MADISON- Lac qui Parle Valley needed to play four overtimes on Thursday just to get to this game. It showed.
The tired Eagles scored just nine first-half points and never caught a second win in a 52-25 loss to Minneota in the Camden Conference championship game on Friday.
The Eagles defeated Dawson-Boyd 52-50 on Thursday to earn a spot in the unification game.
“We had no legs to start the game,” said LQPV head coach Ryan Giles. “It felt like we played five games Thursday. Every shot was short and we were slow on defense.”
Kaitlin Connor had six points and four rebounds for the Eagles, and Alaysia Freetly had four points, four rebounds, seven assists and four steals.
Minneota’s Taylor Reiss had 24 points and 12 rebounds.
The Eagles play at Minnewaska on Monday.
Minneota 52, LQPV 25
Minneota (22-4) 24 28 - 52
LQPV (20-5) 9 16 - 25
Minneota
21-45 FG; 10-18 FT; 13 fouls … Scoring: Charlie Josephson 5, Amber Engels 4, Emily Stienessen 7, Taylor Reiss 24, LeAnn Jerzak 4, Susie Hennen 2, Michelle Jerzak 6 … 3-point shots: None … Rebound leaders: Reiss 12, Josephson 12 … Assist leader: L. Jerzak 3 … Steal leader: Reiss 2, Stienessen 2
Lac qui Parle Valley
9-37 FG; 5-7 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Kelsea Lund 5, Aundrea DuFrane 1, Haley Wollschlager 2, Alaysia Freetly 4, Kaitlin Connor 6, Kelsey Kuechenmeister 4, Taniah Tosel 3 … 3-point shots: Lund 1, Tosel 1 … Rebound leaders: Connor 4, Freetly 4 … Assist leader: Freetly 7 … Steal leader: Freetly 4
West Central
Sauk Centre 56, Melrose 31
Kelsey Peschel scored 13 points and Madison Moritz had 12 to lead the Mainstreeters to their 20th-straight win in a West Central Conference game on Friday in Melrose.
Nine players scored for Sauk Centre, which is 23-1 and hasn’t lost since a Dec. 9 setback at New London-Spicer.
The Mainstreeters play host to Holdingford at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Melrose’s Gabi Sawyer scored seven points and Emily Goerdt and Justine Revermann both scored six. The Dutch play at Morris/Chokio-Alberta at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Sauk Centre (23-1) 27 29 - 56
Melrose (6-7, 14-11) 15 16 - 31
Sauk Centre
20 FG; 10-15 FT; 17 fouls … Scoring: Madi Greenwaldt 5, Madison Moritz 12, Kelsey Peschel 13, Mauren Theisen 8, Maesyn Theisen 6, Morgan Gamradt 3, Jill Klaphake 5, Jen Gieske 2, Rebecca Weir 2 … 3-point shots: Greenwaldt 1, Peschel 2, Mauren Theisen 1, Maesyn Theisen 2 … Rebound leader: NA … Assist leader: NA … Steal leader: NA
Melrose
9-50 FG; 13-21 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Emily Tschida 4, Maci Blommel 3, Emily Goerdt 6, Gabi Sawyer 7, Justine Revermann 6, M Makayla Leraas 2, Jordan Thompson 3 … 3-point shots: None … Rebound leaders: Goerdt 10, Blommel 6 … Assist leader: Goerdt 1 … Steal leader: Blommel 4
Paynesville 47,
Benson 24
Kayla Schaefer scored 24 points, and Katelyn Spanier scored six points with 14 rebounds in Paynesville’s win over Benson.
Rian Lee added seven points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs, who improved to 7-9 in the conference and 9-13 overall.
Paynesville next plays Tuesday at Eden Valley-Watkins, and Benson (1-14, 1-23) is at Minnewaska on Friday.
