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By Steve Morris
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Rush City girls basketball team was within striking distance of the
state-ranked Maranatha but let the game slip away in the second half
with a 54-27 loss on Feb. 21.
Before the game, the team recognized six seniors for their play.
Seniors Brittany Scheffer, Amy Carlson, Chenoa Fields, Megan Drevecky,
April Kjelland and Brittney Hein were praised by head coach Mark
Henrich for their dedication to the program.
Right: Megan Drevecky pivoted away from a Hinckley-Finlayson defender on Feb. 22 in Rush City. The girls lost the game, 62-40.
“These girls have done a great job this year along with their teammates
in showing that no matter what the odds are to never give up and keep
working hard until the end. I am very proud of the girls this evening
and for the season,” he said.
Brittany Scheffer led the team with 11 points. Chenoa Fields finished with nine rebounds.
Maranatha 26 28 54
RC 15 12 27
Brittany Scheffer 11, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, Chenoa Fields 8, 9
rebounds, 2 assists, Amy Carlson 6, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, Chelsea
Kirchberg 2
Hinckley-Finlayson
When the Jaguars marched into the Rush City gymnasium, they played a
much different team from the beginning of the season. Rush City played
fundamental basketball for the first half, being down by just seven
points to enter the half.
For the final 18 minutes of play, Hinckley-Finlayson proved too much as
the Tigers were outscored 37-22 for the 22-point loss. The final score
was 62-40.
“We played with them for the first half in which we led most of the
time. The girls played very hard and never gave up against one of the
top teams in the conference,” Henrich said.
Brittany Scheffer led the team with 12 points while April Kjelland
added 10 points. Senior Amy Carlson did an efficient job running the
point guard position and finished with seven assists
Rush City ended its regular season 2-20 overall and 1-15 in the Great River Conference.
On Feb. 28, the girls travel to play the Braham Bombers in the first round of the section playoffs.
Hinckley 25 37 62
RC 18 22 40
Brittany Scheffer 12, 4 rebounds, April Kjelland 10, Andrea Becker 5,
Chenoa Fields 3, Amy Carlson 3, 7 assists Lauren Weber 2, 5 rebounds,
Megan Drevecky 2
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