Annandale 74, Litchfield 65

The Annandale Cardinals, who came into the game at fifth place in the Wright County Conference, beat first-place Litchfield 74-65 on Tuesday.

Litchfield fell out of first place with three games remaining, as Waconia beat Hutchinson 77-46.

Zach Whitchurch scored 20 points for the Dragons (11-3, 17-5) and Tyler Larson added 15, but offense was sparse for the rest of the team.

Matt Miller led the Cardinals (6-7, 13-9) with 28 points.

Litchfield (11-3, 17-5) 26 39 — 65

Annandale (6-7, 13-9) 34 40 — 74

LITCHFIELD – 23-50 FG (10-28 3-pt); 9-12 FT; 21 rebounds; 17 fouls … Scoring: Zach Whitchurch 20, Dylan Koll 10, Jon Terning 5, Tyler Larson 15, Zach Kinny 4, Quinn Anderson 1, Riley Pater 2, Mitch Wollin 8 … 3-point shots: Whitchurch 4, Larson 5, Terning 1 … Rebound leaders: Kinny 6 … Assist leaders: Kinny 9 … Steal leaders: Koll 2

ANNANDALE – 26-47 FG (7-21 3-pt); 15-21 FT; 18 rebounds; 14 fouls … Scoring: Brett Fobbe 6, Matt Miller 28, Brett Ahsenmacher 24, John Kalthoff 5, Kyler Fobbe 4, Pat Buchwald 2, John Weyer 5 … 3-point shots: Brett Fobbe 2, Ahsenmacher 4, Kalthoff 1 … Rebound leaders: Weyer 6 … Assist leaders: Miller 5 … Steal leaders: Brett Fobbe 3, Kalthoff 3

ACGC 75, BOLD 74

Trever Heining scored 6 of his game-high 32 points in overtime as Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City squeezed by the BOLD Warriors 75-74 Tuesday in West Central Conference basketball.

Kyle Athmann’s 3-point attempt to tie the score at the end of overtime came off the rim; the put back was good as the horn sounded for the 1-point differential that gave the Falcons a sweep olf the season series.

ACGC shot just under 50 percent (28 of 47), though only 1 of 14 on threes. They made up ground at the free throw line canning 18 of 23.

The Falcons trailed by 7 with 3 minutes left in regulation. A half-court trap got them back in the game quickly.

Jacob Belgum was 2 of 2 at the line in overtime and finished with 18 points. Logan Jacobs supplied 10 points and 9 rebounds. Heining brought down 10 rebounds and Dylan Hoerschler made 6 assists.

The Warriors had six players scoring at least 9 points. Athmann tallied 16, Zach Remillard 14, Mike Schulte 12, Trent Athmann 11, Jacob Marcus 10 (8 rebounds) and Tyler Rock 9.

BOLD (6-5, 12-9) 35 29 10 — 74

ACGC (7-3, 14-8) 30 34 11 — 75

BOLD – 29-68 FG (7-16 3-pt); 9-13 FT; 29 rebounds; 20 fouls … Scoring: Zach Remillard 14, Kyle Athmann 16, Jacob Marcus 10, Tyler Rock 9, Tyler Slagter 2, Trent Athmann 11, Mike Schulte 12 … 3-point shots: K. Athmann 3, Rock 1, T. Athmann 3 … Rebound leaders: Marcus 8, K. Athmann 6 … Assist leaders: Remillard 3, K. Athmann 3 … Steal leaders: K. Athmann 5

ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY – 28-57 FG (1-14 3-pt); 18-23 FT; 32 rebounds; 15 fouls … Scoring: Taylor Larson 2, Dylan Hoerchler 7, Jacob Belgum 18, Trever Heining 32, Austin Mueller 6, Logan Jacobs 10 … 3-point shots: Heining 1… Rebound leaders: Heining 10, Jacobs 9 … Assist leaders: Hoerchler 6, Belgum 4 … Steal leaders: Hoerchler 2, Belgum 2

Benson 68, EV-W 52

Trailing at the half, Benson held Eden Valley-Watkins to nine points in the second half to pull out a 68-52 win in a non-conference game Tuesday.

Sam Peterson double-doubled for the Braves (14-8) with 28 points and 17 rebounds.

Logan Connelly added 17 points and 3 assists, and Matthew Ahrndt had 9 points, 7 assists and 3 steals.

The leading scorer for EVW (5-16), Brent Mattice, scored 19 points in the first half but was held scoreless in the second by the Braves defense.

Benson (14-8) 40 28 — 68

EV-Watkins (5-16) 43 9 — 52

BENSON – 23-52 FG (5-13 3-pt); 17-21 FT; 31 rebounds; 8 fouls … Scoring: Daniel Lee 5, Carl Hoffman 3, Colin Ose 4, Matt Ahrndt 9, Logan Connelly 17, Tyler Krienke 2, Sam Peterson 28 … 3-point shots: Lee 1, Ahrndt 1, Connelly 3 … Rebound leaders: Peterson 17, Ose 5 … Assist leaders: Ahrndt 7, Connelly 3 … Steal leaders: Ahrndt 3, Peterson 3

EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS – 21-52 FG (5-15 3-pt); 5-7 FT; 34 rebounds; 16 fouls … Scoring: Brent Stenger 13, Zach Schlangen 6, Alex Geislinger 9, Brent Mattice 19, Jared Streit 2, Mitchell Geislinger 3 … 3-point shots: Stenger 1, Mattice 3, Mitchell Geislinger 1 … Rebound leaders: Schlangen 11 … Assist leaders: Stenger 4 … Steal leaders: none

dassel-cokato 58, kimball 56

Cameron Hunt paced Kimball with 15 points but the Cubs dropped a close one at Dassel-Cokato.

