Boys Basketball: Litchfield topples Melrose
COLLEGEVILLE -- Jon Terning scored 17 points, Zach Whitchurch and Zach Kinny added 16 each and Mitch Wollin recorded 15 points to lead Litchfield past Melrose Monday in a non-conference boys basketball game.
The boys game was played at Collegeville before the St. John's-St. Mary's men's game.
Kinny pulled down eight rebounds and Justin Walters had seven.
Scottie Stone's 25 points paced the Dutchmen (5-7). Austin VanBeck contributed 17 points.
Litchfield 79, Melrose 70
Litchfield (6-6) 28 51 -- 79
Melrose (5-7) 25 45 -- 70
LITCHFIELD - 29-55 FG (4-14 3-pt); 17-22 FT; 33 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Zach Whitchurch 16, Jon Terning 17, Zach Kinny 16, Justin Walters 7, Tyler Larson 6, Riley Pater 2, Mitch Wollin 15 ... 3-point shots: Terning 3, Wollin 1 ... Rebound leaders: Kinny 8, Walters 7 ... Assist leaders: Terning 4 ... Steal leaders: none
MELROSE - 26-59 FG (6-18 3-pt); 12-20 FT; 35 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Carson Tomsche 3, Brandon Sawyer 9, Scottie Stone 25, Carter Sawyer 4, Austin VanBeck 17, Isaac Sawyer 5, Eric Terres 5, Tanner Klaphake 2 ... 3-point shots: B.Sawyer 2, Stone 2, I.Sawyer 1 ... Rebound leaders: Tomsche 7 ... Assist leaders: C.Sawyer 5 ... Steal leaders: Terres 3
Ortonville 72, Benson 55
Trent Kuechenmeister poured in 32 points and Shane Lindahl 24 more to lead the Trojans (5-5) to victory. Ortonville was also 22 of 28 from the free-throw line.
Cody Jaeger led the Braves (5-8) with 23 points, including five 3-pointers. Sam Peterson claimed 10 rebounds.
Benson (5-8) 26 29 -- 55
Ortonville (5-5) 29 43 -- 72
BENSON - 21-60 FG (7-24 3-pt); 6-14 FT; 32 rebounds; 22 fouls ... Scoring: Cody Jaeger 23, Martin McManus 3, Colin Ose 4, Carter Fennell 7, Derek Hilleren 6, Matt Ahrndt 4, Sam Peterson 6, Thomas Claussen 4 ... 3-point shots: Jaeger 5, McManus 1, Fennell 1 ... Rebound leaders: Peterson 10, Hilleren 7 ... Assist leaders: Hilleren 4 ... Steal leaders: Fennell 3, Hilleren 3
ORTONVILLE - 23-59 FG (4-8 3-pt); 22-28 FT; 38 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Brandon Nelson 3, Trent Kuechenmeister 32, Shane Lindahl 24, Tom Rausch 2, Dan Berdan 8, Austin Swanson 2 ... 3-point shots: Nelson 1, Kuechenmeister 3 ... Rebound leaders: Lindahl 5... Assist leaders: Kuechenmeister 5 ... Steal leaders: Kuechenmeister 4
MACCRAY 83, LQPV 55
Eric Paulson scored 12 points to lead the Eagles (4-6).
Statistics for MACCRAY were not reported by LQPV.
MACCRAY (10-2) 46 37 -- 83
LQPV (4-6) 24 31 -- 55
MACCRAY - Statistics not reported
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 20-52 (7-20 3-pt); 8-13 FT; 19 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Brandon Bornhorst 5, Dylan Erickson 11, Zach Moen 6, Eric Paulson 12, Jacob Redepenning 11, Joey Schreck 6, Eric Smith 4 ... 3-point shots: Erickson 1, Paulson 3, Redepenning 1, Schreck 2 ... Rebound leaders: Erickson 6, Redepenning 5 ... Assist leaders: Moen 6 ... Steal leaders: Erickson 3, Paulson 3
Tomahawk
NUC 77, BLHS 47
Kevin Larson of the Greyhounds (3-2, 7-4) scored a game-high 28 points, which included four 3-pointers.
Cole Witter paced the Mustangs (3-4, 4-6) with 27 points.
BLHS (3-4, 4-6) 24 19 -- 47
NU Cathedral (3-2, 7-4) 44 33 -- 77
BUFFALO LAKE-HECTOR-STEWART - 17-45 FG (0-0 3-pt); 11-19 FT; 23 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Isaac Buboltz 2, Taylor Broderius 4, Ben Maiers 8, Ryan Haun 4, Jordan Swanson 2, Cole Witter 27 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: Swanson 5, Witter 5 ... Assist leaders: Maiers 4 ... Steal leaders: Witter 4
NEW ULM CATHEDRAL - 32 FG (4 3-pt); 7-14 FT; 29 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Kevin Larson 28, Ted Moha 4, Luke Olsen 4, Brian Nosbush 3, Jordan Guggisberg 2, Erk Franta 2, Ben Wolfe 6, Erik Hauser 4, Ted Shillings 4, Jeff Osbourne 4, Nick Simon 14, Pat Boch 2 ... 3-point shots: Larson 4 ... Rebound leaders: Simon 5, Nosbush 6 ... Assist leaders: Larson 5 ... Steal leaders: Wolfe 2, Larson 2
