KERKHOVEN -- A 10-point advantage in free throws gave Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg an 82-76 non-conference win over Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa in boys basketball action Tuesday.
The Fighting Saints (10-5) made 15-of-23 from the charity stripe, compared to 5-of-13 for the Jaguars (5-9).
KMS' balanced attack also helped in the win, with five players achieving double digits. Jared Johnson led the way with 26 points and Nate Schlagel added 12. Grant Johnson, Jason Fernholz and Sam Kavanagh had 11 each. Fernholz also pulled down 10 rebounds.
Matt McCleary sank six 3-pointers and led BBE with 29 points. Andy Hadley added 17, Spencer Otteson 12 and Darren Braegelman 10.
KMS 82, BBE 76
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BBE (5-9) 40 36 -- 76
KMS (10-5) 49 33 -- 82
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA - 32 FG (7 3 pt); 5-13 FT; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Andy Hadley 17, Matt McCleary 29, Jordan Weller 2, Spencer Otteson 12, Isaac Anderson 4, Josh Roelike 2, Darren Braegelman 10 ... 3-point shots: Hadley 1, McCleary 6 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG - 33-74 FG (3-8 3 pt); 15-23 FT; 37 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Paul Beckman 2, Grant Johnson 11, Jason Fernholz 11, Nate Schlagel 12, Jared Johnson 26, Justin Johnson 9, Sam Kavanagh 11 ... 3-point shots: G. Johnson 3 ... Rebound leader: Ferhnolz 10, Kavanagh 9, Schlagel 9 ... Assist leader: Jared Johnson 5, Fernholz 3 ... Steal leader: G. Johnson 2, Fernholz 2, Jared Johnson 2, Justin Johnson 2
CMCS 61, YME 59
Central Minnesota Christian (10-3) almost let a six-point halftime lead slip, but Yellow Medicine East (8-6) missed a three-pointer at the final buzzer.
Brian Nelson had 17 points, Shean Gerdes 13, Brian Zimmer 11 and Adam Mikelson 10 to spark the Bluejays. Nelson also grabbed seven rebounds.
Luke Berg had 14 points and Matt Wilson 12 to pace YME. Kenton Johnson hooked seven rebounds.
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CMCS (10-3) 35 26 -- 61
YME (8-6) 29 30 -- 59
CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN - 24-43 FG (3-9 3 pt); 10-16 FT; 27 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Brian Nelson 17, Shean Gerdes 13, Brian Zimmer 11, Adam Mikelson 10, Eric Groen 4, David Poppema 4 ... 3-point shots: Nelson 2, Gerdes 1 ... Rebound leaders: Nelson 7, Zimmer 6, Poppema 5 ... Assist leader: Gerdes 5 ... Steal leader: Poppema 4
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 25-54 FG (3-16 3 pt); 6-11 FT; 27 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Luke Berg 14, Matt Wilson 12, Dylan Hempel 9, David Skjefte 8, Casey Luepke 7, Kenton Johnson 4, Shawn Neu 3, Ryan Fromm 2 ... 3-point shots: Wilson 2, Berg 1 ... Rebound leader: Johnson 7 ... Assist leader: Fromm 5 ... Steal leader: Wilson 4
NLS 73, HLWW 62
The Wildcats (14-1) dominated the boards, pulling down 44 total rebounds, including 21 offensive boards.
NLS fell behind 19-15 early in the half, but finished with a 41-28 lead.
Todd Herman's double-double of 23 points and 14 rebounds paced NLS. Tim Dreier added 14 points and Justin Haats grabbed eight rebounds.
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HLWW 28 34 -- 62
NL-Spicer (14-1) 41 32 -- 73
HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED - 25-58 FG (3-10 3 pt); 9-17 FT; 27 rebounds; 22 fouls ... Scoring: Josh Remer 17, Ryan Streich 6, Jared Glessing 10, Sean Clark 2, Tim Zander 13, Brian Pettit 6, Jake Young 4, Joe Borders 4 ... 3-point shots: Streich 2, Remer 1 ... Rebound leader: Zander 8, Pettit 6, Borders 5 ... Assist leader: Remer 5 ... Steal leader: Remer 2, Streich 2
NEW LONDON-SPICER - 29-69 FG (3-14 3 pt); 12-25 FT; 44 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Nick Carlson 8, Ben Sletta 4, Tim Dreier 14, Wade Wessling 8, Todd Herman 23, Brian Pieh 8, Justin Haats 7, Mike Danielson 1 ... 3-point shots: Carlson 1, Pieh 2 ... Rebound leader: Herman 14, Haats 8, Dreier 5 ... Assist leader: Dreier 3 ... Steal leader: Dreier 4, Herman 4
LQPV 76, Dawson-Boyd 54
Adam Paulson gunned in 22 points, including a trio of treys, and Brady VanderVelde pumped in 19 more for Lac qui Parle Valley. R.J. Strand nabbed 10 rebounds as the Eagles controled the glass 39-26.
The Blackjacks got even scoring with Matt Wold at 14 points, Jordan Dahl 12 and Dutch Hansen and Ian Hansen both at 11.
LQPV (8-6) 35 41 -- 76
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Dawson-Boyd (3-11) 23 31 -- 54
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 28-56 FG (5-13 3 pt); 16-23 FT; 39 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Adam Paulson 22, Brady VanderVelde 19, Eddie Massee 2, Lars Hegland 4, Randy Funderberg 3, R.J. Strand 7, Philip Rotunda 2, Ryan Sigdahl 2, Andrew Schmidt 6, Jameson Siegert 4, Caleb Dufrane 3, Aaron Brehmer 2 ... 3-point shots: Paulson 3, Funderberg 1, Strand 1 ... Rebound leader: Strand 10 ... Assist leader: Rotunda 5 ... Steal leader: Paulson 2, VanderVelde 2, Ben Dolan 2
DAWSON-BOYD - 22-47 FG (2-9 3 pt); 8-12 FT; 26 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Jordan Dahl 12, Dutch Hansen 11, Joe Anderson 4, Ian Hansen 11, Colin Lee 2, Matt Wold 14 ... 3-point shots: D. Hansen 1, I. Hansen 1 ... Rebound leader: D. Hansen 7 ... Assist leader: D. Hansen 5 ... Steal leader: Lee 2
