Strong finish lifts Kernel girls past Watertown for season-opening road win

Strong finish lifts Kernel girls past Watertown for season-opening road win

WATERTOWN — On the strength of a big fourth quarter, the Mitchell High School girls basketball team found the win column in its season opener on Tuesday night. Closing the game on a 19-7 push after surrendering the lead in the final frame, the Kernels fended off Watertown 49-39 in an Eastern South Dakota Conference matchup at the Watertown Civic Arena. “That fourth quarter was really good,” said MHS head coach Dave Brooks. “They kind of came at …