Paynesville (7-9, 9-13) 22 25 - 47
Benson (1-14, 1-23) 10 14 - 24
Paynesville
19-55 FG; 5-12 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Rian Lee 7, Katelyn Spanier 6, Taylor Burg 5, Abbie Wuertz 3, Emma Stevens 2, Kayla Schaefer 24 … 3-point shots: Burg 1, Schaefer 2 … Rebound leader: Spanier 14, Lee 10 … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a
Benson
6-38 FG; 10-17 FT; 14 fouls … Scoring: Megan Amundson 6, Krista Motzko 3, Amanda Nissen 5, Danielle Himley 2, Presley Gonnerman 2, Addie Forbord 3, Hannah Ricard 3 … 3-point shots: Amundson 1, Forbord 1 … Rebound leader: Himley 6 … Assist leader: Motzko 2 … Steal leader: none
BOLD 55, ACGC 49
Emily Gass scored 19 points and Taylor Sagedahl had 10 points, five rebounds and four steals in the Warriors’ West Central Conference win on Friday in Grove City.
BOLD’s Ashley Schmitz finished with 11 points and McKenna Steffel had six points and six rebounds.
ACGC’s Maree Lee scored a team-high 18 points and
The Falcons open the Section 2A playoffs against Buffalo-Lake-Hectory-Stewart on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Grove City.
BOLD plays host to Yellow Medicine East on Monday in Olivia.
BOLD (3-9, 6-18) 23 32 - 55
ACGC (4-10, 6-18) 19 30 - 49
BOLD
20-41 FG; 8-11 FT; 8 fouls … Scoring: Emily Gass 19, Ashley Schmitz 11, Taylor Sagedahl 10, Peyton Weis 2, Allison Krause 2, Whitney Haney 5, McKenna Steffel 6 … 3-point shots: Gass 4, Schmitz 1, Sagedahl 1, Haney 1 … Rebound leaders Steffel 6, Sagedahl 5 … Assist leader: Krause 2 … Steal leader: Sagedahl 4
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
19-56 FG; 4-9 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Maree Lee 18, Abbie Halborson 2, Payton Wilner 12, Kaitlyn Moore 11, Kendra Miller 6 … 3-point shots: Wilner 3, Lee 4 … Rebound leader: Moore 13 … Assist leader: Wilner 3 … Steal leader: Lee 3
Non-Conference
Litchfield 52, Osakis 42
Macy Huhner and Hannah Norlin both scored 13 points to lead the Dragons over the 17-win Silverstreaks in Litchfield on Friday.
Mariah Hoff scored 10 points, Kyndra Beavers had seven and Breanna Sittig had five points and five rebounds.
The Dragons play host to Mound Westonka at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Osakis (17-7) 17 25 - 42
Litchfield (12-12) 22 30 - 52
Osakis
15-35 FG; 8-11 FT; 10 fouls … Scoring: Kayla Sorenson 8, Alecia Kaelke 8, Abby Stroup 7, Brittney Sadlemyer 6, Taylor Spychalla 4, Johanna Boogaard 4, Allison Scherr 2, Alexa Hoffarth 3 … 3-point shots: Sorenson 2, Stroup 1, Sadlemyer 1 … Rebound leader: Sorenson 8 … Assist leader: NA … Steal leader: NA
Litchfield
19-44 FG; 7-11 FT; 14 fouls … Scoring: Macy Huhner 13, Hannah Norlin 13, Mariah Hoff 10, Kyndra Beavers 7, Breanna Sittig 5, Hallie Euerle 3, Brin Wahl 1 … 3-point shots: Huhner 3, Hoff 2, Euerle 1, Beavers 1 … Rebound leaders: Sittig 5, Norlin 3, Beavers 3, Euerle 3 … Assist leader: NA … Steal leader: NA
RCW 54, Ortonville 47
After losing its first 20 games, RCW won its final two games of the regular season with a win against Ortonville on Friday and against MACCRAY on Thursday.
Steph Zaske led the Jaguars with 18 points and eight steals, and Mikayla Pharr had nine points and pulled down 13 rebounds.
Steph Wersal added 17 points, and Carina Zaske had six points and three assists.
No. 9-seed RCW (2-20) will face No. 8-seed MACCRAY in the Section 3A-North tournament on Thursday in Clara City.
