Marshall’s Alexander Franson had 34 points as the visiting Tigers topped the Trojans, 89-79, in boys basketball.
Marshall had a three-point edge at the break after Worthington led by as many as five during the first half. In the second half, WHS was able to regain a narrow lead in the second half, but a four-point play from Franson along with multiple buckets by other Tigers gave the Trojans’ guests a comfortable advantage down the stretch.
Jacari Swinea had 24 points to top WHS in scoring, while Kaleb Knothe added 19 points and Zach Hayenga 18. The Trojans are now 2-1 on the year. Marshall, now 3-0, also got 15 points from Braxton Koster, 13 from Jackson Baynard and 11 from Braeden Myrhe.
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In girls basketball Friday, Marshall scored the first 19 points of the game on its way to a 61-38 triumph over the visiting Trojans. Reese Drake had 20 points for the Tigers and Resse Graven contributed 13. WHS is now 0-5.
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In high school hockey Saturday, both Worthington teams were on the road at Minnesota River.
In boys action, the Trojans were defeated 11-4. Worthington took a 1-0 edge in the first period on a Dominic Pavelko goal that was assisted by Kyle Ahrenstroff. Minnesota River then went ahead 2-1, but an unassisted goal by Easton Newman and another score from Pavelko made it 3-2 Trojans in the second period. The next six goals were then scored by Minnesota River. The final WHS goal came unassisted from Ian Bumgardner in the third period.
In the girls game, Minnesota River blanked Worthington 6-0.
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The Minnesota West Lady Jays racked up a pair of lopsided basketball wins over the weekend, beating Minnesota North College-Vermilion 82-26 on Friday night and Minnesota North College-Mesabi Range 83-32 on Saturday.
In Friday’s game, Minnesota West outscored Vermilion 31-4 in the third quarter to blow things wide open. Dasia Potter topped the Lady Jays scoring with 22 points in 21 minutes, making six 3-pointers. Skylla Peterson contributed 15 points, and Hattie DeVries had 14 points and nine assists. Olivia Hayenga grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.
On Saturday, Minnesota West won its eighth straight to improve to 10-2 on the year. Ranked No. 2 in the nation, the Lady Jays had Hayenga deliver a triple-double with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 10 steals, and she also had eight assists and three blocked shots. Audrey Drapeau had 10 points and nine steals. Peterson and DeVries added nine points apiece.
The Bluejay men, meanwhile, lost both of their games this past weekend, falling to Vermilion 81-59 and to Mesabi Range 78-62. Sammy Russ had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Jays in the Vermilion game and Jordan Sinclair chipped in with 13 points and nine rebounds; Minnesota West shot just 33% from the field and had 20 turnovers. On Saturday, the Bluejays – now 2-8 this season – were paced offensively by Teddy Collins Jr. had 19 points and Russ with 11 points along with 16 rebounds. Minnesota West made just 32% of its shots from the field.
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In high school wrestling Saturday at the Pizza Ranch Tournament in Jackson, 127-pounder Alex Galvez was the top Trojan performer with a third-place finish in his weight class. Worthington’s Carlos Omar Alloa Castillo finished fifth at 145 pounds, and Dalton Larson was sixth at 139.
For Adrian Area, meanwhile, Jaren Winselman finished first in the 285-pound division. Travis Weiss placed second at 127 , Rilee Heidebrink second at 160, Reese Morrison second at 189, Roberto Hernandez second at 215, Charger Erlanson third at 133, Logan Graham third at 114, Moe Erdman fourth at 121, Jackson Jenniges fourth at 139 and Devin Mazza sixth at 285.
Host JCC had a pair of individual champions Saturday -- Dallas Gossen at 114 and Nolan Ambrose at 145.
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In high school girls basketball Saturday, it was:
Westbrook-Walnut Grove 68, MACCRAY 50
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 55, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 33
Wabasso 59, Murray County Central 39
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 105, Red Rock Central 32
Marshall 39. Hill-Murray 30
In high school boys basketball Saturday:
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 79, Red Rock Central 66
In high school girls basketball Friday:
MACCRAY 70, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 15
Edgerton 66, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 30
Southwest Minnesota Christian 82, Adrian-Ellsworth 61
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 58, Murray County Central 44
Westbrook-Walnut Grove 68, Wabasso 21
Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 65, Red Rock Central 52
Estherville Lincoln Central 63, Jackson County Central 34
Windom 64, Redwood Valley 45
Luverne 75, Pipestone Area 48
Fairmont 75, Waseca 51
In high school boys basketball Friday:
Blue Earth 84, Martin County West 69
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 103, Renville County West 41
Redwood Valley 83, Windom 61
Waseca 60, Fairmont 45
Pipestone Area 86, Luverne 65
Estherville Lincoln Central 65, Jackson County Central 54
In high school girls hockey Saturday:
Luverne 4, Mankato East 3
Hutchinson 5, Windom Area 1
Marshall 1, Waseca 1
In high school girls hockey Friday:
Winona 2, Fairmont 1
In high school boys hockey Saturday:
Waseca 4, Marshall 3
In high school boys hockey Friday:
Luverne 6, New Ulm 1
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