No. 3S MCC 59, No. 2S A/E 43

WORTHINGTON — Shooting efficiency paved the way for a Rebel victory Tuesday night as the No. 3 Murray County Central girls basketball team defeated No. 2 Adrian/Ellsworth in the 3A South subsection semifinals, 59-43.

As a team, MCC shot 43% from the field while limiting the Dragons to 35% shooting. The Rebels also knocked down four 3-pointers on 14 attempts compared to Adrian’s two makes on nine attempts.

Kate Blankenship had a well-rounded effort for MCC. Her five assists were a game-high, her eight rebounds tied Brielle Plotz for a team-high and her 13 points on 6 of 10 shooting were second only to Ava Deacon’s 17 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

Deacon also grabbed five rebounds with five steals.

Joelle Hellewell and Calleigh Doeden chipped in 9 and 8 points, respectively, with Doeden also grabbing seven rebounds.

MCC improves to 15-10 on the year and next takes on top-seeded Hills-Beaver Creek (25-3) in the subsection championship game, Friday at 7 p.m. in Worthington.

No. 1S HBC 62, No. 4S WWG 38

WORTHINGTON — The Westbrook-Walnut Grove girls basketball team didn’t have an answer for top-seeded Hills-Beaver Creek in Tuesday’s 3A South subsection semifinals, falling 62-38. Leah Carter led the Chargers with 24 points in the loss.

WWG finishes its season at 16-12. In addition to Carter, the Chargers also graduate Carlie Ross and Ambrosa Yang.

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL

Sioux Falls Christian 94, Marshall 63

MARSHALL — Strong scoring performances from Levi Maeyaert and Oliver Voigt weren’t enough to get the Marshall boys basketball team in the win column Tuesday night as the Tigers fell 94-63 in their final regular-season home game against Sioux Falls Christian.

The game was played in Southwest Minnesota State University’s R/A Facility due to scheduling conflicts with the Marshall girls team hosting the 2AAA quarterfinals.

Maeyaert finished with 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting while Voigt scored 17 on 7 of 16 shooting. Voigt also grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double.

JR Vierstraete led Marshall on the glass with 12 total and five offensive rebounds, as well as a block on the defensive end.

Marshall falls to 13-12 on the season and looks to secure a winning record for the year when it goes on the road to take on Tea Area (S.D.) in its regular-season finale Thursday at 7 p.m.

MLAC 79, RRC 70

LAMBERTON — Another elite scoring outburst from Henry Stavnes wasn’t enough for the Red Rock Central boys basketball team to win its season finale Tuesday night against Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey. The Falcons led 33-32 at halftime, but a 14-0 run early in the second half gave the Wolverines the Red Rock Conference win.

Stavnes finished the game with 41 points and nine rebounds to lead the Falcons on the night.

Aside from Henry Stavnes, the Falcons were largely led by their seniors on senior night. Finn Batalden logged 15 points in the game, Abe Stavnes grabbed 13 rebounds and Carter THerkilsen finished with nine rebounds and four assists.

Red Rock Central falls to 6-20 and returns to action tonight when it hosts Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda in the Section 3A tournament play-in round. RRC enters as the No. 8 seed and HLOF enters as the No. 9. The game will be played in Lamberton at 7 p.m., and the winner goes on to take on top-seeded Hills-Beaver Creek in the subsection quarterfinals on Saturday at Worthington High School at 11 a.m.