Senior Alyssa Gathje had a career-high 16 points as Lanesboro beat Hope 54-15 in a 1A East play-in game. R-P’s boys won two, including beating L-A in overtime, avenging a loss. The Trojans (13-3, 17-8) are 1A East’s 2-seed and await 10-seed Hope Lutheran (6-19) or 7-seed FC (4-12, 10-15). Collin Scott (20 pts) sank two free throws (0:02) to propel Lanesboro over L-O 61-59. The Burros then led W-K by 12 (7:30), but fell 68-66 in overtime on a buzzer-beating tip-in. Cole Schwichtenberg had 25 (pts), 15 (rebs), and 9 (assists), Scott 23 (pts). The 6-seed Burros (10-3, 14-8) play at 3-seed W-K (14-10) again in a 1A East quarter. Zach Bubany had 23 (pts), 11 (rebs), and 5 (assists) as Kingsland, with three double-doubles, ended a four-game slide by beating GM. The 5-seed Knights (7-10, 14-11) play 4-seed Schaeffer Academy (21-5). M-C’s boys lost two, including in overtime to Alden-Conger. Sophomore Blake Henry had two double-doubles, giving him six in eight contests (15.9 pts, 10.8 rebs in the span). The 8-seed Cougars (5-9, 8-18) host 9-seed Houston (4-10, 5-20) with 1-seed SG (22-3) awaiting. Dillon Bance had 21 points, but Chatfield (minus Alex Hompe) fell to Southland. Hompe had 20 in a win over D-E. In 16-team Section 1AA, 11-seed Chatfield (6-12, 7-18) plays at 6-seed Z-M (15-8).
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