GLENWOOD -- A 42-point first half was more than enough for New London-Spicer in a 67-50 win over Minnewaska in West Central North boys basketball action Thursday.
While the Wildcat (3-1, 7-3) offense was putting up the points, the defense shut down the Lakers, holding them to 22 points.
Minnewaska (2-2, 4-5) fared better in the second half, but it was only able to shave three points off NLS' lead.
Wade Powers led three Wildcats in double figures with 16 points. Skylar Wachter followed with 15 points and Jordan Radel had 14.
Jordan Hendricks scored 17 points to pace the Lakers.
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New London-Spicer 67, Minnewaska 50
NL-Spicer (3-1, 7-3) 42 25 -- 67
Minnewaska (2-2, 4-5) 22 28 -- 50
NEW LONDON-SPICER - 27-51 FG (3-11 3 pt); 10-16 FT; 26 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Wade Powers 16, Skylar Wachter 15, Jordan Radel 14, Jackson Wright 6, Austen Hadley 6, Chris Tengwall 4, Erik Tengwall 2, Sam Steffl 2, Matt Dreier 2 ... 3-point shots: Radel 2, Wright 1 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
MINNEWASKA - 17-42 FG (2-6 3 pt); 14-25 FT; 15 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Jordan Hendricks 17, Jon Hoffmann 5, Jordan Johnsrud 7, Mike Anderson 7, Bret Peterson 3, Adam Weber 4, Aaron Gregersen 5, Ira Ammend 2 ... 3-point shots: Hoffmann 1, Hendricks 1 ... Rebound leaders: Hoffmann 4 ... Assist leaders: Gregersen 5 ... Steal leaders: Hendricks 5
Paynesville 72, St. Cloud Cathedral 57
The Bulldogs (3-0, 6-1) turned up the heat in the second half, outscoring the Crusaders (0-3, 2-6), 40-31.
Ben Moser of Paynesville led all scorers with 26 points. Colin Spooner and Cory Nietfeld added 11 points each. Nathan Nietfeld grabbed nine rebounds.
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SC Cathedral (0-3, 2-6) 26 31 -- 57
Paynesville (3-0, 6-1) 32 40 -- 72
ST. CLOUD CATHEDRAL - 20 FG (5 3 pt); 12-20 FT; 30 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Brace Hemmelgam 9, Tyler Hagen 11, Zach Schroeder 3, Andrew Leintz 1, Adam Theis 15, Mike Laraway 6, Sean Carnahan 2 ... 3-point shots: Hemmelgam 1, Hagen 1, Theis 3 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
PAYNESVILLE - 27 FG (6 3 pt); 12-19 FT; 24 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Colin Spooner 11, Ben Moser 26, Mitchell Marlow 7, Elliott Wall 6, Cory Nietfeld 11, Nathan Nietfeld 7, Ted Hoffman 2, Alex Svejkovsky 2 ... 3-point shots: Spooner 3, Moser 1, Marlow 1, N. Nietfeld 1 ... Rebound leaders: N. Nietfeld 9, C. Nietfeld 7 ... Assist leaders: N. Nietfeld 3, Spooner 3 ... Steal leaders: C. Nietfeld 6, Moser 4
Camden North
MACCRAY 63, Lakeview 60
Justin Koenen with 24 points and Zach Thissen with 18 lifted MACCRAY (3-1, 5-3) into a first-place tie in the Camden North Conference with Lakeview (3-1, 5-4).
Thissen also grabbed 12 rebounds as MACCRAY overcame a game-high 25 points from Lakeview's Zach Meyer.
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MACCRAY (3-1, 5-3) 30 33 -- 63
Lakeview (3-1, 5-4) 29 31 -- 60
MACCRAY - 23 FG (1 3 pt); 16-23 FT; 27 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Zach Thissen 18, Justin Koenen 24, Ben Perry 7, Cody Haas 2, Justin Tammen 8, Jay Hilbrands 4 ... 3-point shots: Koenen 1 ... Rebound leader: Thissen 12 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leader: none
LAKEVIEW - 27 FG (2 3 pt); 4-6 FT; 24 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Joe Bakker 4, Chris Dahl 14, Zach Meyer 25, Derek Goldberg 7, Keith Brewers 6, Perry Bossuyt 4 ... 3-point shots: Dahl 1, Meyer 1 ... Rebound leaders: Goldberg 6, Brewers 5, Meyer 5, Dahl 5 ... Assist leaders: Bakker 3, Dahl 3 ... Steal leaders: Dahl 2
Non-Conference
YME 63, Minneota 39
Four players scored in double figures for the Sting (6-2), led by Dylan Hempel with 18 points. He made four 3-pointers. Kenton Johnson followed with 16 points, Shawn Neu 13 and Casey Luepke 10.
Hempel and Johnson grabbed seven rebounds each. Taylor Tollefson had six assists.
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Minneota 20 19 -- 39
YME (6-2) 41 22 -- 63
MINNEOTA - 17-49 FG (1-9 3 pt); 4-7 FT; 30 rebounds; 9 fouls ... Scoring: Danny Hennen 16, Tyson Sonnenburg 6, Trent Hennen 4, Adam Hoffman 4, Allan Noyes 4, Seth Hennen 3, Jerren Roberts 2 ... 3-point shots: S. Hennen 1 ... Rebound leaders: Rob Hennen 7, D. Hennen 6 ... Assist leaders: Hoffman 3 ... Steal leaders: Hoffman 4
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 23-52 FG (7-14 3 pt); 10-13 FT; 33 rebounds; 7 fouls ... Scoring: Dylan Hempel 18, Kenton Johnson 16, Shawn Neu 13, Casey Luepke 10, Taylor Tollefson 3, Andrew Walters 2, Wade Formo 1 ... 3-point shots: Hempel 4, Neu 2, Tollefson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Hempel 7, Johnson 7 ... Assist leaders: Tollefson 6, Neu 5 ... Steal leaders: Johnson 3, Neu 3
