Area Boys Basketball
Dawson-Boyd 64, Minneota 37
Dawson-Boyd junior Nathaniel Huot hit six shots from three-point range, finishing with 18 points as the Blackjacks cruised to a 64-37 win at Minneota on Monday.
Joey Lee and Zach Stelter each finished in double digits with 14 and 12 points, respectively, for Dawson-Boyd. Lee also had 10 assists and six steals.
With the victory, the Blackjacks finish the regular season 23-2 overall, 14-1 in the Camden Conference.
The Vikings (6-19 overall, 4-10 Camden) got a team-high 13 points from Grant Hennen. David Noyes added nine points in the loss.
At 7 p.m. Thursday, No. 8-seed Minneota hosts No. 9 Lakeview in the first round of the Section 3A-North playoffs. The winner will take on top-seeded Dawson-Boyd on Saturday in Montevideo.
Dawson-Boyd (64)
Nathaniel Huot 6 0-0 18, Zach Stelter 4 2-2 12, Joey Lee 6 1-2 14, Josh Wager 1 0-0 3, Evan Robertson 4 0-1 8, Michael Lee 1 2-4 4, Jack Hansen 1 1-1 3, Ryan Sumner 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 6-10 64. Three-Pointers 10 (Huot 6) Rebounds 30 (M. Lee 9) Assists 17 (J. Lee 10) Steals 11 (J. Lee 6) Blocks 2 Turnovers 13 Total Fouls 15.
Minneota (37)
Aaric Christenson 1 0-0 3, Lee Bot 3 0-1 6, Austin Buysse 1 0-0 2, David Noyes 3 3-4 9, Grant Hennen 5 3-6 13, Collin Kor 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 6-13 37. Three-Pointers 1 (Christenson) Rebounds 22 (Hennen 4) Assists 11 (Bottelberghe 5) Steals 5 (Bottelberghe 2) Blocks 0 Turnovers 19 Total Fouls 10.
Halftime Score: Dawson-Boyd 64, Minneota 37.
RRC 60, WWG 46
Using a 13-0 run to end the first half, the Red Rock Central Falcons pulled away and claimed a 60-46 victory over the Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers in a Red Rock Conference high school boys' basketball game Monday night in Westbrook.
Jeff DeCock scored 22 points to lead RRC (8-9 Red Rock, 10-14 overall), while Daniel Maras (16), Dylan Bunting (10) and Henry Rogotzke (seven) combined for 33 points for the Falcons.
Taylor Lindaman poured in 30 points to spark WWG (3-14, 4-19). Jacob Comnick posted a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double, while Aaron Hass scored the other two points for the Chargers.
The teams will meet again Thursday night in the opening round of the Section 3A-South tournament. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Lamberton, as RRC is the No. 7 seed and WWG is the No. 10 seed.
RRC (60)
Jeff DeCock 5 11-13 22, Sam Halter 1 0-0 3, Daniel Maras 6 4-5 16, Dylan Bunting 4 0-0 10, Maison Miller 1 0-0 2, Henry Rogotzke 3 0-0 7. Totals 20 15-18 60. Three-Pointers 5 (Bunting) Rebounds 15 (Maras 6) Assists 10 Steals 17 (Maras 5) Blocks 2 Turnovers 15 Total Fouls 13.
WWG (46)
Taylor Lindaman 10 6-6 30, Jacob Comnick 4 6-6 14, Aaron Hass 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 12-12 46. Three-Pointers 4 (Lindaman 4) Rebounds 23 (Comnick 10) Assists 7 (John Elzenga 3) Steals 9 (Lindaman 5) Blocks 0 Turnovers 25 Total Fouls 15.
Halftime Score: RRC 31, WWG 16.
MACCRAY 89, Lakeview 45
Four players scored in double figures to lead MACCRAY to an 89-45 victory over Lakeview in a Camden Conference high school boys' basketball game Monday night in Clara City.
Taylor Thissen scored 19 points to lead MACCRAY (14-1 Camden, 20-6 overall), while Corey Abbas and Riley Aeikens each had 17 points. Brady Boike added 13 points.
Daniel Bakker led Lakeview (3-14, 5-19) with 14 points. Jamie Unke scored nine points, while Derek Larsen and Spencer Larsen each netted seven points for the Lakers.
Lakeview plays at Minneota in the opening round of the Section 3A-North tournament Thursday at 7 p.m.
Lakeview (45)
Derek Larsen 3 0-0 7, Jamie Unke 3 0-0 9, Damien Wallin 1 0-0 2, Tyler Lange 1 0-0 2, Jordan Breyfogle 2 0-0 4, Daniel Bakker 5 0-0 14, Spencer Larsen 3 1-3 7. Totals 18 1-3 45. Three-Pointers 8 (Bakker 4, Unke 3) Rebounds 19 (Unke 5, Breyfogle 4) Assists 8 (Unke 5) Steals 4 (Unke 3) Blocks 0 Turnovers 15 Total Fouls 13.
MACCRAY (89)
Corey Abbas 6 5-5 17, Jacob Aviles 1 0-0 3, Riley Aeikens 7 2-4 17, Cody Boonstra 1 0-0 2, Alex Wrede 1 0-2 3, Brady Boike 5 3-4 13, Carter Asche 2 0-0 4, Taylor Thissen 8 0-0 19, Bailey Boike 2 3-4 7, DJ VanKlompenburg 1 0-0 2, Nate Kleene 1 0-0 2. Totals 35 13-19 89. Three-Pointers 6 (Thissen 3) Rebounds 44 (Aeikens 12, Br. Boike 11) Assists 30 (Br. Boike 10) Steals 8 (Br. Boike 4) Blocks 11 (Aeikens 4, Asche 4) Turnovers 9 Total Fouls 6.
Halftime Score: MACCRAY 53, Lakeview 27.
Lincoln HI 78, ECHO Charter 45
Sparked by a huge 22-point, 20-rebound double-double from Dion Nelson, the Lincoln HI Rebels claimed a 78-45 victory over the ECHO Charter Rockets in a non-conference high school boys' basketball game Monday night in Ivanhoe.
Jeramie Blegen added 13 points and seven rebounds for Lincoln HI (10-11 overall), while Josh Bednarek also scored 13 points.
Colten Hunter (18), Jimmy Cunningham (11) and Shawn Peterson (10) each scored in double figures for ECHO Charter.
Lincoln HI hosts Russell-Tyler-Ruthton tonight in both teams' regular-season finale.
ECHO Charter (45)
Jimmy Cunningham 4 1-2 11, Colten Hunter 6 5-9 18, Nick Pingel 1 0-0 2, Shawn Peterson 3 3-6 10, Kyle Lecy 2 0-0 4. Totals 16 9-17 45. Three-Pointers 4 (Cunningham 2) Total Fouls 16.
Lincoln HI (78)
Josh Bednarek 5 0-0 13, Andrew Swanson 1 0-0 2, Mike Dwire 2 0-0 5, Jordan Beck 4 1-1 9, Ryan Rybinski 1 0-0 2, Jeff Gladis 3 0-0 7, Jeramie Blegen 4 5-5 13, Travis Studemann 2 1-2 5, Dion Nelson 10 1-4 22. Totals 32 8-12 78. Three-Pointers 6 (Bednerak 3) Rebounds 42 (Nelson 20, Blegen 7) Assists 23 (Swanson 11) Steals 10 (Bednerak 3) Blocks 4 (Blegen 2) Turnovers 13 Total Fouls 16.
Halftime Score: Lincoln HI 36, ECHO Charter 18.