Mountain Iron-Buhl guard Madisen Overbye (13) drove to the basket in the first half. Photo: ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com
Mountain Iron-Buhl left the floor at halftime disappointed, not all resembling the No. 2-ranked team in the state.
It carried over into the second half, until seven minutes remained.
The Rangers ran off 11 consecutive points, breaking a 40-all deadlock en route to a 59-47 triumph over No. 10-rated Stephen-Argyle in the Class 1A quarterfinals Thursday at Williams Arena.
“We weren’t happy with what we were doing,” Mountain Iron-Buhl coach Jeff Buffetta said. “We understand how the game works. We had to calm down and make plays.”
Junior guard Madisen Overbye, who had 14 points, started the Mountain Iron-Buhl (29-2) spurt with a three-pointer and finished it with a driving layup. Junior guard Allie Negen added four points and senior forward Mary Burke had a driving layup. Burke finished with a game-high 26 points, seven rebounds and five steals.
“In the first half, we were settling for too many threes,” Buffetta said. “We had to get the ball inside. Once we did that, we had more success.”
Senior guard Autumn Thompson paced three Stephen-Argyle (27-4) players in double figures with 15 points. Juniors Abi McGlynn had 13 points and Savannah Riopelle added 12 points.
First report
Mountain Iron-Buhl left the floor at halftime frustrated and not at all resembling the No. 2-ranked team in the state.
It carried over into the second half, until seven minutes remained.
Then the Rangers ran off 11 consecutive points, breaking a 40-all deadlock en route to a 59-47 triumph over No. 10-rated Stephen-Argyle in the Class 1A quarterfinals Thursday at Williams Arena.
Junior guard Madisen Overbye, who had 14 points, started the Mountain Iron-Buhl (29-2) spurt with a three-pointer and finished it with a driving layup. Junior guard Allie Negen added two layups and senior Mary Burke had another. Burke finished with a game-high 24 points.
Senior guard Autumn Thompson paced three Stephen-Argyle (27-4) players in double figures with 15 points.
Check back later for more on the game.
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