BIRD ISLAND -- Ryan Boike drained six 3-pointers and Jeff Jerve posted another double-double for Montevideo as the Thunder Hawks kept their slim hopes alive of claiming a piece of the West Central South Conference title by upending BOLD 65-50 Tuesday.
The Thunder Hawks improved to 11-3 in the conference and remained one game behind Morris (13-2) in the loss column. Montevideo has two conference games left (home against Benson and at Minnewaska) while Morris has just one remaining (at Paynesville).
Jerve and Boike nearly outscored BOLD (5-9, 9-12) by themselves with their combined 48 points as Eric Brandon, Montevideo's leading scorer, missed the game with an ankle injury. Jerve had 17 of his game-high 28 points in the first half and Boike finished with 20 points.
Trent Neisen had 14 points and Dylan Gass netted 13 more to pace BOLD.
Montevideo 65, BOLD 50
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Montevideo (11-3, 16-6) 38 27 -- 65
BOLD (5-9, 9-12) 24 26 -- 50
MONTEVIDEO - 28-54 FG (7-15 3-pt); 2-3 FT; 36 rebounds; 8 fouls ... Scoring: Ryan Boike 20, Brock Ackerman 2, Brett Bergeson 11, Jeff Jerve 28, Jake Douglas 4 ... 3-point shots: Boike 6, Bergeson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Jerve 14, Bergeson 6 ... Assist leaders: Bergeson 4
BOLD - 20-48 FG (6-13 3-pt); 4-7 FT; 19 rebounds; 9 fouls ... Scoring: Dylan Gass 13, Tyler Hebrink 5, Grant Solem 2, Ross Nelson 9, Jake Boersma 2, Kyle Athmann 5, Trent Neisen 14 ... 3-point shots: Gass 3, Athmann 1, Neisen 2 ... Rebound leaders: Neisen 6, Hebrink 6 ... Steal leaders: Gass 2
Benson 75, ACGC 54
Benson poured in 45 points in the first half en route to its fourth straight win. Aaron Lindahl had 13 of his game-high 28 points in the first half. Also in the first 18 minutes, Jeff Berens scored all 12 of his points, Dan Martin scored all nine of his points and Steven James had eight of his 12 points for the Braves (9-5, 13-9).
James and Lindahl had 11 rebounds each. Lindahl also dished out eight assists.
Jordan Tanner had 13 points and Joel Slinden 10 for ACGC (7-7, 12-11).
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ACGC (7-7, 12-11) 18 36 -- 54
Benson (9-5, 13-9) 45 30 -- 75
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 19-67 FG (2-17 3-pt); 14-26 FT; 33 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Justin Hanson 2, Brooks Maurer 7, Ethan Reed 3, Jordan Tanner 13, Jeff Peterson 4, Mitch Tauer 5, Trever Heining 5, Kurtis Huisman 1, Joel Slinden 10, Jeremiah Nelson 4 ... 3-point shots: Tanner 2 ... Rebound leaders: Slinden 7, Maurer 6 ... Assist leaders: Peterson 3 ... Steal leaders: Maurer 2
BENSON - 32-54 FG (2-5 3-pt); 17-23 FT; 43 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Ben Murphy 2, Dan Martin 9, Jeff Berens 12, Brennan Kent 2, Aaron Lindahl 28, Tyler Luschen 1, Josh Cluever 5, Kyle Pederson 4, Steven James 12 ... 3-point shots: Martin 1, Lindahl 1 ... Rebound leaders: James 11, Lindahl 11, Pederson 6 ... Assist leaders: Lindahl 8 ... Steal leaders: Lindahl 2
