 20 percent from the field for the game. Central drops to 4-4 on the year and plays ESD opponents Brookings and Brandon Valley on the road next weekend.

Boxscore:

Aberdeen Central: Norman 3 2-3 9, Goodman 0 1-2 1, Burgard 5 0-0 10, Rice 2 2-2 7, Graf 0 1-3 1, Rath 1 0-0 2. Three point goals: Norman, Rice

Sturgis: Mahoney 7 7-11 21, Hubbard 3 1-1 7, Heibuilt 3 0-0 6, Ziegler 4 4-6 12, Liedtke 0 1-2 1. Three point goals:

Fouled out: NA. Total fouls: Aberdeen Central NA, Sturgis NA, Rebounds: Aberdeen Central NA, Sturgis NA. Turnovers: Aberdeen Central 18, Sturgis 20 . JV game: Sturgis, Sophomore game: Aberdeen Central, 9th grade game: none

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