Basketball (12/29)

Basketball: R-P Boys Host SG, Goodhue and Chatfield

The last full week before Christmas saw Rushford-Peterson boys in the spotlight, as they hosted rivals Spring Grove and Goodhue in notable non-conference matchups, then neighbor Chatfield in TRC action.  On Monday, the Trojans (1-1 TRC, 2-1 overall) and Lions (2-0 SEC, 2-2 overall) carried on their decades long rivalry.  The 2025 incarnation saw Chris Drinkall’s R-P guards control things in a convincing win.  Behind four first half Cole Thompson threes, 15 total points, the Trojans led by as many as 15 in the stanza (37-22) and by nine (40-31) at intermission.  The Lions got as close as seven early (49-42) in the half, but R-P then scored 19 of the next 24 points to lead 68-47.  They cruised to an 89-67 win.  The junior guard Thompson (21 pts, 6-13 threes) and senior guard Will LaFleur (21 pts, 5-9 threes, 4 rebs, 4 stls) led the Trojans.  Cayden Lea (13 pts, 3-10 threes, 8 asts), Landon Dahl (10 pts, 5-5 FGs), Carson Johnson (7 pts, 9 rebs, 5 asts) and Brode Vickerman 7 pts, 10 rebs) made it a team effort.  The best individual game was by 5’11” Lion senior guard Lyric Stadlter, who sniped his way to a 32-point, 4-assist performance.  He hit 7 of 17 threes overall including four in the second half.  Devon Williams added 16 points (8-10 FGs) for Dakotah Rostad’s group.  Lion starter Emery Bartell went down with an ankle injury in the first half.  Both teams attacked from deep liberally, RP hitting 16 of 42 threes (38%), SG 10 of 27 (37%).   The Lions had 19 turnovers, R-P 12.  The Trojans’ task then got tougher as they squared off with defending 1A champ Goodhue in a rematch of last year 1A title game.  Both teams moved up to Class AA this year with the Wildcats (2-0 HVL, 3-0 overall) sporting the #1 ranking in state.  Goodhue started the game up 10-4, making their first five field goals all without Luke Roschen on the floor. The 6’3” senior guard scored 40 in last year’s 1A title game between the two teams.  He played sparingly in the first half of the rematch (coaches’ decision, two fouls).  Later in the first half, R-P (1-1 TRC, 3-1 overall) used a hot spurt from deep, five straight threes, to take the lead.  They went to half up 36-34.  But the Trojan defense could not stop Goodhue in the second half, as the longer Wildcats shot 17 of 26 (65%) in the stanza, 30 of 52 (58%) for the game.  Team Purple scored on 22 of 31 possessions in the half while R-P did so 12 of 31.  R-P cooled off from deep, hitting just 4 of 17 threes (23%) after going 7 of 14 (50%) in the first half.  L-Roschen scored 19 points after two in the first half.  R-P was within eight at 68-60 with under six to go, but scored just three more points, as Goodhue made it more lopsided with a 12-3 run to close the game.  They prevailed 80-63.  Owen Roschen (26 pts, 5 rebs), L-Roschen (21 pts, 8 rebs), and Alex Loos (20 pts, 7 rebs) gave the Wildcats three guys with 20-plus points.  R-P again spread it around, from Johnson (18 pts, 3-5 threes), Lea (15 pts, 3-7 threes, 4 rebs, 5 asts), LaFleur (14 pts), Thompson (9 pts, 3-10 threes), and Vickerman (6 pts, 8 rebs, 3 blks).  R-P rebounded playing neighbor Chatfield.  The Trojans started the game up 21-10 and later led by 13 in the half.  The Gophers cut it to five at intermission (33-28) and two (35-33) early in the second half.  But offensively strong R-P made 12 of their first 18 fields goals of the half including Thompson hitting three threes.  They built their lead back to double digits and won by that many, 79-67.  Carson Johnson (18 pts, 5-6 FGs, 8-12 FTs, 9 rebs, 5 asts) and Thompson (15 pts, 5-12 threes) led the way.  Creighton Hoiness added 12 points off the bench (4-5 FGs).  Dahl (10 pts, 4-6 FGs), LaFleur (9 pts), and Lea (4 pts, 1-12 FGs, 6 rebs, 7 asts) helped.  Junior guard Carson Harstad had a game-high 32 points and 8 rebounds to lead the Gophers.  Brooks Lea (15 pts, 7-11 FGs, 11 rebs) added a double-double while Ross Stoehr (10 pts, 9 rebs) neared one.  R-P hit 8 of 23 threes (35%), Chatfield 3 of 19 (16%).  The Trojans improved to 2-1 in the TRC, 4-2 overall.  The Gophers are 1-2 in the TRC, 2-3 overall.  

