By Mark HaugenLuverne lost its first game of the season last week after starting out the year 6-0.Luverne beat Murray County Central 62-56 on Saturday night but shot poorly and lost 49-43 to Edgerton on Monday.The boys host Redwood Valley on Friday and JCC on Tuesday.Luverne 62, MCC 56The Cardinals netted their sixth straight win behind Brandon Deragisch’s 16 points and six steals.Luverne fell behind 15-12 after the first quarter but bounced back with a 17-8 second quarter run that left them leading by six at halftime.Junior guard Jake Hendricks finished with 14 points for Luverne and John Tofteland added 10."It was a fairly close game throughout and we didn’t put them away like I wanted to," Coach Tom Rops said. "They are a very scrappy team, especially on their home court."The game was won at the free-throw line where the Cardinals were 18-25 and MCC only 3-4.The Luverne "B" team won 60-36 as Mark Boelman scored 21.Luverne Box ScorePick 4 4-6 12, Herman 1 3-5 5, Deragisch 2 2 7-8 16, Hendricks 1 3 3-4 14, Tofteland 3 1 1-2 10, Heronimus 2 1-2 5.Team Totals:Rebounds: L 20 (Herman 5). Steals: Pick 5.Edgerton 49, Luverne 43Luverne’s Brandon Deragisch and Jake Hendricks hit 3-pointers in the final two minutes to pull the Cardinals to within three, but they could get no closer.Deragisch scored 20 on the night, as Luverne hung around within single digits most of the game but couldn’t overcome 17-22 free throw shooting by the Flying Dutchmen."Unfortunately we shot the ball extremely poorly (15-48) and we didn’t create as many turnovers as we normally do," Rops said. "We haven’t been shooting the ball all that well the whole year and again that hurt us. They made a few more plays than we did."The Cardinal "B" team won 48-36 behind Derek Boeve’s 16. Their record is 6-1.Luverne Box ScorePick 2 2-4 6, Herman 1 2-2 4, Deragisch 3 3 5-6 20, Tofteland 1 4-4 6, Heronimus 1 0-1 2, Hendricks 0 2 0-2 6..Team Totals:Rebounds: L 20, E 20. Turnovers: L 15, E 15.