

Billies’ boys overwhelm Creswell;
Millers girls extend winning streak to 16

Athlete of the Week
Springfield Girls Basketball – Nuari “NuNu” Filipe

Filipe, a freshman, has scored 25, 25, 25, and 34 points in her past four games for the Class 4A No.1-ranked Millers.
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Lions can’t overcome loss of Cooper

COTTAGE GROVE – Early in the third quarter of Friday’s boys basketball game between No. 24 Cottage Grove and No. 3 Marist Catholic, Spartans junior guard Brodey Drennan went for a reverse layup. Lions junior Trevor Cooper attempted to block the shot, but Drennan made the shot.
The much bigger loss came from Cooper landing awkwardly and immediately grabbing his ankle. He did not return to the game.
Cooper’s importance to the Lions is hard to overstate, as few teams rely on their star as much as the Lions do. He is the team’s leading scorer by a wide margin, which is especially crucial for a team that has struggled offensively this season. In Friday’s 48-41 loss, Cooper scored 15 of the Lions’ 17 first-quarter points to give his team an 8-point lead. The junior forward was using his physicality and athleticism to get himself into good positions near the rim to finish those opportunities.
An upset certainly seemed possible after the first quarter, and the Lions held a 26-24 lead at halftime. In the wake of Cooper’s injury, the Lions half-court offense was stagnant; among the lackluster possessions were 10-second backcourt and shot clock violations. Facing a Spartans offense that has allowed the second-fewest points in Class 4A did not make the task any easier.




















