MELROSE - The New London-Spicer boys basketball team pressed undefeated Melrose to the end but the Dutchmen prevailed 77-69 in a non-conference game on Friday.
New London-Spicer fell to 7-6 overall while Melrose improved to 14-0.
NLS plays host to Minnewaska in another non-conference game at 7:30 p.m. today at NLS High School.
The Wildcats' Mitchell Halvorson scored 19 points and had six rebounds and Brandon Adelman finished with 18 points, five rebounds and seven assists.
Hunter Sjoberg scored 11 points.
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Melrose 77, NLS 69
NLS (7-6) 27 42 - 69
Melrose (14-0) 34 43 - 77
NEW LONDON-SPICER - Scoring: Mitchell Halvorson 19, Brandon Adelman 18, Hunter Sjoberg 11, Jackson Ness 8, Ander Arnold 7, Brandyn Harlow 6 ... 3-point shots: Halvorson 5, Adelman 2, Arnold 1 ... Rebound leader: Halvorson 6, Adelman 5 ... Assist leader: Adelman 7 ... Steal leader: Arnold 2, Harlow 2
MELROSE - Scoring: Tyler McClain 5, Traeton Kaeveny 5, Dillon Haider 22, Damon Van Beck 3, Reegan Nelson 10, Jordan Klaphake 6, Francisco Cervantes 6, Hunter Rieland 5, Brady Birch 15 ... 3-point shots: Kaeveny 1, Haider 3, Van Beck 1, Klaphake 1, Cervantes 1 ... Rebound leader: Birch 7, Rieland 5 ... Assist leader: Haider 4, Cervantes 3 ... Steal leader: Birch 3
CMCS 55, RTR 45
Central Minnesota Christian School led by just two points at the half on Friday, but pulled away for a 10-point win on Friday night against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton. Matthew Van Eps scored a game-high 17 points for the Bluejays.
Austin Marcus recorded the double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Ethan Brouwer finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Tanner Stoel scored 11 points.
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CMCS (12-1) 21 34 - 55
RTR (10-3) 19 26 - 45
CMCS - Scoring: Matthew Van Eps 17, Ethan Brouwer 12, Tanner Stoel 11, Aaron Zwart 2, Austin Marcus 10, Jaxon Schwitters 3 ... 3-point shots: Van Eps 2, Brouwer 2... Rebound leader: Marcus 12, Brouwer 8 ... Assist leader: Brouwer 5 ... Steal leader: Zwart 1, Marcus 1
RTR - Scoring: Chris Muekce 5, Jonah Johnson 3, Jaden Strand 2, Carter Hansen 9, Carret Kern 8, Cooper Hanson 7, Westin Kerk 10, Sam Sahardin 1... 3-point shots: NA ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA
WM 61, Litchfield 56
Litchfield's upset bid fell apart in the second half against 14-1 Watertown-Mayer in a Wright County Conference road game on Friday.
The Dragons, who led by six at halftime, got 25 points from Owen Boerema, who hit five 3-pointers.
Noah Kreger scored 11 points and Brandon Nelson had nine points and six rebounds.
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The Dragons play host to New London-Spicer at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Litchfield (7-7) 31 25 - 56
Watertown-Mayer (14-1) 25 36 - 61
LITCHFIELD - Scoring: Alex Gruenke 6, Brandon Nelson 9, Owen Boerema 25, Griffin Kinny 1, Jon Madsen 2, Noah Kreger 11, Andrew Fischer 1, Carter Wattenhofer 1 ... 3-point shots: Kreger 1, Gruenke 2, Nelson 3, Boerema 5 ... Rebound leader: Nelson 6 ... Assist leader: Gruenke 4 ... Steal leader: None
WATERTOWN-MAYER - Scoring: Nate Truniger 2, Ben Theisen 11, Drew Thibault 15, Trae Berhow 28, Ethan McCleary 2, Wilson Kuhn 3 ... 3-point shots: Theisen 1, Thibault 2, Berhow 2, Kuhn 1 ... Rebound leader: Berhow 8 ... Assist leader: Theisen 3, Berhow 3, Thibault 3 ... Steal leader: None
BBE 60, Pierz 41
Evan Wiener scored 22 points in BBE's commanding win over Pierz Friday night.
The Jaguars started off with a 38-16 first half lead and held off the Pioneers in the second half to secure the victory.
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Derek Wiener tacked on 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Evan Wiener also had eight boards.
