Kenyon-Wanamingo Boys Basketball Capture Road Win

Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights senior Laden Nerison scored 29 points in a 72-54 Gopher Conference win at New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Thursday night.

The Panthers were paced by senior Tyrone Wilson and sophmore Daxter Lee with 18 points each.

Both teams were in the double bonus in a foul infested first half that resulted in a 29-23 Knights lead.  Nerison had 13 points at the half.

Kenyon-Wanamingo pressed most of the game and got 17 Panthers turnovers while they committed 12 miscues, just 4 in the second half.

Knights senior Luke Alme added 12 points with 11 of those coming in the second half.

The Cashwise Foods and Pharmacy of Owatonna Delivery of the Game was a sweet behind the back pass by Panthers senior Tyrone Wilson in traffic setting up a teammate for a score in the first half.

The Held Bus Service of Kenyon Knights of the game were Nerison, 6'9 senior Paul Kortsch who altered numerous shots and had some blocks to set the tone in the game.

NRHEG was 5 of 15 from the free throw line while K-W shot 15 of 25 from the charity stripe.

Kenyon-Wanamingo's bench outscored NRHEG 10 to 8 with sophmore Colton Steberg contributing 7 points to earn the Tatge Jewelry of Kenyon super sub of the game.

The Knights are 2-1 overall, 2-0 in the Gopher Conference and go to state ranked Maple River next Thursday.

The Panthers are 1-1 overall and in the conference and head to St. James Tuesday then are at Triton next Friday, December 17, 2021.

In a early season showdown between two very good southern Minnesota teams Hayfield and Rushford-Peterson the top ranked defending Class 1A Champion Vikings dropped a game at Rushford 51-47.

Free throws were the difference with the Trojans connecting on 19 of 22 while the Vikings were 6 of 14.

Other boys basketball scores Tuesday, December 9, 2021:

• Mankato West 54  Northfield 50
• Mankato East 76  St. Peter 52
• Waseca 72  Medford 52
• Kasson-Mantorville
• Farmington 84  Rochester Century 60
• J-W-P 84  Sibley East 63
• Grand Meadow 59  Randolph  54
• Lewiston-Altura 76  Triton 60
• Goodhue  66  Cannon Falls  47
• Stewartville  65  Lake City  61
• Byron 55 Pine Island 50
• Coon Rapids 98  Burnsville 74
• Eastview 91 Eden Prairie 78
• Wayzata 71  Lakeville South 62
• Eagan 64  Minneapolis Southwest 59
• Prior Lake 80  Chaska 70
• Kingsland 61  St. Charles 37

Minnesota girls high school basketball scores from Thursday, December 9, 2021

• Rochester Lourdes 55 Kasson-Mantorville  53
• Hayfield 60 Rushford-Peterson 38
• Goodhue 68  Cannon Falls 35
• Grand Meadow 59  Randolph 27
• Farmington 48  Owatonna 46
• Liberty Classical 38  MSAD 25
• Plainview-Elgin-Millville 57  Triton 45
• Chatfield 53  Blooming Prairie 37
• NRHEG 74  Kenyon-Wanamingo 46
• Houston 58  Spring Grove 32
• Caledonia 66  Waukon, Ia. 54
• Bloomington Kennedy 54  Jordan 49
• Wayzata 49  Lakeville North 45
• Rosemount 68  Stillwater 65
• Hopkins 83  Eastview 29
• Maple Grove 56  Shakopee 54
• Edina 70  Burnsville 57
• Schaeffer Academy 61  Loyola 55
• GHEC-Truman-Martin Luther 70  AC/GE 43

Wrestling

• Faribault 51  Kenyon-Wanamingo 21
• K-W 42 NRHEG 34
• Kasson-Mantorville 61  Byron 12

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