CLARA CITY -- MACCRAY held Canby to just 15 points in the second half after owning a slim lead at halftime and got 22 points from Zach Thissen as the Wolverines tripped up Canby 63-35 in the Camden Conference Tuesday.
The Wolverines (4-1, 6-3) led 25-20 at halftime before erupting for 38 points in the second half which saw Canby make just four field goals.
Brock Madsen followed Thissen with 12 points and Justin Koenen chipped in 11 more for MACCRAY, which was just 2-for-4 at the free-throw line. Matt Leese yanked down nine rebounds while Koenen also collected eight assists and seven rebounds.
MACCRAY 63, Canby 35
Canby 20 15 -- 35
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MACCRAY (4-1, 6-3) 25 38 -- 63
CANBY - 13-46 FG (2-10 3 pt); 7-12 FT; 23 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Brady Miller 3, Kyle Mamer 10, Eric Nefstead 4, Jordan Clarksean 2, Dallas Stone 2, Jamie Mosier 8, Travis Norgaard 4 ... 3-point shots: Mamer 2 ... Rebound leader: Mosier 9 ... Assist leader: none ... Steal leader: Jeremy Miller 3
MACCRAY - 28-57 FG (5-14 3 pt); 2-4 FT; 38 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Zach Thissen 22, Justin Koenen 11, Brock Madsen 12, Ben Perry 5, Matt Leese 4, Jay Hilbrands 5, Cody Haas 2, Austin Hinrichs 2 ... 3-point shots: Thissen 1, Koenen 1, Madsen 2, Perry 1 ... Rebound leaders: Leese 9, Koenen 7 ... Assist leaders: Koenen 8, Leese 5 ... Steal leaders: Thissen 4, Madsen 3, Perry 3, Leese 3
Lincoln County 63, RCW 62
The Jaguars (1-4, 2-7) fought back from a 15-point deficit in the second half, capped by Tyler Kleinhuizen's three-pointer with a couple of seconds remaining.
Lincoln County turned the ball over on the inbounds pass, but RCW didn't get the shot off in time.
Brent Jansen scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to pace the Jaguars. Nate Johannsen scored 19 points and Kleinhuizen had 14.
Lincoln County 33 30 -- 63
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RCW (1-4, 2-7) 19 43 -- 62
LINCOLN COUNTY - 17 FG (7 3 pt); 22-30 FT; 28 rebounds; 23 fouls ... Scoring: Clint Schindler 13, Jared Beer 10, Greg Olson 9, Brandon Ness 27, Scott Midtaun 2, Alex Besselman 2 ... 3-point shots: Beer 1, Ness 6 ... Rebound leaders: Schindler 11 ... Assist leaders: Olson 7 ... Steal leaders: Schindler 6
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST - 26-55 FG (3-5 3 pt); 7-19 FT; 30 rebounds; 26 fouls ... Scoring: Phil Erickson 6, Tyler Kleinhuizen 14, Anthony Holwerda 5, Nate Johannsen 19, Ryan Marcus 2, Brent Jansen 14, Junior Ramirez 2 ... 3-point shots: Erickson 2, Kleinhuizen 1 ... Rebound leaders: Jansen 11, Johannsen 6 ... Assist leaders: Ramirez 3 ... Steal leaders: Kleinhuizen 4
RTR 67, KMS 61
Michael Johnson scored 13 of his game-high 18 points in the second half as RTR rallied from a 33-29 halftime deficit to upend KMS (3-2, 6-3).
Sam Kavanagh led the Fighting Saints with 15 points, seven rebounds and five blocked shots. Taylor Freetly had 10 points.
