The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans girls’ basketball survived a frantic second half comeback by the Oconto Falls Panthers Thursday night, prevailing 41-35 in Luxemburg.  The “senior night” crowd was treated with a last minute victory and some history. 

Needing 14 points coming into the game, senior Lauren Adams scored her 1,000 career point with 7:30 left in the second half on a free throw. Teammate Tyler Thiry scored her 1,000th point the same way earlier this month against Clintonville.

A defensive and low scoring first half, saw the Spartans slowly build a lead and took a 20-8 advantage into the locker room at halftime.  That set the stage for rally by Oconto Falls and Adams making L-C history.

Oconto Falls used full-court pressure and was able to cut into the Spartans lead early in the second half and managed to tie the game at 35-35 with just over a minute left in the game.

After a missed shot by the Panthers that would have given them their first lead of the night, Spartan Gabby Wech hit the first of two free throws and Thiry rebounded the second one and converted the hoop with a foul to eventually give L-C a four point lead with less than :30 left to secure the victory. 

Thiry led the Spartans with 18 points and Adams finished with 17.  Oconto Falls was led by Alexis Euchlide with 13 points and conference-leading rebounder Haily Peitersen scored 11 points before fouling out with eight minutes to play. 

Luxemburg-Casco will now prepare to play the Pulaski Red Raiders next Tuesday at home in a WIAA State Regional tournament quarterfinal.  The game will be broadcast on 96.7 WBDK and streamed on NewRadioSportsNetwork.com starting at 6:30 pm with the pregame and tipoff at 7 pm from Luxemburg-Casco High School.