Chatfield wrestling beat D-E 42-23. The Gophers improved to 4-0 (TRC foes) and 7-1 (overall). LARP wrestling (2-2, 4-3) beat FCLMC (0-3, 1-6) in a county-county dual. FCLMC’s Eric Kunz won 160-pounds at the Flanagan Invite. Houston boys basketball (2-3, 5-6) went 3-0 on the week. James Hongerholt had 23 points in a 65-62 win over Klawock City, Alaska. Alex Van Gundy had 28 points in a 64-53 win over Kee. Houston then led Lanesboro wire-to-wire for a 56-46 win. A trio of ‘Canes had 17 points. Carson Schwichtenberg had 21 points to lead the Burros. He averaged 22.0 points per over two games on the week, including hitting 15-of-16 free throws.
Houston girls basketball fell to #1 in Class A L/P 59-28. It was the ‘Canes’ first loss since their season-opener. They (3-2, 10-2) still lead the SEC-East over Schaeffer (3-2, 6-4). Section 1A has five girl’s teams with double-digit wins; #2 Goodhue (11-1), #5 Hayfield (10-2), #1 L/P (11-1), GM (10-2), and Houston (10-2). Only seven other 1A teams in the state have gotten to ten wins (as of Jan 6). Drew Wyffels had 20 (pts) and 10 (assists), but M-C’s boys fell to Hayfield. Lauren Buchholtz averaged 24 PPG per over two Kingsland girls games. The Knights (5-3, 7-6) went 1-1. Payton Benson scored a career-high 22 points, but Lanesboro’s girls fell to W-K.