NEW LONDON -- Tim Dreier and Todd Herman netted 18 points each to lead New London-Spicer to a 79-58 West Central North Conference win over Albany Tuesday.
With about 10 minutes remaining, the Wildcats (5-0, 10-1) held Albany (2-2, 3-3) scoreless for four minutes to pull away.
Dreier paced the offense in the first half by scoring 14 points. Herman ignited the second-half charge by pumping in 16 points after being held to just two in the opening 18 minutes.
Justin Haats with 13 points and Brian Pieh 10 also scored in double figures for NLS, which got a combined 13 assists from Dreier and Herman.
NL-Spicer 79, Albany 58
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Albany (2-2, 3-3) 27 31 -- 58
NL-Spicer (5-0, 10-1) 37 42 -- 79
ALBANY - 22-53 FG (2-8 3 pt); 12-22 FT; 29 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Aaron Schiffler 2, Josh Overman 17, Adam Moser 2, Cole Schiffler 3, Bryce Rushmeyer 10, Mike Stiller 4, Josh Wolford 16, Kurt Overman 2, Ben Katzner 2 ... 3-point shots: Rushmeyer 2 ... Rebound leaders: Wolford 6, C. Schiffler 5 ... Assist leader: Rushmeyer 4 ... Steal leader: Rushmeyer 3
NEW LONDON-SPICER - 30-57 FG (4-10 3 pt); 15-22 FT; 32 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Nick Carlson 4, Ben Sletta 2, Tim Dreier 18, Josh Eliason 4, Wade Wessling 4, Todd Herman 18, Brian Pieh 10, Justin Haats 13, Mike Danielson 5, Ryan Ruhl 1 ... 3-point shots: Dreier 2, Herman 1, Pieh 1 ... Rebound leaders: Herman 7, Haats 6 ... Assist leaders: Dreier 7, Herman 6 ... Steal leaders: Carlson 5, Herman 4
Sauk Centre 54, Minnewaska 53
Minnewaska hit a three-pointer to take a 53-52 lead with 18 seconds remaining, but Sauk Centre (1-2, 4-5) hit a short jumper in the lane with four seconds left to win its first conference game.
Jordan Holte had 18 points, Derrek Hyland 12 and Ryan Kollman 10 for Minnewaska (2-3, 3-7). Holte drained three of the Lakers' seven 3-pointers.
Minnewaska (2-3, 3-7) 24 21 8 -- 53
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Sauk Centre (1-2, 4-5) 28 17 9 -- 54
MINNEWASKA - 22 FG (7 3 pt); 2-3 FT; 22 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Derrek Hyland 12, Ryan Kollman 10, Tyson Hill 3, Jordan Holte 18, Jordan Johnsrud 6, Scott Faehnrich 4 ... 3-point shots: Hyland 1, Kollman 2, Hill 1, Holte 3 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
SAUK CENTRE - 23 FG (6 3 pt); 2-5 FT; 28 rebounds; 10 fouls ... Scoring: Craig Messer 9, Austin Robischon 2, Dan Beste 3, Steve Wolbeck 10, Brent Egan 21, Matt Wallin 9 ... 3-point shots: Messer 1, Egan 4, Wallin 1 ... Rebound leader: Egan 10 ... Assist leader: Lucas Odegaard 3, Beste 3, Egan 3 ... Steal leader: Beste 4
West Central South ACGC 78, BOLD 48
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City established itself early and never looked back. The Falcons (2-3, 6-4) owned a 16-point lead at halftime before outscoring BOLD (0-5, 0-9) 43-29 in the second half.
Michael Martin drained four 3-pointers en route to finishing with a game-high 23 points. Justin Schroeder followed with 19 points and Jesse McCann was next in line with 11. McCann nearly posted a triple-double by also piling up 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Jake Brustuen had 11 points and Bret Neubauer and Bryce Steffel both followed with 10 for BOLD. Neubauer also grabbed 10 rebounds.
