PRINSBURG — Cellar dwelling in the standings last season, Central Minnesota Christian battled MACCRAY on Tuesday with the Camden Conference North Division at stake.

Holding the high-powered Wolverines 24 points under their season average, the Bluejays claimed the North crown with a 60-50 victory inside of a frenzied Central Minnesota Christian School gymnasium.

MACCRAY was held to 31-percent shooting from the field.

“I’m super proud of the guys, big-time team win,” CMCS head coach Ted Taatjes said. “We’re about five guys on the floor sharing the ball, moving the ball. We guarded really well.
“That’s an awesome shooting team over there and also we forced them to one shot per possession. We blocked out well, stuck to the game plan and gutted it out. It was fun.”

Trailing 27-25 to begin the second half, the hosts controlled play through the first six minutes after halftime. Recording stops on eight of MACCRAY’s 11 second-half possessions, CMCS pulled out to a 42-34 following a wing 3-pointer from sophomore Case Mulder.

Calling a timeout with 11 minutes, 36 seconds remaining, the Wolverines chipped into the deficit. Junior guard Brady Kienitz started a 9-1 run with a 3-pointer, and capped the surge with a pair from the free-throw line, cutting CMCS’ cushion to 45-43.

However, whenever the visitors rallied, the Bluejays countered. Senior Austin TeBrake buried a well-contested baseline jump shot to bump the advantage back up to 47-43. Wolverines sophomore forward Brooks Asche drilled a 3-pointer at the top of the key to close the gap to 49-48, but the home team responded on the ensuing possession when Jay Marcus electrified the crowd with a three-point play on a drive into the paint.

From there, the home team closed the game, scoring eight of the game’s last 10 points.

Mulder and TeBrake each paced CMCS with 18 points. The senior earned a double-double after grabbing 11 rebounds. Peter Martin added 10 points.

MACCRAY was out in front through the majority of a first half highlighted by a milestone for senior forward Blake Wadsworth. After drawing a shooting foul late moments before halftime, Wadsworth stepped to the line and made the first of a pair of free throws to reach 1,000 points for his career.

The game was momentarily stopped as the senior was recognized by the fans and greeted by his teammates. Wadsworth finished with a team-high 17 points and 11 rebounds. Kienitz, the team’s leading scorer, had 14 points on 5-for-15 shooting. Trenton Cavaness added 11 points and 12 rebounds.

MACCRAY next plays Cedar Mountain at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Clara City.

CMCS plays the Camden South champ at 8:05 p.m. Monday at the South champion’s gym.

CMCS 60,
MACCRAY 50

MACCRAY (18-6) 27 23 — 50

CMCS (20-4) 25 35 — 60

MACCRAY - Scoring: Blake Wadsworth 17, Brady Kienitz 14, Trenton Cavaness 11, Brooks Asche 8 … 3-point shots: Kienitz 1, Wadsworth 1, Asche 2, Cavaness 1 … Rebound leader: Cavaness 12, Wadsworth 11 … Assist leader: Kienitz 5 … Steal leader: Asche 1, Cavaness 1 ... Block leader: Wadsworth 1, Cavaness 1

CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN - Scoring: Peter Martin 10, Case Mulder 18, Austin TeBrake 18, Jay Marcus 6, Ben Van Eps 5, Caleb Vander Beek 3 … 3-point shots: Martin 1, Mulder 2, TeBrake 2, Marcus 1, Van Eps 1 … Rebound leader: TeBrake 11 … Assist leader: Martin 3 … Steal leader: Marcus 3 ... Block leader: TeBrake 2

MACCRAY Wolverines at CMCS Bluejays

Central Lakes
Willmar 81,
Rocori 77 (OT)

Trailing by four with 18 seconds to go, a bucket by Jack Jeffords and a pair of free throws by Jacob Rosendahl sent Willmar’s Central Lakes Conference game with Rocori into overtime tied 70-70.

In the extra period, a basket by Samuel Fraser put the Cardinals up for good and a 3-pointer by Rosendahl kept the visiting Spartans at arm’s length as Willmar locked up the conference win.

Rosendahl and Jeffords led the Cardinals with 23 points apiece. Rosendahl was especially deadly from outside, going 6 of 9 from 3-point range while also grabbing six rebounds. Jeffords had four 3-pointers of his own. Fraser tallied 13 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals in the victory.

Rocori was led by Jayden Phillipi’s 20 points, followed by 18 from Tucker Haakonson.

Willmar plays at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Fergus Falls.

