Boys basketball roundup: Dragons torch Royals
MINNEAPOLIS — Litchfield broke open a close game in the second half and the Dragons won their sixth straight game, 60-42, over Watertown-Mayer on Saturday at the Target Center.
Zach Whitchurch hit four 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 17 points.
Riley Pater had 14 points and 6 rebounds and Dylan Koll scored 13 points and grabbed 5 boards.
The Dragons are 18-5 overall and have won nine of their last 10 games.
They play at Dassel-Cokato on Tuesday before finishing the regular season at home against New London-Spicer on Friday.
Litchfield 60, W-M 42
Litchfield (18-5) 24 36 — 60
Watertown-Mayer (14-11) 22 20 — 42
LITCHFIELD – 21-48 FG (8-15 3-pt); 10-15 FT; 23 rebounds; 13 fouls … Scoring: Zach Whitchurch 17, Dylan Koll 13, Jordan Redepenning 3, Zach Kinny 5, Joel Madsen 2, Alex Hendricks 6, Riley Pater 14 … 3-point shots: Whitchurch 4, Koll 1, Redepenning 1, Hendricks 2 … Rebound leaders: Pater 6, Koll 5 … Assist leaders: Kinny 6 … Steal leaders: Cameron Sundmark 3, Pater 3, Kinny 3
WATERTOWN-MAYER – 17-39 FG (4-15 3-pt); 2-5 FT; 15 rebounds; 14 fouls … Scoring: Barna Berenyi 5, Jacob Wandersee 13, Hunter Hulley 2, Caleb Fails 2, Luke Sandquist 20 … 3-point shots: Berenyi 1, Wandersee 3 … Rebound leaders: NA … Assist leaders: NA … Steal leaders: NA
Sauk Centre 80,
Benson 58
Adams Buschette and Knoblauch combined to score 49 points and Sauk Centre eased past Benson 80-58 on Saturday afternoon.
The Braves got 17 points from Colin Ose and 12 points from Daniel Lee.
Aaron Ahrndt scored 10 points for the Braves.
Sauk Centre (18-5) 48 32 — 80
Benson (9-15) 26 32 — 58
SAUK CENTRE – 30-73 FG (5-18 3-pt); 15-20 FT; 43 rebounds; 18 fouls … Scoring: Seth Otte 6, Patrick Knoblauch 17, Austin Landkammer 4, Matthew Moritz 9, Josh Buschette 11, Dylan Kohorst 6, Nick Adams 21, Adam Jensen 2, Austin Nelson 2, Weber 2 … 3-point shots: Otte 1, Knoblauch 2, Moritz 1, Buschette 1 … Rebound leaders: Adams 16, Moritz 9 … Assist leaders: Knoblauch 6 … Steal leaders: Adams 3
BENSON – 19-56 FG (6-15 3-pt); 14-18 FT; 21 rebounds; 17 fouls … Scoring: Daniel Lee 12, Aaron Ahrndt 10, Colin Ose 17, Tyler Krienke 2, Christian Larson 5, Zach Jensen 3, Jacob Goff 8, Hayden Lee 1 … 3-point shots: D.Lee 2, Ahrndt 2, Ose 1, Larson 1 … Rebound leaders: Ose 7 … Assist leaders: D.Lee 2 … Steal leaders: D.Lee 3
