Boys basketball roundup: Dawson-Boyd makes a statement

Jan. 31—DAWSON — Dawson-Boyd put its stamp atop the Camden Conference North Division on Tuesday.

The top two boys basketball teams in the division met Tuesday at the Dawson-Boyd Community Center. And thanks to Drew Hjelmeland's outside shooting and a disciplined defense that got 14 steals, the Blackjacks cruised to victory, 71-34.

The win was D-B's eighth straight. They are now 5-1 in the Camden North. The Fighting Saints drop to 5-2.

Hjelmeland, a 6-foot-6 sophomore, was 7 of 8 from 3-point range, finishing with a game-high 23 points. He also grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots.

He was far from the only contributor for D-B. Senior guard Keegon Wicht had a double-double with 15 points (on 60% shooting) and 10 assists. Sophomore 6-7 guard Brayson Boike added 14 points, including a pair of dunks, and three steals. Levi Olson added nine points, six assists and four steals.

Up 15-12 with 6 minutes, 50 seconds left in the opening half, the Blackjacks ran away with the game with a 15-0 run. Four of Hjelmeland's 3-pointers came in the first half, including one at the buzzer that put D-B up 33-14 at the break.

Hunter Kallstrom was the only Fighting Saint in double figures with 11 points. He also had nine rebounds and a pair of steals. Malaki Lee added eight points.

Dawson-Boyd plays Renville County West at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Renville. KMS plays MACCRAY at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Kerkhoven.

KMS (13-5) 12 22 — 34

Dawson-Boyd (14-3) 33 38 — 71

KMS — Scoring: Jacob Walsh 5, DeAndre Holloway 5, Quin Peterson 2, Hunter Kallstrom 11, Evan Zimmer 3, Malaki Lee 8 ... 3-point shots: Walsh 1, Kallstrom 1, Zimmer 1 ... Rebound leaders: Kallstrom 9, Holloway 7 ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leaders: Kallstrom 2, Lee 2 ... Block leader: Kallstrom 1

DAWSON-BOYD — Scoring: Drew Hjelmeland 23, Keegon Wicht 15, Brayson Boike 14, Levi Olson 9, Gunner Liebl 3, Beau Johnson 3, Carter Bowen 2, Aiden Swenson 2 ... 3-point shots: Hjelmeland 7, Wicht 3, Johnson 1, Liebl 1, Olson 1 ... Rebound leader: Hjelmeland 7 ... Assist leader: Wicht 10 ... Steal leader: Olson 4 ... Block leader: Hjelmeland 3

Trevor Gray had 21 points to lead the Canby Lancers past Yellow Medicine East at Granite Falls.

Kolton Duis added 17 points and Michael Tol had 10 for the Lancers.

For the Sting, Bryce Sneller had 14 points and nine rebounds and Archie LaRose added 12 points.

YME plays BOLD at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Bird Island.

Canby (9-9) n/a n/a — 68

YME (5-11) n/a n/a — 48

CANBY — Scoring: Trevor Gray 21, Kolton Duis 17, Michael Tol 10, Zach Ourada 8, Evan Weber 5, Brady Huzelbos 4, Liam MacArthur 3 ... 3-point shots: Gray 3, Weber 1, Ourada 1, Duis 1 ... Rebound leader: Weber 7 ... Assist leader: Tol 1 ... Steal leader: Weber 1, Tol 1 ... Block leader: Tol 1

YME — Scoring: Bryce Sneller 14, Archie LaRose 12, Cody Dahlager 9, Owen Torvik 4, Ricky Enney 3, Andrew Flaten 3, Drew Almich 2, James Peterson 1 ... 3-point shots: Dahlager 1, LaRose 1, Flaten 1 ... Rebound leader: Sneller 9 ... Assist leaders: Almich 1, Torvik 1 ... Steal leader: Dahlager 4 ... Block leader: LaRose 1, Almich 1

Lac qui Parle Valley roared past Renville County West at Madison.

The Eagles out-scored the Jaguars 50-35 in the second half.

For RCW, Ryan Schurpp had 20 points and Adam Schrupp added 15 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Iaace Haen also contributed 13 points.

LQPV plays Benson at 7 p.m. Thursday at Madison. RCW plays Dawson-Boyd at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Renville.

RCW (2-15) 37 35 — 72

LQPV (5-10) 42 50 — 92

RCW — Scoring: Ryan Schrupp 20, Adam Schrupp 15, Isaac Haen 13, Jaise Miller 9, Jon Driggs 7, Jack Wertish 6, Javin Mungai 2 ... 3-point shots: Haen 3, A. Schrupp 2, R. Schrupp 2, Miller 1, Driggs 1 ... Rebound leader: A. Schrupp 8 ... Assist leaders: A. Schrupp 3, R. Schrupp 3, Haen 3 ... Steal leader: Wertish 3 ... Block leader: none

LQPV — Stats not available

Ethan Bulthuis posted a 33-point performance to help Central Minnesota Christian dominate MACCRAY at Prinsburg.

