TYLER – The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights continued their early season dominance with a convincing 72-32 victory over MACCRAY.

Garrett Kern led the way with 22 points. Westin Kirk scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds. Cooper Hansen scored 14 points and dished out six assists.

With the win the third ranked Knights improved to 15-0. They’ll be back in action on Thursday against Lakeview.

RCW 55, TMB 43

RENVILLE – The Tracy-Milroy-Balaton boys basketball team fell to Renville County West 55-43 on Friday.

Moses Dolan led the way for the Panthers with 15 points while Fritz Landherr added six and Trevor Larson, Rylan Fogelson and Jett Davis each had five. Matt Timmerman led in rebounds with nine while Dolan added seven. Landherr led in assists with five.

TMB (2-14) will face Redwood Valley on Monday at 7:15 p.m.

TMB 28 15-43

RCW 22 33-55

SCORING: TMB 16-48, 33 percent (Dolan 5-12, 4-5 15; Landherr 2-7, 0-0 6; Fogelson 2-7, 1-2 5; Davis 2-4, 1-2 5; Larson 2-5, 0-0 5; Tauer 1-3, 0-0 3; Timmerman 1-5, 0-0 2; Gervais 1-4, 0-0 2).

3-POINT FGS: TMB 5-23, 22 percent (Landherr 2; Larson, Tauer, Dolan 1).

REBOUNDS: TMB 29 (Timmerman 9; Dolan 7; Landherr, Gervais 4; Munson 3; Larson, Fogelson 1).

ASSISTS: TMB 13 (Landherr 5; Dolan, Munson, Gervais 2).

STEALS: TMB none.

BLOCKS: TMB 3 (Fogelson 2; Davis 1).

FOULS: TMB 19.

TURNOVERS: TMB 19.

Lakeview 52, CMCS 45

PRINSBURG – The Lakeview boys basketball team defeated Central Minnesota Christian School 52-45 on Friday.

Tate Varpness led the way for the Lakers with 20 points while Kailen French added eight and Jarod Goepferich had seven. Goepferich led in rebounds with 15 while Varpness led in assists with four.

Lakeview (12-4) will face RTR on Thursday at 7:15 p.m.

CMCS 19 26-45

Lakeview 21 31-52

SCORING: Lakeview 19-55, 35 percent (Varpness 9-18, 2-5 20; French 3-7, 2-7 8; Goepferich 2-8, 3-8 7; Loe 1-7, 4-6 6; Fenske 3-4, 0-1 6; Imes 1-4, 2-4 5).

3-POINT FGS: Lakeview 1-12, 8 percent (Imes).

REBOUNDS: Lakeview 42 (Goepferich 15; Varpness 9; French 7).

ASSISTS: Lakeview 9 (Varpness 4; Goepferich 3; French, Loe 1).

STEALS: Lakeview 7 (Varpness, Goepferich 3; Hoffman 1).

BLOCKS: Lakeview 5 (Goepferich 3; Varpness 2).

FOULS: Lakeview 11.

TURNOVERS: Lakeview 6.

Sleepy Eye 58, Wabasso 36

WABASSO — Sleepy Eye defeated Wabasso 58-36 on Friday.

Brock Rohlik led Wabasso with 10 points.

Tony Franta added seven points in the loss, while Colton Taylor and Myles Zeug scored six points apiece.

Wabasso (1-12) travels to Minneota on Monday.

Sleepy Eye 37 21 — 58

Wabasso 21 15 — 36

WABASSO: Col. Taylor 1-2 4-6 6, Rohlik 5-10 0-1 10, Coo. Taylor 1-8 0-0 2, Plaetz 1-5 0-0 3, Franta 3-12 0-0 7, Kuehn 1-1 0-0 2, Zeug 2-4 2-3 6. TOTALS: 14-47 6-10 36.

3-POINTERS: 2-10 (Plaetz 1-3, Franta 1-3). REBOUNDS: 22 (Franta 6, Rohlik 5). ASSISTS: 7 (Rohlik 4). STEALS: 8 (Franta 3). BLOCKS: 3 (Col. Taylor 2, Kemp 1). FOULS: 14. TURNOVERS: 16.

MCC 78, HBC 54

HILLS — Murray County Central defeated Hills-Beaver Creek 78-54 on Friday.

Tyler Groves paced MCC with 23 points and 10 rebounds.

Nate Everson added 15 points in the win while Justin Benda recorded 11 points, six rebounds and six steals.

MCC (8-5) travels to Fulda on Tuesday.

MCC 39 39 — 78

HBC 24 30 — 54

MURRAY COUNTY CENTRAL: Everson6-11 1-2 15, Benda 5-10 1-1 11, Groves 10-11 3-6 23, Schmitz 0-1 1-1 1, Pierson 2-2 0-0 4, Mas. Woldt 3-6 0-0 6, Wajer 2-9 1-2 5, Winter 3-4 2-2 8. TOTALS: 33-59 10-15 78.

3-POINTERS: 3-11 (Everson 2-5, Wajer 1-3). REBOUNDS: 33 (Groves 10). ASSISTS: 19 (Mas. Woldt 6). STEALS: 13 (Benda 6). BLOCKS: 1 (Mat. Woldt 1). FOULS: 11. TURNOVERS: 12.

DB 76, Canby 47

CANBY – Dawson-Boyd defeated Canby 76-47 on Friday.

No individual stats were available for Dawson-Boyd at press time.

Zach Durfee recorded 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Canby. Tyler Kack added 13 points in the loss.

