Boys basketball: Benson Braves run through Sting at Espeland, 80-47

Benson 80, YME 47

It was the Matt Ahrndt show Tuesday night as the Benson guard went for 31 points to quiet an already sparse Espeland crowd in a 80-47 drubbing of the home team.

Yellow Medicine East sophomore guard Blake Lindstrom tried to keep pace with Ahrndt, who rolled in lay-up after lay-up, by lighting up threes from the outside on his way to 17 points on the night.

Center Logan DeBlieck chipped in 13 points and a team-high six rebounds for the Sting who are now 0-9 in conference play and 1-11 overall.

The Sting get another chance at home Thursday night against conference foe Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City.

Benson (2-7, 5-11)                42 38 — 80

YME (0-9, 1-11)                26 21 — 47

BENSON

Team stats: 31-51 FG (5-8 3-pt); 13-21 FT; 27 rebounds; 17 fouls

Scoring: Dan Lee 5, Zach Maurer 7, Aaron Ahrndt 9, Eric Lagge 3, Colin Ose 15, Matt Ahrndt 31, Ryan Hampton 2, Zach Jensen 2, Jacob Goff 6 3-point shots: M. Ahrndt 2, Lee 1, Maurer 1, A. Ahrndt 1 Rebound leaders: Ose 5 Assist leaders: M. Ahrndt 4 Steal leaders: M. Ahrndt 8

Yelllow Medicine East

Team stats: 17-49 FG (5-14 3-pt); 8-18 FT; 27 rebounds; 18 fouls

Scoring: Austin Vikander 1, Blake Lindstrom 17, Chase Richter 4, Nate Anderson 3, Tyson Velde 7, Jacob Pederson 2, Logan DeBlieck 13 3-point shots: Lindstrom 5  Rebound leaders: DeBlieck 6 Assist leaders: Anderson 3 Steal leaders: Anderson 2, DeBlieck 2