RTR 29 38 -- 67
KMS (3-2, 6-3) 33 28 -- 61
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RUSSELL-TYLER-RUTHTON - 24 FG (1 3 pt); 18-30 FT; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Taylor Posfall 4, Matt Gordon 4, Colton Sanderson 8, Brendan Rupp 9, Michael Johnson 18, Brady Alderson 12, Spencer Kor 9, Mark Erickson 2, Adam Baker 1 ... 3-point shots: Johnson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Johnson 11 ... Assist leaders: Sanderson 5 ... Steal leaders: Sanderson 3, Kor 3
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG - 20-59 FG (1-4 3 pt); 20-33 FT; 21 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Brant Beckman 8, Justin Johnson 4, Taylor Freetly 10, Mark Skoglund 7, Nate Schlagel 9, Cole Berget 8, Sam Kavanagh 15 ... 3-point shots: Schlagel 1 ... Rebound leaders: Kavanagh 7 ... Assist leaders: Kavanagh 2, Skoglund 2, Freetly 2, Schlagel 2, Berget 2 ... Steal leaders: Johnson 2, Schlagel 2, Beckman 2 ... Blocked shots: Kavanagh 5
Wright County
Annandale 54, Litchfield 26
The Cardinals jumped on the host Dragons for a 35-9 halftime lead on the way to improving to 7-1.
The Dragons made 11 of 45 shots (24 percent). Calvin Pehle made two 3-pointers to lead Litchfield with six points.
Chad Hanson cashed four 3-pointers for Annandale to finish with 16 points, plus nine rebounds.
Annandale (2-1, 7-1) 35 19 -- 54
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Litchfield (2-1, 4-6) 9 17 -- 26
ANNANDALE - 21-50 FG (9-24 3 pt); 3-5 FT; 23 rebounds; 6 fouls ... Scoring: Tim Quack 6, Mike Starke 3, Mike Boxell 5, Sam Marsnik 4, Jake Kovall 14, Jeremy Schmidt 5, Chuck Bonine 1, Chad Hansen 16 ... 3-point shots: Starke 1, Boxell 1, Kovall 2, Schmidt 1, Hansen 4 ... Rebound leaders: Hansen 9 ... Assist leaders: Kovall 5 ... Steal leaders: none
LITCHFIELD - 11-45 FG (3-15 3 pt); 1-4 FT; 25 rebounds; 5 fouls ... Scoring: Peter Zender 2, Zach Nelson 5, Jarit Euerle 1, Steve Hendrickson 2, Michael Bruesewitz 4, Calvin Pehle 6, Mike Bredeson 2, Dominic Devine 2, Tyler Puckett 2 ... 3-point shots: Nelson 1, Pehle 2 ... Rebound leaders: Bruesewitz 7 ... Assist leaders: Puckett 2, Bredeson 2 ... Steal leaders: Zender 2
Non-Conference
West Central 80, Morris 69
Morris (3-5) launched 73 shots and made 38 percent, but West Central (8-1) sank seven 3-pointers compared to Morris' three.
Taylor Witt scored 20 points to pace the Tigers and also grabbed eight rebounds. Justin Lund added 12 points and eight boards.
West Central (8-1) 35 45 -- 80
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Morris (3-5) 27 42 -- 69
WEST CENTRAL - 29-52 FG (7-17 3 pt); 15-25 FT; 42 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Derek Bredy 6, Adam Rudd 8, Jaime Magnuson 8, Kolton Lee 31, Tyler Krump 17, John Leis 10 ... 3-point shots: Rudd 2, Lee 5 ... Rebound leaders: Krump 10, Lee 9, Magnuson 8 ... Assist leaders: Magnuson 5 ... Steal leaders: none
MORRIS - 28-73 FG (3-14 3 pt); 10-20 FT; 32 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Aaron Lund 2, Nate Lund 6, Taylor Witt 20, Justin Lund 12, Craig Knochenmus 9, Chris Scott 5, Mitch Leonard 5 ... 3-point shots: Witt 1, J. Lund 2 ... Rebound leaders: Witt 8, J. Lund 8, Knochenmus 8, Scott 6 ... Assist leaders: Witt 3, J. Lund 3, Knochenmus 3 ... Steal leaders: A. Lund 2, Knochenmus 2
