Rock River girls fall in 1A quarterfinal

But Rock River had no answers for St. Stephens’ Trinity Goggles the rest of the way.

Goggles powered the Eagles into the Class 1A semifinals with 14 points, 16 rebounds, 6 steals and 6 assists in a 59-46 victory.

The Lady Longhorns (20-4) move into the consolation bracket and will play Arvada-Clearmont at 9 a.m. today at Casper College. St. Stephens meets Farson-Eden in a semifinal game at 4:30 p.m.

Rock River was controlling the tempo of Thursday’s game and controlling Goggles for the first 12 minutes.

The Eagles, however, ended the second quarter on a 17-5 run to tie the contest at 31-all.

St. Stephens outscored Rock River 22-10 in the third quarter for a 43-31 lead and never let the Lady Longhorns back in the game in the fourth quarter.

Lydia Moore and Andi Todd led the way for the Lady Longhorns in the loss.

Moore scored a game-high 24 points by going 8 of 11 from the field and 7 of 11 on free throws. Moore also totaled five rebounds and four blocked shots. Todd added 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Rock River turned the ball over 28 times against St. Stephens’ defensive pressure.

That helped the Eagles attempt a whopping 73 shots in the game compared to only 42 by the Lady Longhorns. The Eagles also outrebounded the Lady Longhorns 49-28, leading to a 21-5 edge in second-chance points.

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ST. STEPHENS 69,

ROCK RIVER 56

St. Stephens: Trinity Goggles 6-15 2-4 14, Lolena Brown 0-3 0-2 0, Kayle Addison 2-2 0-0 4, Angel Redman 6-15 0-0 12, Lyndsay Harris 7-12 1-2 18, Martina Brown 3-11 0-0 6, Josette Oldman 1-5 0-0 3, Whisper SunRhodes 3-4 2-3 8, Cassie Lawson 1-3 0-0 2, Alana Moss 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 30-73 5-11 69.

Rock River: Taylor Broyles 2-9 0-2 5, Andi Todd 6-14 8-10 23, Michelle Bunce 2-4 0-0 4, Rory Clark-Johnson 0-1 0-2 2, Lydia Moore 8-11 7-11 24, Annetta Broyles 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 18-42 15-25 56.

St. Stephens 14 17 22 16 — 69

Rock River 19 12 10 15 — 56

3-pointers: St. Stephens 4-16 (Harris 3-5, Oldman 1-1, M.Brown 0-2, L.Brown 0-3, Goggles 0-5); Rock River 5-11 (Todd 3-5, Moore 1-1, T.Broyles 1-3, A.Broyles 0-2). Rebounds: St. Stephens 49 (Goggles 16); Rock River 28 (Todd 7, Bunce 6). Assists: St. Stephens 20 (Goggles 6); Rock River 14 (Todd 6, T.Broyles 5). Total fouls: St. Stephens 18, Rock River 10. Fouled out: Redman.