MARSHALL - Brandon Adelman scored with nine seconds left in overtime to give New London-Spicer the lead and Jackson Ness blocked a Redwood Valley shot at the buzzer as the Wildcats squeezed out a 72-70 victory on Saturday at Southwest Minnesota State.
The Wildcats have won three of their last four and are 10-7 overall. They play host to Glencoe-Silver Lake at 7 p.m. Tuesday in New London.
Redwood Valley lost its third straight and the 11-9 Cardinals travel to play BOLD on Tuesday.
On Saturday, it didn't appear early that overtime was in the offing. NLS fell behind 15-0 in the first three minutes, but clawed back to tie the game at 36 at halftime.
The game was even throughout the second half and Redwood Valley's James Pendleton missed a 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer with the score 64-64.
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The Cardinals had control in overtime when Cole Woodford hit two-straight 3-pointers to put his team ahead 70-66 with 1:10 to play.
But Ness scored and Hunter Sjoberg made a steal that led to a Mitch Halvorson layup that tied the game.
Ness then stole the inbounds pass and NLS called a timeout with 18 seconds left. After the timeout, Adelman pulled up for a jumper that put the Wildcats ahead and Ness made his block to seal the deal.
Adelmann scored 22 points and he also had 10 assists. Halvorson scored 12 points and Ander Arnold almost joined Adelman in the double-double club with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Ness finished with nine points, seven rebounds and two steals.
NLS 72, RV 70 OT
Redwood Valley (11-9) 36 28 6 - 70
New London-Spicer (10-7) 36 28 8 - 72
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REDWOOD VALLEY - Scoring: James Pendleton 30, Cole Woodford 14, Logan Josephson 13, Mitch Irlbeck 4, Caden Hanna 3, Kyle Huhnerkoch 3, Cain Bratsch 3 ... 3-point shots: Pendleton 6, Woodford 4, Bratsch 1
NEW LONDON-SPICER - Scoring: Brandon Adelman 22, Mitch Halvorson 12, Ander Arnold 11, Jake Schmidt 10, Jackson Ness 9, Brandyn Harlow 6, Tristan Thompson 2 ... 3-point shots: Adelman 2, Halvorson 1, Arnold 1, Schmidt 2, Ness 1 ... Rebound leader: Arnold 9, Ness 7, Harlow 6 ... Assist leader: Adelman 10, Halvorson 2 ... Steal leader: Ness 2, Hunter Sjoberg 1, Jonathan Kaelke 1, Adelman 1
Heritage Christian 51, CMCS 48
A highly-anticipated match between two of the state's top teams in Class A matched the hype, as Heritage Christian came back from a 12-point halftime deficit to hand Central Minnesota Christian just its second loss of the season.
CJ Woda scored 13 points and Jack VanderTop added 11 points to lead the Eagles, while Matthew Van Eps and Austin Marcus scored 11 points each for the Bluejays.
CMCS entered the game ranked third in Class 1A, with Heritage Christian just behind in sixth place.
HCA (14-2) 21 27 - 48
CMCS (13-2) 33 18 - 51
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HERITAGE CHRISTIAN- Scoring: Zach Johansen 9, Tim Thurston 3, Ben Allen 7, Seth Halvorsen 7, CJ Woda 13, Jack VanderTop 11 ... 3-point shots: Not provided ... Rebound leader: Not provided ... Assist leader: Not provided ... Steal leader: Not provided
CENTRAL MN CHRISTIAN - Scoring: Matthew Van Eps 11, Ethan Brouwer 10, Tanner Stoel 5, Austin Marcus 11, Jaxon Schwitters 3, Carter Henry 8 ... 3-point shots: Van Eps 1, Brouwer 2, Stoel 1, Marcus 1 ... Rebound leader: Marcus 7 ... Assist leader: Marcus 3, Van Eps 3 ... Steal leader: Van Eps 2
RTR 59, Lac qui Parle Valley 47
Chris Muecke hit six 3-pointers and scored a game-best 22 points to lead Russell-Tyler-Ruthton to a win on Saturday. Westin Kirk scored 13 points and Garrett Kern added 10 points to round out the Knights' leaders.
Isaac Gerdes scored 15 points for the Eagles.
