Boys & Girls Basketball (2/3)

Massive Week for Caledonia Hoopsters

It was a momentous week for Caledonia boys and girls basketball.  There were big wins and three personal milestones were accomplished.   On Monday, the #6 in Class AA Warrior girls took on #2 in Class A Mayer Lutheran (13-1).   The Crusaders came in having won 11 in a row, Caledonia seven in a row.   Scott Sorenson’s group made a first half statement, building a 42-20 lead.  For the game Caledonia hit 12 threes to ML’s five.  Junior Aubrie Klug dropped 29 points (six threes).  Nicole Banse tied her season-high with 21 points, Josie Foster added 16, each hitting three threes.  The rest of the long Warriors helped ‘D’ up in a big 74-49 win.  Mayer Lutheran scored 18 points at the charity stripe with just 13 made field goals.  A night later, Caledonia’s teams played Chatfield.  A pair of siblings topped 1,000 career points the same night.  Klug ripped to 26 more points (11-21 FGs, 4-11 threes, 7 rebs).  A bank-in three in the first half gave her 1,000.  It was her eighth straight game with at least 22 points (28 PPG average).  Teamwise, Caledonia had a 39-0 first-half run for a 55-12 halftime lead in a 76-45 win.  The victory gave Coach Sorenson his 400th career “W.”  Banse (19 pts, 6-9 FGs, 5 stls) also reached double-figures.   Foster (9 pts, 6 asts, 6 stls), Sienna Augedahl (9 pts, 5 rebs, 4 stls), and Jessica Stendel (8 pts, 5 rebs) helped team Cal.  Grace Schroeder (13 pts, 3-7 threes) and Amaya Harmening (7 pts, 12 rebs) led Chatfield.  In Caledonia, the senior-led Warrior boys downed the young Gophers, 99-35.  It was Caledonia’s highest out-put of the season and third 90-plus point game.  Reid Klug, a 6’5” senior forward, scored 14 points (four threes) and surpassed 1,000 for his career.  He joined sister Aubrie in doing so the same night.  Already 1,000-point scoring Mason King led the Warriors with 21 points.  Garrett Konz (16 pts), Coby Hammell (13 pts), Zeke Gengler (11 pts), and Grant King (9 pts) also helped the cause.  Carson Harstad (12 pts) and Kash McBroom (9 pts, 3-3 threes) led the Gophers.   Caledonia’s teams then took on Cotter.  The girls game pitted the TRC-East leading #6 Warriors (10-0, 17-2) versus the second place Ramblers (7-2, 11-6).  In an intense defensive struggle with 50 turnovers, the long Warriors fought through the game Ramblers.  Finishing the first half on a mini 7-2 run, Caledonia led 23-19 at the half.  Cotter tied it twice right after intermission.  The teams battled against each other’s defenses, Ramblers pressing and applying ball pressure, Warriors using their position and length to limit Cotter quality shots.  Banse and Elsa Blum, Warrior supplementary shooters, each hit a key second half three.  Blum’s put the Warriors up 39-30 (6:08).  Banse scored six points down the stretch, including a pair of o-board put-backs.  The Warriors controlled the glass 36 to 26 including offensively 20 to 8.  Team Cal toughed out a 52-37 win, ending the game scoring 18 of the final 25 points.  Banse (14 pts, 9 rebs), who had 23 in last year’s win over the Ramblers, led Caledonia.  Cotter’s defense limited Klug (11 pts) and Foster (10 pts, 7 rebs).  Blum scored eight off the bench.  Kensey King added 6 (pts) and 10 (rebs).  Cotter top player Clarissa Sauer led all scorers (19 pts).  The win gives Caledonia (11-0, 18-2) a guaranteed share of the East title, as they lead Cotter (7-3, 11-7) and R-P (7-3, 9-6) by three games with three to go.  Meanwhile, the boys easily handled Cotter, 89-47.  M-King scored 26 points and Klug 20 to lead the way.  Ethan Stendel added 16.   The Warriors guys then got a nice win over Hiawatha Collegiate Academy 67-63, overcoming a 44-36 halftime deficit.  King (18 pts, three threes), Klug (18 pts), Konz (13 pts), and Grant King (10 pts) gave the Warriors four in double figures.  Stendel added 9 points.  Brad King’s group (10-0, 16-2), winners of five in a row, leads R-P (7-2, 13-2) in the TRC-East.

