Boys basketball roundup: Ortonville gets past CCS again
Jan. 4—WILLMAR — Ortonville built on its double-figure first half lead to cruise past the Community Christian School boys basketball team on Thursday.
The Trojans, who out-scored CCS 36-25 in the second half, won 70-46. Ortonville's pair of wins this season have come against the Eagles.
Ortonville (2-9) was led by four scorers in double digits. Cadyn Vanderwal and Ellis Longnecker each had 14 points, Connor Danielson added 12 and Quentin Kuefler tacked on 11 more.
CCS' top scorer was sophomore David Mulder with 17 points. Brady Reinertson and Pablo Peñalba each had nine.
The Eagles (0-6) play St. Cloud Christian at 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Cloud.
Ortonville (2-9) 34 36 — 70
CCS (0-6) 21 25 — 46
ORTONVILLE — Scoring: Cadyn Vanderwal 14, Isaiah Tondah 4, Quentin Kuefler 11, Ellis Longnecker 14, Isaac Brown 8, Dillon Anderson 4, Connor Danielson 12, Carter Lee 3 ... 3-point shots: Vanderwal 2, Longnecker 1 ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a
CCS — Scoring: David Mulder 17, Brady Reinertson 9, Pablo Peñalba 9, Andrew Borstad 4, Sam Mulder 4, Jack Kreps 3 ... 3-point shots: Peñalba 1, Mulder 1, Kreps 1 ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a
Jack Gross, a 6-foot-5 junior guard, pumped in 44 points and had 10 rebounds, six assists and three blocked shots in BOLD's victory over Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop at Winthrop.
Willmar Penkert added 23 points and 12 rebounds and Maverick Kaufenerg scored 10 points for the Warriors.BOLD travels to Sauk Centre at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
BOLD (5-4) 44 42 — 86
GFW (3-6) 38 42 — 80
BOLD — Scoring: Jack Gross 44, William Penkert 23, Maverick Kaufenberg 10, Mathew Jacobs 5, Owen Baumgartner 4 ... 3-point shots: Gross 7, Kaufenberg 3, Penkert 2 ... Rebound leaders: Penkert 12, Gross 10 ... Assist leader: Gross 6 ... Steal leader: Hudson Vosika 2 ... Block leader: Gross 3
GFW — Stats not available
Harold Haben had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Lanadreon Goodwin added 16 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots and Landon Skarsten contributed 14 points, five rebounds and three steals to Benson's victory at Renville.
Jon Driggs had 24 points and Ryan Schrupp 13 for Renville County West. Driggs also had eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Schrupp added 10 rebounds, four assists and six steals.
The Braves play host to West Central Area at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at Benson. RCW plays host to Minneota at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Renville.
Benson (5-4) 20 38 — 58
RCW (1-8) 26 30 — 56
BENSON — Scoring: Landon Skarsten 14, Tayte Antolick 7, Graidy Zimmerman 2, Blake Brehmer 2, Lanadreon Goodwin 16, Harold Habben 17 ... 3-point shots: Skarsten 3, Antolick 2 ... Rebound leaders: Habben 11, Goodwin 12, Skarsten 5 ... Assist leader: Brehmer 9 ... Steal leaders: Brehmer 3, Skarsten 3 ... Block leader: Goodwin 4
RCW — Scoring: Joe Valdovinos 9, Ryan Schrupp 13, Jack Wertish 4, Jon Driggs 23, Javin Mungai 5, Brayden Hinderks 2 ... 3-point shots: Valdovinos 1, Schrupp 1, Driggs 4, Mungai 1 ... Rebound leaders: Wertish 11, Schrupp 10, Driggs 8 ... Assist leaders: Valdovinos 4, Schrupp 4 ... Steal leaders: Schrupp 6, Wertish 3, Driggs 3 ... Block leader: Driggs 2
Kyler Pickle pumped in a season-best 31 points to lead Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City to the victory at Grove City.
Pickle also had six assists and four steals for the Falcons, who led 50-33 at halftime.
Marcus Forsythe had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Jonas Morrison registered 14 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots for ACGC.
Pablo Manzanedo had 20 points and Bowen Walton 12 for the Irish.
ACGC plays Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Target Center in Minneapolis. ACGC and KMS play a girls basketball game at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Target Center.
