Marshall 53, Tea Area 51

TEA, S.D. — Levi Maeyaert’s game-high 20 points and four steals helped the Marshall boys basketball team hold off Tea Area, S.D., for a 53-51 nailbiter win Thursday night on the road in the Tigers’ regular-season finale.

Maeyaert had an efficient night all around, and shot 4 of 8 from the perimeter and 62% from the field.

Oliver Voigt also had 12 points along with a team-high eight rebounds, and Patrick Morman added in another 10 points with four boards.

Tea Area finished the night off on a 7-0 run after Marshall had a 53-43 lead with 3:53 left to play. But, the Tigers were able to hold off a final shot at the buzzer to prevail for the win.

Marshall forced 12 turnovers while comitting eight themselves, but were slightly outrebounded 23-21.

The Tigers shot well, however, going 44% from the field and 37% from deep going 7 of 19.

Marshall (14-12) will now await seeding for the Section 2AAA Tournament, to be released in the coming days. The quarterfinals are slated to begin on Tuesday at the higher seed.

No. 8 RRC 73, No. 9 HLOF 65

RRC — The No. 8 Red Rock Central boys basketball team opened up the postseason with a 73-64 win over No. 9 Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda Thursday night in the Section 3A South subsection play-in round.

The Falcons (7-20) will next take on top-seeded Hills-Beaver Creek (23-3) in the subsection quarterfinals on Saturday at Worthington High School with an 11 a.m. tip off.

No. 7 TMB 72, No. 10 A/E 60

TRACY — Three players scored in double figures to help power the No. 7 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton boys basketball team to a 72-60 postseason win over No. 10 Adrian/Ellsworth Thursday night in the Section 3A South subsection play-in round.

Griffin Zick led the charge with 21 points on 7 of 13 shooting, and also went 4 of 5 from the foul line. He also dished out a team-best five assists and grabbed four steals, only behind Connor Lanoue’s team-high of five.

Lanoue followed with 11 points on 50% shooting with seven rebounds, while Jackson Kruse added in another 13 points with a team-high eight boards.

TMB shot 42% from the field and held the Dragons to 38%, and dominated on the defensive end with 15 steals to A/E’s seven.

The Panthers notably also outrebounded A/E 41-25 overall, and 14-0 on the offensive glass.

TMB (12-15) will now turn its attention to the subsection quarterfinals, where it will next take on second-seeded Southwest Minnesota Christian (22-4) on Saturday at Worthington High School at 2:30 p.m.

No. 8 LQPV 74, No. 9 Canby 69

MADISON — The No. 9 Canby boys basketball team’s season came to an end Thursday night after coming up just short to No. 8 Lac qui Parle Valley 74-69 in the Section 3A South subsection play-in round.

Owen Peterson led the way with 28 points on 48% shooting, along with four assists. He also grabbed six boards.

Will Abrahamson followed with 13 points on 71% shooting going 5 of 7 from the field, with a team-high four steals and seven rebounds. Jace Rangaard also added in another 12 points on 5 of 6 shooting.

Canby finishes its season 6-18 overall, and graduates its senior-duo in Casey Hoiland and Karter Potz.