Blossoms get past J/W/P girls

The Blooming Prairie girls basketball team beat Janesville/Waldorf/Pemberton (8-13 overall) 49-41 in BP Friday.

The Awesome Blossoms (11-10 overall, 9-5 Gopher) led 21-19 at the half and Erica Manske led them with 14 points and four assists.

BP scoring: Erica Manske, 14; Janelle Morem, 10; Jenna Krell, 6; Tayla Jones, 5; Whitney Burt, 4; Melanie Grant, 4; Kelli Naatz, 4; Tricia DeBoer, 2; field goals: 36 percent (19-for-52); free throws: 50 percent (9-for-18); rebounds: 33 (Naatz, 7; Morem, 7)

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