BOLD (0-5, 0-9) 19 29 -- 48
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ACGC (2-3, 6-4) 35 43 -- 78
BOLD - 16 FG (1 3 pt); 15-22 FT; 34 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Jake Brustuen 11, Bret Neubauer 10, Reid Neubauer 1, Ross Okins 2, Bryce Steffel 10, Brian Kohout 3, Justin Fahse 4, Zach Marcus 4, Luke Stadther 3 ... 3-point shots: Stadther 1 ... Rebound leaders: B. Neubauer 10, Steffel 8 ... Assist leaders: B. Neubauer 2, R. Neubauer 2, Steffel 2, Marcus 2 ... Steal leaders: Brustuen 2, R. Neubauer 2
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 29-54 FG (9-21 3 pt); 11-19 FT; 28 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Micah Nordin 6, Michael Martin 23, Cullen Fischer 4, Justin Schroeder 19, Ryne Bergstrom 6, Jesse McCann 11, Jeremy Zaeska 2, Matt Stradtmann 3, Aaron Betters 2, Ben Carlson 2 ... 3-point shots: Martin 4, Schroeder 2, Bergstrom 1, McCann 2 ... Rebound leader: McCann 10 ... Assist leaders: McCann 8, Schroeder 6, Martin 5 ... Steal leader: Martin 5
Benson 89, YME 71
Benson's Joey Fragodt scored 31 points, sinking four 3-pointers, and the Braves (3-1, 6-1) scored 49 points in the first half.
Benson had four players score in double figures. Jessy Holm added 20 points, Daniel Fragodt 16 and Tyler Guest 13. Holm grabbed seven rebounds.
Matt Wilson scored 15 points to lead four YME (2-2, 7-3) players in double digits. Shawn Neu had 11 points and seven boards, Kenton Johnson added 10 points and Luke Berg also scored 10. Joey Coubal added seven rebounds.
Benson (3-1, 6-1) 49 40 -- 89
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YME (2-2, 7-3) 32 39 -- 71
BENSON - 34-61 FG (5-13 3 pt); 16-26 FT; 30 rebounds; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Joey Fragodt 31, Jessy Holm 20, Daniel Fragodt 16, Tyler Guest 13, Brett Collins 3, Brett Jensen 2, Kyle Mikkelson 2, Mitch Enderson 2 ... 3-point shots: J. Fragodt 4, Guest 1 ... Rebound leader: Holm 7, D. Fragodt 6, Eric Lee 5 ... Assist leader: D. Fragodt 4 ... Steal leader: J. Fragodt 5
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 29-62 FG (6-14 3 pt); 7-13 FT; 29 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Matt Wilson 15, Shawn Neu 11, Kenton Johnson 10, Luke Berg 10, Casey Luepke 8, Joey Coubal 6, Dylan Hempel 6, Chris Stevens 3, David Skjefte 2 ... 3-point shots: Wilson 4, Neu 1, Stevens 1 ... Rebound leader: Neu 7, Coubal 7, Johnson 5 ... Assist leader: Berg 4 ... Steal leader: Neu 3, Berg 3
Tomahawk
MV Lutheran 79, BLH 38
Tyler Antonsen scored a game-high 15 points for Buffalo Lake-Hector, which trailed 30-14 at halftime.
MV Lutheran 30 49 -- 79
BL-Hector (1-4, 2-5) 14 24 -- 38
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MINNESOTA VALLEY LUTHERAN - 32 FG (3 3 pt); 22-35 FT; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Greg Holzhueter 12, Oren Struck 4, Sam Siemers 12, Jason Sehloff 7, Luke Beilke 1, Tyler Lange 7, Jacob Unke 10, Ben Ziesemer 2, Ryan Sander 7, Adam Aase 4, David Nass 13 ... 3-point shots: Holzhueter 1, Unke 1, Sander 1 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
BUFFALO LAKE-HECTOR - 18 FG (0-0 3 pt); 2-8 FT; 23 fouls ... Scoring: Jordan Nelson 2, Tyler Antonsen 15, Ryan Fredrickson 4, Luke Johnson 5, Brandon Antonsen 6, Jake Deal 6 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
Wright County
Litchfield 42, Mound 41
Nathan Nelson sank a three-pointer with 10 seconds left to lift the Dragons to their second straight conference win.
