The NRHEG Panthers didn’t just win the consolation championship game of the state girls’ basketball tournament.
They dominated it.
The Panthers routed Rochester Lourdes 73-57 Friday afternoon at Concordia University of St. Paul.
Betsy Schoenrock led the Panthers with 20 points. Marnie Wagner and her twin sister, Maddie, each scored 15, Kayley Camerer 12 and Rachel Collins 11 for NRHEG.
The Panthers finished winning 20 of their final 21 games, with an overall record of 27-6. Lourdes finished 22-11. Both teams were unseeded at the state tournament.