by Scott DCamp
Sports Editor
The Thief River Falls girls basketball team wrapped up the home portion of its schedule with games against Hawley and Barnesville, losing 76-51 to the Nuggets on Thursday night and 60-51 to the Trojans Saturday afternoon.
“We played really well against Barnesville,” said Head Coach Paula Praska. “Just too many mistakes. We had a really good first half against Hawley.”
The Prowlers hosted the Nuggets on Senior Night with senior Piper Greene, Braylee Wienen, Aniyah Fields and Ellie McDermott being honored before the game.
The Prowlers were able to play with the Nuggets for most of the first half, but a late run made the score 45-27 at the break. Greene went 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and scored 20 points overall to lead the Prowlers. Taylor Berg also reached double figures with a 17-point game.
The Nuggets were led by Emily Vettern with a game-high 21 points.
On Saturday, the Prowlers trailed 27-22 at the half but couldn’t close the gap over the final 18 minutes as the Trojans claimed the nine-point win. Anika Cossette drained five threes to score 15 for the Trojans and Aubryn Hinsz scored a game-high 21 points.
Berg and Greene were both in double figures for the Prowlers, with Berg scoring 20 and Greene scoring 13 in her final game at the Brickhouse.
Scoring
1 2 T
Hawley 45 21 76
Thief River Falls 27 24 51
Hawley – Addison Sanvik 13, Jocelyn Schenck 9, Bentlee Swenson 4, McKenna Walker 7, Marie Lowry 2, Sella Fleming 12, Kendallynn Hill 2, Audrina Liebenow 6, Emily Vettern 21.
TRF – Kenzie Reynolds 2, Alli Grosz 5, Aniyah Fields 2, Piper Greene 20, Karena Bakken 5, Taylor Berg 17.
Scoring
1 2 T
Barnesville 27 33 60
Thief River Falls 22 29 51
Barnesville – Jayla Amundson 6, Alexis Bontjes 5, Anika Cossette 15, Isabella Follingstad 3, Aubryn Hinsz 21, Ashley Maneval 2, Allison Axness 8.
TRF – Kenzie Reynolds 2, Alli Grosz 2, Braylee Wienen 8, Karena Bakken 6, Piper Greene 13, Taylor Berg 20.
Section 8AA
Overall QRF
W L
Perham 20 3 128.1
DGF 20 4 124.5
Frazee 19 4 116.5
Menahga 23 0 112.7
East Grand Forks 15 8 99.8
Pelican Rapids 13 9 98.5
Hawley 14 9 93.7
Wadena-Deer Creek 18 6 88.5
Roseau 18 5 74.1
Barnesville 7 14 69.5
Park Rapids Area 7 16 55.4
Crookston 7 16 51.9
Thief River Falls 5 18 51.7
Warroad 2 21 30.5
• QRF Seeding set for Feb. 21.