RCW (2-20) 15 39 - 54
Ortonville (2-21) 25 22 - 47
Renville County West
21-65 FG; 10-22 FT; 19 fouls … Scoring: Carina Zaske 6, Steph Zaske 18, Salma Perez 3, Carli Krogman 1, Steph Wersal 17, Mikayla Pharr 9 … 3-point shots: S. Zaske 2 … Rebound leader: Pharr 13 … Assist leader: C. Zaske 3 … Steal leader: S. Zaske 8
Ortonville
Statistics not available
Minnewaska 68, WCA 60
Carley Stewart scored 26 points with nine rebounds and seven assists, and Minnewaska edged West Central Area on Friday.
Bayley Pooler chipped in 20 points, three 3-pointers and two steals, and Ashlyn Guggisberg added eight points.
The Lakers (15-9) next play LQPV on Monday at home.
WCA (14-8) 20 40 - 60
Minnewaska (15-9) 31 37 - 68
West Central Area
22-55 FG; 13-21 FT; 20 fouls … Scoring: Kiersten Sabolik 2, Abby Oberg 11, Doranna Blascyk 11, Annabelle Haarstad 4, Taylin Schleicher 5, Abby Van Kempen 27 … 3-point shots: Van Kempen 1, Blascyk 1, Oberg 1 … Rebound leader: n/a … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a
Minnewaska
24-60 FG; 15-25 FT; 22 fouls … Scoring: Makenzia Zemke 2, Bayley Pooler 20, Emma Middendorf 4, Abby VerSteeg 5, Carley Stewart 26, Ashlyn Guggisberg 8, Taylor Amundson 3 … 3-point shots: Pooler 3, VerSteeg 1, Guggisberg 1 … Rebound leader: Stewart 9 … Assist leader: Stewart 7 … Steal leader: Pooler 2, Amundson 2
YME 87, Lakeview 64
Chyanne Sand recorded a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Makyla Drydahl scored a game high 24 points as Yellow Medicine East extended its winning streak to 12 games on Friday.
Jordan Hinz scored 13 points, Anna McCosh 12, and Britanna Raddatz 12 to aid the Sting to victory.
Lakeview shot 50 percent from the free throw line. Sadie Stelter had 19 points and Katie Timm chipped in 10 in the loss.
Up next for YME will be Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop next Friday at 7 p.m. at home to start Class AA Section 3 playoffs.
Lakeview (4-12) 30 34 - 64
YME (17-6) 41 46 - 87
Lakeview
25 FG; 10-20 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Sadie Stelter 19, Katie Timm 10, Erin Stevens 9, Brooklyn Hartle 6, Lauren Dopp 5, Ginny Pederson 5, Brooklin Peltier 5, Maddie Fenske 3, Bridget Varpness 2… 3-point shots: Stelter 2, Dopp 1, Stevens 1 … Rebound leader: n/a … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a
Yellow Medicine East
32 FG; 18-24 FT; 20 fouls … Scoring: Makayla Dyrdahl 24, Chyanne Sand 19, Jordan Hinz 13, Anna McCosh 12, Britanna Raddatz 12, Paige Steffen 4, Mackenzie Drydahl 2, Maggie Scheffler 1 … 3-point shots: Hinz 3, Raddatz 2 … Rebound leader: Sand 12 … Assist leader: Hinz 6 … Steal leader: Hinz 4, Sand 4
Central Minn.
BBE 49, Holdingford 34
Hailey Bragelman scored 12 points and Alex Evenson added nine as Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa cruised to a Central Minnesota Conference win on Friday over Holdingford.
The Jaguars attempted 31 free throws on the game and held the Huskers to just 12 first half points.
BBE plays its final regular season game next Friday at home against Pierz at 7:30 p.m.
BBE (11-2, 17-8) 30 19 - 49
Holdingford (0-13, 2-20) 12 22 - 34
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
16-44 FG; 17-31 FT; 10 fouls … Scoring: Buchholz 2, Miller 2, Evenson 9, Swanson 5, Gronli 4, Trustheim 6, Heinze 8, Braegelman 12 … 3-point shots: none … Rebound leader: Braegelman 4, Miller 4 … Assist leader: Miller 3 … Steal leader: Trustheim 3, Gronli 2, Buchholz 2
Holdingford
Statistics not available
