MONTEVIDEO -- After owning a 48-28 edge in rebounding and Jon Altena's double-double, Montevideo remained unbeaten on the season by upending Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 70-61 in the West Central South Tuesday.
Altena piled up 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunder Hawks, who owned a slim 31-27 lead at halftime. Zach Bothun scored the first eight points of the second half for Montevideo (2-0, 7-0), but the Falcons (1-2, 5-3) would take a four-point lead midway through the half. Montevideo then took control at the free-throw line.
Tyler Grey trailed Altena with 18 points while Bothun finished with 14. Trammel Barnes amassed 10 rebounds and six assists while Bothun and Brady Johnson both hooked nine rebounds.
Michael Martin sank a game-high 22 points for ACGC, which also got 14 points from Micah Nordin and 10 more from Josh Cunningham.
Montevideo 70, ACGC 61
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ACGC (1-2, 5-3) 27 34 -- 61
Montevideo (2-0, 7-0) 31 39 -- 70
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 26-62 FG (5-21 3 pt); 4-10 FT; 28 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Michael Martin 22, Micah Nordin 14, Josh Cunningham 10, Justin Schroeder 7, Matt Stradtmann 6, Jesse McCann 2 ... 3-point shots: Martin 2, Cunningham 2, Schroeder 1 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
MONTEVIDEO - 25-55 FG (2-7 3 pt); 18-28 FT; 48 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Jon Altena 20, Tyler Grey 18, Zach Bothun 14, Brady Johnson 6, Nolan Jasperson 4, Trammel Barnes 3, Todd Bergeson 3, Mike Amborn 2 ... 3-point shots: Bergeson 1, Altena 1 ... Rebound leaders: Altena 11, Barnes 10, Bothun 9, Johnson 9 ... Assist leaders: Barnes 6, Grey 5 ... Steal leader: Bothun 3
LPQV 67, BOLD 51
R.J. Strand scored 12 of his game-high 18 points in the first half as the Eagles built a 40-20 advantage at intermission.
BOLD came out in the second half on a 10-0 run to whittle the deficit to 10 points, but the Warriors would get no closer.
Brady VanderVelde added 17 points for the Eagles (5-2< while Adam Paulson and Andrew Schmidt had 10 apiece.
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Jacob Brustuen had 15 points for BOLD (0-7). Bret Neubauer had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Reid Neubauer chipped in with 12 points and Zach Marcus 10.
LQPV (1-1, 5-2) 40 27 -- 67
BOLD (0-3, 0-7) 20 31 -- 51
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 30-72 FG (2-13 3-pt); 5-7 FT; 33 rebounds; 22 fouls ... Scoring: Adam Paulson 10, Brady VanderVelde 17, R.J. Strand 18, Rotunda 4, Andrew Schmidt 10, Jamison Siegert 8 ... 3-point shots: Paulson 2 ... Rebound leader: Strand 9, VanderVelde 6 ... Assist leader: Strand 4 ... Steal leader: Paulson 7, Strand 3 ... Bloicked shots: VanderVelde 2
BOLD - 15-46 FG (2-10 3-pt); 19-29 FT; 34 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Jacob Brustuen 15, Bret Neubauer 12, Ross Okins 2, Reid Neubauer 12, Zach Marcus 10 ... 3-point shots: R.Neubauer 2 ... Rebound leader: B.Neubauer 10, R.Neubauer 7 ... Assist leader: R.Neubauer 3 ... Steal leader: Brustuen 2
YME 78, Morris 70
Luke Berg's 30-foot shot with five seconds left in the first overtime pushed the momentum to YME's side and the Sting outscored Morris 13-5 in the second extra period.
The Tigers (2-1, 2-5) missed the shot at the buzzer to win the game in regulation.
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Berg finished with 18 points to lead the Sting (2-1, 6-2). Joey Coubal posted 17 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double and David Skjefte also had 17 points.
Taylor Witt scored a game-high 28 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead the Tigers. Andy Lembcke and Tyler Wiegman posted double-doubles; Lembcke had 10 points and 11 rebounds and Wiegman had 12 points and 10 boards.
Morris (2-1, 2-5) 33 25 7 5 -- 70
YME (2-1, 6-2) 37 21 7 13 -- 78
MORRIS - 28-72 FG (8-33 3 pt); 6-12 FT; 39 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Taylor Witt 28, Tyler Wiegman 12, Andy Lembcke 10, Craig Knochenmus 9, Aaron Lund 5, Chase Rambow 3, Nathan Lund 3 ... 3-point shots: Witt 4, Knochenmus 2, A. Lund 1, Rambow 1 ... Rebound leader: Lembcke 11, Wiegman 10, Knochenmus 8 ... Assist leader: Witt 4 ... Steal leader: Rambow 2, N. Lund 2
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 31-60 FG (6-13 3 pt); 10-19 FT; 34 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Luke Berg 18, David Skjefte 17, Joey Coubal 17, Shawn Neu 9, Kenton Johnson 8, Matt Wilson 6, Casey Luepke 3 ... 3-point shots: Berg 3, Neu 1, Wilson 2 ... Rebound leader: Coubal 11, Berg 7 ... Assist leader: Berg 5 ... Steal leader: Berg 3, Skjefte 3
