SWEA CITY — The Graettinger/Terril girls basketball team lost to North Sentral Kossuth 68-39.

The Knights trailed just 13-10 after one quarter, but the Eagles pulled away to a 35-17 halftime lead and led 52-30 after three quarters.

“We played a very good NSK team,” said G/T coach Roger Conway. “They have a good inside and outside game on offense and attack on defense.”

The Knights were led by Malorie Girres with 13 points while Theresa Petersen had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

“I feel we are getting better with our offense and when our shooting percentage improves, that will help us much,” he said.

G/T (2-3, 1-1) plays at Ruthven-Ayrshire today.

North Sentral Kossuth 68

Graettinger/Terril 39

Graettinger/Terril (39) – Liz Sparks 2 0-0 4; Leah Flaharty 3 0-0 6; Dakota Hovinga 1 0-0 2; Tasha Nielson 0 0-2 0; Lindsay Flaharty 1 0-0 2; Amanda Olesen 2 2-4 2; Theresa Petersen 4 2-5 10; Malorie Girres 4 5-7 13; Lizzie Niemann 0 0-0 0.

Halftime score – NSK 35, G/T 17; 3-point goals – 0. Rebounds – 19 (Petersen 10) Assists – 4 (Hovinga 3). Steals – 5 (Petersen 2). Blocked Shots – 1 (Girres). Turnovers – 18. Total Fouls – 16. Fouled Out – none. Technical Fouls – none.