Three Rivers Conference Boys Basketball (12/19) 

Wabasha-Kellogg 55, Caledonia 94 (C: C. Hammell 20 pts; G. King 14 pts; Evan Milde 13 pts; Anthony Hahn 12 pts; Colin Stemper 12 pts; Aaron Stemper 8 pts.  The Warriors led 54-30 at the half)  

Southeast Conference Boys Basketball (12/16 & 12/19)

Kingsland 53, Spring Grove 67 (SG: L. Stadtler 24 pts (6-12 threes), 6 asts; Kolton Nerstad 10 pts, 13 rebs, 5 stls, 4 asts; Ricardo Reynolds 11 pts, 6 rebs; Weston Ingvalson 8 pts, 7 rebs, 6 asts, 6 stls; Devon Williams 7 pts, 6 rebs. K: Collin Stuart 19 pts, 8 rebs; Kaaleem Reiland 13 pts, 6 rebs; KD Reiland 8 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts. The Knights shot 39%, SG 38%, but with eight fewer turnovers and five more rebounds, the Lions shot more often. The halftime score was SG 39, Kingsland 20)

Spring Grove 50, #9 in A Southland 85 (SG: L. Stadtler 13 pts (3-11 threes), 4 asts; D. Williams 8 pts, 8 rebs; R. Reynolds 9 pts; W. Ingvalson 8 pts; K. Nerstad 5 pts, 10 rebs. In a battle of SEC division leaders, Rebels shot 59% from the field, averaging 88 pts per game. Southland improved to 4-0 in the SEC-West, 5-0 overall.  SG is 3-1 in the SEC-East, 3-4 overall)  

Lyle/Pacelli 67, Mabel-Canton 69 (M-C: Cale Wangsness 13 pts (5-7 FGs); Nolan Garness 12 pts, 6 rebs, 5 stls; K. Eiken 11 pts (7-12 FTs); Kale Tollefsrud 8 pts; Brevyn Tollefsrud 8 pts, 8 rebs; Isaac Underbakke 8 pts, 10 rebs, 8 asts.   M-C never led until Eiken hit two free throws to make it 66-64 with 2:05 left. L/P hit a three with 0:52 left to tie it 67-67.  Eiken hit one of two free throws with 29.3 seconds left to put M-C up 68-67.   L/P missed a rushed game-winning three in the final three seconds.  M-C overcame a 42-33 halftime deficit.) 

LeRoy-Ostrander 67, Kingsland 41 (L-O: R. Hungerholt 34 pts (9-13 FTs), 13 rebs, 4 asts; G. Stockdale 21 pts (8-12 FGs, 5-9 threes); Talan Lewison 2 pts (1-2 FGs), 14 rebs, 7 asts, 4 blks.  Cardinals are 1-1 in the SEC, 2-2 overall.  Knights are 0-5 in the SEC, 0-6 overall)  

Non-Conference Boys Basketball (12/16 – 12/20)

Fillmore Central 74, Houston 40 (FC: B. Bahl 23 pts (6-9 FTs), 8 rebs, 5 asts, 5 stls; L. Illg 21 pts (9-16 FGs), 6 rebs, 6 stls, 3 blks; Rylan Ristau 12 pts; Adrian Rindels 9 pts, 8 rebs, 4 stls, 3 blks.  H: Hector Steinfeldt 11 pts; Atreyu Florin 10 pts, 8 rebs; Hayden Ronnenberg 9 pts. Leading 26-21 at intermission, FC out-scored Houston 48-19 in the second half.   The Falcons ended a four-game losing streak.  Falcons are 0-1 in the TRC, 2-4 overall.  Hurricanes are 0-4 in the SEC, 0-7 overall)   

Rochester-Lourdes 61, Chatfield 78 (C: R. Stoehr 20 pts (7-10 FGs), 11 rebs; 4 asts; Carson Harstad 16 pts (3-8 threes), 5 rebs; Brooks Lea 10 pts; Kash McBroom 10 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts; Brandt McBroom 9 pts.  The Gophers hit eight of their nine threes in the first half, building a 45-21 halftime lead.  They hit 9 of 19 threes for the game (47%), 28 of 47 field goals (60%).) 

Caledonia 70, Waverly-Shell Rock 49 (C: G. King 26 pts; Griffin Gantenbein 14 pts; C. Hammell 10 pts.  Nine Warriors scored and the halftime lead was 41-17.  Decorah Border Battle contest.)  

Lanesboro 66, Lester Prairie 44 (L: Mason Gilbertson 13 pts, 9 rebs, 4 asts; Nick Taylor 12 pts, 10 rebs; Levi Rogers 12 pts, 7 rebs; Preston Clarke 8 pts; Quadyn Kettner 8 pts; Conor Danielson 6 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts.  The Burros overcame a 25-24 halftime deficit, out-scoring LP 40-19 in the second half in a game at Target Center.  Burros are 1-1 in the SEC, 4-2 overall)