Boys basketball: Cards top Monte to end skid

WILLMAR - Willmar snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 72-54 victory over Montevideo on Saturday.
Three Cardinals reached double-digit scoring, led by Noah Slagter’s 19 points.
Tate Hovland picked up 12 points and Max Doering 11.
Hovland pulled down seven rebounds, and Dakota Tjaden added seven points and six assists.
Willmar led by five points at the half, and clung to just a one-point lead with 9:30 left in the game. But they pulled ahead and outscored the T-Hawks by 13 points in the second half.
It was just the third win of the year for the Cardinals, who next play Tuesday at Rocori. Their previous two wins came Dec. 26 and 27 at the Bremer Bank Holiday Classic.
Willmar 72, Montevideo 54
Montevideo (9-8) 32 22 - 54
Willmar (3-16) 37 35 - 72
Montevideo
19-55 FG; 12-19 FT; 21 fouls … Scoring: Troy Diggins 21, Spencer Hildahl 11, Riley Emery 9, Adam Kilibarda 6, Travis Dreyer 4, Preston Herfurth 2, Isaac Douglas 1 … 3-point shots: Diggins 1, Emery 1, Kilibarda 2 … Rebound leader: Hildahl 10, Diggins 9 … Assist leader: Diggins 2, Douglas 2 … Steal leader: Hildahl 1
Willmar
26-45 FG; 13-26 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Noah Slagter 19, Tate Hovland 12, Max Doering 11, Austin Boller 9, Austin Grove 8, Dakota Tjaden 7, Max Trochlil 6 … 3-point shots: Slagter 2, Hovland 1, Doering 1, Boller 1, Tjaden 2 … Rebound leader: Hovland 7, Doering 5, Grove 5, Trochlil 5 … Assist leader: Tjaden 6 … Steal leader: Slagter 1, Grove 1