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Boys Basketball Playoffs – Play-In and Round of 16 (2/24 & 2/26)

March 9, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Lanesboro’s Nick Taylor throws it down in the Burros’ 92-49 Section 1A Round of 16 win over Rochester Math and Science Academy. The junior surpassed 1,000 career points in the game and the win clinched Lanesboro’s boys’ their first trip to Rochester and a section quarterfinal since 2013-2014. Photo by Ron Mayer
Mabel-Canton’s Kale Eiken gets past a Schaeffer Academy defender and closes in on the hoop in the Cougars’ 70-57 Section 1A Round of 16 contest, earning Russell Larson’s squad their first trip to the section quarterfinals since 2013-2014, which was also their last winning season prior to this year. Photo by Heather Kleiboer
Mabel-Canton’s Kale Eiken gets past a Schaeffer Academy defender and closes in on the hoop in the Cougars’ 70-57 Section 1A Round of 16 contest, earning Russell Larson’s squad their first trip to the section quarterfinals since 2013-2014, which was also their last winning season prior to this year. Photo by Heather Kleiboer
Lanesboro’s Nick Taylor throws it down in the Burros’ 92-49 Section 1A Round of 16 win over Rochester Math and Science Academy. The junior surpassed 1,000 career points in the game and the win clinched Lanesboro’s boys’ their first trip to Rochester and a section quarterfinal since 2013-2014. Photo by Ron Mayer
Lanesboro’s Nick Taylor throws it down in the Burros’ 92-49 Section 1A Round of 16 win over Rochester Math and Science Academy. The junior surpassed 1,000 career points in the game and the win clinched Lanesboro’s boys’ their first trip to Rochester and a section quarterfinal since 2013-2014. Photo by Ron Mayer

(1AA Round of 16) 13-seed Pine Island (8-18) 58, 4-seed Rushford-Peterson (23-3) 84 (RP: C. Johnson 20 pts (7-11 FGs); Will LaFleur 14 pts (3-6 threes), 6 rebs, 6 asts, 7 stls; Cayden Lea 11 pts, 5 rebs, 8 asts; Landon Dahl 11 pts, 10 rebs. R-P beat the Panthers 65-60 less than two weeks prior.)

(1AA Round 16) 9-seed Chatfield (17-9) 57, 8-seed Lake City (13-12) 85 (C: R. Stoehr 19 pts (6-12 FGs, 7-7 FTs); Kash McBroom 13 pts, 4 asts; Brandt McBroom 10 pts, 5 asts. LC: Gavyn Lorenson 36 pts; Luke Narum 20 pts. `FG’s: LC 32 of 53 (60%), Chat 23 of 50, 46%. Threes: LC 10 of 22 (46%), Chat 2 of 15 (13%). Stoehr, a junior G/F, topped 1,000 career points.)

(1AA Round of 16) 11-seed St. Charles (15-11) 42, 6-seed Caledonia (15-10) 71 (C: G. King 23 pts; Coby Hammell 16 pts; Aaron Stemper 13 pts. Winning the second half 46-29, Caledonia avenged an earlier 63-61 loss, held SC to a season low.) 

(1A Play-In) 18-seed Kingsland (1-25) 71, 15-seed Rochester Math and Science Academy (9-15) 72 (K: C. Stuart 20 pts (9-14 FGs), 6 rebs; Dalton Bamlet 15 pts, 16 rebs; Kaaleem Reiland 13 pts, 7 rebs, 7 asts, 6 stls; Tate Rasmussen 9 pts, 6 rebs. Kingsland finishes at 1-26) 

(1A Play-In) 17-seed Houston (4-22) 40, 16-seed LeRoy-Ostrander (5-21) 65 (LO: Reid Hungerholt 15 pts, 4 asts; Grayson Stockdale 14 pts (4-10 threes); John Bradley 10 pts, 7 rebs; Tyler Farlinger 9 pts, 11 rebs; Talan Lewison 8 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts. H: Tilden Witt 17 pts (5-7 FTs), 9 rebs, 5 stls. The Cardinals avenged a recent 69-64 loss. Houston finishes at 4-23) 

(1A Round of 16) 12-seed Schaeffer Academy (10-16) 57, 5-seed Mabel-Canton (18-8) 70 (MC: D. Hershberger 20 pts (9-12 FGS), 6 rebs; Kale Eiken 14 pts; Isaac Underbakke 14 pts (6-8 FGs), 5 rebs, 9 asts; Nolan Garness 10 pts; Kale Tollefsrud 8 pts, 5 rebs, 8 asts, 5 stls. The Cougars shot 57% (31 of 54), SA 39% (22 of 57).)

(1A Round of 16) 13-seed Fillmore Central (4-21) 70, 4-seed Hayfield (17-9) 80 (FC: B. Bahl 26 pts (10-18 FGs, 4-11 threes), 9 rebs; C. Schoepski 20 pts, 4 asts; Rylan Ristau 12 pts. The Falcons trailed 47-34 in the second half only to come back and briefly lead at 54-52, a 20-5 run. The Vikings retook the lead for good at 58-56. FGs: Hay 31 of 51 (61%), FC 29 of 70 (41%). Threes: FC 10 of 36 (28%), Hay 5 of 10 (50%). FTs: Hay 13 of 22 (59%), FC 2 of 3 (67%). FC finishes at 4-22.)

(1A Round of 16) 11-seed Lyle/Pacelli (11-15) 49, 6-seed Grand Meadow (17-9) 60 (GM: L. Grafe 20 pts, 13 rebs; Carter Glynn 13 pts, 13 rebs; Cohen Craft 12 pts; Blake Hubbard 10 pts. GM improved to 3-0 versus L/P this year.)

(1A Round of 16) 9-seed Spring Grove (10-16) 49, 8-seed Faribault B.A. (10-14) 61 (SG: Lyric Stadtler 19 pts, 5 asts, 6 stls; Devon Williams 16 pts, 8 rebs. The Lions trailed by only two points until missing their final 11 shots. SG rallied from 10-point deficits in both halves, taking a lead before halftime and tying the score after the break. The Lions won the turnover battle, 8-19, but shot only 14% from 3-point land (5 of 36). SG finishes at 10-17.)

(1A Round of 16) 15-seed Rochester Math and Science Academy (10-15) 49, 2-seed Lanesboro (20-6) 92 (L: N. Taylor 27 pts (11-14 FGs), 10 rebs, 5 asts; Conor Danielson 18 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts, 6 stls; Levi Rogers 15 pts (7-8 FGs); Preston Clarke 10 pts; Quadyn Kettner 8 pts. Taylor, a 6’7” junior, scored his 1,000th career point. Lanesboro shot 67% (38 of 57).)

(1A Round of 16) 16-seed LeRoy-Ostrander (6-21) 40, 1-seed #3 in A Southland (24-1) 91 (L-O: R. Hungerholt 12 pts, 5 asts. The Cardinals finish at 6-22) 

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