Waukon basketball girls end regular season, begin postseason with wins at home, play next at top-rated Crestwood this Wednesday
Strong to the basket ... Waukon girls basketball junior Lauren Griffith takes the ball strong to the hoop in the Indians’ 51-32 home win over North Fayette Valley in the Class 3A Region 4 quarterfinals Saturday, February 10. Griffith swiped a team-high seven steals, scored nine points, grabbed four rebounds and posted one each of assists and blocked shots. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.
The Waukon girls basketball team both ended its regular season and began its postseason in victorious fashion this past week. That final win of the regular season, a 49-21 home domination of Decorah Tuesday, February 6, clinched a second-place tie for the Indians in the final Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) standings with Class 4A 14th-rated Waverly-Shell Rock, a team the Indians split with during the regular season. The Indians then opened Class 3A Region 4 postseason tournament play Saturday, February 10 with a 51-32 win at home over North Fayette Valley.
That successful beginning and ending improve the Indians’ season record to 14-6 overall, including that second-place NEIC mark of 9-3. The Indians’ regional quarterfinal win advanced the Indians to a Wednesday, February 14 regional semifinal date at Class 3A top-rated and undefeated Crestwood at Cresco, beginning at 7 p.m. The winner of that regional semifinal will then move on to the Class 3A Region 4 championship game this Saturday, February 17 to play for a berth in the Class 3A State Tournament. That regional finals opponent will be either Anamosa or Mt. Vernon in a game to be played at Oelwein, beginning at 7 p.m.
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