Mike Bruesewitz stole the ball for Litchfield with about 30 seconds left to set up the winning shot.
Litchfield (2-0, 4-5) launched 32 three-pointers over the White Hawks' packed-in defense, but sank only five for 16 percent.
Josh Rose scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Dragons, who also outrebounded Mound-Westonka 41-26.
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Mound-Westonka 20 21 -- 40
Litchfield (2-0, 4-5) 18 24 -- 41
MOUND-WESTONKA - 16-44 FG (6-18 3 pt); 3-7 FT; 26 rebounds; 8 fouls ... Scoring: Nick Young 6, Matt Walstrom 17, Chris Harrell 11, Dale Fasching 5, James McCaul 2 ... 3-point shots: Wallstrom 2, Harrell 3, Fasching 1 ... Rebound leader: Young 6 ... Assist leader: Adam Luesse 3 ... Steal leader: Walstrom 3
LITCHFIELD - 17-58 FG (5-32 3 pt); 3-4 FT; 41 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Peter Zender 3, Daren Sangren 6, Nathan Nelson 9, Mike Bruesewitz 5, Matt Triche 4, Josh Rose 13 ... 3-point shots: Sangren 2, Nelson 1, Bruesewitz 1, Rose 1 ... Rebound leader: Rose 11, Bruesewitz 7 ... Assist leader: Kent Johnson 3 ... Steal leader: Zender 3, Sangren 3
Non-Conference MACCRAY 62, Redwood Valley 55
Matt Condon pumped in 18 points, Zach Thissen had 12 and Justin Koenen finished with 10 as the Wolverines (5-4) climbed over the .500 mark with their fourth straight win.
Redwood Valley (4-5) was led by Mike Felt with 15 points and Dan Bonebright with 11.
MACCRAY (5-4) 20 42 -- 62
Redwood Valley (4-5) 31 24 -- 55
MACCRAY - 21 FG (5 3 pt); 15-22 FT; 9 fouls ... Scoring: Ryan Epema 2, Ryan Aeikens 5, Zach Thissen 12, Ben Perry 2, Justin Koenen 10, Andrew Meyer 8, Matt Leese 5, Matt Condon 18 ... 3-point shots: Thissen 4, Koenen 1 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
REDWOOD VALLEY - 25 FG (2 3 pt); 3-11 FT; 9 fouls ... Scoring: Eric Ellingworth 6, Mark Buboltz 3, Dan Bonebright 11, Aaron Marks 7, Mike Felt 15, Tyler Pendleton 6, Craig Kodet 7 ... 3-point shots: Felt 1, Kodet 1 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
KMS 91, Brandon-Evansville 68
Jason Fernholz ignited the rout by piling up 25 points and 17 rebounds for Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, which outscored Brandon-Evansville 53-33 in the second half.
Jared Johnson followed with 19 points, Justin Johnson 13 and Nate Schlagel for KMS.
KMS (7-3) 38 53 -- 91
Brandon-Evansville 35 33 -- 68
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG - 31-65 FG (4-9 3 pt); 18-30 FT; 41 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Brant Beckman 2, Paul Beckman 9, Grant Johnson 4, Jason Fernholz 25, Nate Schlagel 10, Jared Johnson 19, Justin Johnson 13, Sam Kavanagh 3, Mark Skoglund 5 ... 3-point shots: Justin Johnson 1, G. Johnson 1, Schlagel 2 ... Rebound leader: Fernholz 17 ... Assist leader: Jared Johnson 5 ... Steal leader: Jared Johnson 3, Fernholz 3, P. Beckman 3
BRANDON-EVANSVILLE - 28 FG (3 3 pt); 19-27 FT; 22 fouls ... Scoring: Trent Hintermiester 1, Derek Meissner 15, Bryant Sullivan 1, Mike Bertrand 4, Matt Bruns 23, Micah Davids 3, Kyle Bruns 6, Deven Anderson 14, Grant Trisko 1 ... 3-point shots: Meissner 2, M. Bruns 1 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
