BENSON -- Benson's aggressive offensive style and defense overcame a poor shooting night for a 62-48 West Central South boys basketball win over Morris Tuesday.
The Braves (1-0, 3-0) shot 39 percent (23 of 59) from the field and made only 12 of 25 free throws overall. But continually pressing to the basket and grabbing 14 offensive rebounds, plus forcing 17 Morris turnovers led to a lead as big as 20 points in the second half.
Daniel Fragodt scored a game-high 28 points for the Braves. Brett Collins added 10 points and Eric Lee grabbed nine boards.
Craig Knochenmus tallied 16 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Tigers (0-1, 1-2). Leading scorer Taylor Witt was held to six points.
Benson 62, Morris 48
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Morris (0-1, 1-2) 24 24 -- 48
Benson (1-0, 3-0) 35 27 -- 62
MORRIS - 19-46 FG (1-10 3 pt); 9-15 FT; 32 rebounds; 23 fouls ... Scoring: Aaron Lund 8, Taylor Witt 6, Justin Lund 6, Craig Knochenmus 16, Ben Ehlers 2, Mitch Leonard 9, Kirby Sayles 1 ... 3-point shots: Knochenmus 1 ... Rebound leaders: Knochenmus 8, Witt 7, Chris Scott 5 ... Assist leaders: Witt 5 ... Steal leaders: Knochenmus 4
BENSON - 23-59 FG (4-10 3 pt); 12-25 FT; 34 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Aaron Lindahl 8, Brett Collins 10, Daniel Fragodt 28, John Chevalier 4, Mitchell Kent 6, Eric Lee 6 ... 3-point shots: Lindahl 1, Collins 1, Kent 2 ... Rebound leaders: Lee 9, Lindahl 6, Fragodt 6 ... Assist leaders: Collins 3, Chevalier 2 ... Steal leaders: Kent 2
YME 70, ACGC 60
The Sting improved to 4-0 as Kenton Johnson netted 18 points andhooked nine rebounds and Casey Luepke had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Trailing 34-33 at halftime, YME bolted ahead when Johnson hit four consecutive baskets in the low post. Taylor Tollefson addd 13 pointsm Dylan Hempel 11 and Shane Neu nine for the Sting.
For ACGC (0-1, 3-2), Matt Stradtmann and Kyle Johnson had 11 points apiece and Bryce Thorpe and Jordan Tanner had 10 each. Stradtmann also pulled down 13 rebounds.
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ACGC (0-1, 3-2) 34 26-- 60
YME (1-0, 4-0) 33 37-- 70
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 24-57 FG (4-19 3 pt); 8-14 FT; 34 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Matt Stradtmann 11, Kyle Johnson 11, Bryce Thorpe 10, Jordan Tanner 10, Justin Schroeder 9, Joel Slinden 4, Vance Martin 3, Jesse McCann 2 ... 3-point shots: Tanner 2, Schroeder 1, Martin 1 ... Rebound leaders: Stradtmann 13 ... Assist leaders: Tanner 4 ... Steal leaders: Tanner 6
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 25-62 FG (4-12 3 pt); 16-22 FT; 35 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Kenton Johnson 18, Casey Luepke 15, Taylor Tollefson 13, Dylan Hempel 11, Shawn Neu 9, Andrew Gunderson 4 ... 3-point shots: Tollefson 3, Hempel 1 ... Rebound leaders: Luepke 11, Johnson 9 ... Assist leaders: Neu 5 ... Steal leaders: Hempel 4
Montevideo 88, BOLD 53
Montevideo raced out to 54 points in the first half in the conference opener Tuesday.
Tyler Grey and Tramel Barnes each eclipsed the 20-point mark with 24 and 21, respectively for the Thunder Hawks (1-0, 3-0). Eric Brandon had nine rebounds, Barnes dished out seven assists and Mike Amborn had five steals.
Justin Fahse scored 19 points and grabbed 10 boards to lead the Warriors (0-1, 1-2). Trent Niesen and Alex Jacobs added 10 points each.
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BOLD (0-1, 1-2) 25 28 -- 53
Montevideo (1-0, 3-0) 54 34 -- 88
BOLD - 19-57 FG (1-6 3 pt); 14-24 FT; 34 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Justin Fahse 19, Trent Niesen 10, Alex Jacobs 10, Ross Okins 5, Josh Jacobs 3, Craig Gartner 2, Joey Sullivan 2, Ross Neubauer 2 ... 3-point shots: J. Jacobs 1 ... Rebound leaders: Fahse 10 ... Assist leaders: J. Jacobs 3 ... Steal leaders: Neubauer 3
MONTEVIDEO - 34-81 FG (4-7 3 pt); 16-22 FT; 56 rebounds; 24 fouls ... Scoring: Tyler Grey 24, Trammel Barnes 21, Nolan Jasperson 8, Tyler Ray 7, Mike Amborn 7, Jeff Jerve 5, Cameron Vien 4, Todd Bergeson 4, Eric Brandon 3, Nick Spaeth 3, Brock Ackerman 2 ... 3-point shots: Grey 2, Ray 1, Brandon 1 ... Rebound leaders: Brandon 9, Jasperson 8, Grey 7, Vien 7 ... Assist leaders: Barnes 7, Brandon 3 ... Steal leaders: Amborn 5, Grey 4, Barnes 4
