SHERBURN — Five in a row and more.
Emily Anderson scored a game-best 26 points and the Martin County West Mavericks defeated the Lake Crystal Welcome Memorial Knights with 44 points in a Valley Conference basketball game Tuesday night in Sherburne. He contributed to the victory against 37.
The Mavericks, who started the season with a 5-0 record, made 11 of 42 2-point shots and 10 of 18 free throws. MCW’s Emily Anderson sank 4 of 8 3-point shots.
Anderson, who had an impressive double-double performance grabbing a game-best 15 rebounds, scored 16 points in the first half and helped the Mavericks build a 23-14 lead by intermission.
Ella Carlson also had a double-double for MCW, scoring 11 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out three assists.
Courtney Anderson scored five points for the Mavericks, and teammate Liv Borchard cleaned the boards eight times and dished out four assists in the win.
Martin County West (5-0) travels to St. Clair for another conference game next Tuesday night.
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Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther 71 points, Blue Earth Area 36 points — The Jaguars defeated the Bucs by 35 points in a nonconference game Tuesday night in Truman, and Londyn Bowers. Briana Petroviak led a balanced attack with 13 points each.
Briana Petroviak also had seven rebounds, and Bowers had six rebounds for the home team.
McKenna Benke contributed to the Jaguars’ victory with 12 points and a game-best five steals, and Madisen Lewis had 10 points.
Olivia Matteson neared rare triple-double territory with eight points, nine rebounds and a game-high eight assists for the Jaguars, while Bethany Petrowiak moved into double-double range with nine points and eight boards. Approaching the.
Laura Lundquist led the Bucks with 20 points, and Katherine Armon added 11 points.
The Jaguars (2-2) travel to Cleveland on Thursday night, while Blue Earth Area (0-3) faces Belle Plaine in tournament play Friday in Mapleton at 5:45 p.m.
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Jackson County Central 81 points, St. James 53 points — Riley Coser scored at least 30 points in three straight games to lead the Huskies to a 28-point victory over the Saints on Tuesday night.
Kosar scored 23 of his game-high 34 points in the first half, and teammate Kylie Wenzel contributed 14 points overall. Madeline Rowe and Briley Anderson each added 10 points in the win.
Jackson County Central (3-0) will travel to Estherville, Iowa on Friday night to take on Estherville vs. Lincoln Central in a non-conference game.
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FOREST CITY 61, NORTH UNION 29 — Hayden Brown scored a game-best 24 points to lead the Class 3A No. 9 Indians to a 32-point victory over the Warriors on Tuesday night in Forest City, Iowa.
Naomi Jones paced North Union with 14 points and three steals, while teammate Olivia Merrill had six points and seven rebounds.
For the Warriors, Eva Steinberger had five points and five boards, and Ainsley Ulrich had three steals.
The Warriors made just 11 of 44 field goals and 7 of 14 free throws in the game.
North Union (2-2) will play West Hancock on Friday night in Armstrong.
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MARTIN COUNTY WEST 63, NICOLETTE 58 — Jacob Willms had a double-double and led the Mavericks to a five-point Valley Conference victory over the Raiders on Tuesday night at Trimont.
Wilmes had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while teammate Cale Larson contributed 15 points, five rebounds and four steals.
Hunter Schmidt pulled down nine boards and made an incredible 24-of-44 free throws for the Mavericks, who earned a narrow victory and scored the final 10 points to move closer to double-double territory. .
Henry Oscarson scored a game-high 26 points for Nicollet, and Carson Kettner added nine points.
Martin County West (1-2) travels to Blue Earth Area on Friday night.
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Blue Earth Area 71, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 43 — Jacob Grangenet sank two 3-pointers for a game-high 16 points in nonleague action at the Blue on Tuesday night. and sparked the Bucks’ rout of the Panthers. Earth.
Will Bromland neared double-double territory for BEA with 14 points and eight rebounds, and Branson Hoskins hit two threes down the stretch to score eight points and grab six boards.
Gage Barker had seven points and Max Rosi had four assists for the Bucks.
William Tuttle scored 13 points for the Panthers.
Blue Earth Area (1-1) will play Martin County West on Friday night.
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North Union 49, Forest City 46 — The Warriors remained undefeated with a three-point win over the Indians on Tuesday night in Iowa State’s warm-up in Forest City.
Preston Gardette scored 13 points on three trifectas to outscore North Union’s balanced attack, while teammate Kyian Jones had 12 points, a game-high six assists and three steals.
For North Union, Aiden Lofstrom had eight points, a team-high 11 rebounds and four assists, and Dan Fothergill contributed nine points and a game-high five steals.
North Union (4-0) will play West Hancock on Friday night in Armstrong.
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Lake Crystal Welcome Memorial 67, Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther 40 — Ethan scored 27 points in the Knights’ Valley Conference victory over the Jaguars on Tuesday night at Lake. Anderson scored 17 points and Jameis Ullman contributed another 16 points. crystal.
Ethan Wiens scored 12 points and Mason Anderson added 10 points for LCWM.
For the Jaguars, Carter Fox had a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while teammate Jackson Madsen had six points and six boards.
The Jaguars (0-2) travel to Mankato Loyola on Friday night for another conference contest.