The Luverne boys’ basketball team hosted Worthington Thursday, Feb. 16, beating the Trojans 75-64.
“We had a lot of energy at the tip off from the kids on the court and from the bench,” said head coach John Sichmeller. “That has been something we have been working on, and it was good to see it pay off for our kids,”
Luverne opened up the scoring with a 32-18 lead at the half, before battling a tighter second half to win the game.
“That was one of our best wins all year, beating a very good Worthington team,” Sichmeller said.
“Our free throw shooting late was big, and we were able to make our last 10 free throws to finish the game.”
Senior Gannon Ahrendt and sophomore Carter Sehr both scored 19 points in the game.
Ahrendt grabbed four rebounds, had five assists, three steals and two blocked shots.
Junior Gavin DeBeer added 16 points, two rebounds and one assist.
Junior Elijah Woodley had five points, three rebounds and one assist for Luverne.
Seniors Marcus Feit and Tyson Cowell netted six points apiece.
Sophomore Landon Ahrendt contributed four points, three rebounds and two assists.
Sehr had three rebounds, four assists and one blocked shot.
Feit added one rebound, three assists and one steal.
Cowell had three rebounds and three assists.
Senior Riley Sneller helped the Cardinals with one rebound, two assists and one steal in the game.
The Luverne boys are scheduled to host Minneota Thursday, Feb. 23, and will travel for their last regular season game Saturday, Feb. 25, to play in the Big South Conference Showcase in Waseca.