Boys basketball roundup: Brainerd clubs Willmar

WILLMAR - Kobe Ahonen tossed in a game-high 19 points, and Michael Russell added 15 points as Brainerd overpowered Willmar on Tuesday 69-48 in a Central Lakes Conference game.
The Warriors were nine of 16 from three-point range in the win.
A nine-point halftime deficit for the Cardinals became ever greater as Brainerd would keep up the momentum.
“They are just a really athletic team, and they turned up the defensive pressure,” Willmar head coach Steve Grove said. “They did a good job on Noah Slagter, recording his lowest point total in two months I’d say.”
Both Tate Hovland and Max Doering scored 10 points for the Cardinals.
Willmar will have its final regular season contest on Friday at home at 7:30 p.m. against Sartell-St. Stephen.
Brainerd 69, Willmar 48
Brainerd (9-6, 11-13)..........36 33 - 69
Willmar (0-15, 3-22)............27 21 - 48
Brainerd
29-51 FG; 2-3 FT; 12 fouls … Scoring: Kobe Ahonen 19, Michael Russell 15, Jack Geraets 13, Chris Pederson 12, Logan Madsen 4, Jacob Russell 4, Steven Severson 2… 3-point shots: Ahonen 2, Russell 3, Geraets 3, Pederson 1 … Rebound leader: Ahonen 6, Geraets 6 … Assist leader: Madsen 5 … Steal leader: Pederson 3
Willmar
18-39 FG; 9-11 FT; 11 fouls … Scoring: Tate Hovland 10, Max Doering 10, Austin Grove 8, Noah Slagter 7, Max Trochil 6, Dakota Tjaden 3, Dalton Rambow 2, Austin Boller 2 … 3-point shots: Hovland 1, Slagter 1, Tjaden 1… Rebound leader: Trochil 6, Grove 5 … Assist leader: Hovland 6 … Steal leader: Trochil 2, Grove 2
Wright County
Annandale 65, Litchfield 51
Dylan Kotzer scored 15 and Cody Beavers 12 in the Dragons’ losing effort to first-place Annandale on Tuesday.
Beavers pulled down five rebounds, and Cody Rau added seven points, five assists and three steals.
The Dragons (3-6, 10-14) will play Friday at New London-Spicer for their final regular-season game.
Annandale (7-2, 15-10).......31 34 - 65
Litchfield (3-6, 10-14)..........21 30 - 51
Annandale
22-51 FG; 17-23 FT; 11 fouls … Scoring: Brock Fobbe 11, Alex Hohenstein 8, Brad Weege 4, A.J. Hinz 15, Chase Knickerbocker 27 … 3-point shots: Fobbe 2, Knickerbocker 2 … Rebound leader: Hinz 13, Knickerbocker 8 … Assist leader: Hohenstein 3, Knickerbocker 3 … Steal leader: n/a
Litchfield
18-65 FG; 6-8 FT; 20 fouls … Scoring: Cody Rau 7, Dylan Kotzer 15, Cody Beavers 12, Brandon Nelson 3, Ross Wendlandt 5, Nic Meyer 9 … 3-point shots: Rau 1, Kotzer 5, Beavers 2, Nelson 1 … Rebound leader: Beavers 5, Wendlandt 5 … Assist leader: Rau 5, Beavers 4 … Steal leader: Rau 3
NLS 68, D-C 57
Four players racked up double-digit scoring for the Wildcats as they upended Dassel-Cokato for a conference win on Tuesday.
Derrick Laudenbach led the Wildcats with 20 points and six rebounds, and Shane Zylstra had 19 points, five assists and four steals.
Devin Fostervold added 11 points and five rebounds, and Ethan Bohlsen 10 points and nine rebounds.
The Wildcats will play their last regular-season game on Friday at home against Litchfield.
NLS (4-5, 10-14)..................20 48 - 68
DC (3-6, 10-13)....................15 42 - 57
New London-Spicer
24-45 FG; 18-24 FT; 19 fouls … Scoring: Derrick Laudenbach 20, Shane Zylstra 19, Devin Fostervold 11, Ethan Bohlsen 10, James Magnuson 6, Mitchell Halvorson 2 … 3-point shots: Zylstra 1, Fostervold 1 … Rebound leader: Bohlsen 9, Laudenbach 6, Fostervold 5 … Assist leader: Zylstra 5, Fostervold 3 … Steal leader: Zylstra 4
Dassel-Cokato
22-64 FG; 8-17 FT; 20 fouls … Scoring: Matthew Johnson 21, Dalton Asplin 14, Eric Munson 8, Trevor Kaiser 5, Ryan Chvojicek 2, James Howell 2, Zackari Ellis 2, Elijah Jorgenson 2, Carson Lindell 1 … 3-point shots: Asplin 3, Munson 1, Kaiser 1 … Rebound leader: Johnson 9 … Assist leader: Johnson 2, Asplin 2 … Steal leader: Johnson 3
Non-Conference
YME 60, Lakeview 38
The Sting closed out their regular season with a big win over Lakeview, led by Blake Lindstrom’s triple-double (26 points, 10 rebounds, 11 rebounds).