Bulthuis' strong scoring night helped him to surpass 1,000 career points, as he now has 1,007 total career points. He made 14 of 21 field-goal attempts, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range.

MACCRAY's top scorer was Nathan Wieberdink with 19 points.

CMCS plays Lac qui Parle Valley at 7 p.m. Friday at Madison. MACCRAY plays Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Kerkhoven.

MACCRAY (8-8) 20 24 — 44

CMCS (11-6) 41 46 — 87

MACCRAY — Scoring: Nathan Wieberdink 19, Isaac Post 10, Matt Wadsworth 6, Willie Miller 3, Sawyer Janssen 2, Jordan Warne 2, Jase Dirksen 2 ... 3-point shots: Post 2, Wadsworth 1, Miller 1 ... Rebound leader: Wadsworth 5, Wieberdink 5 ... Assist leader: Wadsworth 6 ... Steal leader: three players with 1 ... Block leaders: Janssen 1, Wieberdink 1

CMCS — Scoring: Ethan Bulthuis 33, Ryan Harrington 16, Micah Asake 16, Drew Duininck 13, Brayden Marcus 5, Braelin Rime 2, Seth Zwart 2 ... 3-point shots: Bulthuis 5, Asake 4, Duininck 1, Marcus 1 ... Rebound leader: Bulthuis 9 ... Assist leader: Duininck 7 ... Steal leader: Bulthuis 4 ... Block leader: Bulthuis 1

Eli Hoelz scored 24 points and had four assists and four steals to help Brainerd dominate Willmar at Brainerd.

The Cardinals' losing streak is now at seven games. Sam Raitz led Willmar with 23 points.

Willmar is 1-8 in the Central Lakes Conference. Brainerd is 8-0.

The Cardinals play Alexandria at 7:15 p.m. Friday at the Big Red Gym.

Willmar (6-11) 35 34 — 69

Brainerd (12-3) 51 47 — 98

WILLMAR — Scoring: Sam Raitz 23, Khalid Muhumed 15, Blake Schoolmeester 11, Max Mobley 6, Will Sportel 5, Jacob Streed 4, Nathan Marthaler 3, Quaveon Cook 2 ... 3-point shots: Streed 1, Marthaler 1, Schoolmeester 1, Muhumed 1 ... Rebound leader: Schoolmeester 6 ... Assist leader: Streed 7 ... Steal leaders: Sportel 1, Muhumed 1 ... Block leader: Raitz 1

BRAINERD — Scoring: Eli Hoelz 24, John Pecarich 17, Eli Evanson 11, Jake Merseth 11, Luke Diem 11, Garrett Gilbert 6, Eli Tautges 5, Sawyer Hennessey 5, Dawson Ringler 2, Henry Hopkins 2, Brady Rushin 2, Jonathan Benson 2 ... 3-point shots: Pecarich 5, Hoelz 2, Evanson 1, Diem 2, Merseth 1, Hennessey 1 ... Rebound leader: Merseth 10 ... Assist leader: Hoelz 4 ... Steal leader: Hoelz 4 ... Block leader: Merseth 1

Grant Paffrath and Aedan Andresen went a combined 3-for-4 at the free-throw line in the final eight seconds of overtime to give New London-Spicer the home win over Watertown-Mayer.

The victory snaps a four-game losing streak for the Wildcats.

The game went to overtime after the Royals' Albert Rundell hit a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in regulation.

Paffrath led the Wildcats with 23 points. Mason Delzer and Bryce Christensen each had 12 points, with Christensen hauling in eight rebounds.

Watertown-Mayer's John Mueller led all scorers with 24 points.

NLS plays Rockford at 7 p.m. Friday at Rockford.

Watertown-Mayer (10-6) 29 29 2 — 60

NLS (7-8) 29 29 4 — 62

WATERTOWN-MAYER — Scoring: John Mueller 24, Albert Rundell 12, Justin Kind 10, Michael Foley 5, Jacob Rowan 3, Wyatt McCabe 2, Benjamin Ragner 2, Tucker Ritter 2 ... 3-point shots: Foley 1, Mueller 1, Rowan 1, Rundell 1 ... Rebound leader: Mueller 12 ... Assist leaders: McCabe 2, Mueller 2 ... Steal leader: none ... Block leader: Mueller 2

NLS — Scoring: Grant Paffrath 23, Mason Delzer 12, Brycen Christensen 12, Aedan Andresen 8, Konnor Rohloff 3, Gabe Rohman 2, Nixon Harrier 2 ... 3-point shots: Andresen 1, Paffrath 1, Rohloff 1 ... Rebound leader: Christensen 8 ... Assist leader: Paul Meier 1 ... Steal leader: Paffrath 2 ... Block leaders: Christensen 2, Paffrath 2

A half-court buzzer-beater by Litchfield's Jack McCann rimmed out, allowing Rockford to escape Litchfield with a Wright County Conference victory.

With 1:05 left to play, McCann hit a corner 3-pointer to cut the Rockets' lead to 39-36. Neither team scored the rest of the way.

