MONTEVIDEO - Behind six 3-pointers and 25 points from Matthew Moritz, Sauk Centre extended its winning streak to nine Friday after drilling Montevideo 71-53 in a West Central Conference game.
The win also avenged a 20-point loss to Montevideo earlier in the season. Since then the Mainstreeters (12-2, 16-4) have gone 13-2.
Cole Neubert nearly added a double-double for Sauk Centre as the senior center piled up 17 points and nine rebounds. Shariff Silas chipped in 13 points.
Montevideo (7-5, 11-9) was paced by Riley Emery with 13 points, Troy Diggins with 12 points and six rebounds, and Travis Dreyer with seven rebounds.
Sauk Centre hosts Melrose - unbeaten in the conference - on Tuesday while Montevideo also plays Tuesday, at home against Morris/Chokio-Alberta.
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Sauk Centre 71, Montevideo 53
Sauk Centre (12-2, 16-4) 37 34 - 71
Montevideo (7-5, 11-9) 28 25 - 53
Sauk Centre
25-54 FG; 13-19 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Austin Nelson 4, Matthew Moritz 25, Shariff Silas 13, Jay Friedrichs 3, Henry Porter 2, Carter Kranz 5, Cole Neubert 17, Tanner Schmiesing 2 … 3-point shots: Moritz 6, Silas 1, Friedrichs 1 … Rebound leader: Neubert 9 … Assist leader: Silas 2, Kranz 2, Neubert 2 … Steal leader: none
Montevideo
18-55 FG; 12-18 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Adam Kilibarda 5, Preston Herfurth 4, Jimmy Haff 8, Isaac Douglas 9, Riley Emery 13, Troy Diggins 12, Travis Dreyer 2 … 3-point shots: Kilibarda 1, Douglas 1, Emery 1, Diggins 2 … Rebound leader: Dreyer 7, Diggins 6 … Assist leader: Herfurth 2 … Steal leader: Dreyer 2
Paynesville 52, BOLD 47
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Brandon Schleper pumped in 16 points and Mitch Weidner followed with 15 to help Paynesville win its first game in 2015 and end a 12-game losing streak.
Nick Kubesh scored a game-high 21 points for BOLD. The senior reached the 1,000-point plateau along the way by making a second-half 3-pointer. Kubesh now has 1,006 career points.
BOLD (4-6, 10-11) hosts Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City on Tuesday and Paynesville (4-11, 5-15) hosts Maple Lake on Monday in a non-conference game.
Paynesville (4-11, 5-15) 29 23 - 52
BOLD (4-6, 10-11) 16 31 - 47
Paynesville
18 FG; 14-22 FT; 19 fouls … Scoring: Mitch Weidner 15, Tucker Wendroth 3, Toby Flannigan 4, Nic Reiman 5, Brandon Schleper 16, Matthew Quade 5, Matthew Floura 4 … 3-point shots: T. Wendroth 1, Reiman 1 … Rebound leader: NA … Assist leader: NA … Steal leader: NA
BOLD
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15-59 FG; 13-19 FT; 20 fouls … Scoring: Ethan Weis 3, Austin Weis 4, Trent Athmann 6, Nick Kubesh 21, Chris McRell 4, Mason Mages 5, Brad Wolff 4 … 3-point shots: Kubesh 3, Mages 1 … Rebound leader: E. Weis 6, Kubesh 5 … Assist leader: E. Weis 3 … Steal leader: Athmann 3
Morris/CA 45, Minnewaska 35
The game was knotted at 30-30 before Morris/Chokio-Alberta ended the game on a 15-5 run. Eric Staebler sparked the Tigers with 25 points and 20 rebounds, while Noah Grove followed with eight points and Jacob Zosel added four assists and three steals.
Only four players scored for Minnewaska with Austin VerSteeg leading the way with 13 points. Matt McIver and Riley Thompson followed with nine points each with VerSteeg adding eight rebounds.
On Tuesday the Tigers (5-7, 12-8) are at Montevideo and Minnewaska (7-8, 12-10) is at Litchfield.
Minnewaska (7-8, 12-10) 16 19 - 35
MCA (5-7, 12-8) 17 28 - 45
Minnewaska
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13-40 FG; 6-10 FT; 11 fouls … Scoring: Riley Thompson 9, Matt McIver 9, Greg Helander 4, Austin VerSteeg 13 … 3-point shots: Thompson 1, McIver 1, VerSteeg 1 … Rebound leader: VerSteeg 8 … Assist leader: none … Steal leader: none
Morris/Chokio-Alberta
18-56 FG; 8-12 FT; 11 fouls … Scoring: Noah Grove 8, Riley Biesterfeld 7, Jacob Zosel 2, Andrew Goulet 3, Eric Staebler 25 … 3-point shots: Biesterfeld 1 … Rebound leader: Staebler 20, Goulet 5 … Assist leader: Zosel 4 … Steal leader: Zosel 3, Staebler 3
ACGC 90, YME 56
Brody Larson scored 23 points and Gabe Eisenbacher double-doubled (13 points, 10 rebounds) as ACGC blasted YME on Friday.
