Austin Rudquist scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in leading the Menahga boys basketball team to a 67-65 win over Staples-Motley last Tuesday night.
Nick Meyer added 10 points and Austen Schwartz had seven assists and four steals for the Braves, who trailed 32-30 at the half.
Nathan Schimpp hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points to lead the Cardinals, who went 10 for 36 on 3-pointers in falling to 1-4 on the season.
STAPLES-MOTLEY: Schimpp 17, Hofmann 12, Lund 12, Connell 10, G. Smith 5, Skeesick 4, B. Smith 3, Berggren 2.
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MENAHGA: Au. Rudquist 12 8-9 32, Meyer 5 0-0 10, Schwartz 3 2-2 9, Aa. Rudquist 3 1-3 8, Paulson 2 0-0 4, Skoog 1 2-4 4, Hillukka 0 0-0 0, Kicker 0 0-0 0, Taylor 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 for 57 (FG), 13 for 18 (FT).
Halftime: S-M 32, Menahga 30. Three-point field goals: Schwartz 1, Aa. Rudquist 1. Rebounds: Menahga 25 (Au. Rudquist 11, Meyer 4, Aa. Rudquist 4, Skoog 4, Schwartz 1, Taylor 1). Assists: Menahga 14 (Schwartz 7, Skoog 3, Aa. Rudquist 2, Meyer 1, Paulson 1). Steals: Menahga 7 (Schwartz 4, Au. Rudquist 1, Aa. Rudquist 1, Skoog 1). Blocked shots: Menahga 1 (Aa. Rudquist 1). Team fouls: Menahga 15. Turnovers: Menahga 9.
Braves defeat Sebeka
Schwartz led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points as the Braves defeated Sebeka 56-43 in a Park Region Conference game Thursday night.
Aaron Rudquist added 13 points, Jake Kicker scored 11 points and Meyer had seven rebounds for the Braves, who improved to 2-1 in the conference and 3-3 overall.
Sebeka fell to 0-3 in the conference and 2-4 overall.
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MENAHGA: Schwartz 6 0-2 16, Aa. Rudquist 5 3-6 13, Kicker 4 1-4 11, Meyer 3 1-3 9, Skoog 2 1-3 5, Mickelson 0 2-2 2, Haataja 0 0-0 0, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Paulson 0 0-0 0, Hrdlicka 0 0-0 0, Hillukka 0 0-2 0, Wurdock 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 for 48 (FG), 8 for 22 (FT).
Three-point field goals: Schwartz 4, Kicker 2. Rebounds: Menahga 23 (Meyer 7, Aa. Rudquist 4, Kicker 4, Skoog 3, Schwartz 1, Mickelson 1, Taylor 1, Paulson 1, Hillukka 1). Assists: Menahga 5 (Schwartz 2, Aa. Rudquist 2, Skoog 1). Steals: Menahga 14 (Schwartz 3, Aa. Rudquist 3, Skoog 3, Kicker 2, Meyer 2, Hillukka 1). Blocked shots: Menahga 5 (Taylor 2, Aa. Rudquist 1, Meyer 1, Hillukka 1). Team fouls: Menahga 17. Fouled out: Taylor. Turnovers: Menahga 12.
