BIRD ISLAND -- Watertown-Mayer had three players score in double figures as the Royals drubbed BOLD 73-55 in the championship of the BOLD Invite Friday.
Josh Hoeft had 18 points, Derek Vanderlinde 17 and Zach Mochinski 10 to pace Watertown-Mayer (3-2).
Buffalo Lake-Hector rolled past McLeod Wet 56-32 in the third-place game.
BOLD (2-5) was led by Reid Neubauer's 15 points and four assists. Trent Nissen followed with 10 points and Craig Gartner nearly posted a double-double with nine rebounds and eight points.
Watertown-Mayer 73, BOLD 55
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Watertown-Mayer (3-2) 35 38 -- 73
BOLD (2-5) 31 24 -- 55
WATERTOWN-MAYER - 34 FG (2 3-pt); 3-11 FT; rebounds not available; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Jacob Olson 2, Kyle Olson 1, Tyler Schmidt 6, Derek Vanderlinde 17, Zach Mochinski 10, Dan Pawelk 4, Patrick Tschida 3, Josh Hoeft 18 ... 3-point shots: Vanderlinde 1, Tschida 1 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
BOLD - 20-52 FG (4-14 3-pt); 11-16 FT; 35 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Reid Neubauer 15, Dylan Gass 9, Josh Jacobs 4, Ross Nelson 4, Trent Nissen 10, Craig Gartner 8, Patrico Lopez 3, Taylor Wertish 2 ... 3-point shots: Neubauer 2, Gass 2 ... Rebound leader: Gartner 9 ... Assist leaders: Neubauer 4, Bryce Steffel 4 ... Steal leaders: none
BLH 56, McLeod West 32
Buffalo Lake-Hector evened its record at 3-3 after nearly outscoring McLeod West at the free-throw line alone. The Mustangs were 23-for-41 from the charity stripe while the Falcons made just eight field goals.
Joe Kubesh and Jacob Deal both had 13 points for the Mustangs while Andy Kalenberg pocketed seven steals to go along with his 11 points.
McLeod West (2-5) 8 24 -- 32
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BLH (3-3) 23 33 -- 56
MCLEOD WEST - 8-49 FG (2-19 3-pt); 12-20 FT; 34 rebounds; 27 fouls ... Scoring: Drew Brooks 9, Jamie Brooks 6, Joe Ahlers 4, Spencer Glaeser 3, Michael Selle 3, Jake Ahlbrecht 2, Brennan Schuette 2, John Kalenberg 1, Tyler Knick 1, Mike Schwing 1 ... 3-point shots: D. Brooks 2 ... Rebound leader: D. Brooks 8 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leader: J. Brooks 4
BUFFALO LAKE-HECTOR - 16-56 FG (0-3 3-pt); 23-41 FT; 29 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Eric Schultz 6, Tony Rudeen 2, Dustin Dovenmuehle 1, Josh DeRock 4, Joe Kubesh 13, Andy Kalenberg 11, Davis Fangmeier 3, Jared Swanson 1, Jacob Deal 13, Trevor Ahlbrecht 2 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: DeRock 6, Kubesh 5, Deal 5 ... Assist leader: Deal 3 ... Steal leaders: Kalenberg 7, Fangmeier 3
Hamline Invite Montevideo 74, Blaine 55
Montevideo found its bearings Friday, beating Blaine, 74-55, in the consolation semifinals.
Montevideo will face Park of Cottage Grove in the fifth-place game at 3 p.m. today at Hamline University.
The Thunder Hawks (5-1), who suffered their first loss Thursday to Class AAAA powerhouse Hopkins, matched up much better with Blaine, which is also a Class AAAA team.
"(The difference was) the overall level of play, the speed of the game," said Montevideo coach Steve Rohloff. "Hopkins played at a college level."
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Montevideo didn't let down in the first half and held a 36-24 halftime advantage.
Tyler Grey led four Thunder Hawks in double figures with 18 points. Nolan Jaspersen followed with 14, Todd Bergeson had 11 and Tyler Ray 10.
Blaine (2-4) 24 31 -- 55
Montevideo (5-1) 36 38 -- 74
BLAINE - 21 FG (3 3-pt); 10-15 FT; rebounds not available; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Dylan Rodriguez 20, Kyle Kreklow 8, Billy Giddings 8, Brandon Hoffmann 8, Jeff Harstad 4, David Leafblad 3, Erik Vinh 2, Mike Lust 2 ... 3-point shots: Hoffmann 2, Rodriguez 1 ... Rebound, assist, steal leaders not available
MONTEVIDEO - 30 FG (3 3-pt); 11-16 FT; rebounds not available; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Tyler Grey 18, Nolan Jaspersen 14, Todd Bergeson 11, Tyler Ray 10, Tramel Barnes 6, Cameron Vien 6, Jeff Jerve 6, Eric Brandon 3 ... 3-point shots: Grey 2, Bergeson 1 ... Rebound, assist, steal leaders not available
Sauk Centre 57, Litchfield 31
(At St. Cloud) -- Litchfield made only eight field goals -- five were from three-point range -- as the Dragons will try to pick up their first win of the season today at 10 a.m. in the seventh-place game against host St. Cloud Cathedral.
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Steve Hendrickson scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Litchfield.
Sauk Centre (3-4) 27 30 -- 57
Litchfield (0-5) 15 16 -- 31
SAUK CENTRE - 22-41 FG (1-2 3-pt); 12-23 FT; 27 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Tyler Berling 3, Mike Olson 10, Matt Bushard 6, Kevin Herickhoff 2, Zaine Fortune 4, Jake Berling 3, Ethan Meyer 2, Matt Hoeschen 7, Matt Skorheim 20 ... 3-point shots: Olson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Bushard 7, Skorheim 7 ... Assist leader: Bushard 3 ... Steal leader: J. Berling 4
LITCHFIELD - 8-40 FG (5-20 3-pt); 10-15 FT; 21 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Andrew Whitchurch 2, Darrin Solbrack 6, Dominick Devine 6, Zach Nelson 4, Steve Hendrickson 9, Mike Bredeson 4 ... 3-point shots: Solbrack 1, Nelson 1, Hendrickson 1, Devine 2 ... Rebound leader: Hendrickson 5 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leader: Devine 3
