MONTEVIDEO -- Aaron Lindahl netted 43 points behind five 3-pointers and Benson outlasted Montevideo down the stretch as the Braves knocked the Thunder Hawks out of a first-place tie in the West Central South Conference boys basketball race by collecting a 62-57 win Thursday.
Neither team had a substantial lead, but Benson (6-5, 9-9) did shoot a little better from the field than Montevideo (7-3, 13-4).
The Thunder Hawks led 56-55 with 2½ minutes remaining, but Lindahl answered a Montevideo three-pointer with one of his own to put Benson ahead for good at 58-56. The senior guard had 25 points in the second half.
Eric Brandon had 12 points and Ryan Boike 10 to pace a balanced attack for the Thunder Hawks.
Benson 62, Montevideo 57
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Benson (6-5, 9-9) 29 33 -- 62
Montevideo (7-3, 13-4) 29 28 -- 57
BENSON - 23-49 FG (6-13 3-pt); 10-24 FT; 34 rebounds; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Dan Martin 4, Jeff Berens 6, Brennan Kent 5, Aaron Lindahl 43, Steven James 4 ... 3-point shots: Lindahl 5, Kent 1 ... Rebound leaders: Kent 10, Lindahl 7, James 6 ... Assist leaders: Lindahl 4 ... Steal leaders: Lindahl 3
MONTEVIDEO - 22-52 FG (4-15 3-pt); 9-16 FT; 35 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Eric Brandon 12, Tom Grages 2, Jacobey Johnson 6, Troy Hendrickson 8, Ryan Boike 10, Brock Ackerman 5, Brett Bergeson 8, Tyler Modderman 2, Jake Douglas 4 ... 3-point shots: Bergeson 2, Boike 1 ... Rebound leaders: Brandon 7, Boike 7, Hendrickson 6 ... Assist leaders: Johnson 7 ... Steal leaders: none
BOLD 57, Paynesville 56
Trent Neisen's three-pointer at the buzzer lifted the Warriors (4-7, 7-9) to the win.
Tyler Hebrink led BOLD with 18 points and Neisen finished with 13 points and six rebounds.
Nathan Nietfeld led the Bulldogs with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Jamison Wall followed with 16 points.
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BOLD (4-7, 7-9) 28 31 -- 57
Paynesville (8-3, 9-8) 32 24 -- 56
BOLD - 21-55 FG (5-13 3-pt); 10-16 FT; 28 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Dylan Gass 9, Tyler Hebrink 18, Grant Solem 4, Ross Nelson 9, Jacob Boersma 2, Taylor Wertish 2, Trent Neisen 13 ... 3-point shots: Gass 3, Nelson 1, Neisen 1 ... Rebound leaders: Neisen 6, Nelson 5, Hebrink 5 ... Assist leaders: Hebrink 4 ... Steal leaders: not available
PAYNESVILLE - 23 FG (6 3-pt); 4-7 FT; 27 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Tanner Wendroth 9, Jared Eickhoff 4, Mitchell Marlow 5, Jamison Wall 16, Nathan Friederichs 2, Travis Jimenez 2, Nathan Nietfeld 18 ... 3-point shots: Wendroth 3, Wall 2, Nietfeld 1 ... Rebound leaders: Nietfeld 13, Wendroth 5 ... Assist leaders: Nietfeld 4 ... Steal leaders: Nietfeld 5
Camden RCW 51, Lakeview 46
Renville County West trailed by five with five minutes remaining. Dan Knapper had 13 points and nine rebounds to spark the Jaguars, who also got 10 points and four steals from Steve Gens.
Lakeview (1-12, 1-18)..........24 22 -- 46
RCW (3-9, 4-12)...................27 24 -- 51
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LAKEVIEW - 18-50 FG (2-13 3-pt); 8-18 FT; 39 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Cory Timmerman 6, Curt Rykhus 8, Kenny Becker 8, Dillon Fenger 5, Adam Brewers 6, Jeremy Labat 13 ... 3-point shots: Timmerman 1, Fenger 1 ... Rebound leaders: Rykhus 14 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leaders: Rykhus 3
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST - 20-56 FG (1-11 3-pt); 10-20 FT; 28 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Cory Abbas 2, Brian Harper 7, Steve Gens 10, Junior Ramirez 7, Dan Knapper 13, Michael Fischer 9, Evan Engstrom 3 ... 3-point shots: Ramirez 1 ... Rebound leaders: Knapper 9, Fischer 7 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leaders: Gens 4, Ramirez 4
Dawson-Boyd 76, CMCS 58
Kruiz Lindblad scored 29 points and grabbed eight rebounds to pace the Blackjacks (8-5, 11-10). Andrew Roiger followed with 16 points and eight boards, and Matt Anderson had 13 points and seven assists.
Jeff Ruschen led the Bluejays (3-10, 5-12) with 15 points, followed by Logan Erickson with 14 points and six assists, and Jordon Daugherty with 10 points.
Dwsn-Byd (8-5, 11-10)........29 45 -- 76
CMCS (3-10, 5-12)..............30 28 -- 58
DAWSON-BOYD - 32-53 FG (2-15 3-pt); 10-13 FT; 36 rebounds; 9 fouls ... Scoring: Kruiz Lindblad 29, Andrew Roiger 16, Matt Anderson 13, Donnie Hermanson 5, Dustin Johnson 4, Colin Bergeson 8, Jarrett Wager 1 ... 3-point shots: Lindblad 1, Bergeson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Roiger 8, Lindblad 8 ... Assist leaders: Anderson 7 ... Steal leaders: Hermanson 3
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CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN - 25-53 FG (5-16 3-pt); 3-5 FT; 22 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Jeff Ruschen 15, Logan Erickson 14, Jordon Daugherty 10, Jason Groen 9, Nic Dykstra 5, Zach Henning 3, Brandon Van Der Puy 2 ... 3-point shots: Erickson 2, Daugherty 1, Dykstra 1, Henning 1 ... Rebound leaders: Groen 5, Ruschen 5 ... Assist leaders: Erickson 6, Groen 4 ... Steal leaders: Groen 2, Daugherty 2
Central Minnesota
BBE 78, Holdingford 51
Matt Goodwin scored 15 points and combined with Justin Mathiason to make all seven of BBE's three-pointers. Goodwin sank three and Mathiason made four, which accounted for all of his 12 points.
Shane Weller cashed in 13 points and Jackson Illies 10 for the Jaguars (7-1, 16-3). Jared McCleary pulled down 10 rebounds.
BBE (7-1, 16-3)..............46 32 -- 78
Holdingford (3-7, 5-13)..19 32 -- 51
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA - 32-61 FG (9-17 3-pt); 5-11 FT; 31 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Mike Rodgers 9, Justin Mathiason 12, Zach Roelike 4, Kevin Keuffler 9, Jackson Illies 10, Shane Weller 13, Matt Goodwin 15, Jared McCleary 6 ... 3-point shots: Mathiason 4, Goodwin 3, Weller 1, Rodgers 1 ... Rebound leaders: McCleary 10 ... Assist leaders: Rodgers 6 ... Steal leaders: Weller 3, Illies 3
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HOLDINGFORD - 18-41 FG (2-7 3-pt); 13-22 FT; 17 rebounds; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Chris Hellman 4, Dan Schwanberg 9, Brandon Hellman 7, Kyle Sand 10, Simon Krych 21 ... 3-point shots: Schwanberg 1, B.Hellman 1 ... Rebound leaders: Krych 8 ... Assist, steal leaders not available
