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Chatfield 47, La Crescent/Hokah 87 (C: Cole Novotny 11 pts, 10 rebs; Carson Harstad 11 pts; Ryan Rindels 8 pts. Four Lancers made double-figures in the win. La Crescent is 6-0 in the TRC, 10-4 overall. Gophers > 0-5, 1-12)
Lewiston-Altura 61, Fillmore Central 59 (FC: L. Hellickson 18 pts (4-12 threes); G. Kennedy 16 pts (7-11 FGs), 9 rebs; Jayce Kiehne 15 pts (7-11 FGs), 7 rebs, 4 stls. FC led 55-50 with 6:16 left only for L-A to go on a 11-0 run to lead 61-55. The Cardinals had six offensive rebounds for nine second-chance-points in the span. FC scored with 2.1 seconds left to make it 61-59, but had no realistic game-winning shot-attempt. L-A had 24 offensive rebounds total for 27 second-chance-points, FC 16 o-boards for 17 second-chance-points. TOs: FC 30, L-A 24. Hellickson set the Falcons made-threes record. FC (1-6, 6-7) had a three-game win streak snapped)
PEM 42, #6 in AA Caledonia 85 (C: Ethan Stendel 19 pts; Lewis Doyle 14 pts; Garrett Konz 13 pts; Reid Klug 13 pts. Cal led 47-21 at halftime and ten scored as the Warriors stayed perfect in TRC play while picking up its 10th win (5-0, 10-2). It was their seventh game scoring 80-plus points (7-0))
#14 in A Spring Grove 82, Grand Meadow 8 (SG: Isaac Nerstad 16 pts, 4 rebs, 5 stls; Ben Udstuen 16 pts; Bryce Berns 12 pts, 3 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls; Elijah Solum 9 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts; Josh Newgaard 6 pts, 6 rebs. SG > 6-1, 8-1. GM > 0-8, 0-12)
Chatfield 53, Pine Island 67 (C: Masyn Kreter 16 pts (6-7 FTs); C. Harstad 12 pts; Ross Stoehr 12 pts (6-10 FGs); C. Novotny 6 pts, 8 rebs. Gophers were 3 of 20 from deep (15%). Pine Island expanded a 36-30 halftime lead in the second half)
Fillmore Central 83, Glenville-Emmons 67 (FC: G. Kennedy 19 pts (8-14 FGs), 8 rebs, 6 stls, 6 blks; L. Hellickson 19 pts, 5 rebs, 9 asts; Kyle Daniels 19 pts (9-14 FGS), 5 asts; Bridon Bahl 7 pts, 7 rebs. FC won its third straight and fifth in six games. They put up a season-high point-total. TOs: G-E 27, FC 15. Jayce Kiehne did not play (ankle))