McCann led all scorers with 13 points. He also had five rebounds and five assists.

Litchfield plays Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Litchfield.

Rockford (9-7) 21 18 — 39

Litchfield (5-12) 13 23 — 36

ROCKFORD — Scoring: Blake Johnson 9, Braden Blanchard 9, Tristin Scripture 6, Henry Skinner 4, Cole Tauber 4, Harrison Edwards 3, Ty Kulavik 2, Logan Vicino 2 ... 3-point shots: Scripture 2, Edwards 1 ... Rebound leaders: Kulavik 4, Blanchard 4 ... Assist leader: Johnson 2 ... Steal leader: Johnson 1 ... Block leader: none

LITCHFIELD — Scoring: Jack McCann 13, Blaker Aller 5, Tucker Liestman 5, Jacob Dietel 5, Creighton Huhner 4, Alex Draeger 4, ... 3-point shots: McCann 2, Aller 1, Liestman 1 ... Rebound leaders: McCann 5, Dietel 5 ... Assist leader: McCann 5 ... Steal leader: none ... Block leader: none

Montevideo tied its school record for assists with 26 with its victory over Minnewaska at Montevideo.

Cooper Dack led the Thunder Hawks with six assists and Mason Jerve had 29 points, nine rebounds and four assists for Montevideo.

"That's something that we're priding ourselves in right now," Montevideo head coach Derek Webb said. "Any night anybody can have a great night. I'm really proud of our guys.

"It's a tough thing to buy into, not worrying about your own personal stats and that's what our guys are doing right now."

Hunter Kloos had 13 points and Tenzen Dahl added 10 for the Lakers.

Minnewaska plays Sauk Centre at 5:45 p.m. Friday at Glenwood. Montevideo plays at 7 p.m. Friday at Benson.

Minnewaska (1-17) 17 30 — 47

Montevideo (8-8) 34 36 — 70

MINNEWASKA — Scoring: P.J. Johnson 3, Alex Panitzke 7, Levi Johnson 2, Ryland Martin 7, Zach Palmer 2, Hunter Kloos 13, Tenzen Dahl 10, Connor Frey 3... 3-point shots: Panitzke 1, Martin 1, Kloos 3, Frey 1 ... Rebound leader: Dahl 6 ... Assist leader: Alexander 6 ... Steal leader: Panitzke 3 ... Block leader: none

MONTEVIDEO — Scoring: Mason Jerve 29, Carson Boike 15, Devin Ashling 11, Gannon Reidinger 4, Cooper Dack 4, Isaac Day 3, Griffin Epema 2, Gavin Marty 2 ... 3-point shots: Boike 1, Ashling 1 ... Rebound leaders: Jerve 9, Boike 9, Ashling 7, Reidinger 6 ... Assist leaders: Jerve 4, Ashling 4, Reidinger 3, Dack 6, Epema 5 ... Steal leaders: Epema 3, Marty 3 ... Block leader: Reidinger 4

William Penkert hit seven 3-pointers in a 29-point effort to pace BOLD in a West Central Conference win against Benson at Bird Island.

The Warriors have won nine straight.

Andrew Meyers added 19 points for BOLD. Ryan King finished with 11 points and eight assists.

BOLD plays Yellow Medicine East at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Bird Island. Benson plays Lac qui Parle Valley at 7 p.m. Thursday at Madison.

Benson (4-9) 28 39 — 67

BOLD (11-5) 48 46 — 94

BENSON — Stats not available

BOLD — Scoring: William Penkert 29, Andrew Meyers 19, Ryan King 11, Jack Gross 9, Zane Boen 8, Brayden Gass 8, Matthew Brummer 4, Maverick Kaufenberg 3, Daylen Weber 3 ... 3-point shots: Penkert 7, Boen 2, Kaufenberg 1, Weber 1 ... Rebound leaders: Gross 7, Gass 7 ... Assist leader: King 8 ... Steal leader: Meyers 2 ... Block leader: Gass 2

Jonathan Reid of Community Christian School scored his 1,000th career point in the Eagles' Christian Athletic League win over Immanuel Lutheran in Willmar.

Reid, a 6-foot-6 senior, scored 25 points on 68.8% shooting. He also grabbed 10 rebounds (five offensive).

Kody Tellefsrud added eight points and four assists, and Mark Arnold had seven points and four assists.

Immanuel Lutheran 13 34 — 47

CCS (15-2) 28 38 — 60

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN — Stats not available

CCS — Scoring: Jonathan Reid 25, Kody Tollefsrud 8, Will Chapin 7, Mark Arnold 7, Gavin Mulder 5, Ben Reinertson 5, Jack Kreps 3 ... 3-point shots: Reid 3, Tollefsrud 2, Arnold 1, Reinertson 1, Kreps 1 ... Rebound leader: Reid 10, Reinertson 10 ... Assist leader: Tollefsrud 4, Arnold 4 ... Steal leader: Chapin 1, Arnold 1 ... Block leader: Reid 1