MONTEVIDEO -- Montevideo broke out of its two-game losing streak with its second-half defense to beat Morris 74-61 in West Central South Conference action Thursday.
The Thunder Hawks (8-1, 14-3) couldn't slow down the Tigers' Taylor Witt in the first half, as he put up 21 points. But after halftime, Montevideo clamped down on him, allowing just eight.
Montevideo also made 54 percent (29 of 54) of its shots from the field and 6 of 13 from three-point range.
Jon Altena had three of the Thunder Hawks' treys and finished with a team-high 26 points, followed closely by Tyler Grey with 24. Nolan Jasperson dominated the glass, grabbing 12 rebounds. Zach Bothun added seven boards.
Tyler Wiegman of Morris, who missed the last two games with an injury, added 10 points to Witt's 29.
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Montevideo 74, Morris 61
Morris (5-5, 8-10) 36 25 -- 61
Montevideo (8-1, 14-3) 40 34 -- 74
MORRIS - 23-58 FG (9-28 3 pt); 6-12 FT; 30 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Taylor Witt 29, Tyler Wiegman 10, Andy Lembcke 7, Justin Lund 4, Nate Lund 3, Chase Rambow 3, Dustin Heck 3, Craig Knochenmus 2 ... 3-point shots: Witt 6, N. Lund 1, Rambow 1, Heck 1 ... Rebound, assist, steal leaders not available
MONTEVIDEO - 29-54 FG (6-13 3 pt); 10-16 FT; 36 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Jon Altena 26, Tyler Grey 24, Tramel Barnes 6, Todd Bergeson 6, Zach Bothun 6, Mike Amborn 2, Brady Johnson 2, Nolan Jasperson 2 ... 3-point shots: Altena 3, Bergeson 2, Grey 1 ... Rebound leader: Jasperson 12, Bothun 7 ... Assist leader: Barnes 6 ... Steal leader: Barnes 5
Benson 76, BOLD 69
The Braves (7-2, 13-3) had enough offense to hold off the Warriors (1-9, 3-16) and stay one game behind Montevideo in the conference standings.
Daniel Fragodt was one of four Benson players in double figures with 24 points. Jesse Holm posted 11 points and 14 rebounds for a double-double. Joey Fragodt added 22 points, including all four of Benson's four 3-pointers, and Tyler Guest had 13 points.
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Jake Brustuen led BOLD with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds. Zach Marcus added 12 points and nine boards, Reid Neubauer had 12 points and Ben Saunders 10.
BOLD (1-9, 3-16) 33 36 -- 69
Benson (7-2, 13-3) 36 40 -- 76
BOLD - 27-52 FG (1-6 3 pt); 14-20 FT; 50 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Jake Brustuen 13, Craig Kohout 4, Ben Saunders 10, Reid Neubauer 12, Joe Sullivan 3, Bryce Steffel 6, Justin Fahse 9, Zach Marcus 12 ... 3-point shots: Sullivan 1 ... Rebound leader: Brustuen 10, Marcus 9 ... Assist leader: Brustuen 4, Saunder 4 ... Steal leader: Brustuen 4
BENSON - 32-73 FG (4-11 3 pt); 8-21 FT; 30 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Mitch Enderson 1, Tyler Guest 13, Brett Collins 3, Daniel Fragodt 24, Aaron Hagen 2, Joey Fragodt 22, Jesse Holm 11 ... 3-point shots: J. Fragodt 4 ... Rebound leader: Holm 14, Hagen 4, Guest 4 ... Assist leader: J. Fragodt 5, D. Fragodt 4 ... Steal leader: J. Fragodt 5, D. Fragodt 5
ACGC 78, LQPV 74
Lac qui Parle Valley (3-6, 10-8) owned a 14-point lead at one point in the first half, but Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (5-5, 10-7) went to a zone on defense to rally.
Michael Martin led the charge for the Falcons with a game-high 32 points. Justin Schroeder followed with 19 and Micah Nordin had 12. Martin pulled down eight rebounds and had seven steals.
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Brady VanderVelde scored 27 points for LQPV and grabbed seven rebounds. Adam Paulson, who made all five of the Eagles' three-pointers, added 19 points and R.J. Strand had 15. Adam Schmidt also pulled down seven rebounds.
ACGC (5-5, 10-7) 39 39 -- 78
LQPV (3-6, 10-8) 36 38 -- 74
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 31-77 FG (4-17 3 pt); 19-27 FT; 30 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Micah Nordin 12, Michael Martin 32, Justin Schroeder 19, Jesse McCann 9, Matt Stratdman 6 ... 3-point shots: Nordin 1, Martin 2, McCann 1 ... Rebound leader: Martin 8, Josh Cunningham 6, Schroeder 6 ... Assist leader: Martin 6, Cunningham 6 ... Steal leader: Martin 7, McCann 5
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 29-58 FG (5-15 3 pt); 11-17 FT; 36 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Adam Paulson 19, Brady VanderVelde 27, R.J. Strand 17, Andrew Schmidt 6, Jameson Siegert 4, Lars Hegland 1 ... 3-point shots: Paulson 5 ... Rebound leader: VanderVelde 7, Schmidt 7 ... Assist leader: Randyn Funderberg 5, Strand 5 ... Steal leader: VanderVelde 1, Strand 1
