NEW LONDON - Jackson Ness was the hero for New London-Spicer as he hit a game-winning layup with just seconds remaining before teammate Jake Schmidt drew a charge to preserve a 72-71 Wright County Conference win over Glencoe-Silver Lake on Tuesday.
It's the second thriller for the Wildcats in four days. They edged Redwood Valley 72-70 in overtime on Saturday.
The Wildcats led by four going into halftime but held off a late rally from the Silverstreaks to secure the victory.
Brandon Adelman led NLS with 20 points and Mitchell Halvorson finished with 19.
Ness scored 17 points and Halvorson, Hunter Sjoberg and Ander Arnold all had six rebounds.
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NLS 72, GSL 71
GSL (10-8) 26 45 - 71
NLS (11-7) 30 42 - 72
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE - Scoring: Kyle Christianson 16, Luke Frahm 13, Jacob Litzau 12, Mitchell Boesche 12, Matt Sanchez 11, Nick Schmidt 4, Ben Donnay 3 ... 3-point shots: Frahm 1, Boesche 4, Sanchez 3, Donnay 1 ... Rebound leader: Boesche 6, Schmidt 6 ... Assist leader: Frahm 3 ... Steal leader: Dane Schwirtz 3
NEW LONDON-SPICER - Scoring: Brandon Adelman 20, Mitchell Halvorson 19, Jackson Ness 17, Brandyn Harlow 11, Hunter Sjoberg 3, Ander Arnold 2 ... 3-point shots: Adelman 2, Halvorson 3 ... Rebound leader: Halvorson 6, Sjoberg 6, Arnold 6 ... Assist leader: Adelman 5 ... Steal leader: Adelman 3, Jake Schmidt 3
ACGC 73, Sauk Centre 62
Erik Belgum led the charge with 24 points on 9-of-10 shooting as ACGC knocked off Sauk Centre in a West Central Conference battle Tuesday night.
Sauk Centre's Tanner Rieland also had a strong night with 25 points but his Mainstreeters couldn't overcome a strong shooting night from the Falcons as they finished 19-of-29 from the floor.
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ACGC's Adam Johnson scored nine points and pulled in nine rebounds in the process as well.
ACGC (9-7) 32 41 - 73
Sauk Centre (13-3) 31 31 - 62
ACGC - Scoring: Erik Belgum 24, Payton Kinzler 16, Jaren Kaddatz 7, Adam Johnson 9, Gabe Eisenbacher 17 ... 3-point shots: Kinzler 4 ... Rebound leader: Johnson 11 ... Assist leader: Belgum 1, Brendan Hedtke 1, Kaddatz 1, Johnson 1 ... Steal leader: Kinzler 2, Eisenbacher 2
SAUK CENTRE - Scoring: Tanner Rieland 25, Josh Fischer 3, Isaiah Westby 13, Cole Deters 2, Alex Kowski 2, Simon Weller 10, Cade Neubert 7 ... 3-point shots: Rieland 3, Westby 2 ... Rebound leader: Weller 5
EVW 65, BBE 47
Eden Valley-Watkins kept with its winning ways on Tuesday with a win over BBE.
Evan Wiener was the leading scorer for the Jaguars with 17 points but the Eagles proved to be too strong.
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Reese Jansen was the star of the night for the Eagles, scoring 27 points while teammate Jacob Streit scored 18 points with eight rebounds and six assists.
EVW (13-2) 38 27 - 65
BBE (5-11) 23 24 - 47
EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS - Scoring: Mitch Molitor 7, Jacob Streit 18, Reese Jansen 27, Matthew Notch 2, Greg Lux 8, Dominic Schlangen 2, Jack Bates 1 ... 3-point shots: Molitor 2, Jansen 3, Lux 1 ... Rebound leader: Streit 8 ... Assist leader: Streit 6 ... Steal leader: Molitor 3
BBE - Scoring: Ryan Olmscheid 10, Jacob Steinhofer 3, Evan Wiener 17, Parker Schwinghammer 4, Derek Wiener 7, Dylan Meyer 2, Ryan Illies 4 ... 3-point shots: Steinhofer 1, E Wiener 1, D Wiener 1 ... Rebound leader: Illies 6 ... Assist leader: Olmscheid 2, Schwinghammer 2 ... Steal leader: Illies 3
Litchfield 69, Mound Westonka 32
Noah Kreger hit three 3-pointers and scored 20 points to lead Litchfield to a commanding win over Mound Westonka at home on Tuesday night.
Owen Boerema added 16 points in the win for the Dragons.
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Litchfield notched its third consecutive win in the process.