Alex Hendricks added 14 points, and Jaden Amdahl eight points and 10 rebounds.
Blake Lindstrom sank 23 points for YME, and Chase Richter had 10 points.
The Falcons (9-4, 16-7) play Tuesday at BOLD, and YME (3-10, 7-14) is at MACCRAY on Monday.
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YME (3-10, 7-14) 30 26 - 56
ACGC (9-4, 16-7) 55 35 - 90
Yellow Medicine East
20-58 FG; 11-16 FT; 23 fouls … Scoring: Blake Lindstrom 23, Jake Guertin 2, Tom Lindstrom 2, Chase Richter 10, Blake Helgeson 2, Tyson Velde 14, Sam Jans 1, Tristen Leblanc 2 … 3-point shots: B. Lindstrom 4, Richter 1 … Rebound leader: B. Lindstrom 5 … Assist leader: B. Lindstrom 5 … Steal leader: Velde 4
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
29-61 FG; 25-30 FT; 14 fouls … Scoring: Brody Larson 23, Alex Hendricks 14, Andrew Gratz 8, Walker Youngblom 2, Jake Mueller 2, Jaden Amdahl 8, Adam Johnson 9, Gabe Eisenbacher 13, Colton Minnick 9, Jaren Kaddatz 2 … 3-point shots: Larson 4, Hendricks 2, Minnick 1 … Rebound leader: Amdahl 10, Eisenbacher 10 … Assist leader: Hendricks 4, Larson 4 … Steal leader: 3 with 2
Camden
MACCRAY 59, CMCS 48
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Carter Asche scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Tyler Moffenbier chipped in 18 points as MACCRAY handed Central Minnesota Christian School its first Camden Conference loss on the season.
The Wolverines limited CMCS to just 18 first-half points and could not amount a second-half comeback.
Brothers Lucas and Matthew Van Eps led the Bluejays with 16 and 14 points, respectively, in the loss.
Both teams are at home for their next contests as MACCRAY hosts Yellow Medicine East on Monday, with Central Minnesota Christian School taking on Lac qui Parle Valley on Tuesday.
CMCS (12-1, 17-2) 18 30 - 48
MACCRAY (5-7, 11-10) 31 28 - 59
Central MN Christian School
17-57 FG; 8-15 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Matthew Van Eps 14, Noah Wubben 2, Ethan Brouwer 3, Tanner Stoel 4, Lucas Van Eps 16, Austin Bulthuis 8, Levi Post 1 … 3-point shots: M. VanEps 2, Brouwer 1, L. Van Eps 3 … Rebound leader: Bulthuis 9, Stoel 7 … Assist leader: Bulthuis 2, M. Van Eps 2 … Steal leader: Bulthuis 3, Stoel 2
MACCRAY
21-50 FG; 11-17 FT; 17 fouls … Scoring: Brady Madsen 7, Jackson Grussing 10, Carter Asche 18, Tyler Moffenbier 18, Tyler Plowman 6 … 3-point shots: Madsen 1, Asche 3, Moffenbier 2 … Rebound leader: Asche 12, Connor Cronen 6, Grussing 6, Madsen 6, Plowman 6… Assist leader: Madsen 4, Grussing 3 … Steal leader: NA
Dawson-Boyd 64, KMS 29
Zach Stratmoen recorded a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds and Jess Hansen hit three 3-point shots and finished with 15 points in a Camden Conference game on Friday in Kerkhoven.
Preston Mahlum scored nine points for the Saints.
The Saints play host to MACCRAY at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Dawson-Boyd is at home against Renville County West at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
DB (9-4, 15-5) 45 19 - 64
KMS (0-13, 1-21) 12 17 - 29
Dawson-Boyd
28-58 FG; 2-4 FT; 12 fouls … Scoring: Zach Stratmoen 18, Jess Hansen 15, Dalton Kostad 10, Alex Swenson 10, Hunter Olson 6, Karson Lindblad 5 … 3-point shots: Hansen 3, Swenson 2, Lindblad 1 … Rebound leader: Stratmoen 13 … Assist leader: Levi Weber 9 … Steal leader: Olson 3, Weber 3
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
11-39 FG; 6-16 FT; 5 fouls … Scoring: Preston Mahlum 9, Josh Peterson 8, Tanner Rohner 4, Brandin Dahl 2, Brandon Rasmussen 2, Taylor Feldman 2, Vince Tillman 2 … 3-point shots: Rohner 1 … Rebound leader: Mahlum 5, Jordan Zwart 5 … Assist leader: Peterson 3 … Steal leader: Feldman 1
Pheasant
Hancock 49, Wheaton/HN 46
Noah Kannegiesser scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Hancock edged Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 49-46 in a Pheasant Conference match up on Friday. Colin Brown, Logan Kisgen, and Tyler Reese scored eight points to add in the victory.
