Going into Monday’s Camden Conference game against ninth-ranked (Class A) Renville County West, the Wolverines were 0-5 in games determined by 10 points or fewer. And it looked like it would go that way again when Jaguars senior Riley Ashburn scored in the post with a minute to go to put RCW up 65-64.
But with a left-handed layup by Gavin Husman with 18 seconds remaining, the Wolverines had the advantage again. A prayer from the corner by Ashburn fell short, giving MACCRAY the close win it has craved all year, 66-65.
“We’ve been close so many nights and haven’t been able to finish it,” said Wolverines head coach Lucas Post. “It’s nice to see the guys get it done here tonight.”
MACCRAY led by eight points in the second half before RCW managed to storm back. It was nearly a mirror image of the first half, where the Jaguars went into the break on a 14-2 run for a 39-38 lead. The Wolverines didn’t have a field goal in the final 4:25 of the opening half.
“The second half, it was almost exactly like the first half,” Post said. “We stayed in man and played some pretty solid defense down the stretch.”
Husman’s outside shooting was vital on Monday night. The junior guard nailed four 3-pointers in a 19-point effort. Senior Brady Kienitz was also in double figures for the Wolverines with a team-high 21 points along with six rebounds, four assists and two blocks.
“He played a heck of a ball game tonight,” Post said of Husman. “He’s a good shooter and it was nice to see him get some threes to go down.”
Post continued, “We were taking good threes and were able to do a good job playing inside-out. We’ve been trying to get these guys to keep going downhill and (Husman) got that done tonight, which was huge. Especially in such a physical game; the two teams were really getting after each other. It was a heck of an effort.”
The loss came despite a tremendous all-around game from Ashburn, who was 12 of 19 from the field for a game-high 29 points. He also had eight rebounds, seven assists and seven steals.
Nathan Schmidt followed with 11 points, and Brandan Hoberg had 10 points and five steals in the loss.
The Wolverines move to 5-7 in Camden play while the Jaguars fall to 10-3.
“The North is a war zone every night, that’s for sure,” Post said.
MACCRAY next faces Dawson-Boyd at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Clara City. RCW is scheduled to play at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley.
MACCRAY (5-9) 38 28 — 66
RCW (10-3) 39 26 — 65
MACCRAY - Scoring: Isaac Strommer 5, Brady Kienitz 21, Gavin Husman 19, Carter Wrede 2, Brooks Asche 7, Isaac Post 6, Trenten Cavaness 6 … 3-point shots: Kienitz 3, Husman 4, Asche 1, Post 2 … Rebound leader: Cavaness 12, Asche 8 … Assist leader: Kienitz 4 … Steal leader: Four with 1 ... Block leader: Kienitz 2
RCW - Scoring: Adam Schrupp 3, Brandan Hoberg 10, Riley Ashburn 29, Tyler Froland 6, Nathan Schmidt 11, Jaden Kolker 4, Jaden Serbus 2 … 3-point shots: Schrupp 1, Ashburn 2, Schmidt 1 … Rebound leader: Ashburn 8 … Assist leader: Ashburn 7 … Steal leader: Ashburn 7, Hoberg 5 ... Block leader: Froland 1
Junior Ben Van Eps had 18 points and six rebounds to help Central Minnesota Christian beat host Dawson-Boyd.
Junior Case Mulder had 15 points and four assists and Blake Greenwaldt, a 5-foot-10 senior, contributed 14 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals for the Bluejays.
For the Blackjacks, Micah Olson had 19 points and two steals.
CMCS next plays Thursday at Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg. Dawson-Boyd plays Montevideo at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Dawson.
