MONTEVIDEO -- Yellow Medicine East led West Central South Conference champion Montevideo for a majority of the second half until Nolan Jaspersen scored on a layup with 10 seconds left as the Thunder Hawks edged YME 77-74 Tuesday.
Montevideo (11-1, 19-2) forced a turnover after Jaspersen's layup and sealed the win with two free throws from Tyler Grey, who finished with a game-high 22 points.
The Thunder Hawks also got 20 points from Tramel Barnes and 10 more from Jaspersen, who also hooked eight rebounds.
YME (4-8, 9-12) had just five players score, but all were in double figures led by Kenton Johnson's 21 points. Casey Luepke followed with 20, Dylan Hempel 12, Shawn Neu 11 and Taylor Tollefson 10.
Montevideo 77, YME 74
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YME (4-8, 9-12) 34 40 -- 74
Montevideo (11-1, 19-2) 35 42 -- 77
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 28-54 FG (2-4 3-pt); 16-21 FT; 33 rebounds; 10 fouls ... Scoring: Kenton Johnson 21, Casey Luepke 20, Dylan Hempel 12, Shawn Neu 11, Taylor Tollefson 10 ... 3-point shots: Tollefson 2 ... Rebound leaders: Luepke 10, Johnson 7 ... Assist leader: Neu 6 ... Steal leader: Hempel 2
MONTEVIDEO - 35-71 FG (3-16 3-pt); 4-4 FT; 30 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Tyler Grey 22, Tramel Barnes 20, Nolan Jaspersen 10, Todd Bergeson 9, Eric Brandon 8, Jeff Jerve 4, Mike Amborn 4 ... 3-point shots: Brandon 2, Bergeson 1 ... Rebound leader: Jaspersen 8 ... Assist leader: Barnes 4 ... Steal leader: Barnes 2
Benson 74, LQPV 62
Benson (7-5, 15-9) went on a 10-0 run just under the halfway point of the second half to take control. The Braves, who led by Daniel Fragodt's 23 points, outscored LQPV (8-4, 15-6) 48-34 in the second half after going 19-for-30 from the field and committing just one turnover.
The Braves also got 14 points from Mitch Enderson, 13 from Jessy Holm and 10 from Aaron Lindahl. Fragodt, Enderson and Holm combined to net 37 points in the second half.
Phil Rotunda had 15 points, Caleb DuFrane 13 and Adam Paulson 11 to pace the Eagles. DuFrane hooked 11 rebounds to post a double-double.
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LQPV (8-4, 15-6) 28 34 -- 62
Benson (7-5, 15-9) 26 48 -- 74
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 25-49 FG (4-10 3-pt); 8-15 FT; 29 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Adam Paulson 11, Matt Enger 9, Ryan Sigdahl 3, Kyle Wengler 5, Phil Rotunda 15, Jameson Siegert 6, Caleb DuFrane 13 ... 3-point shots: Paulson 3, Enger 1 ... Rebound leaders: DuFrane 11, Siegert 5 ... Assist leader: Rotunda 4 ... Steal leader: DuFrane 2
BENSON - 31-63 FG (4-13 3-pt); 10-18 FT; 30 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Mitch Enderson 14, Aaron Lindahl 10, Jessy Holm 13, Brett Collins 6, Daniel Fragodt 23, Eric Lee 8 ... 3-point shots: Enderson 2, Lindahl 1, Fragodt 1 ... Rebound leaders: Holm 9, Fragodt 7 ... Assist leaders: Holm 5, Enderson 4 ... Steal leaders: Lindahl 3, Fragodt 3
Morris 77, ACGC 67
(Overtime) -- Morris (8-4, 12-9) cashed 10-of-14 free throws in overtime to outlast the Falcons (3-8, 10-13).
In all, the Tigers sank 31-of-40 shot from the free-throw line, while ACGC hit 17-of-31.
Taylor Witt pumped in 26 points and had 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals to pace Morris. Craig Knochenmus notched 19 points and 12 rebounds. Justin Lund added 10 points.
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For ACGC, Joey Slinden and Jordan Tanner had 12 points each and Kyle Johnson 10.
Morris (8-4, 12-9) 31 34 12 -- 77
ACGC (3-8, 10-13) 31 34 2 -- 67
MORRIS - 20-54 FG (6-17 3-pt); 31-40 FT; 44 rebounds; 25 fouls ... Scoring: Aaron Lund 2, Nate Lund 9, Taylor Witt 26, Lincoln Arnold 2, Justin Lund 10, Craig Knochenmus 19, Chris Scott 3, Mitch Leonard 6 ... 3-point shots: Witt 4, Knochenmus 2 ... Rebound leaders: Knochenmus 12, Witt 10 ... Assist leaders: Witt 4 ... Steal leaders: Witt 3
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 23-55 FG (4-18 3-pt); 17-31 FT; 34 rebounds; 27 fouls ... Scoring: Jordan Tanner 12, Josh Pearson 2, Vance Martin 7, Justin Schroeder 9, Jesse McCann 8, Matt Stradtmann 7, Kyle Johnson 10, Joey Slinden 12 ... 3-point shots: Tanner 1, Martin 2, Schroeder 1 ... Rebound leaders: Stradtmann 8, Slinden 5 ... Assist leaders: McCann 8 ... Steal leaders: McCann 3
