Adrian senior guard Sarah Kruger (31) scored 10 points in the first quarter to help the Dragons defeat Murray County Central 63-55 in a girls’ basketball game played in Adrian Saturday.By John RittenhouseThe Adrian girls’ basketball team notched a pair of wins to up its season record to 15-3.The Dragons secured an eight-point home win over Murray County Central Saturday before strolling to a 21-point victory over Southwest Christian in Edgerton Tuesday.Adrian will host Edgerton for Parents’ Night tonight before playing in Hills Monday.Adrian 48, SWC 27Strong play in the post by Maria Gengler and Andrea Lonneman led the Dragons to a 21-point victory over the E-Gals in Edgerton Tuesday.Gengler, who blocked six shots, dominated the paint while scoring 25 points and collecting 11 rebounds. Lonneman added 11 points from her position in the post."They had trouble with our height," said Dragon coach Randy Strand. "We played pretty good defense, and they didn’t shoot the ball very well."Adrian led 14-6 after eight minutes of play before increasing the difference to 11 points at halftime (24-13). The Dragons outscored SWC 14-7 in the third quarter to open a 38-20 advantage that swelled to 21 points when AHS sported a 10-7 scoring edge in the fourth quarter.Kylie Heronimus added nine assists and seven rebounds to Adrian’s win.Box scoreHenning 0 0 1-2 1,Heronius 0 0 1-2 1, Cox 4 0 0-0 8, Lonneman 5 0 1-2 11, Gengler 11 0 3-6 25, Strand 0 0 0-1 0, Loosbrock 0 0 2-2 2.Team statisticsAdrian: 20 of 40 field goals (50 percent), eight of 15 free throws (53 percent), 32 rebounds, 17 turnovers.SWC: 10 of 49 field goals (20 percent), four of eight free throws (50 percent), 27 rebounds, 14 turnovers.Adrian 63, MCC 55The Dragons never trailed during Saturday’s eight-point home win over the Rebels.Adrian cashed in on 50 percent of its field goals in the game and dominated the boards by outrebounding MCC 40-24.The teams exchanged baskets to start the game before Adrian went on a 9-2 spurt that was capped by Sarah Kruger’s field goal at the 3:18 mark of thew opening period to give the hosts an 11-4 advantage.MCC sliced the lead to three points three times as the first period progressed, but a field goal by Adrian’s Lonneman with four seconds remaining made it a 22-15 game at quarter’s end.Two free throws by Lonneman at the 3:11 mark of the second quarter gave the Dragons a nine-point cushion at 28-19 after MCC trimmed the difference to five points at two different occasions early in the period. Adrian settled for a seven-point (36-29)lead at the end of the period.The Rebels closed the gap to six points (42-36) during the third quarter when Adrian went on a13-5 run that ended with Heronimus hitting a three-point shot with 29 seconds left to give the Dragons a 55-41 lead that was trimmed by two points (55-43) by period’s end.Adrian seemed to have the game in hand when it opened a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter, but MCC battled back with a late run to trail by six (61-55) with 26 seconds left to play. The Dragons scored the game’s final two points to prevail by eight.Gengler scored 23 points, collected 10 rebounds and blocked six shots for the winners. Kruger scored 12 points and passed for five assists, Lonneman added 12 points and seven rebounds and Heronimus scored 10 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and registered seven assists. Ashley Cox added six rebounds and Sarah Henning five assists to the winning cause.Box scoreHenning 0 0 0-0 0, Heronimus 2 2 0-2 10, Kruger 6 0 0-0 12, Cox 2 0 2-2 6, Lonneman 2 0 8-10 12, Gengler 10 0 3-3 23, Loosbrock 0 0 0-0 0.Team statisticsAdrian: 24 of 58 field goals (50 percent), 13 of 17 free throws (76 percent), 40 rebounds, 22 turnovers.MCC: 22 of 62 field goals (35 percent), seven of 13 free throws (54 percent), 24 rebounds, nine turnovers.
