BENSON -- Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City pulled even with Lac qui Parle Valley for the West Central South Conference girls basketball lead with a 56-45 win over Benson Tuesday.
The Falcons improved to 6-1 in the loop and 9-5 overall.
Brittany Smith and Kayla Dahlman did the bulk of the scoring for ACGC, with 20 and 17 points, respectively. Smith had six rebounds and Kjersten Karlsgodt added five.
Brittany Holm led the Braves (2-5, 6-8) with 12 points. Abby Fragodt added 11 points and nine rebounds, and Courtney Frank also tallied 11 points.
ACGC 56, Benson 45
ADVERTISEMENT
ACGC (6-1, 9-5) 27 29 -- 56
Benson (2-5, 6-8) 20 25 -- 45
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 19-41 FG (0-4 3-pt); 18-22 FT; 32 rebounds; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Jacklyn Pistulka 4, Kjersten Karlsgodt 2, Miranda Hopp 5, Sara Lund 8, Kayla Dahlman 17, Brittany Smith 20 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: Smith 6, Karlsgodt 5 ... Assist leaders: Pistulka 2, Lund 2 ... Steal leaders: Karlsgodt 2, Smith 2
BENSON - 18-47 FG (2-4 3-pt); 7-14 FT; 29 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Brittany Holm 12, Emily Ness 2, Courtney Frank 11, Britta Fennell 2, Keri Mikkelson 3, Sarah Ahrndt 4, Abby Fragodt 11 ... 3-point shots: Fragodt 2 ... Rebound leaders: Fragodt 9 ... Assist leaders: Mikkelson 5 ... Steal leaders: Ness 5, Frank 3
Montevideo 72, BOLD 42
Montevideo bolted to a 46-16 lead and never looked back.
Brooke Tastad led the Thunder Hawks with 16 points. Brook Moseng and Rebeka Schwendemann each hit for 11 points.
Brit Bailey led the Warriors with 19 points and seven rebounds.
ADVERTISEMENT
BOLD (1-6, 2-14) 16 26 -- 42
Montevideo (4-4, 8-6) 40 32 -- 72
BOLD - 17-49 FG (0-2 3-pt); 8-17 FT; 22 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Carrie Hebrink 2, Chelsea Remillard 4, Jackie Wertish 6, Ashley Zuehls 3, Leah Miller 2, Kelsey Jacobs 6, Brit Bailey 19 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: Bailey 7 ... Assist leaders: Miller 3 ... Steal leaders: Miller 2, Bre Keltgen 2
MONTEVIDEO - 29-60 FG (3-8 3-pt); 11-15 FT; 33 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Kara Nelson 4, Karie Blommel 2, Dani Jensen 9, Hannah Wenaas 7, Carrie Johnson 2, Brooke Tastad 16, Brook Moseng 11, Rebeka Schwendemann 11, Amanda Boike 6, Taylor Skoglund 4 ... 3-point shots: Jensen 1, Wenaas 1, Moseng 1 ... Rebound leaders: Moseng 8, Schwendemann 6 ... Assist leaders: Nelson 7, C. Johnson 4, Schwendemann 3 ... Steal leaders: Nelson 6, Skoglund 3 ... Blocks: Boike 2
Morris 65, YME 56
The Tigers (6-2, 7-6) won the game at the free-throw line, sinking 14 of 31, while the Sting (1-7, 1-12) went 5 of 11.
Jasmine Henrich tallied 17 points and eight rebounds for Morris. Brittany Nelson added 16 points and Kelsey Draper had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Emily Balfany's 18 points, eight rebounds and seven steals paced the Sting. Livi Jeseritz added 13 points and six rebounds.
ADVERTISEMENT
Morris/CA (6-2, 7-6) 31 34 -- 65
YME (1-7, 1-12) 28 28 -- 56
MORRIS/CHOKIO-ALBERTA - 25-49 FG (1-5 3-pt); 14-31 FT; 34 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Mackenzie Kontz 5, Britney Greenwaldt 4, Heather Gagner 2, Brittany Nelson 16, Courtney Johnson 9, Kelsey Draper 10, Jasmine Henrich 17 ... 3-point shots: Kontz 1 ... Rebound leaders: Draper 10, Henrich 8 ... Assist leaders: Henrich 3 ... Steal leaders: Nelson 5, Henrich 4
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 25-61 FG (1-5 3-pt); 5-11 FT; 23 rebounds; 23 fouls ... Scoring: Emily Balfany 18, Abbey Olson 7, Lydia Sannerud 4, Livi Jeseritz 13, Megan Lecy 2, Anne Jepson 6, Emma Volstad 6, Jamie Baker 2 ... 3-point shots: Olson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Balfany 8, Jeseritz 6 ... Assist leaders: Olson 7 ... Steal leaders: Balfany 7
