BROOTEN -- Kevin Kuefler had 18 points and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa was in control early as the Jaguars took sole possession of first place in the Central Minnesota Conference by beating Maple Lake 63-38 Friday.
BBE (8-1, 15-3) and Maple Lake (6-2, 11-8) entered the game with only one loss apiece in the conference.
Connor Goodwin with 10 points was the only other Jaguar to score in double figures. Kuefler also collected 10 rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks. Matt Goodwin handed out a game-high eight assists.
Mitch Wurm knocked down four 3-pointers and also scored 18 points to go along with his game-high 13 rebounds for the Irish.
BBE 63, Maple Lake 38
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Maple Lake (6-2, 11-8) 14 24 -- 38
BBE (8-1, 15-3) 31 32 -- 63
MAPLE LAKE - 13-31 FG (4-11 3-pt); 8-15 FT; 23 rebounds; 9 fouls ... Scoring: Jordan Goelz 4, Luke Fobbe 10, Joe Mooney 3, Mike Mooney 3, Mitch Wurm 18 ... 3-point shots: Wurm 4 ... Rebound leaders: Wurm 13 ... Assist leaders: Wurm 3 ... Steal leaders: none
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA - 29-48 FG (0-3 3-pt); 5-8 FT; 34 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Taylor Cobb 2, Bennett Weller 4, Kevin Kuefler 18, Matt Goodwin 4, Brady Koehler 8, Brandon DeKok 9, Kirby Montbriand 6, Connor Goodwin 10, Aaron Waller 2 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: Kuefler 10, C. Goodwin 7, DeKok 6 ... Assist leaders: M. Goodwin 8, Kuefler 5 ... Steal leaders: Kuefler 4, M. Goodwin 3, Montbriand 3 ... Blocks: Kuefler 3
Tomahawk
Sleepy Eye SM 63, BL-Hector 51
Sean Mathiowetz scored 19 points, Jordan Osmonson added 14, Adam Sellner 13 and Brett Ubl 10 for Sleepy Eye St. Mary's.
Mason Clark tallied 13 points to lead the Mustangs. Cole Witter followed with 10 points and Dylan Nelson grabbed 10 rebounds.
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Sleepy Eye SM (4-8, 5-12) 27 36 -- 63
BL-Hector (2-10, 3-14) 21 30 -- 51
SLEEPY EYE ST. MARY'S - 23-66 FG (8-38 3-pt); 7-18 FT; 28 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Sean Mathiowetz 19, Jordan Osmonson 14, Kansas Adams 5, Adam Sellner 13, Brett Ubl 10, Jon Millard 2 ... 3-point shots: Mathiowetz 3, Osmonson 2, Sellner 2, Ubl 1 ... Rebound leaders: Osmonson 6 ... Assist leaders: Mathiowetz 2, Osmonson 2 ... Steal leaders: none
BUFFALO LAKE-HECTOR - 20-68 FG (4-19 3-pt); 5-9 FT; 35 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Isaac Buboltz 4, Dylan Nelson 8, Ben Maiers 7, Taylor Broderius 3, Madison LaPlante 4, Robert LeGare 2, Cole Witter 10, Mason Clark 13 ... 3-point shots: Maiers 1, Broderius 1, LaPlante 1, Clark 1 ... Rebound leaders: Dylan Nelson 10, Witter 5, Clark 5, Ryan Haun 5 ... Assist leaders: LaPlante 7 ... Steal leaders: none
Wright County
Waconia 64, Litchfield 48
Shelby Moats scored 23 points to lead Waconia.
Dominic Devine recorded 15 points, six rebounds and five steals for the Dragons.
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Litchfield (1-8, 4-13) 18 30 -- 48
Waconia (8-1, 15-3) 29 35 -- 64
LITCHFIELD - 21-43 FG (6-21 3-pt); 0-2 FT; 21 rebounds; 9 fouls ... Scoring: Zach Whitchurch 6, Dominic Devine 15, Derek Koll 7, Jon Terning 5, Eric Hulterstrum 9, Zach Kinny 4, Justin Walters 4 ... 3-point shots: Devine 1, Koll 1, Terning 1, Hulterstrum 3 ... Rebound leaders: Devine 6 ... Assist leaders: Koll 5 ... Steal leaders: Devine 5
WACONIA - 27-56 FG (4-13 3-pt); 6-6 FT; 26 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Alex Schmitt 2, Bronson Scheff 8, Ben Korteum 8, Danny Fischbach 11, Patrick Loglin 2, Wylie Ferron 8, Shelby Moats 23, Logan Sohns 2 ... 3-point shots: Korteum 2, Fischbach 1, Moats 1 ... Rebound leaders: Moats 6, Scheff 6 ... Assist leaders: Scheff 5 ... Steal leaders: Scheff 4, Fischbach 4