BOYS BASKETBALL

MACCRAY shot a robust 55 percent from the field and trounced Minneota 74-36 in a Camden Conference game on Tuesday night.
The Wolverines sank 9-of-16 three-pointers, including three apiece from Sawyer Janssen and Isaac Post, who had 19 and 15 points, respectively. Jordan Warne finished with 12 points.
MACCRAY scored the first basket of the game and never trailed en route to building a 25-5 lead before finishing the first half with a comfortable 43-20 advantage.
The Vikings (8-2) shot just 21 percent from the floor and no one reached double figures in scoring. Ryan Dalager had nine points, while Sawyer DeSmet and Lucas Rybinski had eight points apiece. DeSmet also pulled down 11 rebounds.

MACCRAY 74, Minneota 36   
MACCRAY...............................................................................43 31 - 74
Minneota..................................................................................20 16 - 36

Team Statistics
FG shooting: MACCRAY 31-for-56, 55.4 percent; Minneota 13-for-63, 20.6 percent ... 3-point shooting: MACCRAY 9-for-16, 56.2 percent; Minneota 2-for-13, 15.4 percent ... FT shooting: MACCRAY 3-for-3, 100 percent; Minneota 8-for-12, 66.7 percent ... Rebounds: Hills-Beaver Creek 25, Minneota 28 ... Turnovers: Hills-Beaver Creek 22, Minneota 18 ... Fouls: Hills-Beaver Creek 7, Minneota 20

MACCRAY Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Grayson Ahrenholz 5-7 0-0 11, Juan Del Bosque 0-3 0-0 0, Sawyer Janssen 7-14 2-2 19, Jeremy Maldonado 0-0 0-0 0, William Miller 4-5 1-1 10, Xavier Noble 2-4 0-0 5, Isaac Post 6-9 0-0 15, Wyatt Swenson 1-3 0-0 2, Matthew Wadsworth 0-4 0-0 0, Jordan Warne 6-7 0-0 12 ... 3-pointers: Janssen 3, Post 3, Ahrenholz 1, Miller 1, Noble 1 ... Rebound leaders: Post 6, Warne 6 ... Assist leaders: Miller 4, Swenson 4 ... Steal leader: Post 4

Minneota Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Adam Dalager 0-0 0-0 0, Ryan Dalager 2-12 4-4 9, Sawyer DeSmet 4-7 0-0 8, Lincoln Jerzak 1-7 0-0 2, Brody Larson 0-0 0-0 0, Tate Peterson 0-2 0-2 0, Max Rost 1-13 3-4 5, Lucas Rybinski 3-8 1-2 8, Peyton Sheik 2-14 0-0 4 ... 3-pointers: R.Dalager 1, Rybinski 1 ... Rebounds: DeSmet 11, R.Dalager 4, Rost 4, Peterson 2, Rybinski 2, A.Dalager 1, Jerzak 1 ... Assists: R.Dalager 3, Rost 2, DeSmet 1, Jerzak 1, Rybinski 1, Sheik 1 ... Steals: Rybinski 4, R.Dalager 4, DeSmet 2, Sheik 2

(Result Saturday, Dec. 30)
Hills-BC 71, Minneota 65
Minneota was unable to hold onto a 12-point first-half lead and succumbed to Hills-Beaver Creek 71-65 in the second day of the Southwest Minnesota State University Holiday Invitational Saturday morning at the R/A Facility in Marshall.
It was the first loss of the season for Minneota after starting out with eight straight wins.
"We played well for three quarters of the game," said Minneota coach Chad Johnston. "We knew we weren't going to go unbeaten this year; there are just too many good teams out there. But we shouldn't have let this one slip away."
Both teams had similar shooting statistics, each hitting six 3-pointers and the Vikings making two more field goals than the Patriots. Minneota, however, was whistled for 20 fouls to only seven for HBC, which had only one foul called on them in the first half.
The result was the Patriots making 13 of 19 free throws, while Minneota was 3-for-3.
"(HBC) is a young team (just one senior) and we have a lot of senior leadership, yet we were the group that panicked," Johnston said. "They switched to a 1-3-1 defense, which we have seen from teams before, but we just couldn't handle it this time."
Minneota led 35-27 at halftime and increased its lead to 37-27 on a bucket by Sawyer Desmet, who finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds and three steals.
Peyton Sheik had 13 points, Max Rost had a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists, and Ryan Dalager had 10 points, eight steals and six assists for Minneota.
The Patriots slowly whittled away at the deficit and eventually knotted the game on a basket by Micah Bush with 5:38 remaining. Max Rost gave the Vikings the lead back on a layup, but was quickly whistled for his fourth foul at the other end at the 4:46 mark and was relegated to the bench for a brief period.
HBC then went on a 7-0 run and never looked back. The Patriots took their first lead of the game, 57-56, on a three-pointer by Cameron Allen with 4:37 left. Jamin Metzger, who led HBC with 21 points, scored inside and Allen capped the run with a pair of free throws.
Dalager then turned a steal into a layup to make it 61-58 with 3:20 to go, but the Vikings would get no closer the rest of the way as HBC cashed six of eight free throws down the stretch.

