Boys basketball roundup: Storm quiet Willmar

SAUK RAPIDS - Kobe Boraas scored 22 points as Sauk Rapids-Rice scored 41 points to run away from Willmar on Thursday 79-66.
Camden Jackson recorded 18 points, Jacob Doman 12 and Cody Landwehr 12 to power the Storm.
Willmar was down by just three points at intermission, but couldn’t muster enough second half offense to pick up their first Central Lakes Conference win on the season.
Noah Slagter led the Cardinals with 23 points and added five rebounds, while Austin Grove had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Up next for Willmar will be Mankato West at home on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Sauk Rapids-Rice 79, Willmar 66
Willmar (0-14, 3-20) 35 31 - 66
SR-R (6-7, 11-12) 38 41 - 79
Willmar
23-50 FG; 17-23 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Noah Slagter 23, Max Doering 10, Austin Grove 10, Max Trochlil 9, Tate Hovland 7, Austin Boller 5 … 3-point shots: Slagter 3 … Rebound leader: Grove 10, Trochil 9 … Assist leader: Slagter 5 … Steal leader: Slagter 5
Sauk Rapids-Rice
28-52 FG; 16-24 FT; 17 fouls … Scoring: Kobe Boraas 22, Camden Jackson 18, Jacob Doman 12, Cody Landwehr 12, Tyler Kranz 9, Mitchell Waldorf 3, Casey Lynch 2, Taylor Ullman 1 … 3-point shots: Borass 3, Jackson 4 … Rebound leader: Landwehr 9 … Assist leader: Lynch 3, Waldorf 3, Jackson 3 … Steal leader: Kranz 2
Camden
LQPV 62,
Dawson-Boyd 60
Lucas Strand netted 26 points as the Eagles beat Dawson-Boyd in overtime Thursday.
Noah Jensen picked up 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Garrett Olson six points and 10 boards.
Jess Hansen led the Blackjacks with 24 points, and Zach Stratmoen added 10 points and 14 rebounds.
The Eagles (11-3, 13-9) host Benson on Monday.
LQPV (11-3, 13-9) 23 29 10 - 62
D-B (10-5, 16-6) 31 21 8 - 60
Lac qui Parle Valley
24-63 FG; 14-31 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Oie 8, Haas 8, Olson 6, Strand 26, Hill 2, Kessler 2, Jensen 10 … 3-point shots: none … Rebound leader: Jensen 10, Olson 10, Strand 9 … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: Strand 3
Dawson-Boyd
21-65 FG; 9-15 FT; 24 fouls … Scoring: Weber 8, Hansen 24, Stelter 6, Swensen 3, Olson 9, Stratmoen 10 … 3-point shots: Weber 1, Hansen 5, Stelter 1, Swensen 1, Olson 1 … Rebound leader: Stratmoen 14 … Assist leader: Weber 6 … Steal leader: Weber 3
CMCS 58, KMS 26
Central Minnesota Christian School jumped out to a big first-half lead and coasted on a Camden Conference game on Thursday.
Matthew Van Eps scored 10 points and Austin Bulthuis had eight for the Bluejays.
KMS’ Preston Mahlum scored a game-high 14 points.
The Saints play Hancock at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Kerkhoven.
CMCS (13-1, 18-2) 40 18 - 58
KMS (0-15, 1-23) 14 12 - 26
Central MN Christian School
25-56 FG; 4-6 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Van Eps 10, Vander Beek 2, Wubben 2, Schwitters 5, Brouwer 6, Stoel 7, Henry 2, Slagter 6, Van Eps 6, Bulthuis 8, Post 3, Greenwaldt 1 … 3-point shots: Schwitters 1, Stoel 1, Van Eps 2 … Rebound leaders: Brouwer 6, Slagter 6 … Assist leader: Slagter 4 … Steal leader: Brouwer 3
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
10-37 FG; 4-8 FT; 7 fouls … Scoring: Preston Mahlum 14, Josh Peterson 4, Tanner Rohner 3, Tanner Feldman 3, Brandin Dahl 2 … 3-point shots: Rohner 1, Feldman 1 … Rebound leader: Mahlum 10 … Assist leaders: Feldman 2, Peterson 2 … Steal leader: Feldman 1
MACCRAY 75, RCW 51
Jackson Grussing played a superb overall game, finishing with 21 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and six steals in the Wolverines’ Camden Conference win on Thursday.
