Chargers defeat the Bears in double header

Before school let out for the Christmas holiday, the Chargers hosted a double header against Lake of the Woods last Monday, December 21st, on the basketball court in Grygla. Both varsity boys and girls teams claimed the victory with the boys’ final score being 85-44 and the girls’ final score being 38-19.

Boy’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Gast said it was great to get the win. “We played pretty well and executed much better on our offense. It felt good to see everyone play,” he added.

Scoring: Dylan Walker 19, Blaine Kriel 16, Ben Groven 15, Ty Jelle 11, Tyler Stinar 10, Austin Brateng 9, Benji Wilebski 4, Jeremy Wiskow 1.

Rebounds: Dylan Walker 7, Austin Brateng 7, Ty Jelle 6, Tyler Stinar 5, Benji Wilebski 2, Jesse Wiseth 2, Ben Groven 2, Mike Jelen 2, Blaine Kriel 1, Jeremy Wiskow 1, Dylan Manderud 1, Brandon Stanley 1.

In regards to the varsity girl’s game, Head Coach Elroy Johnsrud commented, “We came out and pressured their guards. We did a good job at that and forced a few turnovers. They packed the paint on defense and dared us to shoot from the outside. We shot 47% from the field, so we did a pretty good job. We shot 33% from the free-throw line. That is something that I would like to see rise throughout the season.”

Stats: Ashley Moe- 8 points, 3 rebounds, Ashlyn Henrickson- 6 points, 8 rebounds, Hannah Dietsch- 4 points, 2 rebounds, Karlee Johnson- 3 points, Madison Bakken- 3 points, 5 rebounds, Mariah Coan- 2 rebounds, Shantel Verbout- 14 points, 3 rebounds.

Upcoming for the Chargers is a boy’s game this Saturday, January 2nd, in Oklee. The boys will play RLC with the 7th grade game starting at 11am, followed by 8th grade at 12pm, C team at 1pm, JV at 2pm and varsity to follow. The bus will leave Goodridge at 9:45am that morning.

The girls will play their next game on Monday, January 4th, in Laporte.