NRHEG teams both win

Both New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (NRHEG) basketball teams had good nights against Medford on Friday, Dec. 18.
 The girls kept their record clean at 5-0 with a 58-51 victory over the Tigers on the home court, while the boys defeated the hosts 66-38, with a big second half.
The Panther girls led by 19 points at one time in the game, but Medford took advantage of a relaxed defense to hit some big shots and climb back into contention.
“We were able to make big runs throughout the game,” commented coach Onika Peterson, "but we letdown on defense in the second half, and the Tigers hit some big shots to get back into contention. We need to make sure we play up to our potential the entire game and not just when the game is close.”
Marnie Wagner led the NRHEG scoring with 19 points and Rachel Collins and Kayley Camerer both added 10. Maddie Wagner pulled down 14 rebounds, had five assists and a steal and Maddie Wagner added 12 rebounds. NRHEG shot 40 percent as a team on 14 of 39 attempts. The JV team won its prelim 42-35.
Not many details were available for the boys’ win at Medford. The Tigers trailed just 28-17 at the break, but the Panthers counted 38 second half points to pull away for the victory.  
NRHEG improved to 5-1, while the Tigers fell to 1-7. John Cole led the NRHEG scoring with 23 points, and Chad Agrimson and Benji Lundberg both added 10. Bryce McCarty counted 11 for the losers.