WILLMAR - Five players scored in double-figures as the Willmar girls basketball team came away with a 77-23 win over Rocori on Friday.
12 different Cardinals worked their way onto the list of scorers as the team won its 10th game in as many tries this season.
Willmar shot 30-for-61 (49.2 percent) from the field while holding Rocori to 8-for-40 (20 percent) shooting and forcing 30 turnovers.
Jordyn Swoboda and Cayle Hovland led all scorers with 12 points apiece. Madi Linbo and Abby Berskow both chipped in 11 points while Hannah Johnson had 10 points for the Cardinals.
Katelyn Murphy had five steals to lead the way for Willmar.
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Willmar 77, Rocori 23
Rocori (1-11) 10 13 - 23
Willmar (10-0) 44 33 - 77
ROCORI - Scoring: Callie Swanberg 6, Lauren Johannes 2, Rachel Neuhart 2, Jessa Okeson 2, Madison Goebel 1, Brooke Krebs 4, Maggie Linz 2, Cayden Botten 4 ... 3-point shots: Swanberg 1 ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA
WILLMAR - Scoring: Abby Berskow 11, Amanda Mathiasen 1, Mackenzie Jones 7, Katelyn Murphy 2, Carly Magnuson 1, Sadie Raitz 2, Jordyn Swoboda 12, Madi Linbo 11, Hannah Johnson 10, Cayle Hovland 12, Carly Wedel 2, Brielle Thorpe 6 ... 3-point shots: Berskow 1, Jones 1, Swoboda 2, Linbo 1, Hovland 1 ... Rebound leader: Wedel 8 ... Assist leader: Hovland 4 ... Steal leader: Murphy 5, Swoboda 4
Litchfield 44, M-W 36
Litchfield scored 25 second-half points to take the win against Mound Westonka Friday.
Laney Huhner led all Dragons with 10 points as Litchfield used seven different scorers on the night.
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The Dragons will host Rockford Tuesday in their quest for win No. 10.
Litchfield (9-3) 19 25 - 44
Mound-Westonka (4-9) 15 21 - 36
LITCHFIELD - Scoring: Janessa Olson 7, Laney Huhner 10, Kamri Driver 3, Natalie Hanson 1, Maddy Shoultz 6, Sydney McCann 9, Neriah Lara 8 ... 3-point shots: Shoultz 2, Lara 2 ... Rebound leader: Hanson 6 ... Assist leader: McCann 6 ... Steal leader: Shoultz 4
MOUND-WESTONKA - Scoring: Samantha Eidsness 3, Abby Wharram 2, Jennifer Schaible 7, Makala Shelton 13, Ela Springer 2, Maya Thurston 3, Makenzie Anderson 3, Maddy White 3 ... 3-point shots: Eidsness 1, Shaible 1, Shelton 1, Anderson 1, White 1 ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA
ACGC 53, Paynesville 40
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City downed Paynesville after pulling away in the second half on Friday night.
Lindsey Minnick scored 12 points to lead the Falcons, who also got 11 points from Jeana Denton.
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Harley Kunstleben had a game-high 13 points for the Bulldogs.
Paynesville (0-12) 18 22 - 40
ACGC (4-6) 23 30 - 53
PAYNESVILLE - Scoring: Sierra Hoekstra 2, Brynn Johnson 5, Taylor Reiter 3, Harley Kunstleben 13, Sophie Strand 8, Kali Reiter 4, Molly Stang 4, Lindy Hennen 1 ... 3-point shots: Kunstleben 4 ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA
ACGC - Scoring: Jeana Denton 11, Anna Grimsgard 3, Lindsey Minnick 12, Addison Bernstein 3, Gabby Lawver 8, Karina Kinzler 6, Rachel Wilner 2, Molly Youngblom 8 ... 3-point shots: J Denton 3, Minnick 1, Kinzler 2 ... Rebound leader: Youngblom 5, Minnick 5 ... Assist leader: Pailey Wilner 4 ... Steal leader: Minnick 3
Sauk Centre 66, BBE 39
Top-ranked Sauk Centre improved to 11-0 with a powerful win over BBE Friday night.
Tori Peschel scored 10 points and 15 rebounds to help power the Mainstreeters. Maesyn Thiesen led all Sauk Centre scorers with 15 points though it was Macie Kirckof of BBE who took the game-lead with 16 points.
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BBE (7-4) 16 23 - 39
Sauk Centre (11-0) 38 28 - 66
BBE - Scoring: Cassandra Tensen 4, Jenna Dingmann 3, Morgan Gronli 4, Macie Kirckof 16, Nicole Wesbur 9, Jenna Fischer 3 ... 3-point shots: Dingmann 1, Fischer 1 ... Rebound leader: Wesbur 8, Kirckof 7, Tensen 6 ... Assist leader: Tensen 2, Gronli 2 ... Steal leader: Seven players with one
SAUK CENTRE - Scoring: Hannah Dammann 3, Kelsey Peschel 13, Kenzie Schmiesing 9, Megan Klaphake 2, Tori Peschel 10, Maesyn Thiesen 15, Emily Gapinski 2, Julia Dammann 9, Michaela Dammann 3 ... 3-point shots: H Dammann 1, Peschel 3, Schmiesing 1, Peschel 1, Thiesen 3 ... Rebound leader: T Peschel 15, M Dammann 11 ... Assist leader: K Peschel 4, Thiesen 4 ... Steal leader: Thiesen 3
YME 64, Montevideo 47
Anna McCosh recorded a double-double as Yellow Medicine East came away with a win on Friday.
McCosh scored 20 points and had 12 rebounds to lead the Sting. Madison Hinz hit three 3-pointers and scored 13 points.
Sydney Zindel and Maddie Kilibarda had 11 points each to lead the Thunder Hawks.
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Montevideo (3-7) 27 20 - 47
YME (7-4) 41 23 - 64
MONTEVIDEO - Scoring: Sydney Zindel 11, Maddie Kilibarda 11, Molly Reeves 8, Kari Fragodt 6, Jasmyn Kronback 4, Emmy Enevoldsen 3, Kamren Saue 2, Greta Rongstad 2 ... 3-point shots: Kilibarda 3 ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - Scoring: Anna McCosh 20, Madison Hinz 13, Kaitlyn Mortenson 11, Meeghan Dahlager 9, Kenzie Dyrdahl 6, Sam Anderson 3, Hannah Gullickson 2 ... 3-point shots: Hinz 3, Dahlager 1 ... Rebound leader: McCosh 12 ... Assist leader: Dahlager 4, Anderson 5 ... Steal leader: Mortenson 5, Hinz 4
RTR 55, CMCS 44
Ellie Greenwaldt notched a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds but Central Minnesota Christian School fell to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton on Friday.
The Bluejays' Elli Stoel had 13 pints and eight rebounds and Colette Duininck had five assists and five steals.
RTR (7-7) 23 32 - 55
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CMCS (1-9) 22 22 - 44
RUSSELL-TYLER-RUTHTON - Stats not provided
CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - Scoring: Reegan Duininck 2, Elli Stoel 13, Ellie Greenwaldt 21, Colette Duininck 2, Katelyn Bulthuis 6 ... 3-point shots: Stoel 3 ... Rebound leader: Greenwaldt 10, Stoel 8 ... Assist leader: C. Duininck 5 ... Steal leader: C. Duininck 5, Greenwaldt 4
