GROTON – Taryn Traphagen caught a pass from Kennedy Hansen and nailed a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left to lift Groton past Clark-Willow Lake 32-30 in Northeast Conference girls’ basketball action Thursday night.
Rylee Dunker had eight points and 10 rebounds, while Jerica Locke added seven points and 12 rebounds for the Tigers, who improved to 6-1 on the season.
Brynn Roehrich scored nine points, and Johanna Vandersnick followed with eight for Clark-Willow Lake while slipped to 4-2.
CLARK-WILLOW LAKE (4-2): Johanna Vandersnick 3 0-0 8, Tehya Vig 2 1-2 7, Kamryn Nesheim 2 2-4 6, Shelby Begeman 0 0-2 0, Brynn Roehrich 4 1-2 9. Totals 11 4-10 30.
GROTON (6-1): Jerica Locke 2 2-3 7, Jaedyn Penning 2 0-0 4, Kennedy Hansen 2 0-0 4, Brooklyn Hansen 1 0-0 3, Rylee Dunker 4 0-0 8, Faith Traphagen 1 1-3 3, Taryn Traphagen 1 0-0 3, Chesney Weber 0 0-2 0. Totals 13-49 3-8 32.
Clark-Willow Lake 12 19 25 30
Groton 12 15 23 32
3-point field goals – Vandersnick 
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