Class 3A No. 4 Lions run away late

Published by editor on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 9:29am

Bulldog junior Avery Hanson goes for a rebound amidst traffic at Clear Lake High School on Friday, Dec. 18. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle)

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CLEAR LAKE – Class 3A No. 4-ranked Clear Lake outscored the Class 3A No. 15 Bulldogs 21-2 in the final quarter to squelch any thoughts of an upset on Friday, Dec. 18.

Coach Miranda Valley’s team hit some three-pointers to come within single digits at 46-37 before the Lions hit from deep in the final eight minutes to put it away, 67-39.

Avery Hanson led the Bulldogs with 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field, including 3-of-10 from beyond the three-point line. She added a game-tying high of seven rebounds and two steals.

The Lions held Lauren Meader well below her average of 17.6 points per game as she finished with eight.

The Bulldogs were back in action on the road against Class 2A No. 8 Grundy Center on Monday, Dec. 21 and finished up the first half of the season at home against an always-dangerous Humboldt team on Tuesday, Dec. 22.

Clear Lake 67, Bulldogs 39

Bulldogs (4-2, 3-2)– Teaghan Bird 1-4 0-0 3, Alana Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Lauren Meader 4-12 0-2 8, Colleen Pals 0-0 0-0 0, Trinity Swart 0-0 0-0 0, Avery Hanson 8-15 0-1 19, Gina Schmit 0-5 0-0 0, Kacey Springer 0-0 0-0 0, Faith Grover 3-7 0-0 9. Totals 16-46 0-3 39.

Clear Lake (7-0, 4-0)– Ali Maulsby 2-5 0-0 5, Chelsey Holck 5-11 1-1 13, Jaden Ainley 6-11 3-5 17, Emily Theiss 2-9 2-2 8, Kaitlyn Vanderploeg 3-5 0-2 6, Annicka Nelson 1-1 1-1 3, Jordan Mayland 1-1 0-0 3, Brooklyn Eden 0-2 1-2 1, Layne Lester 0-1 0-0 0, Ashlyn Fread 0-1 0-0 0, Ava Richtsmeier 0-0 0-0 0, Hanna Blaha 0-0 0-0 0, Xada Johnson 3-6 3-3 11. Totals 23-53 11-16 67.

Bulldogs 5 17 15 2 - 39

Clear Lake11 22 13 21 - 67

Three-point goals– H-D 7-27 (Grover 3-5, Hanson 3-10, Bird 1-4, Meader 0-1, Johnson 0-3, Schmit 0-4); CL 10-28 (Ainley 2-4, Johnson 2-4, Theiss 2-7, Holck 2-8, Mayland 1-1, Maulsby 1-3, Lester 0-1). Rebounds– H-D 22 (Hanson 7, Johnson 4, Schmit 3, Bird 2, Meader 2, Grover 2, Swart, Springer); CL 30 (Holck 7, Vanderploeg 7, Johnson 6, Theiss 4, Ainley 3, Maulsby, Nelson, Lester). Assists– H-D 7 (Schmit 5, Hanson 2); CL 21 (Holck 5, Ainley 4, Theiss 4, Maulsby 3, Mayland 3, Vanderploeg, Fread). Steals– H-D 5 (Meader 2, Hanson 2, Grover); CL 13 (Mayland 4, Theiss 3, Ainley 2, Vanderploeg, Nelson, Fread, Johnson). Blocks– H-D, None; CL 5 (Holck, Ainley, Theiss, Mayland, Johnson). Total fouls – H-D 14, CL 14. Fouled out – None.