Terry Douglass, Central Nebraska Today
WOOD RIVER — Doniphan-Trumbull shot just 12 of 59 (20.3%) from the field, but managed to escape with a 31-30 road win over Wood River Friday night.
Charlee Richter led Doniphan-Trumbull (10-10) with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Kendall Posey added 11 rebounds, and Emma Hoppe grabbed 10 as the Cardinals outrebounded Wood River 48-38, including 21 offensive boards.
Doniphan-Trumbull led 17-10 late in the second quarter before going scoreless for more than nine minutes. However, Wood River didn’t take the lead until Lainey Paulk hit her third straight 3-pointer to put the Eagles ahead 25-22 with 6:01 remaining.
The teams traded the lead until Richter buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:55 left. Neither team scored again.
Paulk finished with 11 points for Wood River (6-16). Rylee Codner added nine points and 10 rebounds for the Eagles.
Doniphan-Trumbull lost senior starter Baylee Larson to a leg injury with 5:37 left in the second quarter.
Doniphan-Trumbull 31, Wood River 30
Doniphan-Trumbull (10-10)……….9 8 5 9—31
Wood River (6-16)……………………8 3 6 13—30
DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL—Lily Elsbury 2, Emma Hoppe 7, Kendall Posey 8, Charlee Richter 10, Baylee Larson 1, Lauryn VanDiest 3.
WOOD RIVER—Atley Brabec 7, Lainey Paulk 11, Kenna Wagoner 1, Rylee Codner 9, Hallie Rindone 2.
