SAUK CENTRE -- Paynesville captured a share of the West Central North Conference boys basketball title, beating Sauk Centre 74-63 Tuesday.
The Bulldogs (11-3, 15-5) moved up to tie Melrose (11-3, 16-6), which lost to New London-Spicer Tuesday.
Ben Moser and Cory Nietfeld combined for 42 of Paynesville's 74 points, with Moser leading the team with 22. Elliott Wall added 12 points. Cory Nietfeld and his brother Nathan pulled down 14 rebounds each.
Jake Berling scored 18 points to lead Sauk Centre (8-5, 13-7).
Paynesville 74, Sk Centre 63
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Paynesville (11-3, 15-5) 42 32 -- 74
Sauk Centre (8-5, 13-7) 30 33 -- 63
PAYNESVILLE - 26 FG (7 3-pt); 15-28 FT; rebounds not available; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Colin Spooner 6, Ben Moser 22, Mitch Marlow 7, Elliott Wall 12, Cory Nietfeld 20, Nathan Nietfeld 7 ... 3-point shots: not available ... Rebound leaders: C. Nietfeld 14, N. Nietfeld 14 ... Assist, steal leaders not available
SAUK CENTRE - 23 FG (8 3-pt); 9-20 FT; rebounds not available; 24 fouls ... Scoring: Mike Olson 2, Matt Bushard 3, Austin Robischon 7, Jake Berling 18, Matt Skorheim 6, Jeremy Ross 2, Greg Welle 12, Brent Egan 12 ... 3-point shots: not available ... Rebound leaders: Egan 11 ... Assist leaders: Egan 6 ... Steal leaders: not availble
NL-Spicer 57, Melrose 44
The Wildcats (9-4, 15-6) overcame a 30-26 halftime to topple conference-leading Melrose (11-3, 16-6), going on a 9-2 run to end the game.
The Dutchmen beat NLS 60-49 Jan. 19.
NLS made 7-of-7 free throws in the second half and finished 15-of-18 overall.
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Jordan Radel, who was 10 for 10 from the free-throw line, scored a game-high 21 points for the Wildcats. Skylar Wachter added 12 points and six rebounds. Chris Tengwall also grabbed six boards.
Melrose (11-3, 16-6) 30 14 -- 44
NL-Spicer (9-4, 15-6) 26 31 -- 57
MELROSE - 18-56 FG (1-7 3-pt); 7-16 FT; 30 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Kurt Marthaler 6, Josh Meyer 4, Ryan Moscho 1, Derek Sundermann 3, Curt Bertram 12, Seth Gieske 14, Brad Wiehoff 4 ... 3-point shots: Gieske 1 ... Rebound leaders: Bertram 8, Wiehoff 5 ... Assist leaders: not available ... Steal leader: Wiehoff 3
NEW LONDON-SPICER - 21-45 FG (2-8 3-pt); 15-18 FT; 25 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Sam Steffl 2, Jackson Wright 5, Jordan Radel 21, Jason Bengston 2, Skylar Wachter 12, Jacob Reiter 2, Erik Tengwall 4, Chris Tengwall 4, Wade Powers 5 ... 3-point shots: Wright 1, Radel 1 ... Rebound leaders: C. Tengwall 6, Wachter 6, Radel 4 ... Assist leaders: Wright 4, Wachter 3 ... Steal leaders: Radel 3 ... Blocks: C. Tengwall 3
Minnewaska 59, LPGE 49
Jordan Hendricks tallied 16 points to lead the Lakers (7-7, 10-11) in their conference finale.
Jon Hoffmann, Jordan Johnsrud and Mike Anderson followed in a balanced scoring attack with nine points apiece. Johnsrud grabbed 10 rebounds and had five assists.
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Minnewaska (7-7, 10-11) 31 28 -- 59
LPGE (3-10, 4-17) 24 25 -- 49
MINNEWASKA - 22-48 FG (5-13 3-pt); 10-20 FT; 34 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: John Wedum 5, Adam Weber 1, Jordan Hendricks 16, Jon Hoffmann 9, Bret Peterson 6, Jordan Johnsrud 9, Mike Anderson 9, Mike Whittemore 4 ... 3-point shots: Hendricks 2, Hoffmann 2, Wedum 1 ... Rebound leaders: Johnsrud 10, Anderson 7 ... Assist leaders: Johnsrud 5 ... Steal leaders: Whittemore 3
LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE - 16-54 FG (2-20 3-pt); 15-19 FT; 25 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Graves 3, Liebsch 10, Twist 2, Brunswig 2, Morrill 21, Ebnet 11 ... 3-point shots: Morrill 1, Ebnet 1 ... Rebound, assist, steal leaders not available
