Girls basketball: Cardinals crash on Main Street

SAUK CENTRE — The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters remained unbeaten strolling by Willmar 70-49 on Monday in a non-conference girls basketball game.
The Streeters (10-0) took 23 shots from outside the arc and made 11, a robust 48 percent average.
Six different shooters hit at least one bucket playing long ball. Jena Klaphake, a 5-foot-7 senior guard struck for four and Macy Weller and Ali Peterson two each.
Down 33-22 at half, the Cardinals (6-6) spurted out of the locker room to close to within 7 points but Weller hit a triple on the way to a 14-point evening and the Streeters began to zip away again.
Willmar shot just 30 percent from the floor, though they did show a 41-33 edge in rebounding.
Kalley Fosso was alone in twin figures with 12 points. Anne Dunham supplied 9 points, 9 rebounds and also blocked three shots.
Willmar starts a six-game homestand on Thursday versus Alexandria in a return to Central Lakes Conference play.
Sauk Centre is riding the momentum of its state runner-up finish in the 2012 Class AA state tournament.
Sauk Centre 70, Willmar 49
Willmar (6-6) 22 27— 49
Sauk Centre (10-0) 33 37— 70
WILLLMAR – 15-50 FG (4-15 3-pt); 15-26 FT; 41 rebounds; 20 fouls … Scoring: Courtney Magnuson 5, Kassy Linbo 7, McKenzie Hastad 1, Heather Horning 6, Anne Dunham 9, Kalley Fosso 12, Dami Doering 2, Caroline Bell 3, Jennie Magnuson 4 … 3-point shots: Linbo, Horning, Dunham, Fosso … Rebound leaders: C. Magnuson 4, Dunham 9, Horning 7, Fosso 4 … Assist leaders: C. Magnuson 3 … Steal leaders: Horning 2 … Blocks: Dunham 3
SAUK CENTRE – 23-56 FG (11-23 3-pt); 13-25 FT; 33 rebounds; 21 fouls … Scoring: Jenna Klaphake 12, Liz Ellens 10, Ali Peterson 10, Jordan Gamradt 2, Beth Ellis 4, Alea Gerhartz 1, Macy Weller 14, Becca Moe 2, Bri Llgen 4, Madi Moritz 6, Bri VanWalde 5 … 3-point shots: Ellens, Peterson 2, Weller 2, Klaphake 4, Moritz, Vanwalde