GRANITE FALLS -- A second-half rally gave Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City the West Central South Conference girls basketball title alone by edging Yellow Medicine East 39-36 Tuesday.
YME (6-8, 9-10) led 36-35 before Lauren Kinzler made two free throws with 45 seconds left to put ACGC up 37-36. Katie Knisley added two more free throws with .9 seconds left to seal the win.
Miranda Hopp paced the Falcons (14-0, 16-3) with 10 points while Kinzler followed with nine. Katie Knisley pulled down nine rebounds and Hopp also had seven steals.
Angie Scheffler paced a balanced attack for Yellow Medicine East with 10 points and five rebounds. Emily Baker added eight rebounds and five rebounds while Aimee Johnson and Steph Larson both pocketed four steals.
ACGC 39, YME 36
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ACGC (14-0, 16-3) 15 24 -- 39
YME (6-8, 9-10) 18 18 -- 36
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 10-30 FG (4-9 3-pt); 15-33 FT; 24 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Lauren Kinzler 9, Angela Blackwell 3, Chastity Pautzke 4, Sam Cunningham 4, Katie Knisley 6, Miranda Hopp 10 ... 3-point shots: Blackwell 1, Kinzler 2, Cunningham 1 ... Rebound leaders: Knisley 9 ... Assist leaders: Kinzler 3 ... Steal leaders: Hopp 7
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 14-39 FG (2-4 3-pt); 6-13 FT; 17 rebounds; 24 fouls ... Scoring: Steph Larson 2, Aimee Johnson 3, Kylie Jans 2, Courtney Hinz 4, Lauren Trudel 7, Emily Baker 8, Angie Scheffler 10 ... 3-point shots: Johnson 1, Hinz 1 ... Rebound leaders: Scheffler 5, Baker 5 ... Assist leaders: Johnson 2 ... Steal leaders: Johnson 4, Larson 4