Tyson Velde picked up a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards, and Ted Sjurseth and Jake Guertin each scored six points.
YME finished the regular season with an 8-16 overall record. The eighth-seeded Sting will face No. 1-seed Redwood Valley in the first round of the Section 3AA tournament on Saturday.
YME (8-16)..........................35 25 - 60
Lakeview (11-11)................17 21 - 38
Yellow Medicine East
23-66 FG; 8-15 FT; 13 fouls … Scoring: Jake Guertin 6, Blake Lindstrom 26, Chase Richter 4, Garrett Schmitz 3, Blake Helgeson 2, Tyson Velde 13, Ted Sjurseth 6 … 3-point shots: Guertin 2, Lindstrom 4 … Rebound leader: Lindstrom 10, Velde 10 … Assist leader: Lindstrom 11 … Steal leader: Guertin 3
Lakeview
15-50 FG; 7-14 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Bayley Enstad 2, Max Horner 5, Jakeb Brower 2, Logan Stelter 4, Jaden Hoffman 17, Seth Goepferich 2, Terrell Broberg 2, Jonah Dovre 4 … 3-point shots: Horner 1 … Rebound leader: Goepferich 9 … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a
Albany 69, Melrose 60
Albany came out on top in a battle between two 20-win teams, handing the Dutchmen their fifth loss of the season.
Melrose plays its final regular-season game Thursday when they host ACGC.
Albany (22-3).....................38 31 - 69
Melrose (21-5)...................31 29 - 60
Albany
Statistics not available
Melrose
23-52 FG; 11-20 FT; 14 fouls … Scoring: Cervantes 6, Herkenhoff 6, Haider 6, Braegelmann 4, Meyer 14, Luetmer 6, Meyer 4, Gerads 14 … 3-point shots: Haider 1, Meyer 2 … Rebound leader: Gerads 7 … Assist leader: 4 with 2 … Steal leader: 7 with 1
EV-Watkins 73, MCA 49
Jared Streit had 28 points and 14 rebounds and Eden Valley-Watkins held Morris/Chokio-Alberta powerhouse Eric Staebler to just seven points in a non-conference game Tuesday in Morris.
The Eagles, ranked No. 15 in Class AA, improved to 21-2 overall while the Tigers fell to 15-10.
EVW’s Brett Mattice scored 15 points and Reese Jansen scored 12.
Riley Biesterfeld led the Tigers with nine points and Noah Grove and Jacob Zosel joined Staebler with seven.
The Tigers close out their regular-season schedule at Ortonville at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
EVW (21-2)..........................42 31 - 73
MCA (15-10)........................26 23 - 49
Eden Valley-Watkins
30-41 FG; 8-13 FT; 14 fouls … Scoring: Jacob Streit 5, Reese Jansen 12, Brett Mattice 15, Travis Thielen 1, Zach Swenson 2, Blaine Fodstad 2, DeShaun James 2, Austin Schlangen 6, Jared Streit 28 … 3-point shots: Jansen 2, Mattice 2, Jared Streit 1 … Rebound leader: Jared Streit 14 … Assist leader: Jacob Streit 3 … Steal leader: NA
Morris/Chokio-Alberta
18-61 FG; 10-16 FT; 12 fouls … Scoring: Noah Grove 7, Sean Amundson 6, Riley Biesterfeld 9, Joey Dufault 2, Jacob Zosel 7, C.J. Nagel 6, Andrew Goulet 3, Nick Solvie 2, Eric Staebler 7 … 3-point shots: Grove 2, Biesterfeld 1 … Rebound leader: Biesterfeld 5, Nagel 4 … Assist leader: Grove 4, Zosel 3 … Steal leader: Staebler 3
Sauk Centre 74, Staples-Motley 57
Cole Neubert scored 18 points and Matthew Moritz 17 to help Sauk Centre to its 13th straight win on Tuesday.