MACCRAY’s Carter Asche had 15 points and 16 rebounds, and Tyler Moffenbier hit five 3-point shots and scored 19 points.
Renville County West’s Brady Holwerda had 10 points and 11 boards and Spencer Mortenson scored 16 points.
The Wolverines take on Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Clara City.
MACCRAY (7-7, 14-10) 39 36 - 75
RCW (2-13, 4-18) 28 23 - 51
MACCRAY
29-66 FG; 9-12 FT; 9 fouls … Scoring: Brady Madsen 6, Jackson Grussing 21, Colton Swart 5, Carter Asche 15, Tyler Moffenbier 19, Tyler Plowman 7, Connor Cronen 2 … 3-point shots: Grussing 1, Swart 1, Moffenbier 5, Plowman 1 … Rebound leaders: Asche 16, Grussing 13 … Assist leader: Grussing 6 … Steal leader: Grussing 6
Renville County West
22-62 FG; 4-8 FT; 11 fouls … Scoring: Colin Thompson 8, Brady Holwerda 10, Jon Kronlokken 2, Nick Fischer 2, Ian Engstrom 9, Spencer Mortenson 16 … 3-point shots: Thompson 1, Holwerda 1, Engstrom 1 … Rebound leaders: Holwerda 11, Engstrom 8 … Assist leader: Thompson 4 … Steal leader: Thompson 2
West Central
BOLD 84, YME 67
Twelve different players scored for BOLD as the Warriors picked up their fifth conference win on Thursday.
Ethan Weis led the way with 20 points and four assists.
Nick Kubesh added 14 points and seven rebounds, and Trent Athmann also scored 14 points.
Blake Lindstrom scored 27 points for the Sting, and grabbed six rebounds and six assists.
The Sting (3-11, 7-16) next play Tuesday at Lakeview, and BOLD (5-6, 11-11) hosts ACGC on Monday.
BOLD (5-6, 11-11) 42 42 - 84
YME (3-11, 7-16) 22 45 - 67
BOLD
32-64 FG; 18-22 FT; 17 fouls … Scoring: Max Buchtel 2, Ethan Weis 20, Seth Tersteeg 2, Austin Weis 11, Trent Athmann 14, Alex Pietig 2, Nick Kubesh 14, Chris McRell 2, Mason Mages 4, Bryan Lubitz 2, Thomas Meyers 7, Logan Dahlk 4 … 3-point shots: E. Weis 1, Kubesh 1 … Rebound leader: Kubesh 7 … Assist leader: E. Weis 4 … Steal leader: E. Weis 1, Tersteeg 1
Yellow Medicine East
25-57 FG; 12-15 FT; 20 fouls … Scoring: Derrick Grund 2, Jake Guertin 2, Blake Lindstrom 27, Chase Richter 15, Garrett Schmitz 10, Blake Helgeson 2, Tyson Velde 9 … 3-point shots: Lindstrom 4, Richter 1 … Rebound leader: Lindstrom 6 … Assist leader: Lindstrom 6 … Steal leader: Lindstrom 2
Morris/CA 61,
Melrose 51
Morris/Chokio-Alberta junior Eric Staebler reached the 1,000 career-points milestone to help the Tigers topple the visiting Dutchmen.
Staebler hit 1,000 points - achieved in only 48 games (21 ppg) - with a 10-foot jumper in the middle of the lane with 10 minutes left in the game. Staebler finished with 26 points and also collected 15 rebounds to post another double-double.
Jacob Zosel followed with 15 points and also had five assists and four steals, and Noah Grove chipped in nine points for the Tigers.
Dillon Haider had three 3-pointers and 16 points for Melrose, which lost its second straight conference game after opening the WCC scheduled 11-0.
