Thursday sports roundup: Powerful Waseca beats Trojan boys basketball team

Thursday night sports roundup:

Boys Basketball

Waseca 82, Worthington 43

WASECA -- Junior center Andrew Morgan poured in 28 points and junior forward Kyreese Willingham added 17 as the powerful Waseca Bluejays defeated Worthington.

Morgan, a 6-foot-9 force who is considered one of the state’s top juniors, had several slam dunks as the Jays dominated inside.

“They shot about 80 percent from the field,” said WHS coach Clint Meyer. “It seemed like everything they threw up there was going in, and when it didn’t they got the offensive rebound. We just had a tough night stopping them.”

Junior guard Terbuto Ochothow and junior forward Brock Bruns each had 14 points and five rebounds for Worthington. Ochothow dished out three assists.

Junior guard Collin Default had 12 points for Waseca, which is ranked No. 1 in Class AA and is 3-2 on the season. The Bluejays’ losses this year have come to large-school foes DeLaSalle and Champlin Park.

“(Waseca is) so well-balanced,” Meyer said. “They’re long and athletic and ranked No. 1 for a reason. It was a tough night for us.”

Worthington dropped to 2-2.

Both teams compete Saturday at the Big South Conference Showcase in Fairmont. Worthington takes on New Ulm at 10 a.m., while Waseca meets Jackson County Central at 4:30 p.m.

JCC 104, Redwood Valley 94 (2OT)

REDWOOD -- Senior center Andrew Hesebeck scored 28 points as Jackson County Central edged Redwood Valley in dramatic fashion.

Jackson County missed a critical free throw down the stretch in regulation, giving Redwood Valley a chance to make a 3-pointer to tie it up. The Cardinals sunk the shot.

Redwood used this momentum swing to take a five-point lead late in the first overtime, but the talented Huskies team mounted their own comeback and forced the game to a second overtime.

Senior guard Rudy Voss, the star quarterback who led the Huskies to an unbeaten regular season and the semifinals of the state football playoffs, scored 22 points.

Senior Dominic Bargfrede scored 17 points for JCC. The Huskies, who improved to 2-0 on the season, take on Waseca Saturday.

Pipestone 66, Martin County West 40

PIPESTONE -- Senior forward JT Tinklenberg scored 21 points as Pipestone Area picked up its first victory of the season with a wire-to-wire triumph against Martin County West.

Tinklenberg hit a pair of 3-pointers and was 7-for-9 at the foul line. Junior Dawson Kellen scored 12 for the Arrows, who improved to 1-2.

For Martin County West, Wyatt Geistfeld scored 13 and Tanner Sinn added 9.

Pipestone plays St. James on Saturday at the Big South Showcase in Fairmont.

Madelia 73, Red Rock Central 62

LAMBERTON -- Seniors Sam Helmer and Jonah Hansen each scored 15 points, but the Red Rock Central Falcons dropped a non-conference game to Madela.

Senior Kadin Benzel scored 21 points and sophomore Ja’Sean Glover added 20 for Madeila, which improved to 2-3.

Junior guard Justin Klabunde scored 13 for Red Rock Central (1-3), which plays Friday at Mountain Lake Area.

HLO/F 69, Windom 53

FULDA -- Heron Lake Okabena/Fulda improved to 3-2 with a dominating defensive performance over Windom Area.

Zach Thier scored a game-high 20 points, connecting on five shots from beyond the arc. Tyler Madison scored 14 and had eight rebounds for the Coyotes. Junior forward Isaiah Schmid added 13.

Abe McKibbin came off the bench for the Eagles and scored 12. Austin Doorenbos scored nine, and Dylan Serreyn scored nine.

The Coyotes play next in Granada on Tuesday night.

Mountain Lake Area 62, Edgerton 25

MOUNTAIN LAKE -- Senior forward Adam Karschnik had nine points, seven rebounds and nine steals as Mountain Lake Area opened its season with a victory over Edgerton Public.

Senior forward Sam Paulson scored 12 points for the Wolverines, whose basketball campaign was delayed because of the MLA state championship Nine-Man football run. Senior Abraham Stoesz and sophomore Kade Wassman scored nine points apiece.

For Edgerton, Gabe Gilbertson scored seven.

Mountain Lake Area returns to action Friday at home against Red Rock Central. Edgerton (0-3) plays at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton on Monday.

Girls Basketball

H-BC 48, Adrian-Ellsworth 39

HILLS -- Junior forward Abby Knobloch scored 12 points and junior guard Taryn Rauk added 10 as the unbeaten Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots defeated Adrian Ellsworth.

Senior center Whitney Elbers had 12 rebounds and sophomore guard Kenadie Fick contributed four steals as H-BC improved to 6-0.

For Adrian-Ellsworth, seniors Ashlyn Meester and Bailey Lonneman scored nine points apiece.

Adrian-Ellsworth is at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton on Saturday, while Hills-Beaver Creek plays at Heron Lake-Okabena on Tuesday.

MLA/C 54, Edgerton 18

MOUNTAIN LAKE -- Margo Stoesz scored 20 points for Mountain Lake Are/Comfrey in its commanding Red Rock Conference victory over Edgerton. Brooke Naas scored 10 for the Wolverines.

Reece Wassink led the Flying Dutchmen with eight points.

MLA/C improves to 3-1 on the season and 2-1 in conference play.

MCC 61, WWG 38

WESTBROOK -- Murray County Central’s Rebels earned their first win on the season with a victory over Red Rock Conference opponent Westbrook-Walnut Grove.

Shelby Christensen scored 14 points for the Rebels. Amber Boock had 13 points, Junior forward Bryn Hoekman had 10 points, Sam Larson scored eight, and Karlie Heezen scored seven.

Junior forward Bethany Byers scored a team high 16 points for the Chargers.

Wrestling

Adrian tops MCC

MARSHALL -- The Adrian-Ellsworth Dragons defeated Murray County Central and dropped a dual match with Marshall here in a triangular.

The Dragons defeated the MCC Rebels 75-3. Adrian-Ellsworth dropped a 47-30 decision to highly regarded Marshall.

In the victory over MCC, Adrian-Ellsworth’s David Anaya (106 pounds), Axel Martinez (152), Cameron Wieneke (170), Preston Nelson (182), Roberto Hernandez (195) and Jaren Winselman (220) each won via fall. The Dragons picked up six forfeit victories.

The Rebels’ only triumph came from Aiden Lorenzen (113), who prevailed 15-11.

The Dragons’ victories against Marshall -- all via fall -- were recorded by Logan Sherer (138), Logan Taylor (145), Quentin Wolf (160), Cameron Wieneke (170) and Scot Edwards (Hwt).

Boys Hockey

Waseca 4, Windom Area 3

WINDOM -- Ben Priebe had a goal and two assists for Waseca in a Big South Conference victory over Windom Area. Waseca scored three third-period goals to steal a victory away from the Eagles.

Marcus Priebe scored a goal and had an assist for the Blue Jays, Kyle Ahlschlager scored a goal, and Tylor Nordquist scored a goal.

Scoring for the Eagles was Kyle Espenson, who added an assist. Zach Espenson scored a goal, and Caleb Rivera scored a goal.

Windom outshot Waseca 34-32.