The Warriors shot just 29 percent from the floor on the game and were unable to pull off the win.
Jacob Pederson powered Wheaton/Herman-Nor-cross with 17 points and Bailey Anderson chipped in 13 points in the loss.
Hancock will look to go on its second two-game winning streak of the season as it hosts Hope Academy today at 3 p.m.
Hancock (4-2, 7-12) 24 25 - 49
WHN (1-4, 5-16) 19 27 - 46
Hancock
15-53 FG; 13-23 FT; 18 fouls … Scoring: Noah Kannegiesser 11, Colin Brown 8, Logan Kisgen 8, Tyler Reese 8, Chandler Gramm 7, Andrew Shaw 3, Bryce Schmidgall 3, Brandon Shaw 1 … 3-point shots: Kannegiesser 2, Kisgen 2, Andrew Shaw 1, Colin Brown 1 … Rebound leader: Schmidgall 7, Brown 7 … Assist leader: Kannegiesser 7, Kisgen 4 … Steal leader: Kannegiesser 3
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross
17-58 FG; 10-21 FT; 21 fouls … Scoring: Jacob Pederson 17, Bailey Anderson 13, Blake Coffman 8, Carson Maudal 4, Nick Alexander 2, Brayden Lampe 1, Isaac Wilson 1 … 3-point shots: Anderson 2 … Rebound leader: NA … Assist leader: NA … Steal leader: NA
Wright County
Glencoe-SL 65, Litchfield 44
Glencoe-Silver Lake (5-2, 15-5) improved to 9-1 on its home court after holding the visiting Dragons (2-5, 9-12) to 22 points in each half. Litchfield shot just under 50 percent from the field, but it attempted just 32 shots while the Panthers were 24-for-43 (56 percent) from the floor.
Cody Beavers scored 15 points and Cody Rau put down another 14 to pace Litchfield, which had its two-game winning streak snapped.
The Dragons host Minnewaska on Tuesday in their next game.
Litchfield (2-5, 9-12) 22 22 - 44
GSL (5-2, 15-5) 31 34 - 65
Litchfield
15-32 FG; 10-17 FT; 20 fouls … Scoring: Cody Rau 14, Cal Volinkaty 2, Dylan Kotzer 5, Jon Madsen 2, Cody Beavers 15, Brandon Nelson 1, Ross Wendlandt 3, Nic Meyer 2 … 3-point shots: Rau 1, Kotzer 1, Beavers 2 … Rebound leader: Kotzer 4 … Assist leader: Wendlandt 3, Beavers 3 … Steal leader: none
Glencoe-Silver Lake
24-43 FG; 13-23 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Teddy Peterson 10, Keaton Anderson 13, Jon Richer 2, Reed Wawrzyniak 3, Garrett Ober 6, Mason Goettl 15, Jayden Tschimperle 1, Mason Ahlbrecht 2, Jacob Popelka 13 … 3-point shots: Anderson 2, Goettl 2 … Rebound leader: Popelka 10 … Assist leader: Peterson 5… Steal leader: Goettl 3
Non-Conference
Melrose 63, BBE 53
Drake Meyer scored 21 points to help Melrose to its fifth straight victory with a non-conference win over BBE.
Colton Meyer added 17 points, and Drake Meyer hit five 3-pointers and pulled down nine rebounds.
Cesar Cervantes picked up six assists and three steals to go with his two points.
Austin Trustheim scored 16 points for the Jaguars (5-17), who next play Tuesday at Eden Valley-Watkins.
The Dutchmen (20-2) play Tuesday at Sauk Centre.
BBE (5-17) 30 23 - 53
Melrose (20-2) 32 31 - 63
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
20 FG; 6-7 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Tanner Heinsius 13, Jacob Tensen 6, Ryan Olmscheid 3, Austin Trustheim 16, Brendon Loch 4, Dalon Bitzan 9, Ryan Illies 2 … 3-point shots: Heinsius 1, Tensen 2, Olmscheid 1, Bitzan 3 … Rebound leader: NA … Assist leader: NA … Steal leader: NA
Melrose
23-53 FG; 11-13 FT; 11 fouls … Scoring: Cesar Cervantes 2, Isaac Herkenhoff 2, Dillon Haider 5, Tyler Braegelmann 10, Drake Meyer 21, Zak Luetmer 2, Colton Meyer 17, Blake Gerads 4 … 3-point shots: Haider 1, D. Meyer 5 … Rebound leader: D. Meyer 9 … Assist leader: Cervantes 6 … Steal leader: Cervantes 3
