Boys basketball roundup: Storm jump out early to beat Cardinals

WILLMAR — Sauk Rapids jumped out to a 40-23 halftime lead, giving the Storm the cushion it needed to beat the Willmar boys basketball team on Thursday.

Sauk Rapids won the Central Lakes Conference game at the Big Red Gym, 76-57.

Keller Hanson paced the Storm with a game-high 22 points. Andrew Harren added 14 points. Max Loesch was also in double figures with 11.

Blake Schoolmeester was the Cardinals’ top scorer with 14 points. He also grabbed seven rebounds. Khalid Muhumed (13), Max Mobley (12) and Sam Raitz (11) also scored in double figures.

The Cardinals have dropped four straight games. They fall to 1-7 in the CLC.

Willmar plays at Hutchinson at 7 p.m. Monday.

Sauk Rapids (7-7)      40   36 — 76
Willmar (6-9)               23   34 — 57

SAUK RAPIDS - Scoring: Keller Hanson 22, Andrew Harren 14, Max Loesch 11, Hudson Omoke 9, Ismael Traore 7, Logan Bauer 4, Austin Kunz 4, Mason Fincher 3, Mason Rudolph 2 … 3-point shots: Hanson 5, Loesch 2, Harren 1, Bauer 1, Fincher 1 … Rebound leader: Omoke 8 … Assist leader: Rudolph 5 … Steal leader: Omoke 4 ... Block leader: Loesch 1

WILLMAR - Scoring: Blake Schoolmeester 14, Khalid Muhumed 13, Max Mobley 12, Sam Raitz 11, Simon Radermacher 5, Nathan Marthaler 2 … 3-point shots: Muhumed 2, Schoolmeester 1, Raitz 1, Radermacher 1 … Rebound leaders: Mobley 7, Schoolmeester 7 … Assist leaders: Schoolmeester 4, Raitz 4 … Steal leader: five players with 1 ... Block leader: Raitz 3

Kaden Pieper notched 30 points to help Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa dominate at Brooten.

BBE, which ranks No. 9 in Class A, is 5-2 in the Central Minnesota. Kimball is 2-5.

The Jaguars play host to Sauk Centre at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Belgrade.

Kimball (6-10)        29   23 — 52
BBE (11-3)            66   18 — 84

KIMBALL - Scoring: Peyton Hooper 7, Owen Mortenson 14, Austin Schindler 12, Devin Gruba 2, Andray Stang 2, Jed Spaulding 13, Evan Powell 2 … 3-point shots: Mortenson 1 … Rebound leader: Spaulding 5 … Assist leader: Hooper 2, Powell 2 … Steal leader: Mortenson 1 ... Block leader: Spaulding 1

BBE - Scoring: Kaden Pieper 30, Josh Walstrom 2, Hayden Sobiech 7, Tanner Shelton 7, Kaden DeRoo 2, Sam Mastey 2, Luke Illies 2, Luke Dingmann 16, Brady Schwinghammer 9, Jamison Reed 7 … 3-point shots: Pieper 5, Sobiech 1, Shelton 1, Dingmann 2, Schwinghammer 2, Reed 1 … Rebound leader: Pieper 7, Dingmann 7 … Assist leader: Dingmann 8 … Steal leader: Dingmann 3 ... Block leader: Illies 2

Paynesville extended its winning streak to five games at Holdingford.

Max Athmann led the Bulldogs with 18 points. Eli Nelson had 16.

Paynesville is 6-1 in the Central Minnesota Conference. Holdingford is 1-5.

The Bulldogs play host to New London-Spicer at 7 p.m. Friday at Paynesville.

Paynesville (13-4)      43   48 — 91
Holdingford (4-8)       26   24 — 50

PAYNESVILLE - Scoring: Noah Voss 2, Izaak Schultz 3, Brayden Pung 10, Eli Nelson 16, Gus Johnson 10, Grayson Fuchs 9, Max Athmann 18, Abe Brunner 5, Bryce VanderBeek 8, Blayke Pung 10 … 3-point shots: n/a … Rebound leader: n/a  … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a

HOLDINGFORD - Scoring: Jeffrey Hall 14, Brandon Hall 3, Lucas Provo 2, Tanner Tomasek 6, Dawson Hofer 11, Ryder Peterson 8, Connor Breth 6 … 3-point shots: n/a … Rebound leader: n/a … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a

Yellow Medicine East snapped a seven-game losing skid after beating Lac qui Parle Valley in Madison.

Bryce Sneller finished with 25 points on 11 of 13 shooting for the Sting. He also grabbed eight rebounds.

The Eagles took the loss despite a 34-point effort from Kaden Molden.

YME plays Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City at 7 p.m. Monday at Grove City. LQPV plays host to Benson at 7 p.m. Friday at Madison.

