The Bulldog boys basketball team split two games this week to bring their overall record to 2-5 and 1-1 in the Granite Ridge Conference.
Becker 67, Milaca 63
The Bulldogs traveled to Milaca last Friday night and came away with a four-point win.
Lucas Dertinger once again was the Bulldogs’ leading scorer. He tallied 30 points on eight-of-16 shooting, including seven three-pointers. He also had seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.
The Wolves were led by Peyton Rothanburg, who scored 21 points.
The Bulldogs notched nine, second-chance points and had 15 points off turnovers. Milaca had 12 second-chance points, nine team rebounds, eight fast-break points and 17 points off turnovers.
Becker scoring: Dertinger 30, Brandon Gustafson 16, Caleb Quernemoen 7, Sam Ricker 5, Justin Kringle 4, Cade Callahan 3 and Travis Myers 2.
Milaca scoring: Rothanburg 21, Cade Sorenson 18, Dylan Ash 9, Jake Mach 6, Logan Mollacek 4, Joe Berg 4 and Steven Worth 1.
Storm 62, Bulldogs 55
On the road again, the Becker boys basketball team lost by seven to the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm Wednesday evening.
The Bulldogs jumped out to a commanding lead against the Storm behind Dertinger’s 30 points. Becker led at halftime 26-19 and looked prime to take their second win in a row.
However, SRR’s Deng Deang lit things up in the second half — leading the Storm to a 45-29 advantage and a seven-point win.
Dertinger did his part, nailing seven three-pointers to keep his team in the game. No other players on the court scored in double figures besides Dertinger and Deang.
Bulldog scoring: Dertinger 30, Ricker 9, Quernemoen 8, Gustafson 4, Bryce Boser 2 and Kringler 2.
Storm scoring: Deang 30, Braden Tretter 7, Nathan Waldorf 6, Cade Milton-Baumgardner 6, Anthony Massman 4, Joshua Schloe 4, Cody Landwehr 3 and Adrian Ziebarth 2.
Up Next
The Bulldogs played Friday at Albany (full report on game in next week’s Citizen-Tribune), then they host Willmar Tuesday and travel to Dassel-Cokato Friday.
