MORRIS -- Beka Schwendemann sank two free throws with 13 seconds left to seal Montevideo's 51-48 victory over Morris/Chokio-Alberta in West Central South girls basketball action Tuesday.
Morris/CA (10-3, 14-7), which dropped into a second-place tie with Benson in the conference standings, took its only lead of the second half at 48-47 with less than two minutes in the second half.
Brooke Tastad sank three 3-pointers and finished with 17 points to lead Montevideo. Schwendemann added 12 points and six assists. Karrissa Larson pulled down 10 rebounds.
Nicole Gillespie's 12 points and seven rebounds paced the Tigers. Jenna Nelson followed with 10 points.
Montevideo 51, Morris/CA 48
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Montevideo (7-6, 9-11) 28 23 -- 51
Morris/CA (10-4, 14-7) 27 21 -- 48
MONTEVIDEO - 16-48 FG (8-23 3-pt); 11-16 FT; 32 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Brooke Tastad 17, Shelby Monahan 6, Beka Schwendemann 12, Karrissa Larson 8, Jaci Clauson 3, Amanda Barnes 5 ... 3-point shots: Tastad 3, Monahan 2, Schwendemann 1 ... Rebound leaders: Larson 10 ... Assist leaders: Schwendemann 6 ... Steal leaders: Larson 3
MORRIS/CHOKIO-ALBERTA - 14-35 FG (3-5 3-pt); 17-29 FT; 21 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Shadow Olson 5, Mary Rentz 7, Nicole Gillespie 12, Jenna Nelson 10, Hannah Sayles 4, Kelsey Greenwaldt 1, Erin Schieler 9 ... 3-point shots: Nelson 1, Olson 1, Sayles 1 ... Rebound leaders: Gillespie 7 ... Assist leaders: Rentz 4 ... Steal leaders: Schieler 4, Nelson 3
Benson 60, BOLD 46
Abby Fragodt scored 15 points, Kayla Hampton and Emily Auch followed with 12 each and Taylor Semler 11 for the Braves. Semler grabbed nine rebounds, Fragodt had six steals and Julia Ahrndt dished out five assists.
Brittany Dahlk recorded 15 points and 11 boards for the Warriors.
BOLD (3-12, 5-16) 24 22 -- 46
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Benson (10-4, 16-6) 25 35 -- 60
BOLD - 18-48 FG (3-10 3-pt); 7-15 FT; 27 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Taylor Ebnet 2, Carly Sigurdson 2, Brittany Nissen 8, Molly Herdina 9, Nikki Neisen 4, Steph Novotny 6, Brittany Dahlk 15 ... 3-point shots: Herdina 3 ... Rebound leaders: Dahlk 11 ... Assist leaders: Holwerda 3, Sigurdson 3 ... Steal leaders: Herdina 2
BENSON - 23-56 FG (2-16 3-pt); 12-23 FT; 28 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Emma Peterson 8, Kayla Hampton 12, Emily Auch 12, Cathy Bosch 2, Taylor Semler 11, Abby Fragodt 15 ... 3-point shots: Semler 1, Fragodt 1 ... Rebound leaders: Semler 9, Fragodt 6, Hampton 6 ... Assist leaders: Julia Ahrndt 5 ... Steal leaders: Fragodt 6, Hampton 4
Wright County Annandale 57, Litchfield 43
Litchfield let a three-point lead at intermission slip away when the offense stagnated in the second half on the road.
Neither team shot well from the floor -- Litchfield 22 percent and Annandale 26 percent, but the Cardinals made 20-of-27 free throws (74 percent) while the Dragons netted 12 of 24.
Shelbie Walsh scored 12 points and Courtney Euerle nine plus six rebounds. Kirsten Meyer nabbed seven rebounds, Abby Goraczkowski six.
Randa Glazier starred for the Cardinals with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
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Litchfield (5-9, 9-11) 23 20 -- 43
Annandale (9-4, 15-6) 20 37 -- 57
LITCHFIELD - 15-68 FG (1-4 3-pt); 12-24 FT; 34 rebounds; 22 fouls ... Scoring: Shelbie Walsh 12, Kirsten Meyer 5, Courtney Euerle 9, Abby Goraczkowski 5, Kayla Sommerfeld 7, Greta Walsh 5 ... 3-point shots: S. Walsh ... Rebound leaders: Meyer 7, Euerle 6, Goraczkowski 6 ... Assist leaders: G. Walsh 2, Jordan Peterson 2... Steal leaders: Euerle 4, S. Walsh 3
ANNANDALE - 17-65 FG (3-5 3-pt); 20-27 FT; 33 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Randa Glazier 19, Mykenzie Spaulding 15, Breanna Barrett 10, Kelly Johnson 5, Kaytlin Kuefler 5, Lauren Medzec 3 ... 3-point shots: Barrett 1, Kuefler 1, Johnson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Glazier 12 ... Assist leaders: Glazier 2 ... Steal leaders: Barrett 2
