Boys' basketball: Ashby second in LEC, Osakis, Minnewaska, West Central Area fall

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The Ashby boys’ basketball team passed its last test in the Little Eight Conference with a 69-43 win over Underwood last Friday night.

The Arrows led 39-21 at the break and kept a comfortable lead the rest of the way. Riley Mickelson was again the catalyst as the senior post came two blocks shy of a triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocks.

“I thought it took us a little while to get focused and bring up our intensity,” head coach Jeremy Knick said. “But once we settled in and got to work, we played a good game.”

Blake Ohren added to Mickelson’s big night with 16 points, five assists and four blocks. J.P. Moe had 12 points and five assists, while Tanner Langlie had 11 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and two steals.

Ashby wrapped up the LEC schedule alone in second place at 10-2. The Arrows will wrap up the regular season at home against Wheaton-Herman-Norcross on Thursday night.

GAME STATISTICS

ASHBY 39 30 – 69

UNDERWOOD 21 22 – 43

ASHBY – Mickelson – 21 points, 13 rebounds, 8 blocks; Ohren – 16 points, 5 assists, 4 blocks; Moe – 12 points, 5 assists; Langlie – 11 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals; Jon Quernemoen – 4 points, 6 assists, 2 steals; Dylan Barry – 3 points; Morgan Wing – 2 points

OSAKIS DROPS TWO

The Osakis boys’ basketball team ran into two of the best teams in the Prairie Conference last week and dropped to 4-10 in league play with losses against Browerville and Upsala.

The Silverstreaks welcomed in the Tigers last Thursday night and fell behind from the get-go. They trailed 33-13 at the break as Browerville went on to win 54-31. That came two days after Upsala came into Osakis and left with a 59-48 win.

The Tigers (22-1, 13-1 Prairie) are ranked seventh in the latest Class A polls and played like it last Thursday. They held Osakis to just 33 percent shooting in the game and 25 percent in the first half. Mitch Herzog had 11 points to lead the Silverstreaks. Joe Roggenbuck added 10 for Osakis.

It was a similar story in the loss to Upsala last Tuesday night. The Cardinals jumped out to a 35-17 lead at the break by holding the Silverstreaks to just 5-of-16 shooting in the first half.

Osakis came to life in the second half. The Silverstreaks cut into the lead by outscoring Upsala 31-24 in the final 18 minutes, but it was too little, too late.

Herzog and Roggenbuck were the only two scorers in double figures. Both had 19 points, and Roggenbuck added 11 rebounds for the double-double.

Osakis will go on the road on Friday night at West Central Area for the final tuneup before the playoffs.

GAME STATISTICS

OSAKIS 13 18 – 31

BROWERVILLE 33 21 – 54

TOTALS – Osakis – FG – 12-36; 3-PT FG – 3-13; FT – 4-9; Rebounds – 19; Assists – 9; Steals – 7; Turnovers – 15; Browerville – FG – 22-47; 3-PT FG – 6-15; FT – 4-7; Rebounds – 33; Steals – 9; Turnovers – 14

OSAKIS – Lane Berberich – 3 points; Dean Mickle – 2 points, 3 rebounds; Kyle Swenstad – 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals; Jordan Mack – 3 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 3 steals; Roggenbuck – 10 points, 1 assist, 4 rebounds, 2 steals; Herzog – 11 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound; Doug Zimmel – 3 assists, 1 block, 3 rebounds

OSAKIS 17 31 – 48

UPSALA 35 24 – 59

TOTALS – Osakis – FG – 17-44; 3-PT FG – 5-20; FT – 9-14; Rebounds – 32; Assists – 12; Steals – 12; Blocks – 3; Turnovers – 20; Upsala – FG – 23-49; 3-PT FG – 7-16; FT – 6-12; Rebounds – 29; Steals – 10; Turnovers – 15

OSAKIS – Berberich – 1 assist, 2 steals; Mickle – 2 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal; Swenstad – 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 rebound; Mack – 2 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal; Roggenbuck – 19 points, 2 assists, 1 block, 11 rebounds, 2 steals; Herzog – 19 points, 3 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals; D. Zimmel – 6 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound, 2 steals

MINNEWASKA FALLS

The Minnewaska boys’ basketball team couldn’t keep up with New London-Spicer last Friday night in a 66-47 win for the Wildcats.

New London-Spicer (9-15, 4-6 WCCN) jumped out to a 38-22 lead at the break and never looked back. Tyler Halvorson led the way for the Wildcats with 22 points.

Austin Ostrander led Minnewaska (7-15, 3-7 WCCN) in scoring with 11. Austin Giese added 10 points, while Blake Johnsrud and Trenton Noetzelman had seven each.

GAME STATISTICS

NEW LONDON-SPICER 38 28 – 66

MINNEWASKA 22 25 – 47

MINNEWASKA TOTALS – FG – 20-49; 3-PT FG – 2-8; FT – 5-11; Rebounds – 19; Assists – 16; Steals – 11; Turnovers – 16

MINNEWASKA – Johnsrud – 7 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals; Noetzelman – 7 points, 3 assists, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block; Giese – 10 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals; Jayden Beecher – 4 points, 1 assist, 1 steal; Austin Ostrander – 11 points, 2 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal; Andrew Ostrander – 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal; Jeff Pooler – 2 points; Lucas Anderson – 2 points, 2 rebounds; Jake Amundson – 1 steal; Riley Hurst – 2 points

NEW LONDON-SPICER – Sam Quam – 9; Jordan Waugh – 2; Trent Boie – 4; Joey Dreier – 8; Tyler Halvorson – 22; Aaron Ruter – 7; Tyson Gislason – 12; Sean DeSchepper – 2

UPSALA 66, WCA 58

The Upsala boys’ basketball team lived behind the three-point line and it served the Cardinals well in a 66-58 win over West Central Area last Thursday night.

Upsala hit 10 triples in the game, which helped hold off a couple runs by the Knights in the second half. WCA trailed by seven at the break but tied it at 37 apiece and again at 48-48.

“We played them pretty even in a lot of phases of the game,” head coach Kraig Hunter said. “But they converted from the line when we missed some timely ones.”

Dakotah Kashmark kept WCA in the game with 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals. Matt Wagner added 14 points and Jay Zimmerman and Drew Peterson finished with nine and eight points, respectively.

GAME STATISTICS

WCA 26 32 – 58

UPSALA 33 33 – 66

TOTALS – WCA – FG – 18-50; 3-PT FG – 3-15; FT – 19-32; Rebounds – 27; Turnovers – 11; Upsala – FG – 18-49; 3-PT FG – 10-25; FT – 18-27; Rebounds – 39; Turnovers – 16

WCA – Kashmark – 17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals; Wagner – 14 points; Zimmerman – 9 points; Peterson – 8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals; Jeff Martinson – 3 points; Christian Thomasy – 3 points; Brady Combs – 2 points; Andrew Asleson – 2 points

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