Huron girls' basketball game against Mitchell
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MITCHELL — When the fourth quarter rolled around Tuesday night, the Mitchell girls basketball team needed some big shots and some toughness.
The Kernels delivered on both fronts, sealing the game against rival Huron and winning the Eastern South Dakota Conference game 55-45 Tuesday at the Corn Palace.
“They made little runs at us but our kids were tough,” Mitchell coach Wes Morgan said. “We didn’t turn it over a ton but we did enough to get a win. I thought our kids were ready to shoot and they shot it well, especially from the perimeter.”
The key moment arrived early in the fourth quarter for the Kernels (4-5, 3-4 ESD). After Huron’s Jayda Shillingstad scored to trim the Mitchell advantage to 44-40 with 7:46 to go, Jordyn Cranny and Mandy Schmidt answered with back-to-back 3-pointers, bringing the lead back to 10 points for the Kernels with 5:51 left. The Tigers would get to within seven, but no closer, and Mitchell completed the regular-season sweep over the rival Tigers.
Mitchell shot nearly 42 percent for the game and was led by the team’s guards. Cranny led Mitchell with 14 points, while Tayler Factor had 12 points. Mackenzie Miller tacked on nine points and Chelsea Brewster had eight for the Kernels, who were 4-for-5 on 3-pointers.
Huron (0-10, 0-8 ESD) had a 32-26 rebounding edge and had three players in double-figure scoring. Havyn Heinz and Sami Shoultz had 12 points, while Gracie Schoenfelder had 10 points — all in the first half.
“We just had a lull in that fourth quarter that just slowed us down,” Huron coach Wade Stobbs said. “We probably went three minutes without a basket and that was enough for them to make some big shots. Cranny made some big, important shots for them.”
MATT GADE/MITCHELL DAILY REPUBLIC
Huron’s Gracie Schoenfelder grabs a rebound as Mitchell’s Mackenzie Miller challenges her for it during their game Tuesday at the Corn Palace in Mitchell.