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Griswold fights tough early, sputters in second half against Stanton

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February 15th, 2018 by admin

The Griswold Tigers fought tough early but sputtered in the second half in a season-ending loss at Stanton 66-34 on Thursday night. The Tigers held close in the first quarter with Morgan Mundorf dropping in 6 first quarter points. The Tigers trailed 14-8 at the end of the first and Stanton’s lead would grow to 31-16 by half. The Vikings then blew the game open in the third quarter, outscoring Griswold 25-10 in the period to build a 30 point lead.

Stanton got 18 points from Dillion Rocha, Drake Johnson had 14 points and 8 rebounds, and Donnie Weis added 16. The Vikings avenged their only loss of the season that came at the hands of the Tigers in mid December. The Vikings improved to 20-1 with the win and they will move on to face CAM in the District Semifinals on Tuesday at 6:30pm at St. Albert High School.

Griswold was led by 14 points from Morgan Mundorf. The Senior finished with 620 points for his career with the Tigers. Griswold finishes the season at 2-20.