The Luverne boys’ basketball team picked up its first win of the season when it made the short trip to Hills for a game with Hills-Beaver Creek.
The Cardinals defeated their Rock County rivals, the H-BC Patriots, 48-32 in the Tuesday, Dec. 14, contest.
The Patriots led the entire first half of the game, leading by as much as 10 points (18-8), and took a 20-16 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Luverne came out stronger in the second half and quickly narrowed the lead and then tied the game.
The two teams traded baskets until about 11 minutes remaining in the contest when the Cardinals took a 27-26 lead.
Luverne outscored the Patriots 21-5 the remainder of the game to earn the sixteen-point victory.
Casey Sehr led the Cardinals with 18 points, four rebounds and four assists.
Connor Overgaard had 13 points and six rebounds in the contest.
For the Patriots, senior Cole Baker scored 18 points and brought in four rebounds.
Andrew Harris scored five points and collected five rebounds.
Ty Bundesen and Liam Raymon recorded seven and six rebounds respectively.
Luverne box score:
Cole-Kraty 2 0 1-2 5, Schoeneman 0 0 0-0 0, Frahm 0 0 0-0 0, Sneller 0 0 0-0 0, Cowell 1 0 0-1 2, Sehr 8 0 2-4 18, Feit 0 0 1-2 1, Radtke 3 1 2-5 9, Friedrichsen 0 0 0-0 0, Connor Overgaard 6 0 1-7 13, Mounce 0 0 0-0 0, Arp 0 0 0-0 0
H-BC box score:
Baker 6 1 3-4 18, Raymon 1 0 0-0 2, Page 0 0 0-0 0, Leenderts 0 1 0-1 3, Bundesen 1 0 0-3 2, Metzger 0 0 0-0 0, Durst 1 0 0-0 2, Harris 2 0 1-6 5
Team statistics:
Luverne: 20 of 48 (42 percent), 7 of 21 free throws (33 percent), 35 rebounds, 15 turnovers
HBC: 13 of 42 (31 percent), 4 of 12 free throws (33 percent) 35 rebounds, 18 turnovers