Dragons power past Coyotes in girls basketball, 76-55

Two regional high school girls basketball wrapped up their regular seasons Monday night in Okabena as the Adrian-Ellsworth Dragons rode a barrage of 3-pointers in the latter part of the second half to run away with a 76-55 triumph over the Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Coyotes.

A see-saw first half included multiple lead changes, with the Dragons leading by as many as six and the Coyotes by as much as five before HL-O/F emerged with a 26-25 edge at the break. A-E, though, started the second half with a 12-0 burst for a 37-26 advantage. The Coyotes were able to get as close as three, but the Dragons' Keyona Klingenberg drilled 3-pointers on three consecutive possessions to give her team breathing room.

Shandra Cuperus topped A-E offensively with 24 points, Klingenberg finished with 17 and Kamryn Lehnhoff had 11 as the Dragons ended the regular season at 17-9. Ashton Reierson and Lauryn Hendel each had 20 points for the Coyotes, who end at 11-14. Next up is Super Saturday this weekend in the Worthington High School gymnasium,

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Also in girls basketball Monday night, Fairmont — with its No. 2 state ranking — was too much for visiting Worthington as it defeated the Trojans 80-24. Fairmont is 25-1; WHS is 2-23.

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In other area girls basketball Monday night, it was:

Hills-Beaver Creek 59, Murray County Central 42

Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 60, Edgerton 53

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 53, Southwest Minnesota Christian 46

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 72, Red Rock Central 35

Springfield 67, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 61

In area boys basketball Monday night:

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 81, Adrian-Ellsworth 48 

Fairmont 80, Martin County West 31

Pipestone Area 76, Minnesota 59

Marshall 76, Belle Plaine 63

Sibley-Ocheyedan 52, George-Little Rock 36

Boyden-Hull 65, Harris-Lake Park 26

Okoboji 70, Emmetsburg 38

West Lyon 63, Spirit Lake 57

Sheldon 53, West Sioux 44

Rock Valley 67, Central Lyon 48