Basketball: Alexandria boys top Rocori, B-E girls earn road win over Ashby

The Alexandria boys basketball team snapped the Rocori Spartans’ 6-game winning streak by earning a 62-55 win in Cold Spring.

Alexandria improved to 15-4 (10-2 Central Lakes Conference) and dropped Rocori to 12-8,( 5-6 CLC).

Bralyn Steffensmeier led the Alexandria offense with a team-high 17 points, while Jaxon Schoenrock finished with 13 points, Chase Thompson finished with 12, and Grayson Grove finished with 10. Grove finished with a team-high eight rebounds along with a team-high five blocks.

This is the Cardinals' second win of the season over the Spartans, as they earned a 70-39 win in Alexandria on Dec. 20, 2022.

Alexandria is on the road again on Friday at 7:15 p.m. against St. Cloud Apollo (1-19, 0-11 CLC).

ALEXANDRIA PLAYER STATS - Trevin Hoepner - 5 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block; Bralyn Steffensmeier- 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal; Grayson Grove - 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 5 blocks; Chase Thompson - 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 deflection; Jaxon Schoenrock - 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 deflections; Dawson Roderick - 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 deflection, 1 steal; Mason Witt, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 deflection, 2 steals

Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press

The Brandon-Evansville girls basketball team broke a 23-23 tie at halftime against the Ashby Arrows on Monday by outscroing Ashby 36-11 in the second half to earn a 59-34 win.

B-E is now 8-14 (5-12 Section 6A), while Ashby is 1-20 (1-16 Section 6A).

Haddy Baune led the B-E offense with 18 points, while Sydney Schaefer joined her in double figures with 11 points.

BrookeLinn Finkelson led the Ashby offense with 18 points.

B-E hosts Hancock (18-3-, 16-1 Section 6A) at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, while Ashby plays at Parkers Prairie (8-13, 5-11 Section 6A).

B-E - 23 36 - 59

ASHBY - 23 11 - 34

B-E SCORING - Grace Otto, 3; Taylor Dingwall, 1; Skylar Bitzan, 2; Sydney Schaefer, 11; EmmaLee Brethorst, 5; Haddy Baune, 18; Kylee Dingwall, 8; Mia Emter, 4; Maddy Stich, 2; Claire Boesl, 2

ASHBY SCORING - Ashley Paulson, 4; Ayden Behrens, 1; BrookeLinn Finkelson, 18; Marissa Ludwig, 7; Chloe Finkelson, 4; Ivy Aufdenkamp, 4;