GROVE CITY -- Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City started the second half of its non-conference boys basketball game against Kimball with a bang and rode it to a 61-48 win Friday.
Leading 24-18 at halftime, the Falcons (1-1) got back-to-back three pointers from Cullen Fischer.
Justin Schroeder led ACGC with 23 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. Micah Nordin and Michael Martin added 11 each. Nordin also had nine rebounds.
ACGC 61, Kimball 48
Kimball 18 30 -- 48
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ACGC (1-1) 24 37 -- 61
KIMBALL - 20 FG (2 3 pt); 6-20 FT; rebounds not available; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Jeff Hunt 2, Matt Dingmann 5, Jason Tenney 3, Robbie Massmann 8, Kevin Sommers 2, Jeff Miller 2, Keith Massburg 2, Steve Schultz 3, Devin Rosenow 21 ... 3-point shots: Dingmann 1, Tenney 1
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 24-52 FG (7-20 3 pt); 6-9 FT; 33 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Micah Nordin 11, Michael Martin 11, Brent Raske 4, Cullen Fischer 6, Josh Cunningham 2, Justin Schroeder 23, Jesse McCann 2, Matt Stradtmann 2 ... 3-point shots: Nordin 1, Martin 1, Fischer 2, Schroeder 3 ... Rebound leader: Schroeder 10, Nordin 9 ... Assist leader: Schroeder 4 ... Steal leader: Martin 3 ... Blocks: Schroeder 3
BBE 56, Paynesville 49
The Jaguars (1-1) sank 11 three-pointers out of 15 field goals made, utilizing its speed against Paynesville's size to get the open shot.
Matt McCleary made four treys and scored 14 points to lead BBE. Josh Roelike had three 3-pointers for nine points, Jordan Weller added 13 points and Spencer Otteson had 10.
Cory Nietfeld scored a game-high 25 points for the Bulldogs (1-1) and grabbed 12 rebounds.
BBE (1-1) 24 32 -- 56
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Paynesville (1-1) 22 27 -- 49
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA - 15 FG (11 3 pt); 15-23 FT; rebounds not available; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Andy Hadley 4, Matt McCleary 14, Michael Rodgers 6, Jordan Weller 13, Spencer Otteson 10, Josh Roelike 9 ... 3-point shots: Roelike 3, McCleary 4, Weller 2, Otteson 2
PAYNESVILLE - 18 FG (3 3 pt); 10-18 FT; 37 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Aaron Braun 4, Ben Moser 3, Mark Andrie 9, Elliott Wall 2, Derek Stanger 6, Cory Nietfeld 25 ... 3-point shots: Nietfeld 1, Andrie 1, Moser 1 ... Rebound leader: Nietfeld 12, Stanger 6, Braun 5, Moser 6 ... Assist leader: Wall 3 ... Steal leader: Nietfeld 4
West Central South Morris 55, LQPV 48
Morris Area (1-0, 1-1) hit all four of its three-pointers in the first half to build up a 19-point lead. Lac qui Parle Valley (0-1, 0-2) did get within five late, but the Eagles couldn't overcome shooting only 34 percent from the field.
Justin Lund and Tyler Wiegman both had 13 points to lead a balanced attack for the Tigers. Wiegman also supplied 10 rebounds and three assists while Craig Knochenmus amassed nine points and nine rebounds.
The Eagles got a game-high 18 points from Brady VanderVelde and nine points, five assists and three steals from Adam Paulson.
Morris Area (1-0, 1-1) 38 17 -- 55
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LQPV (0-1, 0-2) 19 29 -- 48
MORRIS AREA - 20-41 FG (4-9 3 pt); 11-30 FT; 37 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Aaron Lund 2, Nathan Lund 7, Chase Rambow 2, Justin Lund 13, Craig Knochenmus 9, Andy Lembcke 9, Tyler Wiegman 13 ... 3-point shots: J. Lund 2, N. Lund 1, Wiegman 1 ... Rebound leaders: Wiegman 10, Knochenmus 9 ... Assist leader: Wiegman 3 ... Steal leader: not available
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 20-59 FG (5-17 3 pt); 3-8 FT; 24 rebounds; 23 fouls ... Scoring: Adam Paulson 9, Brady VanderVelde 18, Lars Hegland 2, R.J. Strand 2, Phil Rotunda 3, Andrew Schmidt 2, Jameson Siegert 4, Ben Dolan 8 ... 3-point shots: Paulson 3, Dolen 2 ... Rebound leaders: Rotunda 5, Schmidt 5 ... Assist leader: Paulson 5 ... Steal leader: Paulson 3
Camden North
Canby 67, Dawson-Boyd 49
Canby center Eric Stuart scored 24 points and sophomore guard Brady Miller added 15 (three treys) as the Lancers beat Dawson-Boyd in the conference opener.
Jordan Dahl got 15 points for the Blackjacks, who shot 36 percent to Canby's 55 percent.
The Blackjacks' Dutch Hansen added eight points, Ian Hanson seven and Matt Wold six points and eight rebounds.
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Canby (1-0, 2-2) 33 34 -- 67
Dawson-Boyd (0-1, 0-3) 22 27 -- 49
CANBY - 24-44 FG (7-11 3 pt); 12-16 FT; 26 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Brady Miller 15, Eric Nefstad 11, Josh Dressen 10, Jon Koenig 3, Eric Stuart 24, Jamie Moser 4 ... 3-point shots: Miller 3, Nefstad 2, Dressen 1, Koenig 1
DAWSON-BOYD - 16-44 FG (5-8 3 pt); 10-16 FT; 26 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Jordan Dahl 15, Dutch Hansen 8, Joe Anderson 3, Jake Farmen 2, Ian Hanson 7, Colin Lee 4, Ryan Anderson 4, Matt Wold 6 ... 3-point shots: Dahl 3, D. Hansen 1, I. Hanson 1 ... Rebound leader: Wold 8 ... Assist leader: Joe Anderson 5 ... Steal leader: Dahl 5