CMCS (11-3) 29 37 — 66
D-B (2-11) 26 18 — 44
CMCS - Scoring: Ethan Bulthuis 10, Case Mulder 15, Mason Groen 3, Jeremy Brown 2, Blake Greenwaldt 14, Ben Van Eps 18, Caleb Vander Beek 4 … 3-point shots: Bulthuis 2-5, Mulder 2-5, Greenwaldt 4-8 … Rebound leaders: Greenwaldt 10, Vander Beek 9, Van Eps 6, Bulthuis 5 … Assist leaders: Greenwaldt 5, Mulder 4 … Steal leaders: Greenwaldt 3, Bulthuis 2, Vander Beek 2 ... Block leader: Greenwaldt 1
D-B - Scoring: Braxton Hahn 3, Zeke Sather 2, Micah Olson 19, Gauge Liebl 9, Jordan Hastad 5, Keegon Wicht 3, Hunter Martinson 3… 3-point shots: Hahn 1-1, Olson 2-8, Liebl 1-4, Hastad 1-2, Wicht 1-3, Martinson 1-2 … Rebound leaders: Liebl 8, Sather 5 … Assist leader: Caleb Torke 2 … Steal leaders: Sather 2, Olson 2 ... Block leader: none
Brycen Christensen had 18 points, Jaden Zylstra 16, Petyon Coahran 15 and Tyler Danielson 10 for New London-Spicer in its victory over Watertown-Mayer at New London.
Christensen also had 11 rebounds to lead the Wildcats.
John Mueller had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Royals.
NLS lost the first meeting between the teams, 59-55 Feb. 5 in Watertown.
The Wildcats’ next game is 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Montevideo.
W-M (7-6) 36 24 — 60
NLS (6-8) 33 38 — 71
W-M - Scoring: Mitchell Burns 13, Will Hensel 6, Wyatt McCabe 13, John Mueller 19, Ritter 2, Albert Rundell 7… 3-point shots: McCabe 2-3 … Rebound leader: Mueller 10 … Assist leader: Mueller 3… Steal leaders: Justin Kind 1, McCabe 1, Mueller 1, Ritter 1 ... Block leader: Burns 2
NLS - Scoring: Aeden Andresen 2, Brycen Christensen 18, Peyton Coahran 15, Tyler Danielson 10, Wolzen Holland 4, Grant Pafrath 3, Mason Toutges 1, Luke Wozmek 2, Jaden Zylstra 16 … 3-point shots: Christensen 2-6, Coahran 2-6, Danielson 2-3, Pafrath 1-2, Zylstra 1-1 … Rebound leaders: Christensen 11, Holland 6, Zylstra 6 … Assist leader: Holland 5 … Steal leader: Danielson 2 ... Block leader: Zylstra 2
Dawson Kellen, a 6-foot-6 senior post, led all scorers with 25 points to lead Pipestone past Minnewaska at Glenwood.
Aaron Lingen added 12 points for the Arrows, all on threes.
Minnewaska struggled from three-point range. The Lakers shot 20% (3 of 15) from long range and 46% overall (20 of 43).
Peyton Johnsrud had 18 points and Aaron Ver Steeg had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers.
Minnewaska has a quick turnaround, playing Benson on Tuesday night in Glenwood.
Pipestone (6-7) 28 31 — 59
Minnewaska (6-7) 31 23 — 54
PIPESTONE - Scoring: Cole Lueck 3, Connor Zephier 6, Maddox Biever 5, Merrick Heidebrink 2, Seth Lingen 3, Aaron Lingen 12, Dawson Kellen 25, Kaden Musch 3, … 3-point shots: Lueck 1, Biever 1, S. Lingen 1, A. Lingen 4, Kellen 1… Rebound leader: N/A … Assist leader: N/A … Steal leader: N/A ... Block leader: N/A
MINNEWASKA - Scoring: Peyton Johnsrud 18, Sam Hested 7, Damon Uhde 2, Aaron Ver Steeg 15, Hunter Kostelecky 3, Brady Hoffman 9… 3-point shots: Johnsrud 2-5, Kostelecky 1-1 … Rebound leader: Ver Steeg 11 … Assist leader: Hoffman 3 … Steal leaders: Johnsrud 1, Hested 1, Uhde 1, Kostelecky 1 ... Block leader: Hoffman 3
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