GLENWOOD - Troy Diggins scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds to power Montevideo to a 61-53 West Central Conference victory over Minnewaska on Friday.
Three other Thunderhawks’ scored in double figures. Riley Emery scored 13, Travis Dreyer 12, and Jimmy Haff 11. Minnewaska led at halftime by three, but couldn’t muster enough second half offense to pick up the home win.
The Lakers attempted just two free throws in the game.
Riley Thompson scored 18 points and Matt McIver recorded 13 points in the loss.
Montevideo challenges BOLD on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., while Minnewaska hosts Hillcrest Lutheran Academy on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Montevideo 61, Minnewaska 53
Montevideo (9-5, 13-9) 24 37 - 61
Minnewaska (7-9, 13-11) 27 26 - 53
Montevideo
25-46 FG; 5-7 FT; 9 fouls … Scoring: Troy Diggins 17, Riley Emery 13, Travis Dreyer 12, Jimmy Haff 11, Preston Herfurth 2, Spencer Hildahl 2, Issac Douglas 2, Adam Kilibarda 2 … 3-point shots: Diggins 3, Haff 2, Emery 1 … Rebound leader: Diggins 7, Dreyer 5, Haff 4 … Assist leader: Herfurth 3, Kilibarda 2, Diggins 2, Byrce Maurice 2 … Steal leader: Emery 2
Minnewaska
23-47 FG; 0-2 FT; 11 fouls … Scoring: Michael Gruber 6, Riley Thompson 18, Justin Amundson 2, Matt McIver 13, Greg Helander 2, Austin VerSteeg 8, Brandon French 4 … 3-point shots: Thompson 4, McIver 3 … Rebound leader: VerSteeg 5 … Assist leader: McIver 2, VerSteeg 2 … Steal leader: Amundson 2
Non-Conference
Sauk Centre 65,
LPGE 42
Sauk Centre increased its winning streak to 12 with a win over Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, which came into the game with a 17-4 record.
Matthew Moritz scored a game-high 24 points, and Carter Kranz and Cole Neubert each scored 10.
Neubert pulled down seven rebounds and Moritz had four assists, while Austin Nelson scored seven points and picked up seven rebounds.
The Mainstreeters (19-4) will next play Tuesday at Staples-Motley.
LPGE (17-5) 23 19 - 42
Sauk Centre (19-4) 25 40 - 65
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle
16-44 FG; 6-13 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Trevor Bergmann 10, Tommy Geisenhof 14, Derek Eberlle 8, Laine Larson 3, Luke Gustafson 2, Jacob Harvey 2, Mitchell Hinnenkamp 1, John Towner 2 … 3-point shots: Bergmann 1, Geisenhof 2, Larson 1 … Rebound leader: Eberlle 6 … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: 3 with 2
Sauk Centre
21-47 FG; 14-17 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Riley Primus 2, Austin Nelson 7, Matthew Moritz 24, Shariff Silas 4, Jay Friedrichs 3, Carter Kranz 10, Cole Neubert 10, Tanner Schmiesing 5 … 3-point shots: Nelson 1, Moritz 6, Friedrichs 1, Kranz 1 … Rebound leader: Neubert 7 … Assist leader: Nelson 7 … Steal leader: Moritz 4
Hancock 87,
Underwood 75
Noah Kannegiesser had 25 points and dished out eight assists, while Colin Brown recorded 17 points to go along with five rebounds to defeat Underwood.
Two other Owls scored in double figures with Logan Kisgen scoring 15 points and Bryce Schmidgall adding 11 in the win.
The Rockets were led by Matt Biegler who led all scorers with 28 points.
Hancock challenges Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Kerkhoven.
Hancock (9-13) 39 48 - 87
Underwood (10-12) 34 41 - 75
Hancock
27-54 FG; 23-30 FT; 14 fouls … Scoring: Noah Kannegiesser 25, Colin Brown 17, Logan Kisgen 15, Bryce Schmidgall 11, Chandler Gramm 9, Andrew Shaw 5, Brandon Shaw 4, Tyler Reese 1 … 3-point shots: Kannegiesser 5, Brown 2, Kisgen 1, A. Shaw 1 … Rebound leader: Brown 5, Kisgen 5, Schmidgall 5 … Assist leader: Kannegiesser 8, Gramm 6, Schmidgall 4 … Steal leader: Kannegiesser 3
Underwood
27-64 FG; 15-18 FT; 21 fouls … Scoring: Matt Biegler 28, Justin Masloski 16, Jarrett Werner 14, Adam Thormodson 11, Brodey Rocholl 6 … 3-point shots: Werner 4, Masloski 2 … Rebound leader: n/a … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a
Wright County
Litchfield 53,
Dassel-Cokato 47
Cody Rau scored 13 points and dished out eight assists as Litchfield snapped a two game losing skid by winning a Wright County Conference game over Dassel-Cokato. Dylan Kotzer added 14 points and Cody Beavers scored 15.
The Chargers had a hard time connecting on free throws going 11 for 24. Litchfield scored 38 second-half points to separate themselves for the road victory.
Dalton Asplin scored 15 points and Matthew Johnson had 14 for the home team.
Up next for the Dragons will be a home game against Annandale on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Litchfield (3-5, 10-13) 15 38 - 53
D-C (3-5, 10-12) 14 33 - 47
Litchfield
18-47 FG; 10-19 FT; 23 fouls … Scoring: Cody Rau 13, Brandon Nelson 2, Dylan Kotzer 14, Cody Beavers 15, Ross Wendlandt 4, Nic Meyer 5 … 3-point shots: Rau 1, Kotzer 3, Beavers 3 … Rebound leader: Rau 7, Beavers 7 … Assist leader: Rau 8 … Steal leader: Rau 4
Dassel-Cokato
17-54 FG; 11-24 FT; 18 fouls … Scoring: Ryan Chvojicek 4, Dalton Asplin 15, Eric Monson 1, Trent Thinesen 7, Carson Lindell 2, Matthew Johnson 14, Trever Kaiser 4 … 3-point shots: Asplin 2 … Rebound leader: Chvojicek 11, Johnson 12 … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a
Tomahawk
Springfield 79, BLHS 50
Austin Werner scored 12 points and Trey Weispfennig had 10 as the Mustangs fell to first-place Springfield on Friday.
BLHS (1-14, 1-21) next plays Monday at Cedar Mountain/Comfrey.
Springfield (15-1, 20-3) 39 40 - 79
BLHS (1-14, 1-21) 20 30 - 50
Springfield
34-66 FG; 7-14 FT; 17 fouls … Scoring: Carter Erickson 5, Noah Bertram 4, Tanner Vogel 16, Isaac Fink 2, Kale Meendering 10, Andrew Beckman 4, Brandon Flock 8, Tyler Vogel 20, Andy Salonek 10 … 3-point shots: Ta. Vogel 2, Meendering 2 … Rebound leader: Salonek 8 … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
17-55 FG; 13-22 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Brad Ebbers 6, Austin Werner 12, Trey Weispfennig 10, Alex Girodat 3, Scott Buboltz 7, Austin Pagenkopf 3, Jedd Nelson 2, Jake Watkins 2, Ricky Kalenberg 5 … 3-point shots: Werner 2, Pagenkopf 1 … Rebound leader: Weispfennig 7 … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a