Mound Westonka (5-11) 32 37 - 69
Litchfield (10-7) 14 18 - 32
MOUND WESTONKA - Scoring: Nicolas Phommahaxay 5, Dameon Jones 3, Calvin Christensen 2, Jack Kraay 5, Ryan Bunker 1, Julius Orenge 4, Evan Dahl 5, Treavon McClennon-Nystrom 2, Marshall Boser 1 ... 3-point shots: Phommahaxay 1, Jones 1, Kraay 1 ... Rebound leader: Isaiah Dempsey 4 ... Assist leader: Not provided ... Steal leader: Not provided
LITCHFIELD - Scoring: Jake Snyder 2, Alex Gruenke 9, Brandon Nelson 5, Owen Boerema 16, Madsen 8, Jordan Green 4, Noah Kreger 20, Joe Pennertz 2, Andrew Fischer 1, Carter Wattenhofer 2 ... 3-point shots: Gruenke 3, Kreger 3, Boerema 2, Nelson 1 ... Rebound leader: Nelson 8 ... Assist leader: Madsen 4 ... Steal leader: Not provided
Montevideo 58, Benson 22
Three Thunder Hawks reached double digit points as Montevideo put forth a dominant effort against Benson. Montevideo shut down Benson to 13 first half points and kept them to single digits in the second.
Travis Dreyer was the game's leading scorer with 15 points for the T-Hawks, followed by Riley Emery's 13 and Isaac Douglas' 12.
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Benson (4-12) 13 9 - 22
Montevideo (6-8) 33 25 - 58
BENSON - Scoring: Layton Connelly 8, Max Peterson 4, Justin Goossen 1, Enderson 2, Zack Sonnabend 7 ... 3-point shots: Connelly 1 ... Rebound leader: Connelly 4, Sonnabend 4
MONTEVIDEO - Scoring: Travis Dreyer 15, Riley Emery 13, Isaac Douglas 12, Andrew Sweeney 4, Derek Kilibarda 4, Isaac Hoogeveen 4, Josh Tastad 3, Isaiah Edmunds 2, Thomas O'Malley 1 ... 3-point shots: Douglas 1 ... Rebound leader: Dreyer 10 ... Assist leader: Kilibarda 3 ... Steal leader: Emery 3
CMCS 58, KMS 37
Central Minnesota Christian School bounced back from a close loss over the weekend with a 21-point victory on Tuesday in Kerkhoven.
The Bluejays spread the ball well as nine players made their way onto the score sheet. Matthew Van Eps was the catalyst with 10 points and six assists.
CMCS (16-2) 25 33 - 58
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KMS (2-14) 17 20 - 37
CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - Scoring: Matthew Van Eps 10, Tedd Ahrenholz 2, Jacob Meyer 1, Ethan Brouwer 13, Tanner Stoel 2, Aaron Zwart 4, Austin Marcus 6, Jaxon Schwitters 8, Carter Henry 12 ... 3-point shots: Brouwer 1, Schwitters 2 ... Rebound leader: Brouwer 7 ... Assist leader: Van Eps 6 ... Steal leader: Henry 3
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG - Scoring: Josh Peterson 8, Brandon Rasmusson 6, Tanner Rohner 10, Regan Carlson 6, Weston Gjerde 2, Noah Thorson 2, Jorge Zaldivar 3 ... 3-point shots: Rohner 2, Carlson 2, Zaldivar 1 ... Rebound leader: Carlson 7 ... Assist leader: Gjerde 4 ... Steal leader: Rasmusson 1, Gjerde 1
MACCRAY 65, RCW 49
MACCRAY held a narrow one-point lead over Renville County West at halftime but powered past the Jaguars in the second half for a big win.
Jackson Grussing had a night to remember with 23 points and 10 rebounds to earn his double-double. On the other side of the court, Justin Schrupp took over for 21 points of his own.
MACCRAY (6-9) 28 37 - 65
RCW (4-14) 27 22 - 49
MACCRAY - Scoring: Brady Madsen 13, Jackson Grussing 23, Kelby Jaenisch 2, Renick Homan 2, Braden Hoekstra 6, Colton Swart 11, Dylan Dirksen 8 ... 3-point shots: Madsen 1, Hoekstra 2 ... Rebound leader: Grussing 10 ... Assist leader: Hoekstra 3 ... Steal leader: Swart 4
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST - Scoring: Reese Marks 4, Trent Kjersten 6, Tony Froland 7, Spencer Mortensen 5, Justin Schrupp 21, Nathan Serbus 6 ... 3-point shots: Kjersten 2, Froland 1, Mortensen 2, Schrupp 4 ... Rebound leader: Froland 8 ... Assist leader: Mortensen 5 ... Steal leader: Marks 2
Dawson-Boyd 56, LQPV 46
Alex Swenson scored 21 points as Dawson-Boyd held on for a narrow victory over Lac qui Parle Valley.