MCA (13-9) is at Breckenridge on Saturday at 8 p.m. in the back end of a girl-boy doubleheader. Melrose (20-4) plays Osakis at St. John’s University on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Melrose (11-2, 20-4) 22 29 - 51
MCA (6-8, 13-9) 33 28 - 61
Melrose
21-41 FG; 5-12 FT; 14 fouls … Scoring: Blake Gerads 6, Cesar Cervantes 8, Isaac Herkenhoff 6, Dillon Haider 16, Drake Meyer 9, Anthony Welle 2, Colton Meyer 4 … 3-point shots: Haider 3, D. Meyer 1 … Rebound leader: D. Meyer 6, Gerads 5 … Assist leader: Haider 4 … Steal leader: Herkenhoff 2, D. Meyer 2, Gerads 2
Morris/Chokio-Alberta
24-44 FG; 9-11 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Noah Grove 9, Sean Amundson 4, Riley Biesterfeld 2, Jacob Zosel 15, Andrew Goulet 5, Eric Staebler 26 … 3-point shots: Grove 1, Zosel 2, Staebler 1 … Rebound leader: Staebler 15 … Assist leader: Zosel 5, Goulet 4 … Steal leader: Staebler 5, Zosel 4
Non-Conference
Paynesville 62, BBE 54
Mitchell Weidner scored 18 points and Toby Flannigan 14 as Paynesville won a non-conference game over the Jaguars.
Matt Quade added eight points and 13 rebounds.
Tanner Heinsius paced BBE with 17 points.
Paynesville (6-16) 33 29 - 62
BBE (5-19) 30 24 - 54
Paynesville
19-45 FG; 21-26 FT; 17 fouls … Scoring: Mitchell Weidner 18, Tucker Wendroth 2, Toby Flannigan 14, Alex Kranz 6, Hayden Hengel 3, Brandon Schleper 9, Matt Quade 8, Trvis Heiserich 2 … 3-point shots: Weidner 3 … Rebound leader: Quade 13 … Assist leader: Quade 3 … Steal leader: Flannigan 3
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
19-57 FG; 10-16 FT; 17 fouls … Scoring: Heinsius 17, Tensen 12, Trustheim 6, Loch 3, Bitzan 12, Illies 4 … 3-point shots: Tensen 1, Loch 1, Bitzan 4 … Rebound leader: Heinsius 7 … Assist leader: Heinsius 5 … Steal leader: Bitzan 5
Sauk Centre 65,
Osakis 39
Matthew Moritz scored 18 points, including five 3 pointers as Sauk Centre cruised to a 11th consecutive win defeating Osakis 65-39 in a non-conference match up. Cole Neubert chipped in 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the victory.
The Silverstreaks fell behind by 19 points after the first half, and struggled from the free throw line going 4-for-14. Jon Boogard scored 12 points and Zachary Weir added 10 points in the loss. Sauk Centre is tied for the West Central Conference lead and hosts Long Prairie-Grey Eagle on Friday.
As it stands now, Sauk Centre will play Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City at home next Thursday at 7:30 p.m in the WCC championship.
Sauk Centre (18-4) 39 26 - 65
Osakis (5-17) 20 19 - 39
Sauk Centre
23-51 FG; 12-20 FT 12 fouls … Scoring: Austin Nelson 1, Matthew Moritz 18, Shariff Silas 8, Josh Fischer 2, Jay Friedrichs 1, Ben Barhorst 2, Cade Neubert 2, Carter Kranz 9, Tanner Rieland 3, Cole Neubert 11, Tanner Schmiesing 8… 3-point shots: Moritz 5, Silas 1, Rieland 1 … Rebound leader: Neubert 7 … Assist leader: Moritz 5, Nelson 3, Friedrichs 3 … Steal leader: Moritz 4, Nelson 2, Neubert 2
Osakis
17-48 FG; 4-14 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Zachary Weir 10, Ethan Chalmers 4, John Boogard 12, Preston Graham 6, Reid DeWenter 3, Joseph Garcia 4 … 3-point shots: DeWenter 1 … Rebound leader: Boogard 8 … Assist leader n/a … Steal leader: Boogard 2