Pierz (1-13) 16 25 - 41
BBE (5-8) 38 22 - 60
PIERZ - Scoring: Peter Schommer 10, name not available 9, Thomas Funk 2, Johnny Hopkins 4, Preston Rocheleau 13, Chris Marshik 1, Nick Scholl 2 ... 3-point shots: Schommer 2, not available 1, Rocheleau 3 ... Rebound leader: Hopkins 8 ... Assist leader: not available 5 ... Steal leader: not available 3
BBE - Scoring: James Jackson 2, Evan Wiener 22, Parker Schwinghammer 15, Derek Wiener 13, Dylan Meyer 3, Ryan Illies 5 ... 3-point shots: E Wiener 2, Schwinghammer 1, P Schwinghammer 1, Meyer 1, Illies 1 ... Rebound leader: D Wiener 9, E Wiener 8 ... Assist leader: Jackson 4 ... Steal leader: Schwinghammer 4
Ortonville 65, Hancock 60
Ortonville outlasted the Owls in a battle of western Minnesota heavyweights on Friday.
Hancock's Noah Kannegiesser scored a game-high 23 points and he also had five assists and five steals.
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Michael Milander had 12 points and Tyler Reese had 10 points and five rebounds.
Hancock (7-3) 32 28 - 60
Ortonville (10-2) 30 35 - 65
HANCOCK - Scoring: Noah Kannegiesser 23, Chandler Gramm 6, Michael Milander 12, Kaleb Koehl 2, Tyler Reese 10, Andrew Shaw 7 ... 3-point shots: Kannegiesser 1 ... Rebound leader: Gramm 5, Reese 5 ... Assist leader: Kannegiesser 5 ... Steal leader: Kannegiesser 5
ORTONVILLE - Scoring: Tyson Powell 18, N Strong 6, Daunte Edwards 14, M Meyer 6, M Kuechenmeister 2, Nate Threinen 13, B Conroy 4, D. Radermacher 2 ... 3-point shots: M. Meyer 2, Treinen 1, Powell 2
BOLD 83, BLHS 38
BOLD put on a show in the first half against Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart, outscoring the Mustangs 52-21 on Friday.
Mason Mages led the way with 21 points. All of his points came from distance, too. He finished the night 7-of-13 from beyond-the-arc.
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BOLD (8-6) 52 31 - 83
BLHS (0-12) 21 17 - 38
BOLD - Scoring: Gavin Vosika 8, Jordan Sagedahl 4, Devin Gluesing 12, Brenden Dunn 2, Thomas Meyers 7, Jack Peppel 3, Andrew Moorse 7, Ryan Snow 11, Mason Mages 21, Jon Schulte 4, Logan Dahlk 4 ... 3-point shots: Mages 7 ... Rebound leader: Gluesing 7, Vosika 7 ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA
BLHS - Scoring: Trent Weispfennig 13, Dane Daak 9, Payton Diepold 8 ... 3-point shots: Daak 3 ... Rebound leader: Weispfennig 9, Stefan Johnson 5 ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA
Lakeview 67, KMS 57
Josh Peterson scored 15 points and Weston Gjerde finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists but KMS fell to Lakeview in a Camden Conference matchup on Friday in Cottonwood.
KMS' Regan Carlson scored 14 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
KMS (1-12) 28 29 - 57
Lakeview (7-6) 35 32 - 67
KMS - Scoring: Josh Peterson 15, Brandon Rasmusson 11, Tanner Rohner 5, Regan Carlson 14, Weston Gjerde 12 ... 3-point shots: Rohner 1, Carlson 2 ... Rebound leader: Gjerde 9, Carlson 7 ... Assist leader: Gjerde 7 ... Steal leader: Carlson 2, Gjerde 2
LAKEVIEW - Scoring: Coltan Varpness 2, Jon Wyffels 2, Tate Varpness 15, Nick Fenske 7, Darrien Wallin 18, Isaac Loe 9, Kailen French 7, Jarod Goepferich 7 ... 3-point shots: Fenske 1, Wallin 2
Minneota 81, RCW 56
Minneota used a strong first half showing en route to a convincing win at home against RCW on Friday night. Logan Sussner led the Vikings with 20 points, while Thomas Hennen, Nolan Boerboom and Brock Fox also scored in double figures.
It was the third consecutive win for Minneota.
RCW (3-12) 18 38 - 56
Minneota (7-4) 38 43 - 81
RCW - Scoring: Reese Marks 6, Trent Kjersten 3, Brody Elfering 3, Tony Froland 6, Spencer Mortensen 12, Justin Schrupp 12, Any Villarreal 2, Nathan Serbus 12... 3-point shots: Marks 2, Kjersten 1, Elfering 1, Mortensen 2, Schrupp 2 ... Rebound leader: Marks 7... Assist leader: Kjersten 6... Steal leader: Mortensen 4
MINNEOTA - Scoring: Brock Fox 12, Thomas Hennen 14, Logan Sussner 20, Isaac Hennen 9, Sam Buysse 5, Jared Josephson 3, Nolan Boerboom 14, Evan Moorse 4 ... 3-point shots: Fox 1, T. Hennen 2, I. Hennen 1, Buysse 1, Josephson 1, Boerboom 2 ... Rebound leader: Not provided ... Assist leader: Not provided ... Steal leader: Not provided
