BENSON -- Montevideo got an early jump on Benson, then survived a late first-half run to beat the Braves 76-62 in West Central South Conference boys basketball action Friday.
The Thunder Hawks (12-3, 13-9) charged out to a 15-4 lead, but the Braves chipped it down to four points before Montevideo exploded again to a 38-24 halftime advantage.
In the second half, Brett Bergeson sank three 3-pointers and netted 16 of his game-high 27 points for the Thunder Hawks.
Ryan Boike contributed 16 points for Montevideo, with Colton Vien and Jake Douglas adding 10 each.
Benson's Cody Jaeger scored 19 points, Sam Peterson had 15 and Brennan Kent 11. Jake Hanson pulled down eight rebounds and Peterson had seven.
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Montevideo 76, Benson 62
Montevideo (12-3, 13-9) 38 38 -- 76
Benson (8-7, 13-11) 24 28 -- 62
MONTEVIDEO - 23-44 FG (10-17 3-pt); 20-26 FT; 22 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Tom Grages 2, Jacobey Johnson 7, Troy Hendrickson 4, Ryan Boike 16, Colton Vien 10, Brett Bergeson 27, Jake Douglas 10 ... 3-point shots: Johnson 1, Boike 3, Vien 1, Bergeson 5 ... Rebound leaders: Douglas 6, Grages 5 ... Assist leaders: Johnson 4 ... Steal leaders: Bergeson 3
BENSON - 24-56 FG (6-16 3-pt); 7-15 FT; 28 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Cody Jaeger 19, Martin McManus 2, Jeff Berens 3, Brennan Kent 11, Carter Fennell 2, Jake Hanson 2, Sam Peterson 15, Patrick Brandt 2, Kegan Pangrac 6 ... 3-point shots: Jaeger 5, Kent 1 ... Rebound leaders: Hanson 8, Peterson 7 ... Assist leaders: Kent 4 ... Steal leaders: Kent 3
BOLD 75, ACGC 42
Shawn Dollerschell posted a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Warriors. Tate Neubauer added 14 points.
Mitch Tauer's scored 15 points for the Falcons. Trever Heining followed with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
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ACGC (1-15, 3-21) 19 23 -- 42
BOLD (5-10, 11-12) 40 35 -- 75
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 14-42 FG (0-7 3-pt); 14-24 FT; 23 rebounds; 8 fouls ... Scoring: Dylan Hoerchler 2, Jacob Belgum 4, Aaron Kinzler 6, Mitch Tauer 15, Trever Heining 12, Austin Mueller 3 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: Heining 10 ... Assist leaders: Hoerchler 2 ... Steal leaders: none ... Blocks: Tauer 5
BOLD - 34-72 FG (3-12 3-pt); 4-7 FT; 39 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Zach Remillard 8, Kyle Athmann 8, Tate Neubauer 14, Shawn Dollerschell 16, Mike Kingstrom 2, Brandon Ochs 9, Jacob Honzay 2, Kyle Krause 4, Matt Barvels 6, Tyler Einerson 2, Reed Nelson 2, Adam Steffel 2 ... 3-point shots: Athmann 1, Ochs 2 ... Rebound leaders: Dollerschell 11, Ochs 5, Neubauer 5, Krause 5 ... Assist leaders: Ochs 6, Athmann 5 ... Steal leaders: Dollerschell 3
