MONTEVIDEO -- Montevideo made a 29-18 halftime lead stand tall en route to a 60-39 win over BOLD in West Central South Conference boys basketball action Thursday.
The Thunder Hawks (9-9) improved to 8-3 in the conference, in third place behind Morris/Chokio-Alberta and Minnewaska.
Jake Douglas scored 19 points to pave the way for Montevideo. Colton Vien and Brett Bergeson added 12 points and seven rebounds apiece.
Shawn Dollerschell's 11 points led the Warriors (2-8, 8-9). Tyler Hebrink added 10 points and seven boards.
Montevideo 60, BOLD 39
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BOLD (2-8, 8-9) 18 21 -- 39
Montevideo (8-3, 9-9) 29 31 -- 60
BOLD - 15-52 FG (1-7 3-pt); 8-14 FT; 26 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Zach Remillard 4, Kyle Athmann 3, Shawn Dollerschell 11, Tyler Hebrink 10, Mike Kingstrom 2, Brandon Ochs 4, Kyle Krause 5 ... 3-point shots: Athmann 1 ... Rebound leaders: Hebrink 7 ... Assist leaders: Hebrink 3 ... Steal leaders: none
MONTEVIDEO - 23-47 FG (5-10 3-pt); 9-13 FT; 39 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Tom Grages 4, Jacobey Johnson 5, Troy Hendrickson 6, Ryan Boike 2, Colton Vien 12, Brett Bergeson 12, Jake Douglas 19 ... 3-point shots: Johnson 1, Vien 2, Bergeson 2 ... Rebound leaders: Bergeson 7, Vien 7 ... Assist leaders: Johnson 4 ... Steal leaders: Douglas 2, Grages 2, Bergeson 2
Minnewaska 67, Benson 53
A balanced scoring attack guided Minnewaska (10-1, 12-3) to its seventh straight win. Shane Bosek and Ben Peters both scored 15 points with Brady Johnsrud adding 13.
Brennan Kent had 20 points and Cody Jaeger followed with 11 to pace Benson (5-6, 10-9).
Benson (5-6, 10-9) 23 30 -- 53
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Minnewaska (10-1, 12-3) 33 34 -- 67
BENSON - 19-43 FG (8-17 3-pt); 7-12 FT; 24 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Cody Jaeger 11, Martin McManus 5, Jed Eix 4, Jeff Berens 2, Brennan Kent 20, Jake Hanson 6, Keagan Pangrac 5 ... 3-point shots: Jaeger 3, McManus 1, Kent 4 ... Rebound leaders: Kent 6, Pangrac 6 ... Assist leaders: Jaeger 3, Berens 3, Eix 3 ... Steal leaders: Hanson 3
MINNEWASKA - 24-45 FG (4-17 3-pt); 15-21 FT; 30 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Cory Holten 8, Brady Johnsrud 13, Mike Whittemore 8, Shane Bosek 15, Taylor Kollman 1, Trenton Berg 1, Eric Elbe 2, Ben Peters 15, Ryan Kleven 2, Michael Nielsen 2 ... 3-point shots: Whittemore 1, Peters 3 ... Rebound leaders: Peters 6, Johnsrud 6, Kleven 5 ... Assist leaders: Johnsrud 5, Whittemore 4 ... Steal leaders: Kleven 4, Whittemore 3
LQPV 63, ACGC 57
After being held to just two points in the first half, Eric Paulson erupted for 18 points in the second half behind five 3-pointers to help Lac qui Parle Valley rally from an 11-point deficit at halftime. The Eagles opened the second half with a 12-2 run to get back into the game.
Ryan Hoium, Jordan Schwarz and Zach Jensen all added 10 points apiece for the Eagles.
Tim Masse netted a game-high 22 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, which also got 17 points from Trever Heining and 14 more from Mitchell Tauer.
LQPV (7-4, 8-7) 22 41 -- 63
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ACGC (1-10, 2-16) 33 24 -- 57
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 23-61 FG (6-22 3-pt); 11-16 FT; 31 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Chase Keimig 3, Ryan Hoium 10, Eric Paulson 20, Jordan Schwarz 10, Joey Schreck 2, Zach Moen 4, Jacob Redepenning 4, Zach Jensen 10 ... 3-point shots: Hoium 1, Paulson 5 ... Rebound leaders: Schwarz 8, Jensen 8 ... Assist leaders: Schreck 2 ... Steal leaders: Keimig 2
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 19-42 FG (4-10 3-pt); 15-21 FT; 30 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Dylan Hoerchler 1, Jacob Belgum 3, Mitchell Tauer 14, Trever Heining 17, Tim Masse 22 ... 3-point shots: Belgum 1, Tauer 1, Masse 2 ... Rebound leaders: Masse 13, Heining 9, Tauer 7 ... Assist leaders: Heining 3 ... Steal leaders: Belgum 2
