Prep basketball roundup: Bluejays cruise past Mustangs, 95-61

Tom Elliott, Joe Brown, Michael Lyne, West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.
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Dec. 5—PRINSBURG — The Central Minnesota Christian boys basketball team earned its first victory of the season by beating Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 95-61 on Saturday.

Ethan Bulthuis, Ryan Harrington and Drew Duininck all had big games for the Bluejays.

Bulthuis had 31 points, 18 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and two blocked shots. Harrington scored 26 points and Duininck had 17.

BLHS (0-2) 22 39 — 61

CMCS (1-1) 53 42 — 95

BHLS — Stats not available

CMCS — Scoring: Ethan Bulthuis 31, Ryan Harrington 26, Drew Duininck 17, Braelin Rime 6, Jaden Dannen 5, Logan Roelofs 4, Kadin Dehmlow 3, Brayden Marcus 3 ... 3-point shots: Bulthuis 6, Dannen 1, Duininck 1, Dehmlow 1, Marcus 1, Rime 1 ... Rebound leader: Bulthuis 18 ... Assist leader: Bulthuis 7 ... Steal leader: Bulthuis 2, Marcus 2 ... Block leader: Bulthuis 2

Lac qui Parle Valley dropped its season-opener, non-conference game to Morris/Chokio-Alberta at Morris.

"For the first game of the season in a tough place to play, I was very proud of how well we competed and gave ourselves a chance being down four with under four minutes to play," LQPV head coach Robyn Rademacher said. "We will take this experience and build on it moving forward."

LQPV (0-1) 18 19 — 37

M/CA (1-0) 21 25 — 46

Isaiah Dow-Hilliard made five three-pointers and tallied 25 points to help Redwood Valley dominate Minnewaska in Redwood Falls.

Hunter Kloos put in an all-around performance for Minnewaska. He led the team in points (16), rebounds (8), three-pointers (4), steals (2) and blocks (1).

Minnewaska (0-1) 31 21 — 52

Redwood Valley (2-0) 42 38 — 80

MINNEWASKA — Scoring: Hunter Kloos 16, Tenzin Dahl 7, PJ Johnson 6, Alex Panitzke 6, Ryland Martin 6, Blake Andreas 5, Noah Palmer 4, Dylan Alexander 2 ... 3-point shots: Kloos 4, Panitzke 2, Andreas 1, Dahl 1 ... Rebound leader: Kloos 8 ... Assist leader: Johnson 4 ... Steal leader: Martin 2, Kloos 2 ... Block leader: Kloos 1

REDWOOD VALLEY — Scoring: Isaiah Dow-Hilliard 25, Elijah Larsen 12, Brandon Lang 10, Elway Berg 8, Lukas Means 6, Tyson Irlbeck 6, Cohen Frank 5, Noah Evink 2 ... 3-point shots: Dow-Hilliard 5, Larsen 2, Lang 2, Means 2, Irlbeck 2, Berg 2, Frank 1 ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a

MACCRAY defeated Wabasso behind a 21-point performance by Isaac Post in the Wabasso tournament.

Post made four three-pointers and recorded one block and a steal.

Nathan Wieberdink and Sawyer Janssen surpassed 10 points each, scoring 17 and 13 points.

MACCRAY (2-0) 29 38 — 67

Wabasso (1-1) 21 37 — 58

MACCRAY — Scoring: Isaac Post 21, Nathan Wieberdink 17, Sawyer Janssen 13, Matt Wadsworth 7, Willie Miller 5, Jordan Warne 4 ... 3-point shots: Post 4, Janssen 2, Miller 1 ... Rebound leader: Warne 10 ... Assist leader: Wadsworth 4 ... Steal leader: Post 1, Janssen 1 ... Block leader: Wieberdink 2, Post 1

WABASSO — Stats not available

The Community Christian School Eagles won the Coulee Chrsitian tournament Saturday after defeating Riverside in West Salem, Wisconsin.

