Alayna Helgemoe hit her second free throw with 1.2 seconds left to lift R-Ps’ girls past Schaeffer 52-51. Houston’s boys posted a 2-0 week, paced by Athletes of the Week Alex Van Gundy and Mikkel Schutte. The Hurricanes beat Lanesboro 72-63, as Caiden Danielson had 24 points. Schutte (22 pts, 11 rebs, 7 asts, 5 stls, 10 blks) and Van Gundy (18 pts, 12 rebs) added huge/big games. Sawyer Johnson hit six threes and scored 22 for the Burros in defeat. Houston (6-2, 8-6) then out-scored L-O 99-91! Van Gundy (35 pts) and Schutte (32 pts) each topped 30 points. The ‘Cane girls (6-0, 9-4) went 2-1 on the week, staying perfect in SEC play, atop the East, with two league wins. Emma Geiwitz (30 pts) and Sydney Torgerson (career-high 20 pts, career-high 17 rebs, 8 asts) had big games in a 69-54 win over SG. Geiwitz (24 pts) and Jenny Albrecht (12 asts, 13 stls) were big in a 62-26 win over L-O. Kingsland got a season-high 26 points from Ellie Buchholtz in a 76-52 win over L-A. Buchholtz also had 20 points in a 63-50 loss to K-W. The Lady Knights lead the SEC West (6-0, 9-7). Walker Erdman had 25 points, as Kingsland boys beat G-E 61-26. Reid Johnson had 21 points, though Chatfield fell to L-A 70-54. Chatfield’s Cael Bartels (120) and Seth Goetzinger (145) each took first at the Crestwood Flanagan Tourney. Both guys beat ranked Iowa wrestlers for titles. Each went 5-0 on the week. Bartels (#3 at 120) is 15-3. Goetzinger (#5 at 138) is 16-4. Teamwise, the Gophers (1-2, 7-3) dropped two rivalry matches with PEM and D-E. LARP’s Gable Speltz (138) was champion at the PEM Invite. He is 19-4. The Screamin’ Eagles beat FCLMC and USC to improve to 3-0, 5-1.
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