By John Rittenhouse
The Adrian girls’ basketball team locked up its second consecutive Red Rock Conference championship by winning a pair of games in Edgerton.
The Dragons beat Edgerton Public by 21 points to gain a share of the RRC crown Thursday before clinching the title with a 12-point win over Southwest Christian.
Adrian, 17-3 overall and 14-0 in the league, ends the regular season by hosting Hills-Beaver Creek tonight before playing in Slayton Monday.
Adrian 56, SWC 44
The Dragons sewed up their second straight RRC title by besting the E-Gals by 12 points in Edgerton Tuesday.
AHS outscored SWC in each of the first three quarters and was never challenged in the final eight minutes of play.
The game was up for grabs at halftime as Adrian sported 11-10 and 22-18 edges at the first two quarter breaks, but the Dragons outscored the hosts 19-9 in the third period to open a 41-27 lead that was trimmed by two points at game’s end.
Maria Gengler, who led the third-quarter charge with 11 points, recorded a double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds. Andrea Lonneman chipped in 11 points and five assists for the winners. Kylie Heronimus recorded six rebounds and four steals, while Jenna Honermann chipped in five assists and four steals.
Box score
Heronimus 3 0 2-2 8, Honermann 2 0 4-9 8, Cox 2 0 1-2 5, Lonneman 5 0 1-2 11, Gengler 9 0 6-9 24.
Team statistics
Adrian: 21 of 56 field goals (38 percent), 14 of 24 free throws (58 percent), 25 rebounds, 15 turnovers.
SWC: 19 of 42 field goals (45 percent), three of eight free throws (38 percent), 17 rebounds, 19 turnovers.
Adrian 61,
Edgerton 40
The Dragon girls dominated play while coasting to a 21-point win over the Flying Dutchmen in Edgerton Thursday.
Adrian opened an 18-point halftime lead (35-17) and extended the difference to 30 points (53-23) by outscoring Edgerton 18-6 in the third period.
The Flying Dutchmen outscored Adrian’s reserves 17-8 in the fourth quarter, but the game had been settled at that point.
"We played extremely well," said Dragon coach Randy Strand. "We made 61 percent of our field goals, and we did a decent job defensively, too."
Lonneman scored 11 of her team-high 23 points to help AHS open a 15-7 lead in the first quarter. She also had six rebounds in the game.
Gengler scored 20 points to go along with seven rebounds and four blocked shots. Heronimus dished out 13 assists. Honermann recorded 10 assists and six steals.
Box score
Heronimus 1 0 3-5 5, Honermann 2 0 1-1 5, A.Henning 1 0 0-0 2, Cox 1 0 0-0 2, Lonneman 9 0 5-6 23, Gengler 10 0 0-2 20, Mulder 2 0 0-1 4.
Team statistics
Adrian: 26 of 43 field goals (61 percent), nine of 15 free throws (60 percent), 20 rebounds, 20 turnovers.
Edgerton: 15 of 51 field goals (29 percent), 10 of 15 free throws (67 percent), 30 rebounds, 28 turnovers.
