Boys basketball roundup: KMS slows down YME
Jan. 23—GRANITE FALLS — DeAndre Holloway and DJ Whitebuffalo traded buckets back and forth in hopes of gaining an edge in Monday's Camden Conference boys basketball contest.
While Holloway put up 17 first-half points for Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg. Whitebuffalo followed with 13 for Yellow Medicine East. And, Whitebuffalo's Sting led 31-28 at halftime.
In the second half, Holloway and the rest of the KMS squad found a way to slow down Whitebuffalo and YME. The Fighting Saints got the road win, 62-52.
Holloway, a 6-foot-7 junior forward, scored a game-high 29 points. He also grabbed 10 rebounds and had three blocks. Teammate Malaki Lee followed up with 14 points and five boards. Hunter Kallstrom ripped down 14 rebounds, blocked three shots and had a pair of steals in the victory.
Lee (8) and Holloway (7) paced a Fighting Saints team that outscored YME at the free-throw line. KMS finished 20 of 32 from the stripe. YME was 6 of 10.
Held scoreless in the second half, Whitebuffalo and Archie LaRose led the Sting with 13 points each. LaRose also had six rebounds and five steals, both team highs. Bryce Sneller added 11 points and five rebounds.
The Fighting Saints are now 8-3 in the Camden. The Sting drop to 2-5.
KMS plays host to Canby at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Kerkhoven. YME plays at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Montevideo.
KMS (13-4) 28 34 — 62
YME (4-8) 31 21 — 52
KMS — Scoring: Jacob Walsh 7, Jaiden Henjum 5, Malaki Lee 14, DeAndre Holloway 29, Carter Auspos 3, Hunter Kallstrom 4 ... 3-point shots: Henjum 1, Auspos 1 ... Rebound leader: Kallstrom 14, Holloway 10 ... Assist leader: Holloway 1 ... Steal leader: Holloway 2, Kallstrom 2 ... Block leader: Holloway 3, Kallstrom 3
YME — Scoring: DJ Whitebuffalo 13, Cody Dahlager 4, Archie LaRose 13, Drew Almich 8, Bryce Sneller 11, Owen Torvik 6 ... 3-point shots: Whitebuffalo 1, LaRose 1, Almich 2, Torvik 1 ... Rebound leader: LaRose 6 ... Assist leader: Dahlager 1 ... Steal leader: LaRose 5 ... Block leader: LaRose 3
Trevor Smith pumped in 31 points to lead Tracy-Milroy-Balaton past Renville County West in Tracy.
Smith is a 6-foot sophomore guard.
Adam Schrupp had 22 points and Ryan Schrupp added 11 points for the Jaguars. Jack Wertish contributed eight points and 14 rebounds and Isaac Haen had nine points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals for RCW.
RCW plays Red Rock Central at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lamberton.
RCW (2-12) 29 33 — 62
TMB (4-10) 37 36 — 73
RCW — Scoring: Adam Schrupp 22, Ryan Schrupp 11, Jack Wertish 8, Isaac Haen 9, Javin Mugai 6, Joe Valdovinos 3, Jon Driggs 3 ... 3-point shots: A. Schrupp 3, R.Schrupp 1, Valdovinos 1, Driggs 1 ... Rebound leaders: Wertish 14, Haen 6 ... Assist leader: Haen 5 ... Steal leaders: Haen 5, R. Schrupp 3 ... Block leader: Driggs 1
TMB — Scoring: Trevor Smith 31, Brian Erbes 11, Alex Munson 9, Dalton Timmerman 7, Taylor Swenhaugen 6, Caden Anderson 4, Chris Del Angel 3, Isaac Kline 2 ... 3-point shots: Munson 1, Smith 3, Del Angel 1, Timmerman 1 ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a
Brayson Boike and Drew Hjelmeland led Dawson-Boyd to its fifth straight victory at Canby.
Boike, a 6-foot-7 sophomore guard, notched 22 points and 10 rebounds. Hjelmeland, a 6-6 sophomore forward, had 21 points and four blocks.
Dawson-Boyd plays host to Ortonville at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dawson.
Dawson-Boyd (11-3) 45 44 — 89
Canby (8-7) 32 19 — 51
DAWSON-BOYD — Scoring: Brayson Boike 22, Drew Hjelmeland 21, Aiden Swenson 16, Keegon Wicht 13, Levi Olson 9, Carter Bowen 4, Gavin Stulz 2, Gunnar Liebl 2 ... 3-point shots: Hjelmeland 3, Swenson 2, Wicht 1 ... Rebound leader: Boike 10 ... Assist leader: Wicht 6 ... Steal leader: Olson 4 ... Block leader: Hjelmeland 4
CANBY — Scoring: Michael Tol 11, Trevor Gray 9, Evan Weber 8, Kolton Duis 7, Brady Hulzebos 6, Zach Ourada 6, Liam MacArthur 2, Colton Ruether 2 ... 3-point shots: Tol 2, Ourada 2 ... Rebound leader: Ourada 5 ... Assist leader: team 4 ... Steal leader: Gray 2 ... Block leader: Hulzebos 1
Kaden Molden dropped a game-high 27 points for Lac qui Parle Valley in a Camden Conference win over host Minneota.