Falcons Host Top TRC Teams, Saints and Trojans

Fillmore Central’s boys (5-3, 8-9) notably hosted top tier TRC squads St. Charles and Rushford-Peterson.  Versus the West leading Saints (6-1, 13-3), Andy Todd’s group got a good victory and pulled a rare feat.  FC led 34-18 at the half. The edge was 48-37 with under 6:00 to go only for the Saints to score 11 unanswered.  Josh Barclay tied the game 48-48 with a three (2:25). But Falcon Josh Haugerud immediately answered with a three (2:19), and after a steal, Bridon Bahl hit two free throws to make it 53-48 (1:56).  Jackson VanGundy then hit a three to cut FC’s edge to 53-51 (1:29).  St. Charles then missed three threes in the final minute, including a go-ahead attempt, and a game-tying attempt, which was blocked by Clayton Schoepski. In the final 0:33.1, Haugerud hit three of four free throws.  The last two made it 56-51 (0:18.3).   The Falcons posted their seventh win in eight tries, 57-51.  The win also completed the extra rare 6-0 sweep of the TRC-West.  Bahl (16 pts, 4-7 threes, 4 asts), Greg Kennedy (15 pts, 6-10 FGs, 9 rebs), and Haugerud (14 pts, 3-11 FGs, 6 rebs, 5 stls) did the biggest work.  FC was 9 of 28 (32%) from deep, SC 9 of 31 (29%).  FC was 8 of 13 (62%) to SC’s 4 of 13 (31%) at the free throw line.  The Saints have notably beat R-P 78-71.   FC (6-3, 9-9) then hosted the Trojans (6-2, 12-2) in a battle of teams behind Caledonia (9-0, 14-2) in the TRC-East.  R-P did not shoot the best from the field (21 of 58 > 36%) and the line (5 of 14 > 36%).  Leading scorer Cayden Lea did not shoot well (17 pts, 6-25 FGs, 7 rebs, 4 asts, 5 stls).  It did not matter.  FC took 36 shots, had 27 turnovers.  They had 14 of each in the second half.  Chris Drinkall’s group led 29-21 at halftime and 49-30 with 3:53 left.  FC hit three late threes, but the ball-hawking Trojans prevailed, 53-41.  Carson Johnson (10 pts, 8 rebs), Cole Thompson (9 pts, 3-6 threes), and Will LaFleur (8 pts, 5 stls) aided the R-P cause.  Bahl (13 pts, 4-8 threes, 6 rebs) and Kennedy (11 pts, 15 rebs) led FC.   R-P (7-2, 13-2) won the first meeting 86-39.  FC is 6-4, 9-10. 

Burros and Knights Split Series 

Kingsland and Lanesboro played a boys/girls series the same night.  The guys’ contest in Lanesboro saw the Knights rally from down 20-18 at the half with a 20-6 start to the second half to lead 38-26.  Kaaleem Reiland scored all his 11 points after halftime including eight in the run.  It propelled Jim Hubka’s group to a 55-43 win, their fourth in a row, tenth overall (10-5).  Max Erdman (13 pts, 3-4 threes, 7 rebs), Gavin Hubka (12 pts, 7 rebs), and Parker Johnson (12 pts, 4-5 FTs, 5 rebs) also did work.  Nick Taylor (15 pts, 10 rebs) led the Burros.  David Harvey (8 pts, 9 rebs) and Mason Gilbertson (6 pts, 4 rebs, 7 asts, 4 stls) helped.  Kingsland was 6 of 16 from deep (38%), Lanesboro 0 of 5.  The girls game saw Kingsland jump out 9-0, but Lanesboro led 23-16 at halftime.  The Knights then tied it 26-26 in the second half only for the deciding 10-0 Burro run and a 36-26 lead.  Lanesboro prevailed 50-35.   Jensyn Storhoff (10 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts) keyed the attack.  Jentrey Schreiber (9 pts, 3-8 threes), Taylor Hanson (8 pts, 9 rebs), Emma Ruen (8 pts, 6 rebs), and Emma Root (6 pts, 6 rebs) helped.  Chantle Reiland (8 pts, 5 rebs), Macy Runck (8 pts, 11 rebs), and Hailee Warren (6 pts, 4-4 FTs, 9 rebs) led the Knights (3-6 in the SEC, 4-10 overall).

