Young Spartans win first two

GRUNDY CENTER – The Spartans girls’ basketball team is off to a 2-0 start after an emotional 52-49 overtime win over NICL-West rival AGWSR on Friday, and a 54-40 non-conference road win at Jesup last Tuesday.   
The Spartans (2-0 overall, 1-0 NICL-West) were scheduled to go on the road to BCLUW Tuesday, Dec. 10 and to Hudson on Thursday, Dec. 12, before returning to their home court to face South Tama on Friday.
Grundy Center 52, AGWSR 49
After a slow start that saw them down 6-14 at the end of the first quarter and 18-24 at the halfway mark, Grundy Center battled back in the second half. The Spartans outscored the Cougars 15-7 in the third quarter, and led by as much as six in the fourth, before AGWSR came back to take a one point lead, 44-43 with 15 seconds on the clock and possession of the ball. A turnover, Cougar foul, and free throw by Alyssa Mathews tied it 44 all with 12 seconds to go, and the Spartan defense held to force the game into overtime.
 

For more of this story see the Dec. 12 Grundy Register.