CALEDONIA — Rushford-Peterson shaded Caledonia 65-60 in Three Rivers Conference boys basketball in a battle of state powers on Thursday.
Rushford-Peterson (17-1) entered the game ranked No. 2 in Class A and Caledonia (13-3) was No. 1 in Class AA.
Kyler Paulson, a 6-foot-4 center, led a balanced Rushford-Peterson attack with 16 points. Alex Vix had 15 points and three 3-pointers while Jacob Merchlewitz had 14 points and Charlie Krambeer added 10 points.
The visiting Trojans (12-0 in Three Rivers play) led 34-25 at the half.
Colton Lampert had 20 points for Caledonia, 6-7 Kyle Sorenson netted 14 and Austin Bauer scored 10 points.
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R-P held a huge edge at the line, making 21 of 28 free throws while Caledonia (9-1 in Three Rivers play) was 7-for-13.
Both teams are coming off state berths a year ago. R-P placed second in Class A and Caledonia was third in Class AA.
Rushford-Peterson 65, Caledonia 60
RUSHFORD-PETERSON (65)
Alex Vix 15 P, 3 3-PT; Charlie Krambeer 10 P, 2 3-PT; Jacob Merchlewitz 14 P, 1 3-PT; Cole Kingsley 9 P; Matt Culhane 1 P; Kyler Paulson 16 P.
CALEDONIA (60)
Owen King 8 P, 2 3-PT; Colton Lampert 20 P, 1 3-PT; Gavin Schroeder 6 P; Kyle Sorenson 14 P, 2 3-PT; Justin Burg 2 P; Austin Bauer 10 P, 2 3-PT.
Halftime:RP, CAL 25.
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Free throws:RP 21-28, CAL 7-13.
Three-point goals:RP 6, CAL 7.
