NEW LONDON - New London-Spicer's boys basketball team fought back to defeat Minnewaska 44-43 in a non-conference match-up Saturday.
The Wildcats found themselves in a dogfight with the Lakers, trailing 20-17 at halftime before flipping the tables in the second half. Defense was the name of the game and Minnewaska forced bad shots from NLS throughout the ballgame. The Wildcats, traditionally strong from beyond the arc, had quite the cold streak on Saturday, shooting 5-of-33 from 3-point land but ultimately made up the difference on the glass. NLS outrebounded Minnewaska 42-33.
Individually, Ander Arnold earned a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Brandon Adelman scored 13 points, tied with Minnewaska's Garrett Jensen on the day.
NLS 44, Minnewaska 43
Minnewaska (7-7) 20 23 - 43
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NLS (8-6) 17 27 - 44
MINNEWASKA - Scoring: Jackson Johnsrud 8, Dennis VanDyke 10, Jaeger Jergenson 2, Matt Gruber 4, Garrett Jensen 13, Jake Peters 6 ... 3-point shots: VanDyke 2, Jensen 1 ... Rebound leader: Gruber 10, VanDyke 8 ... Assist leader: Jensen 4 ... Steal leader: Jensen 2, Peters 2
NEW LONDON-SPICER - Scoring: Brandon Adelman 13, Ander Arnold 10, Mitchell Halvorson 8, Jackson Ness 4, Jonathan Kaelke 3, Hunter Sjoberg 2, Tristan Thompson 2, Brandyn Harlow 2 ... 3-point shots: Adelman 3, Halvorson 1, Kaelke 1 ... Rebound leader: Arnold 11 ... Assist leader: Adelman 4 ... Steal leader: Adelman 3
CMCS 86, SW MN Christian 53
Austin Marcus scored 27 points as his Central Minnesota Christian Bluejays breezed by Southwest Minnesota Christian at Southwest Minnesota State Saturday.
He helped lead the Bluejays to a big 53-29 halftime lead and they kept the momentum going in the second.
Matthew Van Eps was especially strong in facilitating with nine assists but he also scored 10 points, including No. 1,000 in his career. The senior now sits at 1,008 points.
SW MN Christian (9-3) 29 24 - 53
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CMCS (13-1) 53 33 - 86
SW MN CHRISTIAN - Scoring: Logan Walhof 8, Jeremy Vander Woude 14, Jared Vis 8, Avery Pater 2, Jacob VanDamn 9, Hunter Dilly 4, AJ Vanderby 8
CMCS - Scoring: Matthew Van Eps 10, Tedd Ahrenholz 5, Simon Van Dyken 2, Ethan Brouwer 12, Tanner Stoel 12, Aaron Zwart 7, Micah Vander Beek 2, Austin Marcus 27, Jaxon Schwitters 3, Carter Henry 6 ... 3-point shots: Van Eps 2, Ahrenholz 1, Brouwer 2, Stoel 1, Zwart 1, Marcus 2, Schwitters 1 ... Rebound leader: Marcus 7, Henry 6 ... Assist leader: Van Eps 9 ... Steal leader: Van Eps 3
Friday's result
TMB 57, D-B 52 OT
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton's Spencer Smith was unstoppable Friday night as he scored 42 of his team's 57 points in an overtime win over Dawson-Boyd.
Smith also pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds in the effort. The Blackjacks led 27-25 going into the break but the Panthers forced an overtime and outscored their opponents 8-3 in the extra session.
Bentley Boike led all Blackjack scorers with 17 points. Eli Weber also had a strong night with 13 points, nine rebounds and three steals.
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D-B (8-5) 27 22 3 - 52
TMB (6-9) 25 24 8 - 57
DAWSON-BOYD - Scoring: Eli Weber 13, Braden Thompson 2, Tyler Franzky 6, Alex Swenson 9, Bentley Boike 17, JaKwan Horton 3, Seth Stratmoen 2 ... 3-point shots: Weber 1, Franzky 2, Swenson 1, Horton 1 ... Rebound leader: Weber 9, Colton Husby 8 ... Assist leader: Husby 3 ... Steal leader: Weber 3, Boike 3
TRACY-MILROY-BALATON - Scoring: Moses Dolan 9, Spencer Smith 42, Matt Timmerman 2, Jett Davis 2 ... 3-point shots: Smith 2 ... Rebound leader: Smith 15 ... Assist leader: Timmerman 1 ... Steal leader: Smith 2
Men's Basketball
MN West 71, Ridgewater 69
Ridgewater battled with Minnesota West on Saturday but let a large second half lead slip for a 71-69 loss.
The Warriors led 60-43 at one point in the second half but MN West responded with a 28-9 run to close out the game for a win.
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K Chol and J Hampton led for MN West with 20 points each but Ridgewater's Le'Darian McAllister led the game with 22 points. He was extremely efficient on the day, shooting 10-of-12 from the field. He also led the Warriors with eight rebounds.
MN West 35 36 - 71
Ridgewater 38 31 - 69
MINNESOTA WEST - Scoring: K Chol 20, B Harcula 9, J Hampton 20, J Snelling 6, J Joseph 3, K Carter 4, T Waugh 9 ... 3-point shots: Chol 1, Harcula 3, Hampton 4, Snelling 2, Waugh 1 ... Rebound leader: Waugh 10, Chol 9 ... Assist leader: Chol 5 ... Steal leader: Chol 3
RIDGEWATER - Scoring: Marvin Perkins 13, Taylor DeLaughter 5, Le'Darian Mcallister 22, Devin Fostervold 2, Jack Vogel 9, Jack Turnbull 9, Akeem Oglesby 9 ... 3-point shots: Perkins 4, DeLaughter 1, McAllister 1, Vogel 2, Turnbull 3, Oglesby 1 ... Rebound leader: McAllister 8 ... Assist leader: DeLaughter 7 ... Steal leader: Oglesby 3
Women's Basketball
MN West 83, Ridgewater 57
A big second quarter set the tone for Minnesota West in a MCAC victory over Ridgewater on Saturday.
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The Warriors' Kaitlynn Kienholz scored 23 points and Kallee Anderson scored 12. Alexis Schmitz finished with six points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
MN West 13 20 28 22 - 83
Ridgewater 17 9 19 12 - 69
MINNESOTA WEST - Scoring: T Noid 5, E Haubrich 14, B Barnett 1, T Gunnick 18, A Hinkelday 11, A Wabeke 10, K Ihnen 24 ... 3-point shots: Noid 1, Haubrich 2 Wabeke 2, Ihnen 1 ... Rebound leader: Ihnen 10 ... Assist leader: Noid 5 ... Steal leader: Noid 5
RIDGEWATER - Scoring: Abby Oberg 6, Salma Perez 3, Anna Barfknecht 5, Alexis Schmitz 6, Kallee Anderson 12, Kaitlyn Kienholz 23, Andrea Olson 2 ... 3-point shots: Oberg 1, Barfknecht 1 ... Rebound leader: Schmitz 10 ... Assist leader: Schmitz 6 ... Steal leader: Perez 3
