The Luverne boys’ basketball team went 1-1 in the last two games heading into postseason play.
The Cardinals beat Tri-City United 60-50 in Waseca Saturday, and they lost to Lakeview 62-46 at home Monday.
Luverne is scheduled to play Redwood Valley at home Saturday, March 4, in a postseason subsection game.
LHS 60, Tri-City 50
The LHS boys’ basketball team traveled to Waseca Saturday, Feb. 25, beating Tri-City United 60-50 in a Big South Conference Showcase game.
“I was really happy with the energy that the kids showed during the
game. We played well in the first half defensively but had too many turnovers,” said head coach John Sichmeller.
“We started the second half really well and built an 18-point lead that we were able to maintain for most of the rest of the game.”
Senior Gannon Ahrendt had a big day with 27 points, six rebounds, six assists, four steals and seven blocked shots.
Junior Gavin DeBeer posted 13 points, nine rebounds, two assists, three steals and one blocked shot.
Sophomore Carter Sehr added 12 points, three rebounds, two assists and three steals.
Senior Marcus Feit netted five points along with two rebounds, one assist, two steals and one blocked shot.
Senior Tyson Cowell contributed three points, one rebound and five assists in the game.
Senior Riley Sneller was held from scoring but grabbed four rebounds, one assist and one steal.
Sophomore Landon Ahrendt had one assist and one steal and sophomore Elijah Woodley added one rebound, two assists and one blocked shot for Luverne.
Senior Ja’Shon Winter came off the bench to snag a rebound in the win over the Titans.
Lakeview 62, LHS 46
The Luverne boys’ basketball team took on Lakeview at home Monday, Feb. 27, losing 62-46.
“We had a bad ending to the first half that gave them a lead, and we weren’t able to get back ahead the rest of the game,” Sichmeller said.
“It was a good game for our kids to play against a good, physical team as we move into the playoffs.”
Gannon Ahrendt scored 17 points, Sehr 15 points, DeBeer 12 points and Cowell had 2 points in the game.
As of Star Herald press time, no other stats from the game were available.