Three Rivers Conference Boys Basketball (1/24)

Chatfield 75, Dover-Eyota 64 (C: C. Harstad 32 pts (3-9 threes, 9-12 FTs), 7 rebs, 6 stls; Ross Stoehr 17 pts (5-9 FGs, 7-10 FTs), 7 rebs; Masyn Kreter 13 pts; Brooks Lea 7 pts (3-3 FGs).  Trailing 33-32 at the half, the Gophers won the second half 43-31.  They hit 20 of 30 free throws (66%) including 13 in the second half.  Chatfield > 2-7, 6-11)

Southeast Conference Boys Basketball (1/21 – 1/24) 

Lyle/Pacelli 54, Spring Grove 51 (SG: B. Udstuen 28 pts (8-10 FTs), Bryce Berns/Lyric Stadtler 7 pts. Trailing by 15 in the second half, the Lions rallied back within one point (1:18) – then down by three, missed a 3-pointer as time expired.  L/P is 1-13) 

LeRoy-Ostrander 50, Spring Grove 68 (SG: B. Udstuen 33 pts (5-6 threes, 11-16 FGs, 6-7 FTs), 8 rebs; Nate Crouch 8 pts, 4 asts; Berns 7 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts; L. Stadtler 7 pts. L-O: R. Hungerholt 17 pts; Ryder Stern 12 pts (6-8 FTs), 13 rebs; C. Hungerholt 11 pts, 8 rebs. Trailing 29-28 at halftime, the Lions opened the second half with a 21-2 run. Completing a season sweep, SG shot a season-high 43% with three-pointers, 50% overall from the field and 81% from the foul line (13-16))  

Schaeffer Academy 42, Houston 65 (H: M. Rohweder 26 pts (6-12 threes, 9-17 FGs), 9 rebs, 6 stls; C. Geiwitz 22 pts (6-8 FTs), 6 rebs, 5 asts, 5 stls; Zach Olson 3 pts, 7 asts.  Houston sweeps season series)

Mabel-Canton 33, Southland 97 (MC: Tyler Larson 11 pts, 5 rebs; Kale Tollefsrud 9 pts.  Southland led 62-23 at the half and they made 18 of 40 threes (45%) for the game.  The SEC-West leading Rebels remained perfect (13-0, 17-0))   

Spring Grove 42, Southland 68 (SG: B. Udstuen 28 pts, 5 rebs. Undefeated Southland (13-0, 17-0) hit 22 of 33 shots from two-point range and took control early with a 20-2 run. Four Rebels scored in double figures. Lions > 5-7, 6-10) 

Lyle/Pacelli 68, Mabel-Canton 88 (M-C: I. Underbakke 32 pts (13-17 FGs, 5-5 threes), 18 rebs, 9 asts, 3 stls; T. Larson 15 pts (3-8 threes), 8 rebs; Darian Hershberger 14 pts; K. Tollefsrud 11 pts; K. Eiken 9 pts, 9 asts.  M-C hit 11 of 23 threes (48%), L/P 14 of 39 (36%).  M-C shot 51% (36 of 70) overall.  Cougars > 5-8, 6-10)  

Kingsland 68, LeRoy-Ostrander 74 (LO: C. Hungerholt 29 pts (9-15 FTs), 7 rebs, 4 stls; R. Hungerholt 26 pts (16-17 FTs), 5 rebs, 4 asts; Carter Sweeney 14 pts (6-9 FGs). K: K. Reiland 22 pts (5-11 threes); M. Erdman 19 pts (11-15 FTs), 8 rebs, 3 blks; G. Hubka 10 pts, 11 rebs; Zach Reiland 7 pts.  FTs: LO 27 of 38 (71%), King 17 of 27 (56%).  L-O > 5-6, 6-10.  Kingsland > 7-4, 10-6))

Grand Meadow 35, Lanesboro 59 (L: N. Taylor 17 pts (3-4 threes), 10 rebs, 7 asts; Levi Rogers 17 pts (7-9 FGs); M. Gilbertson 8 pts; D. Harvey 8 pts.  GM: Carter Glynn 15 pts (3-9 threes); Keaton Gehling 10 pts (3-11 threes).  Lanesboro (5-6, 8-9) beat GM (2-9, 2-11) a third time this year)

Non-Conference Boys Basketball (1/20)

Houston 57, Chatfield 64 (C: C. Harstad 24 pts (3-7 threes, 7-8 FTs), 9 rebs, 4 asts; Kash McBroom 12 pts (5-7 FTs); R. Stoehr 10 pts, 5 stls; M. Kreter 9 pts.  H: C. Geiwitz 28 pts (9-17 FGs, 8-10 FTs), 10 rebs; M. Rohweder 13 pts; Maddox Rodriguez 9 pts.  Houston led 53-48 with about 5:00 left.  Chatfield ended the game on a 16-4 run. Stoehr had back-to-back steals that led to five points, putting the Gophers ahead for good at 58-55 (1:56).  K-McBroom hit two free throws with 0:18.1 left to make it 62-57.  Chatfield hit its last eight freebies, as they ended a five-game skid)