RTR (3-13) 25 34 - 59
LQPV (13-3) 19 28 - 47
RTR - Scoring: Chris Muecke 22, Jonah Johnson 3, Jayden Strand, Carter Hansen 2, Garrett Kern 10, Cooper Hansen 4, Westin Kirk 13 ... 3-point shots: Muecke 6, Kern 2 ... Rebound leader: Not provided ... Assist leader: Not provided ... Steal leader: Not provided
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LQPV - Scoring: Corey Roggenbuck 2, Caden Bjornjeld 5, Isaac Gerdes 15, Ross Olson 11, Isaias Flores 10, Thomas Daniels 2, Trevor Sigdahl 2... 3-point shots: Flores 2, Bjornjeld 1, Gerdes 1, Olson 1 ... Rebound leader: Roggenbuck 7 ... Assist leader: Evan Benson 4 ... Steal leader: Gerdes 2, Benson 2
Browerville 63, BBE 34
Bryce Irsfeld led Browerville with 19 points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals en route to a big win over BBE.
Derek Wiener's 15 points led the Jaguars.
BBE (5-10) 17 17 - 34
Browerville (11-3) 27 36 - 63
BBE - Scoring: Ryan Olmscheid 2, Jayden Miller 1, Evan Wiener 7, Derek Wiener 15, Paker Schwinhammer 2, Dylan Meyer 3, David Williams 2, Ryan Illies 2 ... 3-point shots: D. Wiener 1, E. Wiener 1, Meyer 1 ... Rebound leader: D. Wiener 5 ... Assist leader: Miller 2 ... Steal leader: D. Wiener 2, James Jackson 2, Miller 2
BROWERVILLE - Scoring: Zak Irsfeld 3, Brady Emery 2, Matthew May 3, Bryce Irsfeld 19, Griffin Webster 7, Lucas Iten 10, Jordan Gorder 12, Nate Petermeier 1 ... 3-point shots: Z. Irsfeld 1, May 1, B. Irsfeld 2 ... Rebound leader: B. Irsfeld 4 ... Assist leader: B. Irsfeld 5 ... Steal leader: B. Irsfeld 3
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Girls Basketball
Litchfield 66, Osakis 60 OT
Hallie Euerle hit a free throw with 1.7 seconds left in regular to forge a tie and Litchfield rolled in overtime, downing Osakis 66-60 on Saturday in Litchfield.
Osakis took a one-point left with nine seconds left but Euerle drew a foul and converted one of two foul shots to get the Dragons into the extra period.
Kyndra Beavers led the Dragons with 12 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals.
Macy Huhner notched a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds, Brynne Wahl scored 14 points and Euerle finished with nine points and 10 boards.
The Dragons play at Mound Westonka at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Litchfield is 9-6 overall.
Osakis fell to 14-2. The Silverstreaks lost their second-straight game after opening the season with 14-straight wins.
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Osakis (14-2) 28 25 7 - 60
Litchfield (9-6) 25 28 13 - 66
OSAKIS - Scoring: Morgan Staloch 13, Nicolle Klukken 3, Lauren Savageau 21, Kayla Sorenson 23, Madisen Johanson 2, Alecia Kaelke 8 ... 3-point shots: Staloch 1, Savageau 1, Sorenson 2
LITCHFIELD - Scoring: Kyndra Beavers 12, Laney Huhner 6, Maddy Schoultz 2, Macy Huhner 16, Brynne Wahl 14, Hallie Euerle 9, Savanna Pater 7 ... 3-point shots: M. Huhner 2, Wahl 2 ... Rebound leader: Beavers 8, L. Huhner 8, Euerle 10, M. Huhner 11 ... Assist leader: Beavers 7 ... Steal leader: Beavers 3
BBE 66, Browerville 50
Hailey Braegelman dominated for BBE in the Jaguars' win on Saturday, scoring 23 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and adding seven steals.
Macie Kirckof added 14 points for the Jaguars in the win. As a team, BBE came away with 22 steals and 45 rebounds, including 20 on the offensive glass.
BBE (12-6) 30 36 - 66
Browerville (4-15) 32 18 - 50
BBE - Scoring: Karsee Kampsen 1, Grace Illies 2, Cassandra Tensen 6, Jenna Dingmann 1, Morgan Gronli 3, Macie Kirckof 14, Nicole Wesbur 4, Jenna Fischer 2, Hailey Braegelman 23, Jaden Gossen 3, Kendra Schmitz 7 ... 3-point shots: Tensen 1, Gossen 1 ... Rebound leader: Braegelman 14 ... Assist leader: Illies 2, Schmitz 2 ... Steal leader: Braegelman 7, Tensen 5
BROWERVILLE - Stats not provided.