Maple Lake (0-7) 33 20 — 53
ACGC (5-4) 50 37 — 87
MAPLE LAKE — Scoring: Ian Schwab 8, Wyatt Breimon 7, Bowen Walton 12, Ethan Paumen 2, Gus Riviere 2, Pablo Manzanedo 20, Nick Lind 2... 3-point shots: Manzanedo 3, Walton 1 ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a
ACGC — Scoring: Kyler Pickle 31, Jaxon Drange 6, Tucker Johnson 8, Knolan Wattnem 3, Marcus Forsythe 20, Jonas Morrison 14, Casey Struthers 2, Cameron Giese 3... 3-point shots: Pickle 3, Drange 1, Wattnem 1, Giese 1 ... Rebound leaders: Forsythe 10, Morrison 10 ... Assist leaders: Pickle 6, Drange 6, Preston Lilleberg 6 ... Steal leaders: Pickle 4, Johnson 3 ... Block leader: Morrison 4
Hayden Sobiech pumped in 27 points and had seven rebounds and four steals in helping lead Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa to the victory at Kimball.
Luke Dingmann had 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists, Luke Illies added 11 points and 10 rebounds and Kade DeRoo had 10 points for the Jaguars.
Jed Spaulding had 12 points and Peyton Hooper and Owen Mortenson each added 10 for the Cubs.
BBE hosts Upsala at 7:15 p.m. Friday at Brooten.
BBE (4-4) 36 41 — 77
Kimball (1-7) 31 25 — 56
BBE — Scoring: Hayden Sobiech 27, Luke Dingmann 14, Luke Illies 11, Kaden DeRoo 10, Taylor Pieper 7, Jordan Herickhoff 4, Josh Walstrom 2, Dominic Ramos 2 ... 3-point shots: Sobiech 2, DeRoo 2, Pieper 1 ... Rebound leaders: Illies 10, Dingmann 8, Sobiech 7 ... Assist leader: Dingmann 5 ... Steal leader: Sobiech 4 ... Block leader: Dingmann 2
KIMBALL — Scoring: Jed Spaulding 12, Peyton Hooper 10, Owen Mortenson 10, Bryant Knaus 9, Andray Stang 6, Brandon Henkemeyer 5, Carson Otto 3, Ronald Arnold 1 ... 3-point shots: Stang 2, Otto 1, Knaus 1, Mortenson 1, Henkemeyer 1 ... Rebound leaders: Hooper 3, Mortenson 3, Spaulding 3 ... Assist leader: Spaulding 5 ... Steal leaders: Arnold 2, Stang 2 ... Block leader: Knaus 1, Spaulding 1
Four scorers in double figures helped propel Paynesville to a win at Holdingford.
The Bulldogs were led by Bryce VanderBeek, who scored 18 points. Abe Brunner had 15, Noah Voss tallied 12 and Brayden Pung added 10.
Paynesville goes to Kerkhoven to play Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at 7 p.m. Friday.
Paynesville (6-4) 32 33 — 65
Holdingford (3-6) 20 20 — 40
PAYNESVILLE — Scoring: Bryce VanderBeek 18, Abe Brunner 15, Noah Voss 12, Brayden Pung 10, Carter Flanders 3, Jackson Walker 3, Brayden VanderBeek 2, Charlie Stang 2 ... 3-point shots: n/a ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a
HOLDINGFORD — Scoring: Dawson Hofer 10, Nathan Streit 8, Nolan Streit 6, Chase Lyon 5, Beau Johnson 4, Brandon Hall 3, David Heinen 2, Jeffrey Hall 2 ... 3-point shots: n/a ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a
Brayson Boike notched 39 points as Dawson-Boyd remains unbeaten after its win against Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at Dawson.
Boike, a 6-foot-7 junior guard, also had nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks.
The Blackjacks also got 17 points from Drew Hjelmeland and 13 from Gunner Liebl.
Dawson-Boyd plays host to Southwest Minnesota Christian at 3 p.m. Saturday at Dawson.
TMB (5-5) 31 31 — 62
D-B (11-0) 45 38 — 83
TMB — Scoring: Alex Munson 27, Trevor Smith 10, Aidan Swenhaugen 7, Griffin Zick 5, Noah Knakmuhs 5, Taylor Swenhaugen 4, Dalton Timmerman 2, Brian Erbes 2 ... 3-point shots: Munson 4, Smith 2, Zick 1, Knakmuhs 1 ... Rebound leaders: Munson 9, Smith 6 ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: Zick 2 ... Block leader: n/a
DAWSON-BOYD — Scoring: Brayson Boike 39, Drew Hjelmeland 17, Gunner Liebl 13, Carson Stratmoen 8, Kade Solem 3, Gunnar Olson 3 ... 3-point shots: Boike 3, Stratmoen 2, Solem 1, Hjelmeland 1 ... Rebound leaders: Hjelmeland 11, Boike 9, Liebl 9 ... Assist leader: Boike 4 ... Steal leader: Hjelmeland 2 ... Block leaders: Boike 2, Liebl 1
