STURGIS, SD The Spearfish Spartans spoiled the season opening games for the Sturgis basketball teams at West Gym, beating the Scooper girls, 58-49 and edging the boys, 53-51. The Sturgis Scooper girls basketball team jumped out to a 7-0 lead early on Spearfish, before the Spartans roared back to take a 32-24 lead at […]
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Spearfish Girls and Boys Pick Up Victories Over Sturgis
January 20, 2021Sports
STURGIS, S.D. / SPEARFISH, S.D. The Spearfish girls faced the Lady Scoopers at West Gymnasium on Tuesday night, overcoming a first half deficit to beat Sturgis, 46-33. The Scooper boys traveled to Spearfish to take on the Spartans on their home court and lost, 69-41.
The Scooper girls came out hot in the first quarter, with junior Lexi Long leading the way with seven points. Long was perfect from the free throw line, making five of five shots. The Scoopers led 13-9 after one.
Sturgis could only manage five points in the second quarter but still led the Spartans at the half, 18-17. Spearfish outscored Sturgis 15-8 in the third quarter and led 32-26 headed into the fourth. The Scoopers scored seven points in the final stanza to 14 from the Spartans, who ran away with a 46-33 win.
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