Bentley Boike added 13 points while Colton Husby dominated in the paint to pull down 10 rebounds.
For LQPV Isaac Gerdes led the way with 12 points.
LQPV (3-14) 23 23 - 46
D-B (10-5) 27 29 - 56
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - Scoring: Corey Roggenbuck 2, Caden Bjornjeld 6, Isaac Gerdes 12, Evan Benson 8, Ross Olson 9, Isaias Flores 9 ... 3-point shots: Bjornjeld 1, Geres 1, Benson 1, Olson 1, Flores 3 ... Rebound leader: Bjornjeld 5, Gerdes 5, Braiden Kittelson 5
DAWSON-BOYD - Scoring: Eli Weber 8, Braden Thompson 1, Tyler Franzky 6, Alex Swenson 21, Bentley Boike 13, Colton Husby 2, JaKwan Horton 2, Seth Stratmoen 3 ... 3-point shots: Franzky 2, Swenson 2 ... Rebound leader: Husby 10 ... Assist leader: Swenson 3 ... Steal leader: Franzky 2
Hancock 70, W/HN 29
Noah Kannegiesser exploded for 30 points as his Hancock Owls jumped out to a 54-15 first half lead in a rout of Wheaton/Herman-Norcross.
Kannegiesser was hot from very early on, hitting five 3-pointers in total with four assists and steals six.
Tyler Reese followed right behind with 15 points.
W/HN (1-14) 15 14 - 29
Hancock (9-4) 54 16 - 70
WHEATON/HERMAN-NORCROSS - Scoring: Theilen 10, Stueve 6, Johnson 5, Wilson 4, Schmidt 3, Krump 1 ... 3-point shots: Thielen 1
HANCOCK - Scoring: Noah Kannegiesser 30, Tyler Reese 15, Chandler Gramm 8, Andrew Shaw 4, Michael Milander 4, Kaleb Koehl 3, Cole Reese 2, Cody Greiner 2, Jordan Peterson 2 ... 3-point shots: Kannegiesser 5 ... Rebound leader: Gramm 8 ... Assist leader: Kannegiesser 4 ... Steal leader: Kannegiesser 6
BOLD 74, Redwood Valley 61
Gavin Vosika posted an all-around spectacular game, filling the stat sheet with 14 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to lead BOLD to a win on Tuesday night.
Thomas Meyers and Mason Mages scored 17 points apiece to lead the Warriors. It marks the second consecutive win for BOLD, who have a showdown with Montevideo on Thursday night.
Redwood Valley (11-10) 17 44 - 61
BOLD (10-7) 43 31 - 74
REDWOOD VALLEY- Scoring: Stats not provided.
BOLD - Scoring: Gavin Vosika 14, Jordan Sagedahl 6, Thomas Meyers 17, Ryan Snow 7, Mason Mages 17, Jon Schulte 3, Logan Dahlk ... 3-point shots: Vosika 1, Sagedahl 1, Meyers 1, Snow 1, Mages 4 ... Rebound leader: Vosika 7, Snow 6 ... Assist leader: Vosika 9 ... Steal leader: Sagedahl 3
GFW 55, BLHS 46
Payton Diepold scored 14 points with 18 rebounds but that wasn't enough as Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart fell short to Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Tuesday night.
Kyle Huirras led the way for GFW with 18 points. David Herrera fell just one rebound shy of a double-double after finishing with 10 points.
GFW (4-12) 23 32 - 55
BLHS (0-16) 24 22 - 46
GIBBON-FAIRFAX-WINTHROP - Scoring: Zach Weber 9, Ryan Albrecht 4, Martin Ortiz 10, Brady Roiger 4, Kyle Huirras 18, David Herrera 10 ... 3-point shots: Weber 1, Albrecth 1, Ortiz 1, Herrera 1 ... Rebound leader: Herrera 9
BUFFALO LAKE-HECTOR-STEWART - Scoring: Elijah Stifter 6, Jayson Swanson 3, Dane Daak 2, Jake Watkins 5, Trent Wiespfennig 11, Stefan Johnson 5, Payton Diepold 14 ... 3-point shots: Stifter 1, Weispfennig 1, Johnson 1 ... Rebound leader: Diepold 18
