NEW LONDON - Devin Fostervold went for 20 points and Ethan Bohlsen had 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead New London-Spicer to a 69-63 win over Minnewaska in the opening round of the Section 6AA playoffs on Thursday.
The Wildcats’ Shane Zylstra had 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and Derrick Laudenbach finished with eight points and seven boards.
Minnewaska’s Austin VerSteeg led the Lakers with 35 points and he also had 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals. Matt McIver scored 10 points and Riley Thompson had eight.
The Lakers finished the season 14-13
The Wildcats have a tall task up next, taking on top-seed Eden Valley-Watkins at 5 p.m. Saturday at St. John’s University.
NLS 69, Minnewaska 63
Minnewaska (14-13) 25 38 - 63
NLS (12-14) 29 40 - 69
Minnewaska
23-57 FG; 10-14 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Michael Gruber 3, Riley Thompson 8, Matt McIver 10, Austin VerSteeg 35, Dennis Van Dyke 3, Brandon French 4 … 3-point shots: Gruber 1, Thompson 1, McIver 1, VerSteeg 3, Van Dyke 1 … Rebound leader: VerSteeg 10, French 6 … Assist leader: VerSteeg 3, McIver 3 … Steal leader: VerSteeg 3
New London-Spicer
28-56 FG; 8-14 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Ethan Bohlsen 13, Derrick Laudenbach 8, James Magnuson 2, Jaden Hanson 6, Devin Fostervold 20, Shane Zylstra 15, Jacob Klavetter 5 … 3-point shots: Bohlsen 1, Hanson 1, Fostervold 3 … Rebound leader: Bohlsen 12, Zylstra 9, Laudenbach 7 … Assist leader: Zylstra 7 … Steal leader: Hanson 2
Section 6AA-South
Litchfield 60, SJP 33
Cody Rau scored a game-high 15 points, and No. 3-seed Litchfield topped No. 6-seed St. John’s Prep on Thursday.
Cody Beavers racked up eight points and 11 rebounds, and Ross Wendlandt and Dylan Kotzer each scored 10 points.
The Dragons (11-15) will face No. 7-seed Paynesville in the Section 6AA-South semifinals on Saturday at St. John’s University.
SJP (9-14) 16 17 - 33
Litchfield (11-15) 30 30 - 60
St. John’s Prep
12-51 FG; 6-17 FT; 13 fouls … Scoring: Andrew Bender 5, Garrett Jung 3, Henry Smith 1, Joey Stock 5, Nick Foss 2, Matt Arnold 3, Gabe Johnson 5, Grant Franke 8, Andy Moen 1 … 3-point shots: Bender 1, Stock 1, Arnold 1 … Rebound leader: Franke 10 … Assist leader: Jung 3 … Steal leader: none
Litchfield
24-69 FG; 6-13 FT; 19 fouls … Scoring: Cody Rau 15, Kal Volinkaty 6, Noah Kreger 2, Dylan Kotzer 10, Cody Beavers 8, Ross Wendlandt 10, Nic Meyer 9 … 3-point shots: Rau 3, Volinkaty 2, Kotzer 1 … Rebound leader: Beavers 11 … Assist leader: none … Steal leader: Rau 5
EV-Watkins 75,
Benson 42
The No. 1-seed Eagles scored 46 first-half points to bounce No. 8-seed Benson from the Section 6AA-South tournament on Thursday.
Layton Connelly scored 16 points for the Braves, who finish their season 5-21 overall.
Benson (5-21) 29 13 - 42
EVW (23-2) 46 29 - 75
Benson
15-43 FG; 7-12 FT; 18 fouls … Scoring: Lindahl 6, Connelly 16, Lindahl 6, Manzke 10, Sonnabend 2, Flegel 2 … 3-point shots: Lindahl 1, Connelly 4 … Rebound leader: Szczur 5 … Assist leader: Ahrndt 2 … Steal leader: Manzke 3
Eden Valley-Watkins
27-45 FG; 14-24 FT; 14 fouls … Scoring: Streit 10, Jansen 17, Mattice 21, Thielen 6, Lux 5, James 1, Schlangen 4, Streit 11 … 3-point shots: Jansen 4, Mattice 1, Thielen 2 … Rebound leader: 3 with 6 … Assist leader: Mattice 4 … Steal leader: Streit 4
Paynesville 74, MCA 71
A big second half led Paynesville to the upset victory over Morris/Chokio-Alberta in a Section 6AA playoff opener on Thursday.
Mitchell Weidner hit four 3-point shots and scored 28 points as the Bulldogs rebounded from a six-point halftime deficit with a 46-point second half.
The Bulldogs play Litchfield at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the second round at St. John’s University.
Toby Flannigan scored 16 points and Matt Quade had 14.
MCA’s Eric Staebler led the Tigers with 26 points and 19 rebouds and Noah Grove finished with 20 points and seven assists, and Jacob Zosel had seven points and 11 assists.
The Tigers finished the year 16-11.
