{"id":2926,"date":"2025-12-10T12:01:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=2926"},"modified":"2025-12-10T12:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:01:24","slug":"west-central-girls-basketball-cruises-to-season-opening-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2025\/12\/10\/west-central-girls-basketball-cruises-to-season-opening-win\/","title":{"rendered":"West Central Girls Basketball Cruises to Season Opening Win"},"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 girls basketball team cruised to an 81-29 season-opening win in Baltic on Tuesday, December 9th.\u00a0 The Trojans used a strong pressure defense and strong shooting to lead them to the win.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs were within five points, 15-10, late in the opening quarter.\u00a0 The Trojans, however, went on a 6-0 run in the final minute to end the first quarter with a 21-10 lead.\u00a0 They would continue to roll from there.\u00a0 West Central outscored Baltic 24-10 in the second quarter for a 55-20 halftime lead.\u00a0 The Trojans had another 20-point quarter in the third, outscoring Baltic 20-6 for a 75-26 advantage heading into the final quarter.<\/p>\n<p>West Central was 55% (34-62) from the field overall, 32% (6-19) on three-point shots, and 47% (7-15) from the free-throw line.\u00a0 Baltic shot 29% (9-31) overall in the game, 27% (4-15) on three-point shots, and 50% (7-14) from the free-throw line.\u00a0 The Trojans also forced 22 turnovers, 17 of those on steals.<\/p>\n<p>Four players finished in double figures for the Trojans.\u00a0 Kacey Jaton had 23 points, seven steals, five rebounds, and three assists.\u00a0 Ellie Knight had 16 points and seven assists.\u00a0 Mackenzie Skonhovd also had 16 points with five rebounds.\u00a0 Abbi Thornton finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, and two steals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Central Trojan girls basketball team cruised to an 81-29 season-opening win in Baltic on Tuesday, December 9th.\u00a0 The Trojans used a strong pressure defense and strong shooting to lead them to the win. 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