The seniors led CCS to victory. Jonny Reid posted a team-high 12 points and Will Chapin and Ben Reinertson followed with 11 and 9.

Senior Mark Arnold earned Tournament MVP, Chapin earned All-Tournament honors, and Reinertson was recognized for outstanding sportsmanship.

Riverside 13 21 — 34

CCS (4-0) 17 23 — 40

RIVERSIDE — Stats not available

CCS — Scoring: Jonny Reid 12, Will Chapin 11, Ben Reinertson 9, Gavin Mulder 6, Mark Arnold 2 ... 3-point shots: Chapin 3, Reid 2, Reinertson 2 ... Rebound leader: Mulder 9 ... Assist leader: Chapin 3, Kody Tollefsrud 3 ... Steal leader: Mulder 2 ... Block leader: none

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart improved to 2-0 with the non-conference victory over Central Minnesota Christian at Prinsburg.

Rachel Kottke led the Mustangs with 25 points.

Lauren Taatjes had 12 points and five rebounds and Sienna Duininck added 10 points for the Bluejays.

BLHS (2-0) 23 33 — 56

CMCS (0-3) 16 23 — 39

BLHS — Scoring: Rachel Kottke 25, Kristi Kottke 8, Lily Hubin 8, Allison Milbrandt 8, Ellaina Bergstrom 7 ... 3-point shots: R. Kottke 4, K. Kottke 2, Bergstrom 1 ... Rebound leader: Milbrandt 7 ... Assist leader: Milbrandt 5 ... Steal leader: Hubin 5 ... Block leader: none

CMCS — Scoring: Lauren Taatjes 12, Sienna Duininck 10, Carrie Mulder 6, Lilly Mellema 6, Sophia Vogel 2, Natasha Erickson 2, Morgan Groen 1 ... 3-point shots: Duininck 2, Mellema 1 ... Rebound leader: Vogel 5, Taatjes 5 ... Assist leader: Mulder 4 ... Steal leader: Carene Jean Louis 1, Erickson 1, Mulder 1, Duininck 1 ... Block leader: none

Browerville wound up taking the championship in the three-team Benson Tournament.

Lauren Schnettler led the Tigers with 20 points.

Eighth-grader Kaida Helgenset had 17 points to pace Benson.

Browerville (3-0) 33 31 — 64

Benson (0-2) 13 14 — 27

BROWERVILLE — Scoring: Lauren Schnettler 20, Anna Myers 14, Madison Wendel 11, Abby Marxer 9, Ava Lorentz 4, Ella Cuchna 2, Jayden Schmitt 2, Jalynn Dreher 2 ... 3-point shots: Wendel 3, Schnettler 1, Marxer 1 ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a

BENSON — Scoring: Kaida Helgenset 17, Lauren Schmidt 4, Norah Hilleren 2, Jordan Schmidt 2, Elle Kletscher 2 ... 3-point shots: Helgenset 3 ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a

Community Christian School won the Coulee Christian tournament, fueled by a 22-point performance by senior Sophia Bollig in the 54-51 victory over Riverside.

Bollig also notched team-highs in rebounds (9), steals (7) and blocks (2).

Bollig surpassed 2,000 career points on Friday when she scored 29 points in the Eagles' 54-53 victory over Mountaintop.

Bollig was the tournament MVP. Hope Reid was named an All-Team member. Grace Strom earned the Christian Character Team award.

CCS 24 30 — 54

Riverside 20 31 — 51

CCS — Scoring: Sophia Bollig 22, Hope Reid 18, Gabbie Bollig 10, Margo Klaassen, Lexi Nelson 2 ... 3-point shots: G. Bollig 1 ... Rebound leader: S. Bollig 9 ... Assist leader: Nelson 7 ... Steal leader: S. Bollig 7 ... Block leader: S. Bollig 2

RIVERSIDE — Stats not available