{"id":1571,"date":"2023-12-17T17:09:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T23:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2023-12-17T17:09:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T23:09:47","slug":"west-central-boys-fall-short-against-groton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2023\/12\/17\/west-central-boys-fall-short-against-groton\/","title":{"rendered":"West Central Boys Fall Short Against Groton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>The West Central Trojan boys lost their third game to start the season.\u00a0 The Trojans hosted the Groton Tigers on Friday, December 15th and took the loss 71-54.<\/p>\n<p>The first quarter was back-and-forth that ended with the Tigers holding a one-point lead, 17-16.\u00a0 The Trojans had a 28-27 lead late in the second quarter, but Groton ended the first half ahead 35-31.\u00a0 The Tigers gained a lot of momentum in the third quarter and outscored the Trojans 21-6 for a 56-37 lead.\u00a0 That run was the big difference in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Kuhl had 10 points, eight rebounds, and two assists.\u00a0 Brodie Herr had nine points and two assists.\u00a0 Crew Heier finished with eight points, three rebounds, and two assists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Central Trojan boys lost their third game to start the season.\u00a0 The Trojans hosted the Groton Tigers on Friday, December 15th and took the loss 71-54. 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