{"id":2946,"date":"2025-12-23T10:52:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T16:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=2946"},"modified":"2025-12-23T10:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T16:52:03","slug":"strong-first-quarter-leads-trojan-boys-to-win-over-groton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2025\/12\/23\/strong-first-quarter-leads-trojan-boys-to-win-over-groton\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong First Quarter Leads Trojan Boys to Win over 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 used a strong first quarter to put them in control of the game against the Groton Tigers on Friday, December 19th.\u00a0 West Central outscored Groton 23-10 in the opening quarter and finished with a 69-42 win.<\/p>\n<p>The Trojan offense continued to put points on the board in the second quarter.\u00a0 After a 23-point opening quarter, West Central outscored Groton 25-11 in the second quarter to take a 48-21 lead into halftime.\u00a0 That first half lead helped them cruise through the second half.\u00a0 The Trojans led 61-32 after three quarters of play.<\/p>\n<p>West Central shot 54% (27-50) for the game, 35% (7-20) from three-point area, and 73% (8-11) from the free-throw line.\u00a0 Groton finished the game shooting 39% (15-39) overall, 32% (8-25) on three-point shots, and 4-4 from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p>Three players finished in double figures for West Central.\u00a0 Will Kuhl had 15 points and eight rebounds.\u00a0 Connor Mebius added 14 points, three rebounds, five assists, and three steals.\u00a0 Boche Knight finished with 10 points, four rebounds, and four assists.\u00a0 Hayden Heier had nine points, three rebounds, and three steals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Central Trojan boys used a strong first quarter to put them in control of the game against the Groton Tigers on Friday, December 19th.\u00a0 West Central outscored Groton 23-10 in the opening quarter and finished with a 69-42 win. 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