Jan 16 – BIRD ISLAND – Ryan King had 20 points and Jack Gross added 19 to lead the Bold Boys’ basketball team to a West Central Conference victory over Montevideo Monday night.
Andrew Myers added 14 points and four assists and William Benkert pulled down 14 rebounds for the Warriors.
Jannon Ridinger’s 14 points led Montevideo. Carson Buicky added 12 and Cooper Duck 10 for the Thunder Hawks.
Montevideo plays Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Grove City. The West Central District Bold plays at 8 p.m. on Friday at Bird Island.
Montevideo (4-7) 27 33-60
Bold (5-5) 43 23-66
Montevideo – Scoring: Gannon Reidinger 14, Carson Buick 12, Cooper Duck 10, Mason Jerve 8, Devin Ashling 8, Gavin Marty 4, Griffin Ibima 4… 3-point shots: Reidinger 1, Boike 2, Jerve 1, Ashling 1 … Recoil Leader: Jerve 8 … Assist Leader: Dack 5, Jerve 5 … Steal Leader: Epema 5 … Block Leader: Reidinger 1
Bold – Scoring: Zane Bowen 4, Jack Gross 19, Andrew Myers 14, Ryan King 20, Daylene Weber 5, Brayden Gass 4… 3-point shots: 2 total, Weber 1… Rebound leader: William Benckert 14. …Help Commander: Myers 4…Heal Commander: Total 4…Block Commander: Total 2, Gass 2
Senior guard Kegon Wicht scored his 100th career point in Dawson Boyd’s win over Renville County West in Dawson.
Wicht finished with 18 points, eight assists and five steals for blackjack, which scored five players in double figures. Drew Helmiland, a 6-foot-6 sophomore, led the way with 22 points and seven rebounds. Bryson Buick, a 6-7 sophomore, added 20 points.
Isaac Heine had 14 points to lead the Jaguars.
Dawson Boyd hosts Yellow Medicine East at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays. RCW has Lakeview coming to their gym at 7:30 PM on Thursdays in Rainville.
RCW (2-10) 17 16-33
DB (9-3) 52 53-105
RCW – Scoring: Adam Schrupp 4, Ryan Schrupp 2, Jack Wertich 6, Isaac Heine 14, Gavin Mogae 2, Joe Valdovinos 3, John Driggs 2…3-point shots: Hein 1, Valdovinos 1…Rebound Leader: Haen 3 … Assist leader: Haen 2 … Steal leaders: R. Schrupp 2, Haen 2 … Block leader: Driggs 1
DB – Scoring: Keegon Wicht 18, Aiden Swenson 4, Beau Johnson 5, Gunner Liebl 12, Brayson Boike 20, Drew Hjelmeland 22, Levi Olson 8, Gavin Stulz 4, Carter Bowen 12… 3-point shots: Wicht 2, Johnson 1, Boike 1, Hjelmeland 2, Olson 2, Olson 2… Rebound Leaders: Hjelmeland 7, Bowen 6… Assist Leader: Wicht 8… Steal Leaders: Wicht 5, Boike 5… Block Leader: Helmeland
Melrose’s three-pointer prospect at the horn was just off target, enabling the host Painesville to hang on for the victory.
Bryce Vanderbeek leads Paynesville with 18 points and Brayden Pong 11.
Connor Engelmayer scored 15 points to lead the Dutch.
Paynesville next plays at 7 p.m. Tuesday against Yellow Medicine East in Granite Falls.
Melrose (8-2) 21 23-44
Painesville (9-4) 19 28-47
Melrose – Scoring: Gore Roy 12, Devin Orbic 4, Conor Engelmayer 15, Conor Anderson 11, Fernando Estrella 2…3-point shots: n/a…Rebound captain: n/a…Assist captain: n/a … Steal leader: n / a … Block leader: n / a
Paynesville – Scoring: Brayden Bong 11, Ellie Nelson 4, Joss Johnson 4, Max Eighth 9, Bryce Vanderbeek 18… 3-point shots: none…/a…Leader steals: n/a… Block leader: n / a
Kaden Pepper scored 30 points, shooting 13-for-15 from the field, in Belgrade-Protein-ElRosa’s victory over Minawaska in Protein.
Piper was 12-for-12 from 2-point range and was also 3-of-3 from the free throw line. He also had five rebounds, four steals, two pass breakups and one turnover.
Hunter Kloss scored 14 points, six rebounds and three steals for the Lakers.
The next BBE plays at 7 pm Thursdays in Royalton. Minnewaska hosts Barnesville at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Glenwood.
Minneaska (1-12) 29 35 – 64
BBE (8-2) 39 33-72
Minawaska – Scoring: BJ Johnson 12, Alex Banitzky 8, Levi Johnson 5, Dylan Alexander 13, Hunter Kloss 14, Tenzin Dahl 12… 3 points: B. Johnson 1, Banitzky 2, L. Johnson 1, Kloss 3, Dahl 2 … Rebound leaders: Alexander 6, Kloos 6 … Assist leader: P. Johnson 6, Alexander 6 … Steal leader: Kloos 3 … Block leader: Kloos 1
BBE – Scoring: Caden Pieper 30, Hayden Sobiech 7, Sam Masti 4, Luke Elise 8, Luke Dingman 20, Brady Schwinghammer 3… 3-point shots: Pieper 1, Sobiech 2, Dingmann 3, Schwinghammer 1… Rebound Leader: Dingmann 10 … Assist Leader: Dingmann 4 … Steal Leader: Pieper 4 … Block Leaders: Sobiech 1, Mastey 1, Illies 1
Morris/Chocchio-Alberta took the win at Litchfield.
Morris/California now has a 7-5 record.
The Dragons (4-7) meet Dassel-Cokato at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Cokato.