Montevideo, Yellow Medicine East, MACCRAY and Benson all advanced to the Section 3AA-North semifinals Saturday.
Montevideo, the top seed, thumped BOLD 68-47 and Benson, seeded No. 2, topped Lac qui Parle Valley 80-62. No. 5 Yellow Medicine East upended West Central Area 90-65 and No. 3 MACCRAY edged Morris Area 58-48 in the other quarterfinal games.
Montevideo 68, BOLD 47
Montevideo broke away from a four-point intermission lead to beat in the quarterfinals.
Montevideo stepped up its defensive intensity and got into its offensive flow, scoring 41 points in the second half while holding the Warriors (3-23) to 24.
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Tyler Grey led the Thunder Hawks with 24 points, including three 3-pointers. Nolan Jasperson recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Jon Altena added 14 points.
Jake Brustuen scored 15 points to pace BOLD. Bret Neubauer added 11 points.
BOLD (3-23) 23 24 -- 47
Montevideo (21-3) 27 41 -- 68
BOLD - 21-51 FG (2-6 3 pt); 3-4 FT; 30 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Jake Brustuen 15, Bret Neubauer 11, Zach Marcus 7, Brian Kohout 4, Craig Kohout 2, Reed Neubauer 2, Joe Sullivan 2 ... 3-point shots: Brustuen 1, B. Neubauer 1 ... Rebound, assist, steal leaders not available
MONTEVIDEO - 27-58 FG (5-15 3 pt); 9-17 FT; 34 rebounds; 9 fouls ... Scoring: Tyler Grey 24, Jon Altena 14, Nolan Jasperson 11, Tramel Barnes 8, Tyler Jakobs 4, Todd Bergeson 3, Mike Amborn 2, Brady Johnson 2 ... 3-point shots: Grey 3, Altena 1, Bergeson 1 ... Rebound leader: Jasperson 12, Johnson 6, Grey 5 ... Assist leader: Barnes 5, Grey 3, Altena 3 ... Steal leader: Barnes 2, Jakobs 2, Johnson 2
Benson 80, LQPV 62
Benson (19-4) trailed by 14 points in the first half, but took a 32-30 lead at halftime.
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From there, the Braves took control, rattling off 48 points in the second half.
Daniel Fragodt led Benson with 21 points and had six rebounds and five assists. Joey Fragodt added 20 points and a team-high eight boards, Aaron Hagen had 17 points and Jesse Holm finished with 11 points.
Brady VanderVelde scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Eagles (10-14). Adam Paulson had 11 points and R.J. Strand 10. Andrew Schmidt added seven rebounds.
LQPV (10-14) 30 32 -- 62
Benson (19-4) 32 48 -- 80
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 27-54 FG (5-16 3 pt); 3-6 FT; 31 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Adam Paulson 11, Brady VanderVelde 17, Lars Heglund 2, Randyn Funderburg 3, R.J. Strand 10, Adam Schmidt 12, Jamison Siegert 4, Ben Dolan 3 ... 3-point shots: Paulson 3, Funderburg 1, Dolan 1 ... Rebound leader: VanderVelde 8, Schmidt 7 ... Assist leader: Paulson 4, Strand 3 ... Steal leader: Schmidt 2
BENSON - 30-69 FG (6-13 3 pt); 14-18 FT; 29 rebounds; 10 fouls ... Scoring: Mark Buyck 2, Brett Collins 7, Daniel Fragodt 21, Jon Chevalier 2, Aaron Hagen 17, Joey Fragodt 20, Jesse Holm 11 ... 3-point shots: J. Fragodt 3, D. Fragodt 1, Hagen 1, Collins 1 ... Rebound leader: J. Fragodt 8, D. Fragodt 6, Holm 6 ... Assist leader: D. Fragodt 5, J. Fragodt 4, Holm 4 ... Steal leader: Jensen 2, Hagen 2
YME 90, West Central 65
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YME (13-11) attacked West Central's zone in the second half by throwing over the defenders and scored 57 points to overcome a 35-33 halftime deficit.
Luke Berg led the Sting with a game-high 26 points. He also grabbed six rebounds, had six assists and five steals. Joey Coubal had a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds, Kenton Johnson scored 17 points and grabbed eight boards, and Dylan Hempel added 11 points.
YME (13-11) 33 57 -- 90
West Central Area (15-10) 35 30 -- 65
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 35-62 FG (5-10 3 pt); 15-20 FT; 43 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Luke Berg 26, Joey Coubal 18, Kenton Johnson 17, Dylan Hempel 11, Matt Wilson 7, David Skjefte 4, Chris Stevens 3, Ryan Fromm 2, Kyle Gaffaney 2 ... 3-point shots: Berg 2, Hempel 1, Wilson 1, Stevens 1 ... Rebound leader: Coubal 11, Johnson 8, Berg 6 ... Assist leader: Berg 6 ... Steal leader: Berg 5
WEST CENTRAL AREA - 24-69 FG (11-29 3 pt); 6-11 FT; 26 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Blake Olson 22, Colton Lee 14, Jon Lies 11, Tyler Krump 4, Brent Johnson 4, Shawn Strunk 3, Jamie Magnuson 3, Chris Lohse 2, Derek Bredy 2 ... 3-point shots: Olson 6, Lee 4, Strunk 1 ... Rebound leader: Lee 7 ... Assist leader: Olson 3 ... Steal leader: Magnuson
MACCRAY 58, Morris 48
MACCRAY didn't make a two-point field goal in the first half, but turned it around with 42 second-half points.
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The Wolverines (16-8) made five 3-pointers and a free throw in the first 18 minutes and Morris (11-13) held a 24-16 lead.
But MACCRAY's Zach Thissen scored 19 of his game-high 22 points in the second half and Matt Condon recorded all 10 of his points after sitting much of the first half.
Ben Perry added12 points. Condon grabbed nine rebounds and Andrew Meyer had eight.
Chase Rambow scored 12 points on four 3-pointers to lead the Tigers. Tyler Wiegman added 10 points.
Morris (11-13) 24 24 -- 48
MACCRAY (16-8) 16 42 -- 58
MORRIS - 19-42 FG (5-12 3 pt); 5-10 FT; 15 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Aaron Lund 4, Nate Lund 8, Chase Rambow 12, Justin Lund 7, Andy Lembcke 7, Tyler Wiegman 10 ... 3-point shots: Rambow 4, J. Lund 1 ... Rebound leader: Wiegman 5, Lembcke 5 ... Assist leader: A. Lund 3 ... Steal leader: none
MACCRAY - 20-36 FG (8-14 3 pt); 10-14 FT; 28 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Ryan Epema 9, Zach Thissen 22, Ben Perry 12, Justin Koenen 2, Andrew Meyer 3, Matt Condon 10 ... 3-point shots: Epema 2, Thissen 3, Perry 3 ... Rebound leader: Condon 9, Meyer 8 ... Assist leader: Koenen 5 ... Steal leader: Epema 3
