The Brandon-Evansville boys’ basketball team overcame a 27-percent shooting night from the field to pick up a 43-31 win over Wheaton-Herman-Norcross on Tuesday night.
The Chargers used a strong defensive effort to stay close after struggling to score in the opening half. They shot just 4-of-27 in the opening 18 minutes and trailed 19-11 at the break after Wheaton connected on a 60-foot shot to beat the buzzer.
“We’re better shooters than that,” head coach John Holsten said of his team’s first-half struggles. “We were confident the kids would make shots. We were taking good shots, and they just weren’t going in.”
The shots did fall at a more consistent pace in the second half. Brandon-Evansville upped its field goal percentage to 40 percent (11-28) after the break. The Chargers scored the first five points after halftime to get back in the game and were able to build a double-digit lead down the stretch.
Their defense allowed them to have a chance in this one. They held the Warriors to just 11-of-46 from the field. Wheaton had the same struggles Brandon-Evansville had in the first half, shooting just 4-of-28 after the break.
“We played pretty well defensively throughout the whole game,” Holsten said. “In the second half, we started making some shots…I think [defense] was the key to it. We’re playing good defense to stay in games. That’s where it starts.”
John Haseman finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Chargers. Zach Hintermeister had six points, 12 rebounds and six assists, and Pat Schaffer (6), Jared Goehringer (6) and Billie Juul (9) combined for 21 points on the night.
“Jared just scored two points in the second half,” Holsten said. “But he was really active offensively and found shots for his teammates.”
The win moved the Chargers to 7-11 overall. They will travel to Fergus Falls tonight, Friday, to take on Hillcrest Lutheran Academy.
GAME STATISTICS
BRANDON-EVANSVILLE 11 32 – 43
WHEATON-H-N 19 12 – 31
BRANDON-EVANSVILLE TOTALS – FG – 15-55; FT – 6-10; Rebounds – 32; Steals – 6; Assists – 13; Turnovers – 12; Fouls – 8
BRANDON-EVANSVILLE – Hunter Langlie – 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 assists; Pat Schaffer – 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 assists; Billie Juul – 9 points, 1 rebound; John Haseman – 14 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist; Jared Goehringer – 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 assists; Zach Hintermeister – 6 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, 6 assists
LPGE 67, WCA 46
The West Central Area boys’ basketball team stuck with a 19-1 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle team for 18 minutes on Tuesday night but couldn’t keep up in the second half in a 67-46 loss.
The Knights trailed by just four at the break. The Thunder responded with a 40-point second half that allowed them to pull away down the stretch.
“We were able to play a solid first half,” Knights’ head coach Kraig Hunter said. “We did some things defensively to take away their top two scorers…we were able to hit shots on the offensive end. In the second half, we continued to play good defense early and made them take some tough shots. However, we did not continue to score on the offensive end.”
Dakotah Kashmark led WCA with 12 points. Christian Thomasy added 11 points, six rebounds and three steals.
GAME STATISTICS
WCA 23 23 – 46
LPGE 27 40 – 67
TOTALS – WCA – FG – 15-44; 3-PT FG – 6-22; FT – 10-16; Rebounds – 21; Turnovers – 17; LPGE – FG – 29-50; 3-PT FG – 4-15; FT – 5-6; Rebounds – 24; Turnovers – 16
WCA – Kashmark – 12; Thomasy – 11; Matt Wagner – 9; Jeffrey Martinson – 5; Brady Combs – 3; Zimmerman – 2; Drew Peterson – 2; Lindor – 2
ASHBY 85, ROTHSAY 44
The Ashby boys’ basketball team put five players in double figures on Tuesday night and rolled over a winless Rothsay team 85-44 in the Little Eight Conference.
Ashby dominated the first half, scoring 57 points on its way to a 33-point lead. Blake Ohren was the catalyst with 19 points, eight assists, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Riley Mickelson had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Jon Quernemoen had 17 points, Tanner Langlie 16 and J.P. Moe 11.
“After a bit of a slow start, we regrouped and got focused and really started putting the pressure on them defensively,” Ashby head coach Jeremy Knick said.
The win helped the Arrows (17-1, 9-1 LEC) keep pace in conference play with league-leader Battle Lake. These two teams will meet up tonight, Friday, in Battle Lake for a match-up that will likely decide the LEC title.
GAME STATISTICS
ROTHSAY 24 20 – 44
ASHBY 57 28 – 85
ASHBY – Ohren – 19 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks; Quernemoen – 17 points, 4 steals; Mickelson – 17 points, 11 rebounds; Langlie – 16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals; J.P. Moe – 11 points, 5 steals, 4 assists; Dylan Barry – 2 points; Jeff Berglund – 2 points; Mason Johnson – 1 point
MELROSE 80, MINNEWASKA 64
Minnewaska fell to 6-13 overall and 3-5 in West Central North Conference play as Melrose handed the Lakers an 80-64 loss Tuesday night.
The Dutchmen held a 40-21 halftime lead that the Lakers could not overcome, despite outscoring Melrose 43-40 in the second half.
Austin Giese was Minnewaska’s leader on the scoreboard with 14 points, while Trent Noetzelman had 13 points and eight rebounds.
Isaac Sawyer led Melrose with 25 and Scott Stone added 23.
Minnewaska will host Sauk Centre Tuesday night and will be at New London-Spicer next Friday. They were to have hosted Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta last night, Thursday.
GAME STATISTICS
MINNEWASKA 21 43 — 64
MELROSE 40 40 — 80
MINNEWASKA – Blake Johnsrud 9, Jeff Pooler 7, Austin Lieser 5, Trenton Noetzelman 13, Austin Giese 14, Isaiah Adams 2, Austin Ostrander 5, Lucas Anderson 2, Jayden Beecher 5. Field goals 21-45, 3-pt 3-11 (Lieser 1, Ostrander 1, Beecher 1), Free throws 19-27, Rebounds 28 (Noetzelman 8), Fouls 12, Assists – Johnsrud 4, Steals – Johnsrud 3, Noetzelman 3.
MELROSE – Seth Noll 4, Isaac Sawyer 25, Ryan Elfering 2, Scottie Stone 23, Mitch Reller 10, Dylan Schmiesing 1, Austin Van Beck 12, Mitch Niehaus 3. Field goals 33-60, 3-pt 4-10, Free throws 10-14, Rebounds 17, Fouls 19.
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