Prep roundup for Tuesday, January 16.
BOYS BASKETBALL – WRIGHT COUNTY CONFERENCE
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE 70, WATERTOWN-MAYER 65 (OT)
ROYALS: 18;40;7;–65
PANTHERS: 24;34;12;–70
WATERTOWN-MAYER: Nate Truniger 5, Will McBee 11, Chase Stock 22, Braxton Williams 8, Wes Burns 17, Tom Theisen 2.
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE: Kyle Christensen 26, Dane Schwirtz 14, Riley Ruzicka 6, Gabe Roepke 4, Gage Alsleben 3, Connor Kantack 6, Austin Barrett 8.
GLENCOE – A strong second-half push brought the game to overtime, but in the end, it was the Glencoe-Silver Lake Panthers who outlasted the visiting Royals for a 70-65 victory. Trailing by six at the half, the Royals used a second-half rally to push the game into overtime.
Chase Stock led the way for the Royals in the loss. He had a team-high 22 points in a breakthrough performance. Wes Burns also had a big game for the Royals with 17 points, while Will McBee added 11 points.
With the loss, the Royals fell to 5-7 overall on the season, and 0-2 in the Wright County Conference.
BOYS BASKETBALL – NON CONFERENCE
MAYER LUTHERAN 70, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 55
CRUSADERS: 34;36;–70
EAGLES: 24;31;–55
MAYER LUTHERAN: Branden Carlson 6, Kobey Woolhouse 16,Brendan Feltmann 12, Matt Menth 2, Garrett Tjernagel 3, Baden Noennig 25, Kaleb Winter 2, Sawyer Kubasch 4.
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN: Sam Fredrickson4, Ben Allen 13, Phil Berge 2, Taylor Brodersen 3, Seth Halvorsen 28, TJ Guggenberger 5.
MAPLE GROVE – The Mayer Lutheran boys basketball continued their winning ways with an impressive 70-55 road victory against Heritage Christian. The Crusaders were in control from the start, picking up their third-straight win.
Baden Noennig continued to impress with a team-high 25 points. Senior Kobey Woolhouse added 16 points, while Brendan Feltmann was also in double figures with 12 points.
Mayer Lutheran moved to 10-3 on the season overall, and will look to make it four-straight wins Saturday night when they host section foe Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity.
GIRLS BASKETBALL – MN CHRISTIAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
ST. CROIX PREP 62, LP/HT 46
BULLDOGS: 23;23;–46
LIONS: 39;23;–62
LP/HT: Taylor Ebert 21, Marissa Radtke 12, Kayla Weinzierl 13.
ST. CROIX PREP: Ashley Cheeseboro 5, Annika White 18, Emma Ylonen 5, Jade Fisher 10, Rylie Davis 8, Olivia Witt 16.
STILLWATER – A breakthrough performance from freshman Taylor Ebert wasn’t enough for the Bulldogs as they fell short in a 62-46 loss to St. Croix Prep on the road. Although the Bulldogs got a season-best performance from Ebert, they had just three players in the scoring column.
The Lions came out swinging in the first half, building a 16-point lead the break. The Bulldogs and Lions played an even second half, but the slow start and lack of production outside of the big three was too much to overcome.
Kayla Weinzierl added 13 points for the Bulldogs, while Marissa Radtke finished with 12. The Bulldogs will look to snap their two-game skid Thursday against Heritage Christian.
GIRLS BASKETBALL – MN RIVER CONFERENCE
MAYER LUTHERAN 75, LESUEUR-HENDERSON 67
TIGERS: 23;44;–67
CRUSADERS: 38;37;–75
LESUEUR-HENDERSON: Acy Adamzak 24,Kelsey Berndt 12, Michayla Samora 11, Halle Bemmels 10, Mia Preuhs 8, KaSondra Wiederich 2.
MAYER LUTHERAN: Olivia Tjernagel 15, Maddy Hucky 12, Sophie Heuer 11, Mya Chmielewski 10, Symone Jopp 9, Brooke Paulsrud 8, Paige Stahlke 6, Riley Corrigan 3, Nicole Klaustermeier 1.
