Huron rally falls short against Arrows

Huron's MaKayla Goergen ties up Watertown's Molly DeSpiegler for a jump ball. PHOTO COURTESY OF RICH REMMERS/WATERTOWN PUBLIC OPINION

WATERTOWN — After trailing by nine points heading into the fourth quarter, the Huron girls’ basketball team made a run at the victory on Tuesday against Watertown.

The Arrows escaped with a 45-41 victory in the regular-season finale.

Ashtin McClemans finished with a game-high 15 points for Watertow, while Mandy Tetzlaff had 10 points and Elli Stevenson and Danielle Duncan each added nine points.

Calla Rounds was the lone player to reach double figures for the Tigers, with 11 points. Sarah Carr had eight points, while Brittany Steffen added six points.

Huron will open postseason play on Monday. The Tigers will travel to face Aberdeen Central in the opening round of the District 3AA Tournament.



Huron     12    18    26    41

Watertown    8    24    35    45

HURON: Kaitlyn Allerdings 1-5 2-2 4, Taya Butterfield 0-1 0-0 0, Sarah Carr 3-6 1-4 8, MaKayla Goergen 1-3 0-1 2, Jacey Hupp 1-1 0-0 3, Jazmin Newton 0-2 2-2 2, Bailey Rathjen 2-10 0-0 5, Calla Rounds 5-9 1-5 11, Brittany Steffen 2-6 0-0 6. Totals 15-43 6-14 41.

WATERTOWN: Shayli Kirsch 1-3 0-0 2, Elli Stevenson 3-9 2-4 9, Danielle Gottsleben 0-1 0-0 0, Molly DeSpiegler 0-2 0-0 0, Danielle Duncan 4-4 0-0 9, Logan Kludt 0-1 0-0 0, Emily Pengilly 0-2 0-0 0, Ashtin McClemans 7-11 0-0 15, McKenzie Werner 0-4 0-0 0, Mandy Tetzlaff 5-9 0-0 10. Totals 20-46 2-4 45.

Three-point goals — Huron 5-9 (Steffen 2-5, Rathjen 1-1, Carr 1-1, Hupp 1-1, Newton 0-1), Watertown 3-6 (McClemans 1-1, Stevenson 1-1, Duncan 1-1, Tetzlaff 0-1, Pengilly 0-2). Total fouls — Huron 9, Watertown 14. Fouled out — None. FG Shooting — Huron 15-43 (35 percent), Watertown 20-46 (44 percent). Rebounds — Huron 31 (Allerdings 7), Watertown 21 (Werner 5). Turnovers — Huron 20, Watertown 15.





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