Rocori (12-11) 39 31 7 — 77

Willmar (7-17) 29 41 11 — 81

ROCORI - Scoring: Andrew Anderson 16, Brett Sowada 6, Tucker Haakonson 18, Jayden Phillipi 20, Charlie Matuska 3, Camdyn Bauer 2, Luke Humbert 12 … 3-point shots: Anderson 1, Haakonson 2, Phillipi 4, Matuska 1, Humbert 1 … Rebound leader: Haakonson 8 … Assist leader: Haakonson 3 … Steal leader: Two with 1 ... Block leader: Haakonson 1

WILLMAR - Scoring: Zach Morrell 7, Jacob Rosendahl 23, Jack Jeffords 23, Andrew Baumgart 4, Samuel Fraser 13, Luke Sellman 6, Sam Raitz 3, Ross Minnick 2 … 3-point shots: Rosendahl 6, Jeffords 4, Fraser 1 … Rebound leader: Rosendahl 6, Fraser 6 … Assist leader: Fraser 6 … Steal leader: Fraser 3 ... Block leader: Minnick 2

Wright County
Litchfield 47,
Watertown-Mayer 44

Entering halftime with a 24-19 advantage, Litchfield hung on to take a three-point victory on the road against Watertown-Mayer.

Tyson Michels led the Dragons with 14 points. Avery Liestman had nine points and seven rebounds. Drew Kotzer also put up nine points.

Sam Ragner had a game-high 15 points for the hosts. Will McBee added 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Litchfield plays at 7 p.m. Thursday at Mound Westonka.

Litchfield (17-7) 24 23 — 47

Watertown-Mayer (13-10) 19 25 — 44

LITCHFIELD - Scoring: Ben Alsleben 2, Bret Wendlandt 2, Tyson Michels 14, Avery Liestman 9, Drew Kotzer 9, Ben Nelson 3, Beau Weseloh 4, Dom Dietel 4 … 3-point shots: Liestman 1, Kotzer 1 … Rebound leader: Liestman 7 … Assist leader: Four with 2 … Steal leader: Michels 2, Kotzer 2 ... Block leader: Dietel 2

WATERTOWN-MAYER - Scoring: Cade Wabbe 9, Sam Ragner 15, Patrick Anderson 6, Will McBee 12, Ethan Tang 2 … 3-point shots: Wabbe 1, Ragner 1 … Rebound leader: McBee 10 … Assist leader: Wabbe 1, McBee 1, Mitchell Burns 1 … Steal leader: Wabbe 2 ... Block leader: none

Camden
RCW 75,
LQPV 67

Sprinting out to a 42-19 halftime lead, Renville County West was able to hold on, beating Lac qui Parle Valley for a Camden Conference North win.

Riley Ashburn and Tyler Rice both led the Jaguars with 19 points, with Ashburn also contributing six assists, three steals and three blocks.

The Eagles’ Austin Bonn led all scorers with 22 points, hitting six 3-pointers. Maverick Conn added 13 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and two steals.

RCW wraps up the regular season with a 15-10 record and awaits seeding for Section 3A-North. LQPV plays at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Benson.

RCW (15-10) 42 33 — 75

LQPV (16-8) 19 48 — 67

RENVILLE COUNTY WEST - Scoring: Connor Aalderks 14, Brandan Hoberg 8, Riley Ashburn 19, Tyler Froland 4, Tyler Rice 19, Jaden Kolker 11 … 3-point shots: Aalderks 2, Rice 3, Kolker 1 … Rebound leader: Aalderks 7 … Assist leader: Ashburn 6 … Steal leader: Ashburn 3 ... Block leader: Ashburn 3

LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - Scoring: Mason Clark 3, Landon Schirm 4, Austin Bonn 22, Kaiden Allpress 2, Ryder Droogsma 8, Evan Hegland 7, Carter Amland 3, Hunter Conn 3, Tucker Droogsma 2, Maverick Conn 13 … 3-point shots: Bonn 6, R. Droogsma 2, Clark 1, Schirm 1, Hegland 1, H. Conn 1 … Rebound leader: M. Conn 12 … Assist leader: M. Conn 7 … Steal leader: M. Conn 2 ... Block leader: None

Dawson-Boyd 76,
KMS 46

Dawson-Boyd won its fifth straight game by beating visiting Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

Romell Horton had 33 points, including seven three-pointers and four assists, to lead the Blackjacks. Zach Durfee added 20 points and 13 rebounds and Micah Olson had 12 points for D-B.

Isaac Call had 12 points and Alex Call added 10 for the Fighting Saints.

Dawson-Boyd next plays at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Montevideo. KMS plays Hancock at 4:45 p.m. Saturday at the University of Minnesota-Morris in a non-conference game.

