MADISON -- Jon Altena had 13 points and eight rebounds and Tyler Grey added 12 points as Montevideo clinched at least a tie for the West Central South Conference title with a 51-43 win over Lac qui Parle Valley Tuesday night.
Tramel Barnes and Nolan Jasperson had 10 rebounds each for Montevideo.
For LQPV, R.J. Strand had 16 points and Brady VanderVelde had 13.
Montevideo 51, LQPV 43
Montevideo (9-1, 15-3) 26 25 -- 51
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LQPV (3-7, 10-9) 25 18 -- 43
MONTEVIDEO - 20-48 FG (2-10 3 pt); 9-14 FT; 40 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Mike Amborn 4, Tyler Grey 12, Tramel Barnes 6, Todd Bergeson 3, Zach Bothun 9, Jon Altena 13, Nolan Jasperson 4 ... 3-point shots: Altena 1, Bergeson 1 ... Rebound leader: Barnes 10, Jasperson 10, Altena 8, Bothun 6 ... Assist leader: Bothun 3, Altena 2 ... Steal leader: Barnes 3 ... Blocked shots: Barnes 3
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 16-61 FG (4-16 3 pt); 7-11 FT; 34 rebounds; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Adam Paulson 8, Brady VanderVelde 13, R.J. Strand 16, Phil Rotunda 2, Jameson Siegert 4 ... 3-point shots: Paulson 2, VanderVelde 1, Strand 1 ... Rebound leaders: VanderVelde 7, Strand 7, Siegert 8 ... Assist leaders: Rotunda 4 ... Steal leader: Strand 4
Benson 75, YME 62
Daniel Fragodt pumped in 24 points, Joey Fragodt and Tyler Guest added 17 points apiece and Jesse Holm had 12 point and 10 rebounds as the Braves stayed on the heels of Montevideo in the South race. Joey Fragodt also had eight rebounds and six assists.
Benson plays at Montevideo Friday in the final conference game and needs a win to share the title.
For YME, Casey Luepke had 17 points and Luke Berg and Kenton Johnson had 10 apiece.
YME (4-6, 9-10) 24 38 -- 62
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Benson (8-2, 15-3) 39 36 -- 75
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 24-64 FG (1-8 3 pt); 8-20 FT; 33 rebounds; 8 fouls ... Scoring: Shawn Neu 7, Luke Berg 10, Mike Brusven 2, Dylan Hempel 8, Kyle Gaffaney 4, Kenton Johnson 10, David Skjefte 2, Joey Coubal 2, Casey Luepke 17 ... 3-point shots: Hempel 1 ... Rebound leader: Johnson 9, Hempel 6 ... Assist leader: Hempel 3 ... Steal leader: Johnson 4, Berg 4
BENSON - 35-75 FG (3-15 3 pt); 2-4 FT; 36 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Mitch Enderson 1, Tyler Guest 17, Daniel Fragodt 24, Aaron Hagen 4, Joey Fragodt 17, Jesse Holm 12 ... 3-point shots: Guest 2, J.Fragodt 1 ... Rebound leader: Holm 10, J.Fragodt 8 ... Assist leader: Guest 7, J.Fragodt 6 ... Steal leader: D.Fragodt 4, Hagen 4
ACGC 80, BOLD 60
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (6-5, 11-8) outscored BOLD 49-35 in the second half to chalk up the win. Micah Nordin had 27 points, while Michael Martin amassed 17 points to pace the Falcons.
Bret Neubauer turned in a double-double for the Warriors (3-17) with 17 points and 14 rebounds. BOLD also got 11 points from Justin Fahse.
ACGC (6-5, 11-8) 31 49 -- 80
BOLD (1-10, 3-17) 25 35 -- 60
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ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 35-79 FG (7-17 3 pt); 12-22 FT; 24 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Micah Nordin 27, Michael Martin 19, Cullen Fischer 2, Josh Cunningham 2, Justin Schroeder 7, Ryne Bergstrom 2, Jesse McCann 6, Kyle Johnson 15 ... 3-point shots: Nordin 3, Martin 2, McCann 2 ... Rebound leaders: Nordin 6, Schroeder 6 ... Assist leaders: Martin 7, Cunningham 6 ... Steal leader: Schroeder 4
BOLD - 25-52 FG (2-11 3 pt); 8-22 FT; 48 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Jake Brustuen 9, Craig Kohout 4, Ben Saunders 6, Bret Neubauer 17, Reid Neubauer 1, Ross Okins 4, Bryce Steffel 4, Justin Fahse 11, Zach Marcus 4 ... 3-point shots: Brustuen 1, B. Neubauer 1 ... Rebound leaders: B. Neubauer 14, Steffel 9 ... Assist leader: Brustuen 6 ... Steal leader: Brustuen 3