After snapping a seven-game win streak, the Eagles have now won two in a row.
Davis Patzer (17), Matthew Arndt (11) and TJ Mitchell (10) also finished in double figures for LQPV.
The Eagles host Yellow Medicine East at 6 p.m. Thursday in Madison.
LQPV (4-9) 29 47 — 76
Minneota (5-7) 35 39 — 74
Lakeview, ranked No. 8 in Class A, used a strong second half to rally to beat Central Minnesota Christian in Cottonwood.
CMCS led 38-30 at halftime. The Lakers outscored the Bluejays 32-16 in the final 18 minutes.
Ethan Bulthuis led CMCS with 19 points and eight rebounds. Ryan Harrington had 15 points and Drew Duininck added 14 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Bluejays.
CMCS plays host to Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Prinsburg.
CMCS (9-5) 38 16 — 54
Lakeview (13-1) 30 32 — 62
CMCS — Scoring: Ethan Bulthuis 19, Drew Duininck 14, Micah Asake 2, Kadin Dehmlow 2, Braelin Rime 2, Ryan Harrington 15 ... 3-point shots: Bulthuis 3 ... Rebound leader: Bulthuis 8, Duininck 5 ... Assist leader: Duininck 4 ... Steal leader: Bulthuis 2 ... Block leader: Harrington 2
LAKEVIEW — Stats not available
Drew Storck had 23 points and seven rebounds, Riley Ausmus scored 19 points and Tyler Berlinger added 17 points, four assists and three steals to lead Morris/Chokio-Alberta to the home victory over New London-Spicer.
Grant Paffrath had 19 points and two steals and Bryce Christensen contributed 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots for the Wildcats.
NLS plays Glencoe-Silver Lake at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Glencoe.
NLS (6-5) 22 42 — 64
Morris/CA (9-6) 33 44 — 77
MORRIS/CHOKIO-ALBERTA — Scoring: Drew Storck 23, Riley Asmus 19, Tyler Berlinger 17, Drew Huebner 8, Charles Hanson 4, Kyle Fehr 4, Owen Anderson 2 ... 3-point shots: Asmus 3, Fehr 1 ... Rebound leaders: Huebner 7, Storck 7 ... Assist leader: Berlinger 4 ... Steal leader: Berlinger 3 ... Block leader: Berlinger 1
NLS — Scoring: Grant Paffrath 19, Aedan Andresen 16, Brycen Christensen 13, Mason Delzer 6, Paul Meier 5, Gabe Rohman 5 ... 3-point shots: Paffrath 2, Christensen 1 ... Rebound leader: Christensen 8 ... Assist leader: Paffrath 2 ... Steal leader: Paffrath 2 ... Block leader: Christensen 2
Ryan King hit a layup with 9.2 seconds left to put BOLD up for good for a victory over Mayer Lutheran in a matchup of Section 2A teams in Mayer.
The win was the Warriors' sixth in a row.
King was fouled on the play and missed the corresponding free throw. The Crusaders' Mason Neitzel drew a foul, made the first free throw and missed the second. King grabbed the board to secure the victory.
King led BOLD with 23 points on 7 of 12 shooting. William Penkert followed up with 17 points. Jack Gross had 15 points, eight assists, four steals and four blocks.
BOLD plays Minnewaska at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Glenwood.
BOLD (8-5) 26 42 — 68
Mayer Lutheran (0-13) 28 39 — 67
MAYER LUTHERAN — Stats not available
BOLD — Scoring: Zane Boen 2, Jack Gross 15, Andrew Meyers 9, Ryan King 23, Brayden Gass 2, William Penkert 17 ... 3-point shots: Gross 1, Penkert 1 ... Rebound leader: Meyers 7 ... Assist leader: Gross 8 ... Steal leader: Boen 5 ... Block leader: Gross 4
Five players scored in double figures for Community Christian School in its Christian Athletic League victory over Valley Christian in Osceola, Wisconsin.
Joanthan Reid led the way with 16 points. Mark Arnold had 15, Gavin Mulder 13, Ben Reinertson 12 and Kody Tollefsrud 11 for the Eagles, who got eight points and 12 assists from Will Chapin.
CCS next plays Cambridge Christian at 6 p.m. Thursday in Willmar.
CCS (12-1) 40 35 — 75
Valley Christian-Osceola 26 32 — 58
CCS — Scoring: Jonathan Reid 16, Mark Arnold 15, Gavin Mulder 13, Ben Reinertson 12, Kody Tollefsrud 11, Will Chapin 8 ... 3-point shots: Arnold 3, Tollefsrud 1, Reid 1 ... Rebound leader: Reinertson 9 ... Assist leader: Chapin 12 ... Steal leader: Arnold 3 ... Block leader: three players with 1
VALLEY CHRISTIAN-OSCEOLA — Stats not available