KMS (7-15) 24 22 — 46

D-B (15-8) 45 31 — 76

KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG - Scoring: Alex Call 10, Isaac Rudningen 4, Isaac Call 12, Kyler Johnson 3, Gage Thorson 4, Titian Norton 7, Chris Moist 6 … 3-point shots: Call 2, Johnson 1 … Rebound leader: N/A … Assist leader: N/A … Steal leader: N/A ... Block leader: N/A

DAWSON-BOYD - Scoring: Zach Durfee 20, Romell Horton 33, Mike Kvaal 4, Micah Olson 12, Brenden Stulz 1, Gauge Liebl 6 … 3-point shots: Durfee 1, Horton 7, Kvaal 1, Olson 3, Liebl 2 … Rebound leader: Durfee 13 … Assist leader: Horton 4 … Steal leader: Olson 1, Liebl 1, Hastad 1, Sather 1 ... Block leader: Horton 1.

Tomahawk
Cedar Mountain 95,
BLHS 74

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart lost at home by 21 points to Cedar Mountain.

Stats were not available at press time.

BLHS is host to Madelia at 7 p.m. Friday at Hector.

CAL
CCS 57,
St. Francis Christian 54

Community Christian rallied from a halftime deficit to come away with a three-point victory over St. Francis Christian.

Daniel Reid had 26 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks for the Eagles. Luke Taylor added 14 points.

Ryker Kloeckner had 16 points for the visitors.

Improving its record to 14-8, CCS plays Cambridge Christian at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Cambridge Armed Forces Community Center.

St. Francis Christian 23 31 — 54

CCS 19 38 — 57

ST. FRANCIS CHRISTIAN - Scoring: Levi Barth 2, Matthew Kloeckner 11, Ryker Kloeckner 16, Landon Brahs 10, Kyle Mahoney 2, Ryan Boldt 6, Canon Johnson 7 … 3-point shots: N/A … Rebound leader: N/A … Assist leader: N/A … Steal leader: N/A ... Block leader: N/A

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN - Scoring: Elliott Klein 6, Luke Taylor 14, Will Chapin 5, Noah Mulder 2, Lee Kneprath 2, Karl Chapin 2, Daniel Reid 26 … 3-point shots: Klein 1, Taylor 4, Chapin 1, Reid 5 … Rebound leader: Reid 13 … Assist leader: Klein 4 … Steal leader: Klein 3 ... Block leader: Reid 3

Non-Conference
BOLD 59,
NU Cathedral 53

Down by 11 heading into halftime, BOLD, the top-ranked team in Class A, outscored New Ulm Cathedral, the sixth-ranked team, 35-18 in the second half to come away with a comeback home victory.

Drew Sagedahl led the Warriors with 23 points, six rebounds and four steals. Gavin Vosika chipped in 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists. With three 3-pointers, Matt Moorse added 11 points.

BOLD (23-1) next plays Yellow Medicine East at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Granite Falls.

New Ulm Cathedral (21-3) 35 18 — 53

BOLD (23-1) 24 35 — 59

NEW ULM CATHEDRAL - Stats not available

BOLD - Scoring: Drew Sagedahl 23, Gavin Vosika 15, Blake Plass 2, Jordan Sagedahl 5, Trenton Ziesmer 3, Matt Moorse 11 … 3-point shots: D. Sagedahl 2, Vosika 2, Ziesmer 1, Moorse 3 … Rebound leader: J. Sagedahl 8 … Assist leader: Vosika 6 … Steal leader: D. Sagedahl 4 ... Block leader: N/A

Minnewaska 81,
BBE 47

Aaron Ver Steeg had 16 points and Sam Hested added 15 to lead balanced Minnewaska to the victory at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa.

The Lakers also got 13 points from Brady Hoffman and 10 points apiece from Peyton Johnsrud and Grant Jensen. Eleven Minnewaska players scored.

Kaden Pieper and Will VanBeck each had 10 points to lead the Jaguars.

BBE plays Maple Lake at 7:15 p.m. Thursday in Brooten. Minnewaska plays at 7:30 p.m. Friday at ACGC.

Minnewaska (16-6) 47 34 — 81

BBE (10-13) 21 26 — 47

MINNEWASKA - Scoring: Peyton Johnsrud 10, Mitchel Gruber 1, Connor Johnsrud 2, Grant Jensen 10, Aiden Tank 3, Sam Hested 15, Drew Nelson 5, Aaron Ver Steeg 16, Jaden Stewart 4, Luke Barkeim 2, Brady Hoffman 13 … 3-point shots: Jensen 1, Hested 2, Nelson 1, Ver Steeg 1 … Rebound leader: N/A … Assist leader: N/A … Steal leader: N/A ... Block leader: N/A

BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA - Scoring: Kaden Pieper 10, Jackson Peter 9, Will VanBeck 10, Adal Gomez 2, Luke Dingmann 5, Brady Birch 5, Ryan Schwinghammer 6 … 3-point shots: Pieper 2, Peter 1, VanBeck 2, Birch 1 … Rebound leader: Peter 4 … Assist leader: Pieper 4 … Steal leader: Pieper 1, Peter 1, VanBeck 1, Birch 1, Schwinghammer 1 ... Block leader: Schwinghammer 2

Benson 63,
Hancock 60

Jumping out to a seven-point halftime lead, Benson managed to hang on to beat Highway 9 rival Hancock for a three-point victory.

