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Slow start sinks Grizzlies

David Colburn
Posted 12/15/22

FIELD TWP- The North Woods girls basketball team couldn’t overcome a slow start against Two Harbors on Dec. 9, falling to the Agates 83-67 at North Woods.Despite some early turnovers, the …

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Slow start sinks Grizzlies

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FIELD TWP- The North Woods girls basketball team couldn’t overcome a slow start against Two Harbors on Dec. 9, falling to the Agates 83-67 at North Woods.
Despite some early turnovers, the Grizzlies went up 9-8 on a triple by Helen Koch and a basket by Hannah Kinsey. The Agates retook the lead and Koch kept North Woods close with another trey, making the score 19-15, but an 18-7 run by Two Harbors gave them a 15-point cushion at 37-22 with five minutes remaining in the half.
Talise Goodsky dropped in a trey and a double for the Grizzlies, and baskets in the last minute of the half by Brynn Chosa and River Cheney made the score 48-34 at the half.
The Grizzlies’ sluggish start proved to be the difference in this one, as in the second half they got on track and played the Agates toe-to-toe, 35-33. However, North Woods could not make any significant cuts in the Two Harbors lead.
“We had a very slow start on offensive the first half, and we had a hard time picking up momentum,” said North Woods Head Coach Liz Cheney. “In the locker room at halftime we talked about what was working and what we needed to do, and they really capitalized on that in the second half.”
The Grizzlies did a better job of taking care of the ball in the second half, due in part to the Agates taking off some of the pressure with a comfortable lead.
Cheney said she was pleased with the way the Grizzlies continued to work hard to the final buzzer.