Varsity Girls Basketball Against Van Meter

By Keely O.

On Monday, February 10th the Roland-Story Norsemen, ranked #7 in class 3A, played against the Van Meter Bulldogs. The Norsemen’s record is 19-2 and the Bulldogs' record is 11-9. Going into this game the girls had prepared in practice knowing that this was going to be a good game and that they were going to have to fight all the way through. They had scouted Van Meter in previous practices and knew what to expect when they faced them on Monday. 

The first quarter had started and it was low scoring, only 7-7 at the end of the first quarter. The start of the second quarter had begun and the Norsemen were starting to take the lead! Finishing out the 1st half with a score of 24-20. During halftime, the Norsemen get a pep talk in the locker room and come out ready to keep competing, and that is just what the 3rd quarter looks like, a competition. Van Meter scored 13 points and the Norsemen scored 12 points, leaving the final score at the end of the 3rd quarter to be 36-33. The final quarter of the game has arrived and this is when the Norsemen take the win with a final score of 52-41. 

Throughout the game, Claire and Emma Truesdall both ended up being the top scorer’s, with 11 points each and Riley Johnson wasn’t too far behind them with 9 points. Rebounds are also a very important part of the game and Alyssa Jones was on the leaderboard for rebounds, she had 10 throughout the game. Kamryn Lande also pulled through with rebounds too, with 9 rebounds, she was on the leaderboard as well. Last but not least, Kate Berggren had 6 rebounds throughout the game. 

As the Norsemen reach their postseason games they will see matchups against Clarke on Saturday, February 15th, and possibly Van Meter again further down the road. 

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