YME (4-9)         38   34 — 72
LQPV (4-9)       36   29 — 65

YME - Scoring: DJ Whitebuffalo 4, Archie LaRose 20, Drew Almich 19, Andrew Flaten 4, Bryce Sneller 25 … 3-point shots: LaRose 3, Almich 3 … Rebound leader: Sneller 8 … Assist leader: Cody Dahlager 2 … Steal leader: Three with 1 ... Block leader: Sneller 1

LQPV - Scoring: Davis Patzer 18, Peyton Rademacher 1, Matthew Arndt 11, Kaden Molden 34, TJ Mitchell 4 … 3-point shots: Patzer 4, Arndt 3, Molden 4 … Rebound leader: Molden 5 … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: Mitchell 3 ... Block leader: n/a 

Central Minnesota Christian out-scored Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 43-21 in the first half on the way to the victory at Prinsburg.

Drew Duininck, a sophomore guard, led the Bluejays with 20 points. Ethan Bulthuis, a 6-foot-2 senior forward, had 19 points, eight rebounds and two assists. Ryan Harrington, a 6-4 junior forward, added 12 points and eight rebounds.

CMCS plays Southwest Minnesota Christian of at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Edgerton.

TMB (4-11)          21   38 — 59
CMCS (10-6)       43   33 — 76

TMB - Stats not available  

CMCS - Scoring: Ethan Bulthuis 19, Seth Zwart 2, Drew Duininck 20, Micah Asake 13, Kadin Dehmlow 5, Brayden Marcus 3, Braelin Rime 2, Ryan Harrington 12 … 3-point shots: Bulthuis 1, Duininck 3, Asake 3, Dehmlow 1, Marcus 1 … Rebound leaders: Bulthuis 8, Harrington 8 … Assist leaders: Bulthuis 2, Duininck 2, Dehmlow 2, Marcus 2 … Steal leaders: Asake 2, Dehmlow 2 ... Block leader: Bulthuis 1

Dawson-Boyd got 17 points each from Aiden Swenson and Drew Hjelmeland to upset Lakeview at Dawson.

The Blackjacks extended their winning streak to seven games against the Lakers, who rank No. 8 in Class A.

Dawson-Boyd plays host to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dawson.

Lakeview (13-2)               27   39 — 66
Dawson-Boyd (13-3)       39   37 — 76

LAKEVIEW - Scoring: Lincoln Vogel 14, Nathan Fenske 13, Taiven Isaackson 10, Owen Louwagie 10, Jordan Fischer 10, Ethan Schwankl 9 … 3-point shots: Fenske 2, Fischer 2, Isaackson 1, Schwankl 1 … Rebound leader: Isaackson 6 … Assist leaders: Louwagie 1, Fenske 1 … Steal leader: Isaackson 5 ... Block leader: none

DAWSON-BOYD - Scoring: Aiden Swenson 17, Drew Hjelmeland 17, Keegon Wicht 16, Levi Olson 12, Brayson Boike 9, Carter Bowen 5 … 3-point shots: Wicht 3, Hjelmeland 2, Swenson 1, Boike 1, Olson 1 … Rebound leader: Boike 12 … Assist leader: Wicht 5 … Steal leader: Wicht 2, Hjelmeland 2 ... Block leader: Hjelmeland 4

Nathan Wieberdink had a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead MACCRAY past Minneota in Clara City.

Wieberdink also had five assists in the victory. Matt Wadsworth scored a Wolverines-best 20 points after hitting six 3-pointers on the night.

MACCRAY plays Central Minnesota Christian at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Prinsburg.

Minneota (5-8)         20   20 — 40
MACCRAY (8-7)       42   29 — 71

MINNEOTA - Stats not available

MACCRAY - Scoring: Matt Wadsworth 20, Isaac Post 6, Riley Roskens 2, Willie Miller 4, Sawyer Janssen 7, Nathan Wieberdink 17, Xavier Noble 3, Jordan Warne 8, Grayson Ahrenholz 4 … 3-point shots: Wadsworth 6, Noble 1 … Rebound leader: Wieberdink 13 … Assist leader: Wieberdink 5 … Steal leader: Roskens 1, Janssen 1 ... Block leader: Wieberdink 4

Drew Werkman notched 28 points to help Russell-Tyler-Ruthton defeat Renville County West at Renville.

RTR, which ranks No. 6 in Class A, had two more scorers in the double-digits. Cody Wichmann recorded 16 and Aiden Wichmann had 12.

The Jaguars leading scorer was Adam Schrupp. He had 19 points.

RCW plays Lac qui Parle Valley at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Madison.

RTR (14-0)        33   47 — 80
RCW (2-14)       24   29 — 53

RTR - Scoring: Drew Werkman 28, Cody Wichmann 16, Aiden Wichmann 12, Blake Christianson 6, Camden Hansen 5, Hayden Gravely 4, Carson Gylling 3, Isaac Norgaard 2, Chase Christianson 2, Skyelar Martinez 2 … 3-point shots: C. Wichmann 4, A. Wichmann 1 … Rebound leader: n/a … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a

RCW - Scoring: Adam Schrupp 19, Ryan Schrupp 13, Jaise Miller 8, Jack Wertish 5, Isaac Haen 3, Jon Driggs 3, Carson Allex 2 … 3-point shots: A. Schrupp 3, R. Schrupp 1, Haen 1, Miller 1 … Rebound leader: Driggs 7 … Assist leader: three players with 1 … Steal leader: R. Schrupp 8 ... Block leader: none

BOLD won its seven straight game, getting 17 points, six rebounds and five assists from Jack Gross to beat Minnewaska at Glenwood.

