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(12/13 -12/18)
Three Rivers Conference
La Crescent/Hokah 83, Fillmore Central 58 (FC: J. Kiehne career-high 30 pts (4-6 threes, 10-12 FTs), 5 rebs Luke Hellickson 7 pts; Gunner Benson 7 pts, 5 rebs. LCH: Parker McQuin 20 pts. FC trailed 40-31 at halftime)
#3 in AA Caledonia 86, Cotter 37 (Cal: J. Koepke 13 pts; Eli King 11 pts; Lewis Doyle 11 pts; Reid Klug 8 pts; Brett Schultz 8 pts. Fourteen Warriors scored as Cal put up 55 points in first half)
Wabasha-Kellogg 30, Chatfield 77 (C: Isaac Stevens 18 pts (7-12 FGs), 8 rebs; Cole Johnson 15 pts (7-10 FGs), 5 rebs, 7 asts; Drew Schindler 13 pts (3-5 threes), 6 asts; Sam Backer 9 pts, 5 rebs; Drew O’Connor 8 pts, 7 rebs. Gophers shot 52% (33-65)
Chatfield 50, PEM 71 (C: C. Johnson 17 pts (7-9 FTs), 4 rebs, 6 asts; D. Schindler 7 pts; D. O’Connor 7 pts; Connor Jax 6 pts, 8 rebs; S. Backer 6 pts, 5 asts. PEM: Aeron Stevens 33 pts. Gophers > 1-1, 1-1)
#3 in A Rushford-Peterson 45, La Crescent/Hokah 47 in OT (RP: Malachi Bunke 19 pts (4-9 threes, 5-6 FTs); Justin Ruberg 15 pts, 10 rebs, 4 stls. Trojans led 28-14 at halftime, but made 9 of 15 free throws (after shooting lights out in beating #1 Hayfield) and 15 of 43 FGs (35%). Bunke and Ruberg combined for 34 points. All other Trojans combined for 11)
Fillmore Central 48, #3 in AA Caledonia 86 (C: C. Pieper 26 pts; R. Klug 14 pts; Thane Meiners 10 pts; E. King 10 pts; L. Doyle 9 pts; Austin Meyer 9 pts. FC: J. Kiehne 15 pts, 7 rebs; L. Hellickson 14 pts (3-9 threes), 5 rebs; G. Benson 8 pts. Game was tied 33-33 late in first half, before Warriors out-scored FC 53-15 from there)
Southeast Conference
Southland 83, LeRoy-Ostrander 38 (L-O: T. OIson 10 pts, 6 rebs; Levi Royston 8 pts; Gavin Sweeney 6 pts, 9 rebs. S: Harrison Hanna 24 pts. Rebels hit 11 threes total and led 50-26 at halftime)
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Schaeffer Academy 59, Lanesboro 55 (L: P. Storhoff 21 pts (9-17 FGs), 5 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls; John Prestemon 15 pts, 10 rebs, 4 stls; Stephan Schultz 8 pts, 6 rebs. SA: Ethan VanSchepen 25 pts; Aidan Kluth 21 pts. Burros trailed 34-18 at halftime, got as close at 54-52 real late. Lions shot 52% from field (22 of 42) including 20 of 28 from two-point range. Lanesboro shot 40% from field (23 of 57). SA went 13 of 24 (54%) at free throw line to Lanesboro’s 4 of 14 (29%))
Lyle/Pacelli 81, Houston 43 (H: T. Kubitz 13 pts, 7 rebs, 3 stls; Morgan Rohweder 10 pts. L/P: Buay Koak 36 pts)
Spring Grove 59, Southland 37 (SG: Tysen Grinde 19 pts, 8 rebs, 4 asts; Elijah Solum 13 pts, 7 rebs, 4 asts; Carson Gerard 10 pts (4-6 FGs), 5 rebs; Jaxon Strinmoen 9 pts (4-4 FTs), 4 rebs. After six lead changes in the first half, SG outscored the Rebels during the second half, 33-15. The Lions had only three turnovers their first 48 possessions, seven turnovers all game. Fast break pts: SG 16, S 4)
Mabel-Canton 42, LeRoy-Ostrander 48 (L-O: L. Royston 19 pts (5-8 FTs), 8 rebs, 4 stls; Chase Johnson 13 pts (5-10 FTs); T. Olson 7 pts, 8 rebs. MC: Cayden Tollefsrud 12 pts, 17 rebs; Jordan Larson 9 pts; Alex Arneson 8 pts; Jaymeson Tollefsrud 7 pts, 6 rebs. Threes: M-C 2-27, LO 3-18. FTs: M-C 10-21, L-O 17-28. Cardinals > 2-1, 3-2)
Non-Conference
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Mabel-Canton 67, Coulee Christian 54 (M-C: C. Tollefsrud 18 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts, 5 stls; J. Larson 12 pts, 7 rebs, 4 asts; T. Larson 11 pts (3-5 threes); J. Tollefsrud 9 pts, 5 rebs; A. Arneson 7 pts, 8 rebs; James Arneson 7 pts, 5 stls. Cougars pick up first win. M-C > 0-2, 1-4)
LeRoy-Ostrander 50, Faribault B.A. 58 (L-O: T. Olson 23 pts, 9 rebs, 5 asts; L. Royston 11 pts; Layne Bird 8 pts; G. Sweeney 7 pts, 7 rebs)
Kingsland 58, Lanesboro 53 (K: Jayden Brink 19 pts, 6 rebs; Walker Erdman 17 pts, 8 rebs, 5 asts. L: J. Prestemon 11 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls; Reece Benson 9 pts (3-6 threes); Mason Howard 9 pts (3-7 threes); Brady Danielson 8 pts, 4 stls. Largest leads: Lanesboro four (first half), Kingsland five (second half). The Knights went ahead at 39-37. The Burros then had the ball six times down one score, but never pulled even. The last was a Benson game-tying three in the final half-minute. Erdman, who scored 11 of the Knights last 13 points, clinched the game (58-53) by making two free throws late. FGs: K 23-46 (50%), L 20-52 (39%). Burros won from deep 8 of 23 to 4 of 12 and won turnover-battle 12 to 18. Knights > 1-2, 2-3. Burros > 1-2, 2-2)
Fillmore Central 65, North Fayette Valley 68 in OT (FC: J. Kiehne 25 pts (4-9 threes); L. Hellickson 14 pts (3-5 threes), 5 rebs; G. Benson 14 pts (4-8 threes); Jake Fishbaugher 7 pts, 6 rebs. FC trailed 35-27 at half but out-scored NFV 18-8 in third quarter to lead 45-43. FC led 59-56 late, but NFV tied it at 59. North Fayette won OT 9-6. NF was 21 of 37 from the line, FC 10 of 16. Kiehne, Hellickson, and Benson combined to hit 11 threes. NFV shot 54% (22 of 41) to FC’s 34% (22 of 64). Border Battle Game. Falcons > 0-3, 1-5)
#3 in AA Caledonia 70, Applington-Parkersburg 61 (C: J. Koepke 24 pts (four threes); E. King 18 pts; T. Meiners 13 pts. Border Battle Game. Warriors trailed 29-28 at halftime, out-scored A-P 42-32 in second half)
#3 in A Rushford-Peterson 48, Decorah 49 (R-P: J. Ruberg 10 pts, 7 rebs, 4 asts; Grady Hengel 9 pts, 5 asts; Logan Skalet 8 pts. Trojans notably didn’t shoot a free throw, but shot 20 of 41 (49%) from the field and 8 of 21 (38%) from deep. Decorah Border Battle Game. Trojans > 1-1, 2-2)