Boys basketball roundup: Eden Valley-Watkins clips BBE
Jan. 6—BROOTEN — Kaden Pieper's 36-point effort was not enough as the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa boys basketball team fell to Eden Valley-Watkins 63-60 on Thursday.
EV-W had four players score at least 10 points. Noah Stommes led with 18.
BBE next faces Upsala at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Upsala High School.
Eden Valley-Watkins (2-1) 29 34 — 63
BBE (3-2) 24 36 — 60
EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS — Scoring: Noah Stommes 18, Nolan Geislinger 13, Wyatt Moehrle 10, Landon Neiman 10, Parker Schultz 7, Caden Neiman 5 ... 3-point shots: Moehrle 1, Geislinger 1, C. Neiman 1, Schultz 1 ... Rebound leader: Stommes 9 ... Assist leader: L. Neiman 2 ... Steal leader: Stommes 2 ... Block leader: Stommes 3
BBE — Scoring: Kaden Pieper 36, Luke Dingmann 16, Jamison Reed 5, Brady Schwinghammer 3 ... 3-point shots: Pieper 2, Schwinghammer 1, Jamison Reed 1 ... Rebound leader: Pieper 8 ... Assist leader: Dingmann 2, Reed 2 ... Steal leader: Dingmann 4 ... Block leader: Luke Illies 2
Paynesville eked out a Central Minnesota Conference victory at Royalton, using a balanced attack.
Bryce VanderBeek had 12 points, Max Athmann and Brayden Pung each had 11 and Eli Nelson contributed nine for the Bulldogs.
Connor Carlson led the Royals with 18 points.
Paynesville (6-2) 31 26 — 57
Royalton (2-4) 28 25 — 53
PAYNESVILLE — Scoring: Bryce VanderBeek 12, Max Athmann 11, Brayden Pung 11, Eli Nelson 9, Grayson Fuchs 7, Gus Johnson 3, Abe Brunner 2, Blayke Pung 2 ... 3-point shots: n/a ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a
ROYALTON — Scoring: Connor Carlson 18, Cal Ollman 7, Jackson Psyck 6, Brysen Brezinka 5, Joseph Achen 4, Ryan Vannurden 3, Ashton Brezinka 3, Ben Boyd 3, Ethan Albright 2, Logan Pesta 2 ... 3-point shots: n/a ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg combined for 20 steals in a non-conference win in Kerkhoven over Hillcrest Lutheran Academy of Fergus Falls.
DeAndre Holloway paced the Fighting Saints with 32 points, seven rebounds and six steals. Isaac Rudningen added 14 points and five steals.
Hillcrest Lutheran (5-1) 27 27 — 54
KMS (7-1) 31 41 — 72
HILLCREST LUTHERAN — Scoring: Luke Christensen 6, Gabriel Swedenburg 6, Noah Brumfield 18, Sean Berge 7, Justin Peterson 2, Preston Berge 9, Erik Bjorndahl 2, Ethan Swedberg 2, Matthew Knutson 2 ... 3-point shots: Brumfield 1, S. Berge 1, P. Berge 1 ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a
KMS — Scoring: Jacob Walsh 3, Jaiden Henjum 10, Isaac Rudningen 14, DeAndre Holloway 32, Hunter Kallstrom 13 ... 3-point shots: Walsh 1, Henjum 2, Rudningen 1 ... Rebound leader: Holloway 7 ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: Holloway 6, Rudningen 5 ... Block leader: Three with 1
Yellow Medicine East picked up its third straight win after notching a Camden Conference victory against host Ortonville.
The Sting, 4-2, are host to MACCRAY Friday in Granite Falls.