Shariff Silas added 14 points and six rebounds, and Tanner Schmiesing had four points and six rebounds.
The Mainstreeters (20-4) play their final regular-season game on Friday at home against Holdingford.
Sauk Centre (20-4).............36 38 - 74
Staples-Motley (11-13).......32 25 - 57
Sauk Centre
24-49 FG; 21-27 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Austin Nelson 7, Matthew Moritz 17, Shariff Silas 14, Jay Friedrichs 9, Henry Porter 2, Carter Kranz 3, Cole Neubert 18, Tanner Schmiesing 4 … 3-point shots: Moritz 3, Friedrichs 2 … Rebound leader: Silas 6, Schmiesing 6 … Assist leader: Moritz 3 … Steal leader: Moritz 3
Staples-Motley
21-55 FG; 10-16 FT; 20 fouls … Scoring: Gavin Smith 9, Blake Connell 10, Tim Hepokoski 2, Connor Schmitz 2, Zach Hofmann 6, Nathan Schimpp 14, Andrew Isrealson 7, John Lund 7 … 3-point shots: Schimpp 3, Isrealson 2 … Rebound leader: Lund 6 … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: 3 with 3
Hancock 81, KMS 49
Noah Kannegeisser scored 18 points and had five assists and six steals to lead the Owls over the Saints in a non-conference game Tuesday in Kerkhoven.
Hancock’s Logan Kisgen scored 15 points and Collin Brown had 14 points and nine rebounds.
Taylor Feldman had 11 points and Josh Peterson scored nine for the Saints.
KMS plays a Section 3A North play-in game at Renville County West at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The Owls play host to Henning at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Hancock (10-13).................45 36 - 81
KMS (1-24)..........................23 26 - 49
Hancock
30-66 FG; 18-24 FT; 19 fouls … Scoring: Noah Kannegeisser 18, Collin Brown 14, Logan Kisgen 15, Tyler Reese 8, Andrew Shaw 8, Brandon Shaw 5, Michael Milander 4, Cole Voorhees 3, Cody Greiner 2, Chandler Gramm 2, Bryce Schmidgall 2 … 3-point shots: Kannegeisser 2, Kisgen 1 … Rebound leader: Brown 9 … Assist leader: Kannegeisser 5 … Steal leader: Kannegeisser 6
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
18-57 FG; 9-20 FT; 18 fouls … Scoring: Taylor Feldman 11, Josh Peterson 9, Preston Mahlum 8, Tanner Rohner 8, Brandin Dahl 6, Jordan Zwart 4, Ian Caldwell 3 … 3-point shots: Rohner 2, Feldman 1, Peterson 1 … Rebound leader: Feldman 9 … Assist leader: Dahl 4 … Steal leader: Zwart 3, Feldman 3
West Central
BOLD 53,
Montevideo 40
BOLD shut down the Thunder Hawks in the second half and won the West Central Conference matchup on Tuesday in Bird Island.
Ethan Weis scored 18 points and Nick Kubesh added 14 for the Warriors, who open the Section 3AA North playoff at Pipestone at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Trent Athmann had 11 points and joined Ethan Weis and Austin Weis with six rebounds apiece.
Montevideo’s Riley Emery scored 16 points and Preston Herfurth and Spencer Hildahl both scored six points.
Montevideo opens the Section 3AA playoffs at Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Montevideo (9-6, 13-10).....23 17 - 40
BOLD (7-6, 13-11)...............27 26 - 53
Montevideo
15-50 FG; 7-10 FT; 14 fouls … Scoring: Preston Herfurth 6, Jimmy Haff 5, Isaac Douglas 3, Bryce Maurice 2, Riley Emery 16, Troy Diggins 4, Travis Dreyer 4, Spencer Hildahl 6 … 3-point shots: Haff 1, Douglas 1, Emery 1 … Rebound leader: Diggins 6 … Assist leader: Diggins 3 … Steal leader: Haff 3, Douglas 3
BOLD
18-39 FG; 9-10 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Ethan Weis 18, Austin Weis 4, Trent Athmann 11, Nick Kubesh 14, Thomas Meyers 3, Mason Mages 3 … 3-point shots: E. Weis 3, Athmann 1, Kubesh 2, Meyers 1, Mages 1 … Rebound leaders: E. Weis 6, A. Weis 6, Athmann 6 … Assist leaders: Kubesh 3, Meyers 3 … Steal leader: E. Weis 2