MONTEVIDEO -- In a battle waged for second-place honors in the West Central South, Montevideo subdued Minnewaska in the second half to claim a 61-56 win on Monday.
Both squads came in 12-3 in the conference. The Lakers were in front after one half, 34-29, but Montevideo got the lead with about five minutes left and then converted 5-of-6 free throws down the stretch to claim its sixth consecutive victory.
Ryan Boike's four 3-pointers and 21 points led Montevideo (14-9). Colton Vien added 12 points, plus five steals, and Jake Douglas 10 points, plus six rebounds.
The Lakers' Shane Bosek led all scorers with 25 points, 16 coming in the first half.
Montevideo will host Yellow Medicine East on Saturday in Section 3AA.
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Montevideo 61, Minnewaska 56
Minnewaska (12-4, 16-7) 34 22 -- 56
Montevideo (13-3, 14-9) 29 32 -- 61
MINNEWASKA - 20-43 FG (5-17 3-pt); 12-17 FT; 29 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Cory Holten 4, Brady Johnsrud 11, Mike Whittemore 3, Shane Bosek 25, Jake Mikkelson 7, Ben Peters 4, Ryan Kleven 2 ... 3-point shots: Busek 4, Whittemore 1 ... Rebound leaders: not available
MONTEVIDEO - 20-51 FG (6-11 3-pt); 15-17 FT; 26 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Tom Grages 2, Jacobey Johnson 2, Ryan Boike 21, Mitch Christensen 2, Colton Vien 12, Brett Bergeson 7, Tyler Modderman 5, Jake Douglas 10 ... 3-point shots: Boike 4, Vien 2... Rebound leaders: Douglas 6, Troy Hendrickson 6 ... Assist leaders: Johnson 3 ... Steal leaders: Vien 5
Non-Conference
CMCS 67, Wabasso 51
The Bluejays played to a 32-32 halftime tie on the strength of seven 3-pointers. Logan Erickson sank four.
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In the second half, CMCS cranked up the defensive intensity and held Wabasso to 19 points.
Erickson finished with 28 points and six assists to lead the Bluejays. Jordon Daugherty followed with 21 points. Joey Grussing pulled down six rebounds.
Wabasso (8-15) 32 19 -- 51
CMCS (6-14) 32 35 -- 67
WABASSO - 17-48 FG (2-10 3-pt); 15-20 FT; 22 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Dalton Salfer 7, Dylan Boch 4, Steven Rohlik 10, Tyler Huhnerkoch 3, Jason Plaetz 2, Drew Jennings 11, Sam Guetter 14 ... 3-point shots: Rohlik 1, Jennings 1 ... Rebound, assist, steal leaders not available
CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN - 22-48 FG (9-21 3-pt); 14-20 FT; 26 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Logan Erickson 28, Jordon Daugherty 21, Tyler Daugherty 6, Zach Henning 4, David Vanderhooft 4, Joey Grussing 4 ... 3-point shots: Erickson 5, J.Daugherty 3, Henning 1 ... Rebound leaders: Grussing 7 ... Assist leaders: Erickson 6, T.Daugherty 4, J.Daugherty 4 ... Steal leaders: Erickson 4
Albany 83, ACGC 44
Scott Litchy with 17 points, Zach Noreen 16 and Kyle Lieser 11 sparked an Albany (20-2) offense that outscored the Falcons 45-16 in the second half after owning a 10-point lead at halftime.
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Tim Masse led ACGC (3-22) with nine points.
ACGC (3-22) 28 16 -- 44
Albany (20-2) 38 45 -- 83
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 15-52 FG (2-14 3-pt); 12-24 FT; 29 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Dylan Hoerchler 6, Jacob Belgum 2, Aaron Kinzler 2, Taylor Larson 5, Mitchell Tauer 7, Trever Heining 8, Logan Jacobs 5, Tim Masse 9 ... 3-point shots: Larson 1, Tauer 1 ... Rebound leaders: Heining 5, Masse 5 ... Assist leaders: Belgum 2, Heining 2, Tauer 2 ... Steal leaders: Hoerchler 2, Kinzler 2
ALBANY - 34-63 FG (4-15 3-pt); 11-16 FT; 38 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Kyle Lieser 11, Tony Harlander 4, Cody Mayer 2, Jordan Budde 8, Alex Burg 2, Adam Harlander 4, Tony Schoenberg 2, Joel Bruns 2, Ben Tamm 2, Zach Noreen 16, B.J. Bueckers 9, Luke Evans 4, Scott Litchy 17 ... 3-point shots: Lieser 2, Litchy 2 ... Rebound leaders: Evans 8, Noreen 6 ... Assist leaders: Noreen 5, Tamm 4 ... Steal leaders: Tamm 4, Litchy 4
Redwood Valley 71, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 64
Down by three at the break, the Cardinals (8-16) poured in 43 points in the second half to win going away.
J.T. Radel scored 16 of his game-high 22 points post-intermission. Mike Busack hit four 3-pointers on the way to 20 points while nabbing 12 rebounds. Radel and Erich Panitzke pulled in eight rebounds each.
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Jesse Leith drained a trio of treys and scored 13 points.
Dominic Dolan led TMB with 15 points.
Redwood Valley (8-16) 28 43 -- 71
TMB (15-7) 31 33 -- 64
REDWOOD VALLEY - 24 FG (8 3-pt); 15-21 FT; 39 rebounds; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Mike Busack 20, J. T. Radel 22, Jordan Ford 3, Brennan Baune 3, Trevor Sandgren 2, Jesse Leith 13, Erich Panitzke 8 ... 3-point shots: Busack 4, Leith 3, Baune 1 ... Rebound leaders: Busack 12, Radel 8, Panitzke 8 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leaders: Busack 2
TRACY-MILROY-BALATON - 27 FG (4 3-pt); 6-9 FT; 27 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Dominic Dolan 15, Josh Soupir 8, Joe Hook 10, Aric Carpenter 9, Lucas Dolan 2, Shane Erickson 12, Jeremy Hoflock 8 ... 3-point shots: D. Dolan 1, Soupir 1, Hook 2... Rebound leaders: Carpenter 7, L. Dolan 5, Hoflock 5 ... Assist leaders: Soupir 3, D. Dolen3 ... Steal leaders: D. Dolan 4
