The Becker Bulldog boys basketball team went 1-3 this past week — losing to three nonconference teams — to drop to 5-8, but are just one game out of first place in the Granite Ridge Conference at 3-1 with a win over Foley.
Becker 56, Foley 53
Dillon Radunz led Becker with 20 points in a win over Foley Thursday night on the road.
Michael Veldman added 12 points for the Bulldogs.
Devyn Fox scored 17 points and Cameron Jurek had 14 for Foley, which led 23-22 at halftime.
In 13 games, the Bulldogs are averaging 59 points a game. Veldman has scored 231 points in that span, averaging nearly 18 points a game.
Becker Scoring: Radunz 20, Veldman 12, Barthel 8, Davalos 8, Yoerg 3, Brown 3 and Matt Conzemius 2.
Foley Scoring: Fox 17, Jurek 14, Andrew Klucas 8, Kyle Kipka 5, Grant Wennerberg 4, Adam Kron 3 and Alex Boeckman 2.
Orono 63, Becker 48
The Orono Spartans basketball team won Tuesday's home nonconference game against Becker by 15 points.
The Bulldogs were led by Veldman who had 14 and Radunz who had 10.
The Spartans were led by Ethan Larson, who tallied 17 points in the win.
Becker Scoring: Veldman 14, Dillon Radunz 10, Matt Yoerg 7, Dawson Brown 7, Andrew Davalos 6, Blake Barthel 2 and Zack Moeller 2.
Orono Scoring: Ethan Larson 17, Sam Sustacek 10, Coby Stoe 9, Cole Hennings 9, Patrick Codute 6, Mathew Hirschberg 3, Alex Kill 3, Samuel Turner 2, Ellis Hammer 2 and Cameron Bentrott 2.
Apollo 64, Becker 56
John Quinlan scored 21 points to lead St. Cloud Apollo (5-6) past Becker in a nonconference game Saturday afternoon at Apollo High School.
Veldman had a spectacular night, scoring 24 points in the losing effort. Davalos chipped in 12.
The Eagles led 32-27 at halftime and Logan Louangsyharaj knocked down 12 points for Apollo.
Becker Scoring: Veldman 24, Davalos 12, Moeller 7, Yoerg 6, Barthel 6, Brown 1.
Apollo Scoring: Quinlan 21, Louangsyharaj 12, Ethan Novacinski 8, Cole Johnson 6, Michael Tiede 6, Jack Atkinson 6, Wes McDonnell 3 and Luke Dunsmoor 2.
Rogers 68, Becker 45
Cole Murray had 18 points to lead Rogers past host Becker in a nonconference match-up last Friday night.
Veldman had 11 points to lead Becker and Dawson Brown and Matt Yoerg each had nine.
Rogers led 29-26 at halftime and outscored Becker 39-19 in the second half.
Becker Scoring: Veldman 11, Yoerg 7, Brown 7, Moeller 6, Radunz 6, Davalos 4 and Barthel 4.
Rogers Scoring: Murray 18, Lance Lendl 12, Steffan Musoke 10, Gunnar Bloom 8, Allen Wilson 6, Justin Bohnsack 4, Caleb Reese 4, Will Alexander 4 and Adam Heyer 2.
Next up for the Bulldogs is a road matchup against conference foe St. Cloud Cathedral Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., then a home game against Mora Friday night at 7:30 p.m. and a home game against Delano Saturday at 3 p.m.
