MADISON -- Brady VanderVelde netted 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Adam Paulson drained four 3-pointers for the second straight night as Lac qui Parle Valley upended Ortonville 74-56 in non-conference action Friday.
The Eagles (7-2) owned a nine-point lead at halftime before pulling away and extending their lead to 20 midway through the second half. As a team LQPV piled up 20 assists and seven blocks.
Paulson, who has made 17 three-pointers in the last five games, trailed VanderVelde with 14 points for the Eagles. Phil Rotunda amassed 13 points while R.J. Strand handed eight assists.
LQPV 74, Ortonville 56
Ortonville (1-5) 27 29 -- 56
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LQPV (7-2) 36 38 -- 74
ORTONVILLE - 25-75 FG (1 3 pt); 7-11 FT; 39 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Zach Giese 12, Dan Schmeichel 5, Ramsey Roscoe 9, Chris Fellows 4, Zach Larson 3, Kyle Arndt 6, Travis Radermacher 9, Jordan Zehangeir 2, Shane Thompson 4, Ashton Conroy 2 ... 3-point shots: Radermacher 1 ... Rebound leaders: Giese 7, Roscoe 5 ... Assist leader: Roscoe 6 ... Steal leader: Fellows 3
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 30-70 FG (4-9 3 pt); 10-23 FT; 44 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Adam Paulson 14, Brady VanderVelde 20, Lars Hegland 2, Matt Enger 1, R.J. Strand 9, Phil Rotunda 13, Andrew Schmidt 9, Jameson Siegert 4, Ben Dolan 2 ... 3-point shots: Paulson 4 ... Rebound leaders: VanderVelde 13, Schmidt 6 ... Assist leaders: Strand 8, Rotunda 4 ... Steal leaders: VanderVelde 2, Paulson 2
Southwest
Luverne 67, Red. Valley 56
Luverne cashed in on opportunities from the free-throw line (21 of 33) and the three-point arc (eight) more than Redwood Valley (5-9 FT, five 3-pointers).
Mike Felt paced the Cardinals with 16 points, including four treys. Aaron Marks and Craig Kodet added 10 each.
Luverne 36 31 -- 67
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Redwood Valley (1-2, 4-4) 31 25 -- 56
LUVERNE - 19 FG (8 3 pt); 21-33 FT; rebounds not available; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Ward 3, Haakenson 6, Boelman 9, Miller 8, Hendricks 13, Clark 2, Boeve 18, Heronimus 8 ... 3-point shots: Ward 1, Haakenson 1, Miller 2, Hendricks 1, Boeve 3 ... Rebound, assist, steal leaders not available
REDWOOD VALLEY - 23 FG (5 3 pt); 5-9 FT; rebounds not available; 23 fouls ... Scoring: Eric Ellingworth 6, Dan Bonebright 7, Aaron Marks 10, Mike Felt 16, Mike Pendelton 4, Craig Kodet 10, Troy Bruns 3 ... 3-point shots: Felt 4, Kodet 1 ... Rebound, assist, steal leaders not available
Central Minnesota
BBE 56, Kimball 53
BBE (1-2, 4-5) made 1 of 2 technical free throws and Jordan Weller made a basket in the last 10 seconds to send the game into overtime.
Kimball was called for stalling after inbounding the ball, which gave the Jaguars two technical shots.
Kimball failed to take advantage at the charity stripe in the overtime, making only 3 of 9.
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Darren Braegelman led BBE with 16 points, followed by Jordan Weller's 12.
BBE (1-2, 4-5) 18 30 8 -- 56
Kimball (0-2, 1-7) 22 26 5 -- 53
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA - 16-46 FG (2-11 3 pt); 22-34 FT; 31 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Andy Hadley 9, Darren Braegelman 16, Jordan Weller 12, Spencer Otteson 3, Matt McCleary 3, Michael Rodgers 9, Josh Roelike 5 ... 3-point shots: McCleary 1, Roelike 2 ... Rebound leader: Braegelman 8 ... Assist leader: none ... Steal leader: none
KIMBALL - 20-41 FG (2-12 3 pt); 11-21 FT; 19 rebounds; 26 fouls ... Scoring: Hunt 10, Dingmann 13, Stein 2, Massmann 7, Miller 4, Rosenow 17 ... 3-point shots: Hunt 1, Massmann 1 ... Rebound leader: Rosenow 3 ... Assist leader: none ... Steal leader: none
Wright County
Litchfield 61, Delano 58
Litchfield saw a 20-point first-half lead evaporate into a Delano four-point advantage with 15 seconds left.
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But the Dragons didn't give in, especially on the boards. Mike Bruesewitz put in a missed free throw and Josh Rose grabbed a defensive board and iced the game with two tosses to make the seven-point turnaround.
Bruesewitz scored 17 points to lead the Dragons, followed by Rose with 12 and nine rebounds.
Litchfield (1-0, 3-4) 33 29 -- 61
Delano 18 40 -- 58
LITCHFIELD - 23-44 FG (4-9 3 pt); 11-13 FT; 30 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Kent Johnson 6, Zender 5, Sangren 5, Jarit Euerle 4, Nathan nelson 4, Mike Bruesewitz 17, Matt Triche 6, Josh Rose 12, Nick Davis 2 ... 3-point shots: Johnson 1, Zender 1, Bruesewitz 2 ... Rebound leader: Rose 9, Bruesewitz 7, Rose 6 ... Assist leader: Nelson 4 ... Steal leader: Zender 4, Nelson 4
DELANO - 20-45 FG (9-21 3 pt); 9-14 FT; 26 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Ryan Rensink 11, Ryan Hayes 5, Jeff Althoff 2, Matt Wiest 9, Kent Koch 22, Dominique Clair 7, Joey Althoff 2 ... 3-point shots: Rensink 3, Hayes 1, Wiest 1, Koch 4 ... Rebound leader: Koch 8 ... Assist leader: Taylor Ellwood 5 ... Steal leader: Hayes 4, Koch 4
Late result Thursday
West Central North
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Paynesville 73, St. Cloud Cathedral 53
The Bulldogs (1-3, 3-5) broke a two-game losing streak and won their first conference game of the season, jumping out to a 44-26 lead by halftime.
Cory Nietfeld led the way with 22 points, followed closely by Ben Moser's 20.
Paynesville (1-3, 3-5) 44 29 -- 73
SC Cathedral (0-3, 1-10) 26 27 -- 53
PAYNESVILLE - 27 FG (5 3 pt); 14-23 FT; rebounds not available; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Mark Andrie 4, Elliott Wall 3, Derek Stanger 9, Cory Nietfeld 22, Ben Moser 20, Trent Hansen 4, Aaron Braun 5, Matt Mergen 1, Sam Bayer 3, Ted Hoffman 2 ... 3-point shots: Nietfeld 1, Moser 1, Stanger 1, Wall 1, Bayer 1 ... Rebound, assist, steal leaders not available
ST. CLOUD CATHEDRAL - 19 FG (3 3 pt); 12-27 FT; rebounds not available; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Tyler Hagen 15, Steve Carlson 5, Ryan Wimmer 8, Glenn Carnahan 8, Travis Zwiener 5, Andrew Leintz 2, Alex Hennen 1, Joe Stepan 3, Dan Salay 2, Zach Schroeder 3, Joey Meyer 1 ... 3-point shots: Zwiener 1, Carlson 1, Stepan 1 ... Rebound, assist, steal leaders not available
