Belle Plaine opened its regular season Monday night with a 42-32 win over the North Tama girls at the Plainsman gym. The 13th-rated Plainsmen jumped out to an 11-7 lead in the first quarter and built a 26-15 edge at the half. It was 32-22 after three quarters.
Taylor Schafbuch led the Plainsmen with 13 points. She also had seven assists and five steals. Macy DeMeulenaere had a dozen points and five steals. Dani Coover added eight points and four rebounds with three steals. Laura Breja finished with four points, led the team with six rebounds and also had two blocks and three steals. Joy Cronbaugh had three points and Melissa Janss added two.
On Tuesday, the Plainsmen scored 10 points in the first quarter, nine each in the second and third, then added 15 in the fourth to pull away. Dani Coover had a big night with a team-high 24 points and nine rebounds. She also had three steals and three blocked shots. Schafbuch added 11 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals. Taylor Janss had two points, DeMeulenaere had two points, four rebounds and three steals, Breja had two points, seven rebounds and two steals and Cronbaugh also added two points. Katie Croft added four rebounds.
The Plainsmen host Sigourney on Monday.

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