Clear Lake 61
Webster City 24
The Clear Lake girls basketball team had a dominant win over North Central Conference foe Webster City last Tuesday, Jan. 15 to improve to 7-5 on the season, while the Lynx drop to 0-12. Right from the tip-off, the Lions pounced on the Lynx, scoring 23 points as Ayla Johnson had scored nine to lead the team early while the Lion defense only allowed eight points.
The next eight minutes saw the Lion defense shine, not allowing any points as the Lynx went into halftime not scoring any points in the second quarter, while the Lions saw Madi Ott jump to 20 points and Johnson with 11 as Clear Lake scored 26 to lead 49-8 at the halfway point.
The third quarter was slightly slower in terms of scoring, but Webster City was able to find five points while Clear Lake recorded nine.
The fourth saw plenty of reserve players make the best of the minutes they were given, but scoring only four points for the Lions.
The Lynx were able to find 11 points but the buzzer ended the contest with the Lions taking the 61-24 victory.
H-D-CAL 47
Clear Lake 40
It was a close game for the Lions on the road in Hampton last week as they lost a North Conference contest to the Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs in a seven point spread.
The Lions started out on top with a nice halftime lead of 30-19 but a big push in the fourth saw the Bulldogs rally from behind for the win.
The third quarter, overall, didn’t see a lot of offense, with 11 points scored between the two teams, but the final eight minutes saw the Bulldogs outscore the Lions 21-6 to make up the difference and take a big conference win for Hampton-Dumont-CAL.
Madi Ott and Taylor Schwenn led the team in points with 15 and 13 points scored, respectively.
As a team the Lions recorded 15 steals and 28 total rebounds, with 19 on defense.
Shooting 35.6 percent from the field and 60 percent from the free throw line, the Lion offense struggled but were just better than the Bulldogs in the same categories.
The Bulldogs shot 32.6 percent from the field but saw seven three’s made in the contest on 24 attempts, and were 10-for-17 from the line, shooting 58.8 percent.
Recording 29 rebounds, including 16 defensively, the Bulldogs also snagged 10 steals.
Humboldt 64
Clear Lake 36
It was a disappointing Monday night for Clear Lake (7-5) as the girls hosted the Humboldt Wildcats (9-4) in a game that was twice postponed before, due to weather.
With both teams trailing Algona in the conference, the Lions and Wildcats were both tied with a conference record of 6-2.
A strong showing from the Wildcats Monday, Jan. 22, saw the Lions drop to 6-3 in the conference and 7-6 on the season after falling 64-36 to the now 10-4 Wildcats, while they sit at 7-2 in the conference.
The Lions couldn’t stop Humboldt’s Morgan Mann or Ava Fischer as they both dropped in over 20 points on the night with both being hot from the three-point arc, making four apiece.
The high-powered Wildcat offense put the Lions in a deep hole early, outscoring Clear Lake 23-9 in the first quarter.
The second saw the Lion defense have success in slowing down the Wildcat offense, but at halftime, the Lions trailed 33-18.
Another strong showing in the third by Humboldt put Clear Lake behind by 16 more points to lead 59-28.
Clear Lake was able to put eight on the board in the fourth, while holding the Wildcats to five, but with the damage done, the Lions fell 64-36.