Dawson-Boyd (10-4) travels to MACCRAY on Thursday, while Canby (5-10) hosts Tracy-Milroy-Balaton on Thursday.

Dawson 34 42 – 76

Canby 22 25 – 47

CANBY: Kack 5-10 2-3 13, Durfee 7-12 6-7 21, Sayre 0-5 2-2 2, Harding 0-2 2-2 2,Mercer 1-3 0-0 2, R. Hansen 1-1 0-0 2, Goplen 0-0 1-4 1, Crowser 1-7 0-2 2, Bursack 1-3 0-0 2. TOTALS: 16-46 13-20 47.

3-POINTERS: Canby 2-5 (Kack 1-1, Durfee 1-2). REBOUNDS: Canby 35 (Durfee 10). ASSISTS: Canby 9 (Durfee 3, Mercer 3). STEALS: Canby 5 (Five with 1). BLOCKS: Canby 6 (Durfee 2, Wente 2). FOULS: Canby 16. TURNOVERS: Canby 23.

Minneota 65,

LQPV 52

MADISON — Minneota used a strong two-man game to defeat Lac qui Parle Valley 65-52 on Friday.

Thomas Hennen led all scorers with 23 points.

Logan Sussner added 19 points and 16 rebounds in the win.

Minneota (13-1) hosts Wabasso on Monday.

Minneota 32 33 — 65

LQPV 23 29 — 52

MINNEOTA: Boerboom 2-8 2-3 6, I. Hennen 1-5 2-5 4, J. Hennen 3-9 0-0 6, T. Hennen 6-12 6-6 23, Josephson 1-1 3-5 5, Sorensen 1-4 0-0 2, Sussner 6-16 7-11 19. TOTALS: 20-55 20-30 65.

3-POINTERS: 5-14 (T. Hennen 5-6). REBOUNDS: 40 (Sussner 16, J. Hennen 9). ASSISTS: 10 (I. Hennen 4, J. Hennen 3). STEALS: 9 (I. Hennen 3, Josephson 2). BLOCKS: 1 (Sussner 1). TURNOVERS: 15.

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BASKETBALL

Wabasso 75, Sleepy Eye 63

SLEEPY EYE – Wabasso defeated Sleepy Eye 75-63 on Friday.

Maddy Guetter led Wabasso with 24 points and 13 rebounds.

Jenna Frank added 19 points in the win, while Lindsey Bernardy totaled 10 points and nine assists.

Wabasso (15-3) travels to Minneota on Monday.

Wabasso 36 39 – 75

Sleepy Eye 30 33 – 63

WABASSO: Guetter 24, Frank 19, Bernardy 10, Goblirsch 9, Fenger 6, Nelson 3, Jenniges 2, Benz 2.

REBOUNDS: 44 (Guetter 13, Goblirsch 8, Fenger 7). ASSISTS: 20 (Bernardy 9). STEALS: 7 (Bernardy 2). BLOCKS: 3 (Guetter 1, Benz 1, Fenger 1).

Lakeview 42,

Benson 30

COTTONWOOD – Lakeview defeated Benson 42-30 on Friday.

Alexis Lienemann led Lakeview with 11 points and five rebounds.

Aubrey Kaczmarek recorded a double-double in the win with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Lakeview (7-11) hosts Central Minnesota Christian on Tuesday.

Benson 13 17 – 30

Lakeview 18 24 – 42

LAKEVIEW: Unke 2-17 5-8 9, Imes 1-4 1-3 3, Lienemann 4-8 2-2 11, Plotz 1-3 0-0 2, Kaczmarek 3-9 4-6 10 Grube 1-3 0-2 2, Bot 1-1 0-0 2, Rausch 0-7 3-4 3. TOTALS: 13-55 15-25 42.

3-POINTERS: 1-7 (Lienemann 1-3). REBOUNDS: 38 (Kaczmarek 10). ASSISTS: 8 (Plotz 2, Grube 2). STEALS: 13 (Imes 6). BLOCKS: 0. FOULS: 20. TURNOVERS: 19.

THURSDAY GIRLS BASKETBALL

Adrian 51, MCC 46

SLAYTON – The Murray County Central girls basketball team fell to Adrian 51-46 on Thursday.

Rachel Van Iperen led the way for the Rebels with 14 points while Amanda Muecke added 11 and Brianna Schmitz had seven. Montana Beckmann and Alyssa Groves led in rebounds with eight each while Van Iperen added seven. Shelby Christensen led in assists with three.

Adrian 33 18-51

MCC 29 17-46

SCORING: MCC 17-57, 29.8 percent (Van Iperen 7-10, 0-0 14; Muecke 3-10, 3-3 11; Montana Beckmann 3-12, 1-2 8; B. Schmitz 3-6, 1-2 7; Groves 1-12, 2-4 4; Christensen 0-5, 2-4 2).

3-POINT FGS: MCC 3-15, 20 percent (Muecke 2; Beckmann 1).

REBOUNDS: MCC 34 (Beckmann, Groves 8; Van Iperen 7; B. Schmitz 6; Wieneke 3; Muecke, Christensen 1).

ASSISTS: MCC 11 (Christensen 3; Beckmann, Van Iperen, B. Schmitz 2; Wieneke, Muecke 1).

STEALS: MCC 15 (Beckmann, Wieneke 4; Christensen, B. Schmitz, Muecke 2).

BLOCKS: MCC 11 (Groves 8; Muecke, Wieneke, Van Iperen 1).

FOULS: MCC 20.

TURNOVERS: MCC 21.