Boys Basketball: Monte bashes Lake Crystal-WM 66-47
Tribune Staff Report
GRANITE FALLS -- Jake Douglas' game-high 23 points paced a group of three players that scored in double figures for Montevideo on Thursday as the Thunder Hawks soared past Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 66-47 to advance to the Section 3AA North final.
The No. 2-seeded Thunder Hawks (22-5) will get another chance at top-seeded Redwood Valley (25-1) as the two will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall in the sub-section championship. The Cardinals beat Montevideo 60-54 on their home court on Jan. 19.
The Cardinals won their 10th straight on Thursday by taking out BOLD 58-42.
Colton Vien added 15 points and Brett Bergeson another 10 for Montevideo, which shot 56 percent from the field. Vien also hooked 7 rebounds, Douglas 6 and Kyle TeBeest 6 more. TeBeest (6) and Bergeson (5) combined to hand out 11 assists.
Montevideo 67, LCWM 47
LCWM (21-7) 20 27 -- 47
Montevideo (22-5) 32 35 -- 67
LAKE CRYSTAL-WELLCOME MEMORIAL - 17-53 FG (5-8 3-pt); 8-15 FT; 27 rebounds; 10 fouls ... Scoring: Bryson Yackel 14, Sam Krahling 10, Michael Coates 9, Isaac Schultz 3, Jarrett Imlay 8, Gabe Jimenez 2, Nick Kelly 1 ... 3-point shots: Krahling 3, Yackel 1, Schultz 1 ... Rebound leaders: Coates 12, Imlay 4 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leaders: Yackel 3
MONTEVIDEO - 28-50 FG (5-10 3-pt); 5-6 FT; 33 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Jake Douglas 23, Colton Vien 15, Brett Bergeson 10, Phillip Ward 8, Austin Hoehne 4, Brett Erickson 4, Kyle TeBeest 2 ... 3-point shots: Bergeson 2, Ward 2, Vien 1 ... Rebound leaders: Vien 7, Douglas 6, TeBeest 6 ... Assist leaders: TeBeest 6, Bergeson 5 ... Steal leaders: none
