Sports : Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes fall short

Class 3A Seventh-ranked Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes fell short to the Class 1A third-ranked North Linn Lynx on Saturday evening at Kirkwood Community College's Johnson Hall Rivalry Saturday.

After the Vikettes took a brief 5-4 lead, the Lynx held the advantage lead after one quarter 19-12, the Lynx had 38-28 at the half. At the end of the third quarter the Vikettes were behind 38-50. The Vikettes were down by 16 points in the fourth quarter 40-56. The Vikettes went on an 18-2 run. Vinton-Shellsburg Julia Johnson was fouled on back-to-back 3-point attempts. She made 2 of 3 free throws each trip, cutting the margin to 56-58. The Vikettes tried for a 3-pointer for the lead but missed. North Linn Lynx made three throws down the stretch to win the game.

Alyssa Griffith paced Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes with 16 points and 3 steals

Vinton-Shellsburg 56 (1-1), North Linn (2-0) 63

VINTON-SHELLSBURG (56):

Brylee Bruce 1-2 2-2 4

Kalinda Burke 0-0 1-2 1

Abby Davis 2-5 0-0 6

Tess Erickson 0-0 0-0 0

Alyssa Griffith 4-12 8-9 16

Sophia Kreutner 3-12 4-6 11

Ashlie Meyer 4-8 0-0 8

Julia Johnson 2-8 4-6 10

Totals 16-47 19-25 56

NORTH LINN (63):

Macy Boge 10-14 0-2 24

Molly Boge 3-7 1-2 7

Mackenzie Bridgewater 0-5 3-4 3

Emilie Bueter 0-1 0-0 0

Ellie Flanagan 2-6 2-2 8

Allie Haughenbury 0-2 0-0 0

Kamryn Kurt 4-11 3-4 13

Elise Ware 2-2 2-2 6

Meghan Wheatley 0-0 0-0 0

Totals 21-48 11-16 63

Vinton-Shellsburg 12 16 10 18 - 56

North Linn 19 19 12 13 - 63

3-point goals:

Vinton-Shellsburg 5-19

Bruce 0-1

Davis 2-3

Griffith 0-1

Johnson 2-8

Kreutner 1-6

North Linn 10-20

Macy Boge 4-5

Molly Boge 2-6

Bridgewater 0-1

Flanagan 2-5

Kurt 2-3

Team fouls: Vinton-Shellsburg 13, North Linn 20

Fouled out: North Linn - Flanagan.

Rebounds: Vinton-Shellsburg 23 (Meyer 6),  North Linn 24 (Ware, Molly Boge 5), 

Assists: Vinton-Shellsburg 9 (Davis 4), North Linn 11 (Kurt 5)

Steals: Vinton-Shellsburg 5 (Griffith 3), North Linn 6 (Macy Boge, Kurt 2)

Turnovers: Vinton-Shellsburg 11, North Linn 12