GLENWOOD -- A three-point barrage in the second half allowed Minnewaska to pull away as the Lakers upended Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 59-35 in a non-conference boys basketball game Friday.
The Lakers (8-3) led 19-17 at halftime and LPGE (4-9) stayed within striking distance for the first part of the second half. But Minnewaska then made five of its seven second-half treys down the stretch to ice its third straight win. The Lakers made nine 3-pointers in the game.
Shane Bosek had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Brady Johnsrud piled up 12 points, five assists and four steals to lead the charge for Minnewaska.
Minnewaska 59, LPGE 35
LPGE (4-9) 17 18 -- 35
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Minnewaska (8-3) 19 40 -- 59
LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE - 13-42 FG (0-9 3-pt); 9-20 FT; 22 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Duane Miller 3, Cody Warner 13, Taylor Kaiser 5, Mitch Branby 6, Jake Kingston 4, Stanley Harvey 2, Jordan Long 2 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
MINNEWASKA - 21-45 FG (9-20 3-pt); 6-14 FT; 27 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Cory Holten 5, Brady Johnsrud 12, Mike Whittemore 2, Shane Bosek 17, Trenton Berg 8, Jake Mikkelson 6, Eric Elbe 2, Ben Peters 7 ... 3-point shots: Holten 1, Johnsrud 2, Bosek 1, Berg 2, Mikkelson 2, Peters 1 ... Rebound leaders: Bosek 13, Peters 6 ... Assist leaders: Johnsrud 5 ... Steal leaders: Johnsrud 4
Southwest
Worthington 71, Redwood Valley 60
The Trojans (8-0, 10-2) riddled the Cardinals behind the shooting of guard Travis Meinders with 26 points and 6-foot-6 center Jalen Voss with 21.
Redwood Valley's J.T. Radel led all scorers with 32 points. Mike Busack added 14 points and Erich Panitzke nine plus seven rebounds.
Worthington (8-0, 10-2) 41 30 -- 71
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Redwood Valley (0-6, 3-10) 24 36 -- 60
WORTHINGTON - 26 FG (6 3-pt); 13-19 FT; rebounds not available; 19 fouls ... Scoring: John Ross 3, Luke Henning 3, Travis Meinders 26, Mike Singsaath 3, Zach Houselog 5, Sam Landberg 2, Mitch Weg 8, Jalen Voss 21 ... 3-point shots: Meinders 4, Henning 1, Houselog 1 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
REDWOOD VALLEY - 22 FG (7 3-pt); 9-15 FT; 29 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Mike Busack 14, J.T. Radel 32, Jesse Leith 5, Erich Panitzke 9 ... 3-point shots: Radel 3, Busack 3, Leith 1 ... Rebound leaders: Panitzke 7, Radel 7... Assist leaders: Leith 5... Steal leaders: Panitzke 2
Tomahawk
New Ulm Cathedral 64, Buffalo Lake-Hector 45
Kevin Larson scored 14 of his game-high 21 points at the free-throw line for New Ulm Cathedral, which outscored Buffalo Lake-Hector 35-18 in the second half after leading by two at halftime.
Cole Witter paced the Mustangs with 10 points.
NU Cathedral (5-5, 9-7) 29 35 -- 64
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BL-Hector (2-8, 3-12) 27 18 -- 45
NEW ULM CATHEDRAL - 20-41 FG (1-6 3-pt); 26-34 FT; 25 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Kevin Larson 21, Kyle Fischer 4, Greg Genelin 8, Brian Nosbush 12, Frank Johnson 15, Nick Simon 2, Ross Grathwohl 4 ... 3-point shots: Larson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Nosbush 6 ... Assist leaders: Larson 3 ... Steal leaders: Johnson 2
BUFFALO LAKE-HECTOR - 17-54 FG (1-9 3-pt); 10-22 FT; 14 rebounds; 25 fouls ... Scoring: Ryan Haun 8, Ben Maiers 7, Jordan Wegscheid 4, Madison LaPlante 4, Joe Weispfennig 4, Cole Witter 10, Mason Clark 8 ... 3-point shots: Maiers 1 ... Rebound leaders: Weispfennig 5 ... Assist leaders: Maiers 5, Isaac Buboltz 4 ... Steal leaders: Maiers 4 ... Blocks: Weispfennig 3
