In a battle of top teams in their respective classes, the West Central Trojans played the Aberdeen Roncalli Cavaliers at the Dak-12/NEC girls clash in Madison on Saturday, February 5th. The Cavaliers held the Trojans to just 16 points in the second half and got a 55-52 come-from-behind win.
West Central started hot and doubled up the Cavaliers in the first quarter. The Trojans led 26-13 at the first quarter break. Roncalli cut into the lead in the second quarter, but West Central led 36-27 at halftime. The Cavaliers started making their run in the third quarter. They outscored the Trojans 14-9 and trailed just 45-41 heading into the fourth quarter. Roncalli again outscored the Trojans in the fourth quarter, 14-7, and took the game 55-52.
The Trojans finished the game shooting 37% (19-52) overall, 29% (7-24) on three pointers, and 55% (6-11) from the free-throw line. They finished with 20 total team rebounds and 14 team assists.
Tabor Teel had 20 points and six rebounds. Rylee Haldeman added 15 points and three rebounds. Addy Kramer finished 13 points and four rebounds.