Rost’s 31 points power Vikings past Ortonville

Max Rost scored a career-high 31 points and was one of three Minneota players to finish with double-digit rebounds en route to a 69-59 victory over winless Ortonville Thursday night in Minneota.
If you fire up enough shots, some of them will eventually score points.
Minneota (7-14) overcame 25 missed three-pointers by grabbing twice as many rebounds as the Trojans (0-21). The Vikings' 34 offensive rebounds was six more than Ortonville's 28 total rebounds.
Rost made 12 of 20 shots from the field, including a pair of three-pointers, and 5 of 7 free throws. He also had 12 rebounds and four assists.
Sawyer DeSmet accounted for 14 points and a game-high 19 rebounds. Peyton Sheik also reached double figures in rebounds with 12, while also scoring eight points. Ryan Dalager added 11 points and five assists.
The Vikings jumped out to an 11-2 lead and expanded it to 24-10 when Tate Peterson scored from close range. But Ortonville fought back with an 18-7 to whittle the deficit to 31-28 with just over three minutes remaining in the first half.
The Vikings then scored the final nine points of the first half. Sheik turned a steal into a layup to start the run. DeSmet scored inside and also hit a free throw, and Rost scored on two drives to the hoop.
Ortonville never let the Vikings run away with the game as they hit seven triples and stayed within reach most of the way.
Dru Boots paced the Trojans with 19 points, while Carter Lee had 15 points off the bench and Hunter Merritt chipped in with 14.

Minneota 69, Ortonville 59
Ortonville................................................28 31 - 59
Minneota........................................ ........40 29 - 69
Team Statistics
Field-goal shooting (good-attempt-pct.): Ortonville 22-for-58, 38 percent; Minneota 27-for-80, 34 percent ... 3-point shooting (good-attempts-pct.): Ortonville 7-for-24, 29 percent; Minneota 4-for-29, 14 percent ... Free-throw shooting: Ortonville 8-for-13, 62 percent; Minneota 11-for-21, 52 percent ... Rebounds: Ortonville 28, Minneota 57

Ortonville Individual Statistics
Scoring (total points): Dru Boots 19, Isaac Brown 2, Carter Brown 4, Connor Danielson 3, Daunte Fetters 0, Jaydon Hughes 0, Quentin Kuefler 2, Carter Lee 15, Hunter Merritt 14x ... 3-pointers: Lee 3, Boots 2, Danielson 1, Merritt 1 ... Rebound leaders: C.Brown 5, Boots 4, Fetters 4, Hughes 4, Merritt 4 ... Assist leaders: Merritt 7, Boots 4 .... Steal leaders: not available

Minneota Individual Statistics
Scoring (fg-att, ft-att, pts): Ryan Dalager 3-15 3-4 11, Max Rost 12-20 5-7 31, Sawyer DeSmet 6-11 2-4 14, Anthony Rybinski 0-5 1-3 1, Peyton Sheik 4-18 0-0 8, Lucas Rybinski 1-6 0-0 2, Tate Peterson 1-2 0-0 2, Lincoln Jerzak 0-3 0-0 0, Jackson Lacek 0-0 0-3 0 ... 3-pointers: Dalager 2, Rost 2 ... Rebounds: DeSmet 19, Rost 12, Sheik 12, Dalager 6, L.Rybinski 3, A.Rybinski 2, Peterson 2, Jerzak 1 ... Assists: Dalager 5, Rost 4, DeSmet 3, A.Rybinski 2, L.Rybinski 2, Sheik 1 ... Steals: Dalager 2, Sheik 2

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Canby 68, Minneota 57
(Result Tuesday, Feb. 14)
Canby rallied from a seven-point deficit in the second half Tuesday night to avenge an earlier loss to Minneota.
In a previous meeting on Jan. 5 in Minneota, the Vikings beat Canby 58-48.
Tied 30-30 at halftime, the Vikings (6-14) built a 41-34 lead early in the second half that was capped by a three-pointer from Anthony Rybinski and a driving floater from Max Rost. The Lancers (11-11) then went on a 12-0 run capped by a dunk from Trevor Gray, who was then assessed a technical foul for hanging on the rim.
Ryan Dalager sank both technical free throws to make it 46-43, but the Vikings were never able to regain the lead.
Kolton Duis dropped in four 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 25 points while also collecting 11 rebounds. Trevor Gray had 13 points and eight rebounds and Michael Tol added 10 points. Evan Weber dished out 11 assists to go along with eight points.
Peyton Sheik led Minneota with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and also pulled down 10 rebounds. Max Rost also had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Sawyer DeSmet grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds and also scored six points. Ryan Dalager had nine points.

CANBY 68, MINNEOTA 57
Canby......................................................30 38 - 68
Minneota........................................ ........30 27 - 57

Team Statistics
Field-goal shooting (good-attempt-pct.): Canby 25-for-57, 44 percent; Minneota 24-for-69, 35 percent ... 3-point shooting (good-attempts-pct.): Canby 7-for-20, 35 percent; Minneota 6-for-32, 19 percent ... Free-throw shooting: Canby 11-for-21, 52 percent; Minneota 3-for-5, 60 percent ... Rebounds: Canby 37, Minneota 41

Canby Individual Statistics
Scoring (total points): Kolton Duis 25, Trevor Gray 13, Dylan Houseman 0, Brady Hulzebos 4, Liam MacArthur 0, Zach Ourada 8, Michael Tol 10, Evan Weber 8 ... 3-pointers: Duis 4, Ourada 2, Gray 1 ... Rebound leaders: Duis 11, Gray 8, Weber 8 ... Assist leaders: Weber 11, Gray 3, Houseman 3 .... Steal leaders: not available

Minneota Individual Statistics
Scoring (fg-att, ft-att, pts): Ryan Dalager 3-15 2-2 9, Max Rost 8-21 0-0 17, Sawyer DeSmet 3-5 0-0 6, Anthony Rybinski 1-6 0-2 3, Peyton Sheik 8-13 1-1 19, Lucas Rybinski 1-6 0-0 3, Tate Peterson 0-1 0-0 0, Lincoln Jerzak 0-2 0-0 0 ... 3-pointers: Sheik 2, Dalager 1, Rost 1, A.Rybinski 1, L.Rybinski 1 ... Rebounds: DeSmet 12, Rost 11, Sheik 10, A.Rybinski 6, Dalager 1, L.Rybinski 1 ... Assists: Dalager 5, A.Rybinski 4, Rost 3, DeSmet 1, L.Rybinski 1, Sheik 1 ... Steals: not available