Heritage Christian 54, CMCS 46
Kalley Schwitters scored 19 points for Central Minnesota Christian, but the Bluejays fell short against Heritage Christian on Saturday.
Allison Bulthuis added 13 points for CMCS.
HCA (10-6) 31 23 - 54
CMCS (8-6) 30 16 - 46
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN - Stats not provided.
CMCS - Scoring: Ashley Roelofs 2, Kalley Schwitters 19, Allison Bulthuis 13, Ellie Greenwaldt 8, Bailey Scott 4 ... 3-point shots: Schwitters 2, Bulthuis 1 ... Rebound leader: Tori Orred 7 ... Assist leader: Orred 3, Schwitter 3 ... Steal leader: Orred 4
WILLMAR-The Willmar boys' hockey team jumped out to an early lead, but faded away following Grant Duinick's early goal in a 6-1 loss to New Ulm.
Brandon Mehlhop had a hat trick for New Ulm, scoring once in all three periods.
Both sides had 39 shots on goal, but the Cardinals weren't able to break through over the game's final two periods.
Boys Hockey
New Ulm 6, Willmar 1
WILLMAR-The Willmar boys' hockey team jumped out to an early lead, but faded away following Grant Duininck's early goal in a 6-1 loss to New Ulm.
Brandon Mehlhop had a hat trick for New Ulm, scoring once in all three periods.
Both sides had 39 shots on goal, but the Cardinals weren't able to break through over the game's final two periods.
New Ulm 3 1 2 - 6
Willmar 1 0 0 - 1
FIRST PERIOD - W: Grant Duininck 3:07 ... N: Brandon Mehlhop (Luke Scheid) 4:01 ... N: Sam Berg 7:28 ... N: Berg 11:20 sh
SECOND PERIOD - N: Mehlhop 4:10 (Nate Miller)
THIRD PERIOD - N: Nate Miller 0:21 ... N: Mehlhop (Nate Miller) 13:57
GOALIE SAVES - New Ulm: Jack Raymond 38 ... Home: Caden Johnson 33
River Lakes 4, Hutchinson 4
River Lakes scored four second-period goals to take the lead but Hutchinson's Lane Glaser scored late in the game to forge a tie with the Stars on Saturday.
Four different Stars scored in the second period.
River Lakes 0 4 0 - 4
Hutchinson 2 1 1 - 4
FIRST PERIOD - H: Cody Arlt 3:24 ... H: Jacob Caspers (Lane Glaser, Peyton Jasken) 7:31, pp
SECOND PERIOD - R: Paxton Nelson (Luke Johnson) 4:07 ... H: Arlt (Cass Longie, Jack Schintz) 10:07, pp ... R: Jake Jenson (Gavin Stenger) 12:02 ... R: Blake Shuck 12:33 ... R: Jack Kuhlman (Cameron Lemke) 13:01
THIRD PERIOD - H: Lane Glaser (Cody Arlt) 15:52
GOALIE SAVES - River Lakes: John Perkins 28 ...Hutchinson: 37
Girls Hockey
Litchfield/DC 5, St. Peter 1
Kristen Jones and Jasmin Estrada each tallied two goals as Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato rolled to a 5-1 win at home against St. Peter.
Litchfield/DC came out firing, as Jones scored two goals in the first period and Estrada's two goals in the second period put the game away.
With a goal and two assists, Grace Walsh added three points in a winning effort.
St. Peter 0 4 1 - 1
Litchfield 2 2 1 - 5
FIRST PERIOD -L: Kristen Jones (Jasmin Estrada) 1:22 ... L:Jones (Grace Walsh, Sydney Braaten) 7:51
SECOND PERIOD - L: Jasmin Estrada (Grace Walsh) 0:40 ... L: Estrada (Kristen Jones) 5:20, pp
THIRD PERIOD - L: Grace Walsh (Kristen Jones, Bella Meyer) 0:15 ... S: Emma Doherty-Bohn (Kendall Wenner) 12:10 pp
GOALIE SAVES - St. Peter: Jordan Keeley 42 ... Litchfield: Maddy Benson 21
