Liz Novak Debuts with 17 for Grundy County

(Trenton Republican-Times) -- The Grundy R-5 teams were on the road, taking on Linn County in a pair of non-HDC Conference games. The R-5 girls gave a good effort in their contest with the Lady Mustangs before falling 34-27. The R-5 boys, meanwhile, ran into foul trouble and dropped a 73-41 decision. The Lady Panthers were actually in control of the game early on, being up 12-6 after one quarter and 19-14 at halftime. Linn County notched up its defense in the second half, outscoring the Lady Panthers 20-8 to seal the win. “It was an outstanding team effort, especially on the defensive end and on the boards,” said Coach Les Jackson. “We led throughout most of the game, but struggled offensively in the second half. R-5 was led by Elizabeth Novak with 17 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Katie Coin added four points and nine rebounds while Kylie Littleton had seven rebounds and four steals.Sidney Gardner and Ronna Owens collected nine and six rebounds respectively and McKenna Owens picked up five rebounds and three steals. Linn County was led by Kelsey Barker with fourteen points.