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throws in the fourth quarter led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 18 points. Carly Wheeting had a double feature night with 15 points and 11 rebounds as she made seven of eight field goals. Courtney Kurtz had 10 points while Tori Bjerke and Halle Dohman each had two and Kylie Hawkins had one free throw. The Lady Tigers were unable to make any of the seven attempted three-pointers.  The Tigers were 18 of 23 in two-pointers for a sizzling 78 percent. The Lady Tigers had 22 rebounds, six steals with Kurtz having two, nine assists with Kurtz having three, and 14 personal fouls which allowed the Chargers to make five of 10 free throws. Groton had 13 turnovers.
• "It doesn't get any easier," Wanner said. "We should sow up that number one seed in the region. A win is a win and we have to find a way to win. I told the girls 'This is about you. You put the time in. You went to camp. You worked

in the off season. We've had some tough practices. We have to be mentally strong and that's why we're winning the big games this year. We're 16-3 right now and we've had a nice season. We'll have the advantage of playing the rest of our games on our home court."
• Kennedy Noem led the Chargers with 10 points followed by Lexi Wadsworth with nine, Molly Koisti eight, Hanna Roe seven, Alicia West five, Brooke Opdahl three and Alli Lakness added two points
• Groton won the junior varsity game, 24-22. Katie Koehler led Groton with nine points followed by Rachel Blackmun with five, Tori Bjerke four, Emily Locke three and Audrey Wanner, Marlee Jones and Maryn Howard each having one.

• - Paul Kosel