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South Central Calhoun 78
The Titans get a big conference win on Monday to move to 5-1 overall and they sit 2-0 in the Twin Lakes Conference tied with Alta Aurelia. The loss is the first of the season for SE Valley though this was not their conference matchup so the Jaguars are 1-0 in the Twin Lakes Conference.
Free throws shooting was the difference for the Titans as they went 18-20 from the line including 15-15 in the 1
st half which helped them lead 36-22 at half and by as much as 30-13 in the 2
nd quarter. They needed to hit their free throws because SE Valley was knocking down 3’s finishing with 16 made 3’s on the night. Kolson Kruse had 5 in the 1
The 3
rd ranked Tigers came out sharp on Friday only turning the ball over once in the 1
st half as they built a 31-4 at the end of the 1
st quarter. The Tigers were able to create turnovers in the half-court defense and turned those into easy layups on the other end for Kaleb Booth, Nicke Macke, Tory Feldman, Colby Christensen and Treyton Goins. Carroll only made 5-3’s on the night but didn’t need to take many. Kaleb Booth hit a two of the 3’s and had 12 points at half while Nick Macke was able to get the baseline and attack the rim scoring a team high 17 points in the 1