HILLS-BEAVER CREEK 71, MINNEOTA 65   
Hills-Beaver Creek..................................................................27 44 - 71
Minneota.................................................................................35 30 - 65

Team Statistics
FG shooting: Hills-Beaver Creek 26-for-52, 50.0 percent; Minneota 28-for-63, 44.4 percent ... 3-point shooting: Hills-Beaver Creek 6-for-19, 31.6 percent; Minneota 6-for-21, 28.6 percent ... FT shooting: Hills-Beaver Creek 13-for-19, 68.4 percent; Minneota 3-for-3, 100 percent ... Rebounds: Hills-Beaver Creek 25, Minneota 28 ... Turnovers: Hills-Beaver Creek 22, Minneota 18 ... Fouls: Hills-Beaver Creek 7, Minneota 20

Hills-Beaver Creek Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Cameron Allen 3-4 2-2 10, Beau Bakken 6-10 0-1 12, Sawyer Bosch 1-3 0-0 3, Micah Bush 6-11 4-4 17, Brodie Metzger 0-2 2-6 2, Jamin Metzger 8-12 4-4 21, Riggins Rheault 1-3 0-0 3, Riley Tatge 0-2 1-2 1, Eduardo Wegener 1-5 0-0 2 ... 3-pointers: Allen 2, Bosch 1, Bush 1, Metzger 1, Rheault 1 ... Rebound leader: Metzger 5 ... Assist leader: Bush 6 ... Steal leader: Bush 3

Minneota Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Ryan Dalager 4-16 0-0 10, Sawyer DeSmet 8-12 0-0 16, Lincoln Jerzak 3-8 2-2 9, Tate Peterson 0-1 0-0 0, Max Rost 6-12 0-0 12, Lucas Rybinski 2-5 0-0 5, Peyton Sheik 5-9 1-1 13 ... 3-pointers: Dalager 2, Sheik 2, Jerzak 1, Rybinski 1 ... Rebounds: DeSmet 13, Dalager 5, Sheik 3, Rost 3, Jerzak 2, Rybinski 1, Peterson 1 ... Assists: Rost 10, Dalager 6, Jerzak 3, DeSmet 2, Rybinski 2, Sheik 1 ... Steals: Dalager 8, DeSmet 3, Rybinski 2, Rost 2, Peterson 1

(Result Friday, Dec. 29)
Minneota 64, Murray CC 46
Ryan Dalager had 16 points, Peyton Sheik 15 and Max Rost 10 as unbeaten Minneota topped Murray County Central 64-46 in the first game of the two-day Southwest Minnesota State University Holiday Tournament Friday at the R/A Facility in Marshall.
The Vikings (8-0), who already have matched last season's win total, outrebounded MCC, 43-34. Sawyer Desmet led the way by grabbing 10 boards to go along with his eight points. Sheik had eight rebounds and Dalager seven.
Minneota only trailed once in the game at 2-0. A three-pointer by Ryan Dalager gave a Vikings a 3-2 lead they would not relinquish.
The Vikings led 29-25 at halftime and still led by four points at 39-35 with 11 minutes left in the game before going on an 11-2 run to open things up.
Lucas Rybinski finished with seven points, five steals and three assists. Rost also dished out eight assists. Sheik also had four steals. Adam Dalager had his first varsity three-pointer.
Murray County Central (5-5) was led by Bryce Hoekman with 14 points and nine rebounds.

MINNEOTA 64, MURRAY CC 46   
Murray County Central............................................................25 24 - 49
Minneota.................................................................................29 35 - 64

Team Statistics
FG shooting: MCC 16-for-56, 28.6 percent; Minneota 24-for-74, 32.4 percent ... 3-point shooting: MCC 5-for-19, 26.3 percent; Minneota 6-for-22, 27.3 percent ... FT shooting: MCC 9-for-12, 75.0 percent; Minneota 10-for-16, 62.5 percent ... Rebounds: MCC 34, Minneota 43 ... Turnovers: MCC 24, Minneota 12

Murray CC Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Ben Ahlers 0-1 0-0 0, Aidan Dierks 3-9 0-0 8, Carson Engelkes 0-0 0-0 0, Ross Engelkes 0-7 2-4 2, Gavin Gillette 2-9 1-2 6, Owen Gillette 1-2 0-0 3, Bryce Hoekman 7-11 0-0 14, Dylan Kluis 0-3 0-0 0, Carter Lewis 1-7 4-4 6, Hudson Schryvers 2-6 2-2 7, Aidan Swenson 0-1 0-0 0 ... 3-pointers: Dierks 2, G.Gillette 1, O.Gillette 1, Schryvers 1 ... Rebound leaders: Hoekman 9, Lewis 9 ... Assist leader: R.Engelkes 5 ... Steal leader: O.Gillette 2

Minneota Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Adam Dalager 1-1 0-0 3, Ryan Dalager 6-14 1-2 16, Sawyer DeSmet 3-11 2-2 8, Lincoln Jerzak 0-4 0-0 0, Easton Johnston 0-1 0-0 0, Brody Larson 1-3 0-0 2, Tate Peterson 1-3 1-1 3, Max Rost 4-11 2-5 10, Lucas Rybinski 3-9 1-2 7, Peyton Sheik 5-17 3-4 15 ... 3-pointers: R.Dalager 3, Sheik 2, A.Dalager 1 ... Rebounds: DeSmet 10, Sheik 8, R.Dalager 7, Jerzak 5, Rost 4, Rybinski 4, Peterson 3, Johnston 1, Larson 1 ... Assists: Rost 8, Rybinski 3, R.Dalager 2, DeSmet 2, Sheik 2, Jerzak 1, Johnston 1, Larson 1, Peterson 1 ... Steals: Rybinski 5, Sheik 4, R.Dalager 2, DeSmet 2, Jerzak 1, Johnston 1, Larson 1, Peterson 1, Rost 1