MAYER – A balanced attack offensively propelled the Crusaders to a 75-67 victory over the visiting Tigers on their home floor. Before the game, senior Mya Chmielewski was honored for becoming the school’s all-time leading scorer.
The Crusaders got off to another hot start, jumping out to a 10-2 lead to start the game. The Tigers fought their way back into it before the half to cut the deficit to justt three, but another big run by the Crusaders broke things open.
With Mayer Lutheran leading 15-12 with just over 13 minutes left in the first half, the Crusaders opened things up with a 13-2 run.
Despite being outscored in the second half, the Crusaders kept the Tigers at bay to snap their two-game skid and improve to 5-1 in the MN River Conference, and 8-6 overall. Five of Mayer Lutheran’s six losses have came against teams ranked in Class AA or A, including the No. 1 ranked team in Class A Lyle-Pacelli.
Sophomore Olivia Tjernagel had one of her best games of the season for the Crusaders in the win. She finished with a team-high 15 points while also grabbing six rebounds. Maddy Hucky added 12 points, and Sophie Heuer finished with 11 points. Mya Chmielewski was also in double figures with 10 points while also dishing out three assists.
PREP SCOREBOARD
BOYS BASKETBALL – CENTRAL MN CONFERENCE
Maple Lake 58, Paynesville 51
Eden Valley-Watkins at Holdingford
Kimball 73, HLWW 56
B-B-E 65, Pierz 58
BOYS BASKETBALL – MN CHRISTIAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Maranatha Christian 73, Spectrum 44
New Life Academy 55, Trinity 52
Mayer Lutheran 70, Heritage Christian 55
PACT Charter 59, Legacy Christian 35
BOYS BASKETBALL – WRIGHT COUNTY CONFERENCE
Annandale 58, Litchfield 37
Dassel-Cokato 64, Rockford 61
Sauk Rapids-Rice 72, Delano 54
Eden Prairie 74, New Prague 54
Minnetonka 73, Waconia 63
New London-Spicer 77, Mound Westonka 71
Glencoe-Silver Lake 70, Watertown-Mayer 65 (OT)
Orono 56, Big Lake 47
BOYS BASKETBALL – MN RIVER CONFERENCE
Tri-City United 63, Medford 49
Blue Earth Area 63, LeSueur-Henderson 50
Mayer Lutheran 70, Heritage Christian 55
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GIRLS BASKETBALL – CENTRAL MN CONFERENCE
Minnewaska 65, Paynesville 32
Eden Valley-Watkins 71, Melrose 34
B-B-E 51, Parkers Prairie 27
GIRLS BASKETBALL – MN CHRISTIAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Trinity 60, New Life Academy 58
Maranatha Christian 80, Spectrum 44
St. Croix Prep 62, LP/HT 46
GIRLS BASKETBALL – WRIGHT COUNTY CONFERENCE
Litchfield 48, Annandale 46
New London-Spicer 71, Mound Westonka 43
Eden Prairie 74, Waconia 48
Minnetonka 54, New Prague 38
Watertown-Mayer 64, Glencoe-Silver Lake 55
Rockford 50, Dassel-Cokato 34
GIRLS BASKETBALL – MN RIVER CONFERENCE
Tri-City United 61, Jordan 41
Mayer Lutheran 75, LeSueur-Henderson 67
Sibley East 70, Belle Plaine 63
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GIRLS HOCKEY – WRIGHT COUNTY CONFERENCE
Hutchinson 3, Orono 1
New Prague 5, Holy Family/Waconia 4
Mound Westonka/Watertown-Mayer 5, Litchfield/D-C 1
BOYS HOCKEY – WRIGHT COUNTY CONFERENCE
Mankato East 3, New Prague 1
Hutchinson 3, Orono 2
Mound Westonka/WM 3, Litchfield/D-C 2
Delano 8, Waconia 1
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