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High school highlights for Friday, Feb. 3, 2023

Top performances for area high school players.

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BOYS BASKETBALL

HIAWATHA VALLEY LEAGUE

Adam Poncelet collected 17 points and 14 rebounds while Justin Buck and Luke Roschen, who drilled five 3-pointers, both had 16 points as Goodhue, ranked No. 5 in Class A, edged Stewartville 62-58. Stewartville, ranked No. 14 in Class AAA, had three players with nine points.

• Byron knocked down 13 3-pointers and used 16 points from Zach Vanderpool to sprint past Pine Island 81-57.

Kayden Rodrick finished with a game-high 22 points to help Zumbrota-Mazeppa slip past Cannon Falls 59-55. Dylan Banks scored 16 to lead the Bombers.

THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE

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Dillon O’Connor (19), William Parker (17) and Jayce Kiehne (15) all finished in double figures in Fillmore Central’s 66-55 victory over Rushford-Peterson.

Jace Ferguson led a balanced offense that saw four finish in double figures with 20 points as Lewiston-Altura had little trouble in a 75-60 win over St. Charles. Owen Maloney scored a game-high 21 and collected six rebounds for the Saints.

• Chatfield received 19 points from Drew Schindler and 16 from Drew O’Connor in an easy 81-42 win over Dover-Eyota.

Aeron Stevens paced the offense with 19 points as Plainview-Elgin-Millville won its 11th consecutive game with a 63-37 defeat of Wabasha-Kellogg.

GOPHER CONFERENCE

Matt Roussopoulos tallied 19 points in Triton’s 59-49 win over J-W-P.

Zander Jacobson recorded a double-double, finishing with 19 points and 10 rebounds as Hayfield defeated New Richland/H-E-G 65-40. Isaac Matti also finished with 19 points, while Ethan Pack scored 18 with three 3-pointers for the Vikings.

Gabe Hein and Brady Kittelson proved too much to stop as Blooming Prairie outlasted Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 84-76. Hein poured in 28 points and Kittelson finished with 25 for the Blossoms.

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SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE

Jaxon Strinmoen scored 11 points as Spring Grove edged Lyle/Austin Pacelli 46-40 in a battle of Class A state-ranked teams. Jake Truckenmiller made five 3-pointers for all 15 of his points for L/P. pring Grove, ranked No. 11 in Class A, improves to 17-1, 14-0 in the SEC East. L/P, ranked No. 10 in Class A, drops to 17-3, 14-1 in the SEC West.

• LeRoy-Ostrander used 26 points from Camden Hungerholt and 16 more from Layne Bird in a 64-58 win over Houston. Carter Geiwitz finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds to record the double-double for the Hurricanes.

NON-CONFERENCE

Lewis Doyle finished with 21 points but Caledonia fell to Maple River 69-52.

Marshall Baseman put up a monster stat-line, tallying 38 points and 29 rebounds in a 67-54 Glenville-Emmons' win over Cleveland.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

HIAWATHA VALLEY LEAGUE

• Lourdes’ defensive was stifling and Vivica Bretton and Emily Bowron had 17 and 15 points, respectively, as the Eagles beat Kasson-Mantorville 57-24.

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• Byron won for the fourth time in five games, beating Pine Island 61-23. Kendra Harvey scored 22 points for Byron oand hit four 3-pointers.

THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE

Abigail O’Reilly scored 22 points and Plainview-Elgin-Millville beat Wabasha-Kellogg 77-38. Alyvia Engler had 14 points for P-E-M. Ileana dAngel had 19 points and eight rebound for W-K.

• Caledonia moved to 12-0 in the Three Rivers with an 82-75 win over Winona Cotter. The Warriors led just 34-32 at intermission. Ava Privet had 17 points for Caledonia, Josie Foster 16, Paige Klug and Alexis Schroeder 15 apiece and Jovial King 10. Cotter got 32 points and five 3-pointers from sophomore star Clarissa Sauer.

• Chatfield prevailed 60-58 in a back-and-forth game with Dover-Eyota. D-E had come back from an 11-point halftime deficit to lead by four midway through the second half and the teams traded leads the rest of the way. Kara Goetzinger had 15 points for Chatfield, Anna Kivimagi 14 and Evy Goldsmith 13. Nora Pristash led D-E with 18 points and Miranda Palmby had 12 and Isabel Duellman 11.

Ellie Ekern had 18 points, Tayler Helgemoe 14 and Kaylee Ruberg 13 in Rushford-Peterson’s 57-49 win over Fillmore Central. Madison Simon scored 19 points for the Falcons.

SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE

Kaci Ruen scored 25 points and Jensyn Storhoff had 16 in Lanesboro’s 55-35 win over Mabel-Canton. Kinley Soiney hd 16 points for M-C.

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• Grand Meadow avenged an earlier loss to Kingsland, winning 47-36 this time. Lexy Foster paced the Superlarks with 17 points. Lauren Queensland added 14. Morgan Phillips had 10 points for Kingsland.

Bria Nelson scored 24 points and Southland beat Schaeffer Academy 47-32

GOPHER CONFERENCE

• No. 7-ranked Hayfield had just enough to get past NRHEG, winning 58-56. The Vikings trailed 27-26 at halftime. Kristen Watson paced Hayfield with 17 points. Natalie Beaver added 13 and Chelsea Christopherson 12. NRHEG got 17 points from Erin Jacobson. Hayfield is 18-3, NRHEG 15-2.

Anna Pauly dropped in 24 points and Blooming Prairie got an impressive 58-44 win over Waterville-Elysian-Morristown. The Blossoms held W-E-M to just 15 first-half points. Haven Carlson had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Blooming Prairie.

NON-CONFERENCE

• Cannon Falls built a five-point halftime lead then hung on to beat La Crescent-Hokah 60-49. Kyra Schoenfelder led the way for the Bombers with 16 points. Taylor Johnson added 14 points and Avery Rustad had 12. Molly Bills scored 25 points for the Lancers, hitting five 3-pointers along the way.

GYMNASTICS

BIG NINE CONFERENCE

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• Century’s Madison Habberstad won the vault (8.550), uneven parallel bars (8.100) and all-around (33.825) in a meet that included Century, Mayo, John Marshall and Faribault. Mayo won the meet with a 129.125 score, with Century second (129.000). Mayo’s Maya Nordine had a 9.250 score in floor exercise to win that event.

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