Trojans lose WCC opener; leading scorer
The New Prague Trojan girls basketball team lost a Wright County Conference contest to Orono Thursday, Jan. 12, and in the process also lost its leading scorer as Maizie Deihl suffered a broken wrist. Two days later the Trojans regrouped and defeated Rochester Mayo in an important game in terms of Section 1AAAA seeding.
New Prague (9-7, 1-1 WCC) is scheduled to host Delano Friday, Jan. 20, and will host Chaska Saturday, Jan. 21, in a makeup game. That game is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Orono Spartans 60, Trojans 46 Things couldn’t have gone much worse in the Trojans game at Orono.
The Spartans hit on a long threepointer just three seconds into the game and led 7-0 before the game was a minute old. Meanwhile Deihl, the Trojans’ five-year starter who had been announced as a Miss Basketball semifinalist earlier in the week, broke her wrist while defending a shot against Orono.
The Spartans continued to hammer on the Trojans, taking a 29-point lead at one point and heading into the locker room with a 37-16 halftime lead. New Prague regrouped in the second half, but couldn’t find their way out of the huge hole they had dug in losing 60-46.
The Trojans not only were without Deihl for most of the game, but starter Emily Russo sat out with a knee injury. The Trojans hope to have Russo back for this weekend’s games. Deihl is expected to be out between four to six weeks, and the Trojans hope to have her back in action for the playoffs, which begin March 1.
Trojans 52, Mayo Spartans 46 New Prague and Rochester Mayo took turns with the lead in the first half of their non-conference game Saturday, Jan. 14, with the Spartans leading 19-18 at the half.
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