Paynesville (7-17) 28 46 - 74
Morris/CA (16-11) 34 37 - 71
Paynesville
26-55 FG; NA FT; 11 fouls … Scoring: Mitchell Weidner 28, Tucker Wendroth 3, Toby Flannigan 16, Alex Kranz 2, Hayden Hengel 4, Brandon Schleper 7, Matt Quade 14 … 3-point shots: Weidner 4, Flannigan 2, Hengel 3 … Rebound leader: NA … Assist leader: NA … Steal leader: Na
Morris/Chokio-Alberta
29-59 FG; 7-13 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Noah Grove 20, Sean Amundson 4, Riley Biesterfeld 4, Jacob Zosel 7, Andrew Goulet 10, Eric Staebler 26 … 3-point shots: Grove 4, Zosel 1, Staebler 1 … Rebound leader: Staebler 19 … Assist leader: Zosel 11, Grove 7 … Steal leader: Grove 2, Biesterfeld 2, Goulet 2
Section 6AA-North
Melrose 84, Pillager 62
Five players reached double-digit scoring for Melrose, and the No. 2-seed Dutchmen beat No. 7-seed Pillager on Thursday.
Tyler Braegelmann led Melrose with 16 points, and Isaac Herkenhoff and Cesar Cervantes each scored 15.
The Dutchmen (23-5) will face No. 3-seed Long Prairie-Grey Eagle on Saturday at St. John’s University.
Pillager (15-11) 30 32 - 62
Melrose (23-5) 40 44 - 84
Pillager
Statistics not available
Melrose
32-59 FG; 8-13 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Thielen 2, Cervantes 15, Herkenhoff 15, Haider 3, Van Beck 1, Braegelmann 16, Meyer 12, Welle 2, Ettel 2, Meyer 2, Gerads 14 … 3-point shots: Cervantes 4, Herkenhoff 3, Haider 1, Meyer 4 … Rebound leader: 3 with 4 … Assist leader: Cervantes 7 … Steal leader: Meyer 3, Cervantes 3
Sauk Centre 51,
Osakis 17
The Mainstreeters breezed into the quarterfinals of the Section 6AA-North tournament with a win over Osakis.
Austin Nelson scored a game-high 12 points, and Cole Neubert notched seven points and 10 rebounds for Sauk Centre.
No. 1-seed Sauk Centre (22-4) will face No. 4-seed Pierz on Saturday at St. John’s University.
Osakis (6-21) 5 12 - 17
Sauk Centre (22-4) 23 28 - 51
Osakis
6-39 FG; 4-12 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Haden Hendricks 3, Cody DeWenter 2, John Boogard 10, Reid DeWenter 2 … 3-point shots: Hendricks 1 … Rebound leader: Boogard 6 … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: Zachary Weir 3
Sauk Centre
19-49 FG; 10-15 FT; 12 fouls … Scoring: Austin Nelson 12, Matthew Moritz 3, Shariff Silas 9, Jay Friedrichs 6, Ben Barhorst 2, Nick Wanderscheid 2, Carter Kranz 1, Tanner Rieland 2, Cole Neubert 7, Tanner Schmiesing 7 … 3-point shots: Nelson 1, Moritz 1, Silas 1 … Rebound leader: Neubert 10 … Assist leader: Friedrichs 2, Wanderscheid 2 … Steal leader: Silas 4
Section 5A-South
BBE 63, East Central 47
Austin Trustheim had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Tanner Heinsius had 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to lead the Jaguars to a Section 5A playoff win in Finlayson on Thursday.
Jordan Wosmek also chipped in 11 points for BBE, which held East Central to just 12 first-half points.
The Jaguars play Kimball in a second-round game at 6 p.m. Saturday in Little Falls.
BBE (6-21) 28 35 - 63
East Central (9-15) 12 35 - 47
BBE
21-40 FG; 12-19 FT; 14 fouls … Scoring: Tanner Heinsius 19, Jacob Tensen 5, Ryan Olmscheid 3, Austin Trustheim 19, Jake Fischer 1, Jordan Wosmek 11, Dalon Bitzen 5 … 3-point shots: Tenson 1, Olmscheid 1, Bitzen 1 … Rebound leader: Trustheim 10, Heinsius 8 … Assist leader: Heinsius 8 … Steal leader: Wosmek 2
East Central
17 FG; 7-9 FT; 19 fouls … Scoring: Traivon Lee 18, Korben Palmer 2, Connor Gafkjen 8, Casey Sura 10, Stephon Buckanan 4, Vincent Sewell 5 … 3-point shots: Lee 2, Gafkjen 2, Sura 2 … Rebound leader: NA … Assist leader: NA … Steal leader: NA
Section 6A-South
West Central 67, Hancock 56
Noah Kannegiesser had 15 points and Collin Brown finished with 11 but the Owls were bounced from the Section 6A playoffs by a West Central team that built an 18-point halftime lead.
Bryce Schmidgall finished with nine points and Logan Kisgen came through with eight.
Hancock closed the season 12-14.
Hancock (12-14) 18 38 - 56
West Central (19-6) 36 31 - 67
Hancock
18-52 FG; 12-14 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Noah Kannegiesser 15, Collin Brown 11, Bryce Schmidgall 9, Logan Kisgen 8, Andrew Shaw 6, Tyler Reese 5, Chandler Gramm 2 … 3-point shots: Kannegiesser 3, Brown 3, Kisgen 2 … Rebound leader: Brown 5 … Assist leader: Kannegiesser 4, Brown 4, Shaw 4 … Steal leader: Shaw 3
West Central
26-48 FG; 10-15 FT; 14 fouls … Scoring: Zimmerman 30, Ben Anderson 22, Hunter Thinsten 7, Devon nelson 5, Jordan Buckens 2, Brady Savala 1 … 3-point shots: Anderson 2, Pfingsten 2, nelson 1 … Rebound leader: NA … Assist leader: NA … Steal leader: NA
