Boys basketball: MACCRAY edges Thunder Hawks

CLARA CITY — The clash of neighboring school districts came down to the final seconds on Monday evening.
With 15 seconds left, Montevideo’s freshman forward Troy Diggins potted a pair of free throws to forge a 48-all tie.
The MACCRAY Wolverines came back the other way and Carter Asche took a 3-point shot from the corner. It snapped the net with 4 seconds showing on the second-half clock.
The Thunder Hawks desperation 3-pointer hit the backboard and the Wolverines celebrated a 51-48 victory.
The Wolverines (9-3) led at half 25-21; the second half was nip-and-tuck all the way.
Diggins finished with 15 points, Jordan Thompson 10, Austin Hansen 9 and Ryan Maroney 8. The Hawks played minus top scorer Jesse Brace, reportedly out with a knee injury.
Asche’s 17 points topped the Wolverines’ scoring column. Taylor Thissen supplied 14 points and 7 rebounds.
MACCRAY 51, Montevideo 48
Montevideo (7-4) 21 27 — 48
MACCRAY (9-3) 25 26 — 51
MONTEVIDEO – 21-50 FG (3-16 3-pt); 3-6 FT; 27 rebounds; 13 fouls … Scoring: Ryan Maroney 8, Jordan Thompson 10, Austin Hansen 9, Troy Diggins 15, Blake Jorgensen 2, Spencer Hildahl 4 … 3-point shots: Thompson 2, Diggins 1 … Rebound leaders: Hildahl 8, Maroney 6 … Assist leaders: Maroney 7… Steal leaders: Thompson 3
MACCRAY – 20-47 FG (2-10 3-pt); 9-14 FT; 24 rebounds; 8 fouls … Scoring: Jacob Ayiles 3, Cody Boonstra 3, Aaron Jaenisch 2, Carter Asche 17, Taylor Thissen 14, Bailey Boike 12 … 3-point shots: Asche, Ayiles … Rebound leaders: Thissen 7, Asche 5, Boike 5 … Assist leaders: Ayiles 4, Boonstra 3, Thissen 3 … Steal leaders: Thissen 3
BBE 65, Osakis 31
The Jaguars’ Brian Goodwin scored 17 points, James Kuefler had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Trey Heinsius scored 10 points.
The 13-0 Jaguars had the game well in hand by halftime but head coach Dave Montbriand said the team’s shooting needs work. BBE shot 42 percent but hit just 2 of 12 3-pointers and 5 of 11 free throws.
“Hopefully we’ll start making some threes and free throws,” Montbriand said. “Right now we’re winning with defense.”
BBE, which upped its state-best winning streak to 46 games, plays next at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Lakers (7-3 overall) and Jaguars both are 3-0 in the Central Minnesota Conference.
“A road game there, that’s one of the tough ones on our schedule,” Montbriand said.
BBE (13-0) 43 22 — 65
Osakis (0-10) 13 18 — 31
BBE – 29-69 FG (2-12 3-pt); 5-11 FT; 30 rebounds; 18 fouls … Scoring: Alex Wozmek 6, Trey Heinsius 10, Austin Imdieke 4, Brian Goodwin 17, Adam Heinze 1, James Kuefler 11, Billy Borgerding 8, Alex Schuman 2, Tanner Heinsius 6 … 3-point shots: Tanner Heinsius 2 … Rebound leaders: Kuefler 11 … Assist leaders: Goodwin 6, Kuefler 3 … Steal leaders: Kuefler 7, Goodwin 5, Trey Heinsius 4
OSAKIS – 10-26 FG (0-8 3-pt); 11-19 FT; 18 rebounds; 14 fouls … Scoring: Kilar Vimmel 4, Hunter Scherr 6, Mitchell Tersteeg 2, Brandon Giesler 2, Drew Fearing 3, Joe Kotek 4, Doug Vimmel 8, Jesse Sorenson 2 … 3-point shots: None … Rebound leaders: K.Vimmel 7 … Assist leaders: None … Steal leaders: None
ACGC 76, BLHS 71
West Central South Conference co-leader ACGC survived a strong non-conference test from Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart in Hector.
Taylor Larson hit five 3-point shots and scored 26 points to lead the Falcons, who improved to 10-3 overall.
Dylan Hoerchler hit 8 of 9 free throw attempts and finished with 22 points for ACGC, which rebounded from a three-point halftime deficit.
Mason Clark led the Mustangs with 24 points and 7 rebounds. Ryan Coulter scored 18 points and Kyle Kubesh had 10 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.
ACGC (10-3) 37 39 — 76
BLHS (5-4) 40 31 — 71
ACGC – 26-64 FG (7-26 3-pt); 17-22 FT; 18 rebounds; 15 fouls … Scoring: Jordan Nelson 9, Taylor Larson 26, Dylan Hoerchler 22, David Kinzler 6, Austin Mueller 4, Logan Jacobs 1, Colton Minnick 8 … 3-point shots: Larson 5, Hoerchler 2 … Rebound leaders: Jacobs 5, Minnick 5 … Assist leaders: NA … Steal leaders: NA
BLHS – 27-57 FG (6-11 3-pt); 11-21 FT; 31 rebounds; 20 fouls … Scoring: Ryan Coulter 18, Tyler Pagenkopf 6, Josh Swanson 7, Mason Clark 24, Tate Lange 6, Kyle Kubesh 10 … 3-point shots: Clark 3, Pagenkopf 2, Swanson 1 … Rebound leaders: Kubesh 14, Clark 7 … Assist leaders: NA … Steal leaders: NA