Ben Peterson led the way for the Braves with 18 points, 11 rebounds and a block. Will Enderson followed up with 17 points, eight rebounds and three steals.

Daniel Milander had an Owls-best 15 points. Matt Thompson had a double-double with 14 points and 12 boards.

Benson will host Lac qui Parle Valley at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Hancock plays at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Brandon-Evansville.

Benson (15-9) 28 35 — 63

Hancock (16-7) 21 39 — 60

BENSON - Scoring: Abe Peterson 10, Sam Lenarz 5, Cole Hedman 9, Ben Peterson 18, Will Enderson 17, Dylan Ascheman 1, Juan Espinoza 3 … 3-point shots: Lenarz 1, Hedman 1, B. Peterson 2, Enderson 4, Espinosa 1 … Rebound leader: B. Peterson 11, Enderson 8 … Assist leader: A. Peterson 3, Enderson 3 … Steal leader: A. Peterson 4 ... Block leader: B. Peterson 1

HANCOCK - Scoring: Daniel Milander 15, Matt Thompson 14, Preston Rohloff 10, Kody Berget 8, Luke Joos 7, Adam Shaw 3, Colton Crowell 3 … 3-point shots: Milander 3, Berget 2, Rohloff 2, Joos 1, Crowell 1, Shaw 1 … Rebound leader: Thompson 12 … Assist leader: Rohloff 7 … Steal leader: Three with 1 ... Block leader: N/A

ACGC 93,
Upsala 62

Nearly scoring 50 points in the first half, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City never looked back in a 31 non-conference win over Upsala.

Shelby Shoen scored a Falcons-best 20 points, hitting six 3-pointers. Steven Lawver added 19 points and six assists.

Dawson Miller, who on Saturday became ACGC’s all-time leading scorer by breaking Trever Heining’s mark of 1,465 career points, recorded the Falcons’ first triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

The Falcons host Minnewaska at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

ACGC (11-13) 49 44 — 93

Upsala (9-15) 28 34 — 62

ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - Scoring: Braeden Pickle 11, Josh Kinzler 14, Shelby Shoen 20, Ethan Lilleberg 4, Steven Lawver 19, Dawson Miller 16, AJ Slinden 2, Brock Hedtke 3, Matt Paulson 2, Michael Elton 2 … 3-point shots: Shoen 6, Kinzler 2, Pickle 1, Lawver 1 … Rebound leader: Miller 10 … Assist leader: Miller 10, Lawver 6 … Steal leader: Miller 4, Kinzler 3 ... Block leader: Kinzler 2

UPSALA - Scoring: Levi Lampert 10, Carter Johnson 1, Anthony Boeckermann 13, Ethan Moon 2, Nick Herzog 5, Zach Bartkowicz 13, Alex Roerick 14, Luke Harren 2, Jonny Mayer 2 … 3-point shots: Boeckermann 3, Bartkowicz 3, Roerick 2, Lampert 1 … Rebound leader: N/A … Assist leader: N/A … Steal leader: N/A ... Block leader: N/A

YME 62,
Canby 51

Yellow Medicine East earned its first victory of the season, getting big games from Carter Sneller and Kyle Chase at Granite Falls.
Sneller had 25 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. He shot 11-for-13 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free-throw line. Chad had 20 points and three steals. He was 8-for-18 on his field goal attempts.

YME next plays at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Paynesville.

Canby (3-20) 24 27 — 51

YME (1-19) 22 40 — 62

CANBY - Scoring: Zach Waldrum 9, Tyler Sayer 8, Evan Weber 13, Will Varcoe 9, Pressley Viessman 3, Nathan Prokop 4, Dylan Burns 3, Joey Hiedeman 2 … 3-point shots: Waldrum 3, Weber 4, Varcoe 2 … Rebound leader: Weber 6 … Assist leader: Three with 1 … Steal leader: Varcoe 5 ... Block leader: none

YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - Scoring: Kyle Chase 20, Carter Sneller 25, Isaac Jimenez 4, Hunter Johnson 5, Cody Dahlager 8 … 3-point shots: Chase 4, Sneller 2 … Rebound leaders: Sneller 13, Johnson 6, Dahlager 6 … Assist leaders: Sneller 6, Dahlager 4… Steal leaders: Jimenez 4, Chase 3, Sneller 3... Block leader: none