Kimball had the ball with 25 seconds left and the game tied and held on for the last shot, but the Cubs turned the ball over with five seconds to go.

The Chargers scored at the buzzer to win.

Preston Peglow (13 points), Austin Ruehle (12) and Jarred Merchant (11) all-reached double figures for Kimball (7-14 overall), which led 30-21 at the half.

Alexandria 77, Willmar 76

Redwood Valley 79, MACCRAY 59

Melrose 72, NLS 51

Sauk Centre 61, Minnewaska 45

BLHS 71, RCW 56

Dawson-Boyd 73, LQPV 28

CMCS 57, KMS 48

Morris/CA 71, YME 42

sauk rapids 49, st. cloud tech 47

little falls 75, rocori 65

brainerd 75, st. cloud apollo 65 (ot)

fergus falls 69, sartell 58

st cloud cathedral 74, hlww 67

albany 62, paynesville 50

maple lake 66, pierz 63

Litchfield 39, Annandale 36

Litchfield made 17 of 22 second-half free throws to overcome the Cardinals. The Dragons scored 3 baskets from the floor the last 18 minutes.

It was a quirky second half, too. There was a 40 minute delay at the 13-minute mark when one of the officials suffered a lacerated lip in a collision with a Litchfield player.

“They just couldn’t get the bleeding stopped,” explained Bill Huhner, the Litchfield coach.

When the gusher finally was quelled, the official didn’t handle the ball anymore.

Kjerstin Meyer scored 14 points to lead Litchfield, which shot under 20 percent (9 of 50), though averaging 42 percent on the season. Bailey Koch supplied 10 rebounds in a 35-20 boarding advantage.

Annandale (4-10, 10-12)...14 22 — 36

Litchfield (9-6, 16-8)........16 23 — 39

ANNANDALE – 13-32 FG (5-12 3-pt); 5-7 FT; 20 rebounds; 22 fouls … Scoring: Kaytlin Kuefler 14, Katie Gruys 10, Felicia Fobbe 5, Emma Atkinson 3, H annah Spaulding 2, Emmy Whitesell 2… 3-point shots: Atkinson 1, Fobbe, Kuefler 3 … Rebound leaders: Spaulding 6 … Assist leaders: Maranna Gunnerson 4 … Steal leaders: Kuefler 3

LITCHFIELD – 9-50 FG (0-12 3-pt); 21-34 FT; 35 rebounds; 10 fouls … Scoring: Greta Walsh 6, Shelbie Walsh 4, Jordan Peterson 4, Hailey Horstmann 2, Bailey Koch 8, Kelsey Fischer 2, Kjerstin Meyer 13 … 3-point shots: none … Rebound leaders: Koch 10, S. Walsh 7, Meyer 5, G. Walsh 5 … Assist leaders: S. Walsh 4, G. Walsh 2 … Steal leaders: G. Walsh 5, S. Walsh 5

ACGC 58, LQPV 48

Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City topped Lac qui Parle Valley 58-48 in a West Central South Conference game on Tuesday.

Sydney Larson paced the Falcons (8-4, 13-11) with 13 points.

Chelsea Jans added 12 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.

Jen Kack led the Eagles (7-5, 13-11) with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals.

ACGC (8-4, 13-11)..............27 31 — 58

LQPV (7-5, 13-11)..............19 29 — 48

ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY – 15-45 FG (5-11 3-pt); 23-29 FT; 32 rebounds; 20 fouls … Scoring: Shelby Schroeder 3, Paige Wilner 5, Erica Melbie 10, Katie Knisley 8, Sydney Larson 13, Chelsea Jans 12, Jessica Gilbert 5, Natasha Dallmann 2 … 3-point shots: Melbie 2, Schroeder 1, Wilner 1, Gilbert 1 … Rebound leaders: Jans 8 … Assist leaders: Wilner 2 … Steal leaders: Gilbert 2

LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY – 16-44 FG (1-8 3-pt); 15-25 FT; 26 rebounds; 21 fouls … Scoring: Katie Deyo 3, Jen Kack 23, Mackenzie Clark 9, Tianna Tosel 2, Jordan Halvorson 11 … 3-point shots: Clark 1 … Rebound leaders: Kack 7, Halvorson 5 … Assist leaders: Clark 3 … Steal leaders: Halvorson 5, Kack 3

Sauk Centre 74, Willmar 44

Marshall 69, NLS 51

Morris/CA 59, Ortonville 42

BOLD 59, Montevideo 45

YME 60, Benson 33

Minneota 61, MACCRAY 45

BBE 55, Pierz 50

foley 63, st cloud cathedral 51

sartell 68, albany 50

monticello 68, st cloud apollo 58

princeton 48, little falls 30

hlww 69, maple lake 54