Five players scored in double figures for the Warriors. Ryan King had 16 points, Daylen Weber added 14, Andrew Meyers had 10 points and five rebounds and William Penkert scored 10 points with two blocked shots for BOLD.

The Lakers got 14 points from Tenzie Dahl and 12 points from Marc Gruber. Minnewaska has lost nine in a row.

BOLD plays at 7:15 p.m. Friday at Minneota. Minnewaska plays at 3 p.m. Saturday at Litchfield.

BOLD (9-5)                    42   37 — 79
Minnewaska (1-15)       27   34 — 61

BOLD - Scoring: Zane Boen 4, Maverick Kaufenberg 2, Jack Gross 17, Andrew Meyers 10, Ryan King 16, Daylen Weber 14, Brayden Gass 6, William Penkert 10  … 3-point shots: Weber 4, Penkert 1 … Rebound leaders: Gross 6, Meyers 5 … Assist leaders: Gross 5, Boen 3, King 3 … Steal leader: Gross 2 ... Block leader: Penkert 2

MINNEWASKA - Scoring: P.J. Johnson 8, Alex Panitzke 8, Levi Johnson 2, James Ward 5, Dylan Alexander 6, Zachary Palmer 3, Tenzin Dahl 14, Marc Gruber 12, Owen Meulebroeck 2, Connor Frey 3 … 3-point shots: P. Johnson 1, Panitzke 2, Palmer 1, Gruber 4, Frey 1 … Rebound leaders: Panitzke 8, Dahl 7 … Assist leaders: Alexander 7, Panitzke 4 … Steal leaders: P. Johnson 1, Panitzke 1, L. Johnson 1, Alexander 1, Meulebreock 1 ... Block leader: none

Bryce Kjesbo had 16 points, Cole Anderson 14 points and Ben Bye 10 as West Central used its inside game to beat Montevideo at Barrett.

“They pass well and do a great job of sealing, too,” Montevideo head coach Derek Webb said. “ And they position well and do a great job of getting offensive rebounds. They’re physical.”

The loss ended a three-game winning streak for the Thunder Hawks, who were led by Gannon Reidinger’s 17 points. Devin Ashling added 10 for Montevideo.

Montevideo plays Minnewaska at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at Montevideo.

Montevideo (7-8)          20   26 — 46
West Central (12-4)       29   26 — 55

MONTEVIDEO - Scoring: Gannon Reidinger 17, Devin Ashling 10, Carson Boike 8, Griffin Epema 5, Mason Jerve 3, Cooper Dack 3  … 3-point shots: Reidinger 2, Boike 1 … Rebound leaders: Reidinger 7, Boike 5 … Assist leaders: Epema 4, Dack 3 … Steal leaders: Ashling 2, Epema 2 ... Block leader: Ashling 1

WEST CENTRAL - Scoring: Ben Bye 10, Cole Anderson 14, Jake Strunk 4, Mitch Dewey 9, Bryce Kjesbo 16, Damon Sanstead  2 … 3-point shots: Dewey 1 … Rebound leader: n/a … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a

Benson drops to 1-7 in the West Central Conference after a loss to Melrose in Benson.

The Braves are now 4-8 overall.

Benson plays Lac qui Parle Valley at 7 p.m. Friday at Madison.

Jonathan Reid had 18 points and Will Chapin contributed 16 assists and 14 points in Community Christian School’s victory at Cambridge Christian.

The Eagles shot 57.1% from the field, 36 of 63 and had nine players score.

CCS is scheduled to play at 7:30 p.m. Friday against Rochester Home Schools in a Christian Athletic League game at Immanuel Lutheran School in Mankato.

Cambridge Christian (1-11)     23   13 — 36
CCS (13-1)                       38   42 — 80

CAMBRIDGE CHRISTIAN - Scoring: Caleb Boettcher 5, Carter Larson 9, Michael Newton 7, Nick Van Anda 3, Jeremiah Newton 3, Mike Schmidt 2, Christopher Raska 5  … 3-point shots: Boettcher 1, M. Newton 2, Van Anda 1, Raska 1 … Rebound leader: n/a … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a

CCS - Scoring: Jonathan Reid 18, Will Chapin 14, Ben Reinertson 14, Mark Arnold 10, Kody Tollefsrud 8, David Mulder 6, Andrew Borstad 4, Micah Lindgren 2 … 3-point shots: Reid 2, Tollefsrud 1 … Rebound leader: Reinertson 7 … Assist leader: Chapin 16 … Steal leader: Arnold 8 ... Block leader: Chapin 1