Big second half
Warriors pull away from Mavs in 2A boys hoops
After a close first half, second-seeded BOLD pulled away from 15th-seeded Martin County West in the second 18 minutes as the Warriors defeated the Mavericks 65-46 in the second round of the Section 2A boys basketball tournament Tuesday in Bird Island.
BOLD had a 21-20 lead at halftime.
Jack Gross scored 27 points and Will Penkert 17 for the Warriors, who improved to 17-10.
MCW had three players in double figures, with Kale Larson scoring 15 points, Jacob Wilmes 13 and Lucas Larson 10. The Mavericks finish 10-18.
BOLD will face Sleepy Eye (14-13) in the quarterfinals Thursday in Arlington.
Section 2A
Friday, Feb. 28
First round
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 61, United South Central 48
Nicollet 81, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 35
Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 76, Truman/Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain 53
Martin County West 69, Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 63
Tuesday, March 4
Second round
Upper bracket
Springfield 74, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 55
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 66, New Ulm Cathedral 47
Madelia 66, Nicollet 52
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 81, Mayer Lutheran 61
Lower bracket
Cedar Mountain 87, Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 62
Lester Prairie 72, Cleveland 55
Sleepy Eye 61, Mankato Loyola 50
BOLD 65, Martin County West 46
Thursday, March 6.
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
At St. Peter High School
Springfield (26-2) vs. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (13-13), 6 p.m.
Madelia (21-6) vs. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (12-15), 7:45 p.m.
Lower bracket
At Sibley East High School
Cedar Mountain (24-3) vs. Lester Prairie (14-13), 7:45 p.m.
Sleepy Eye (14-13) vs. BOLD (17-10), 6 p.m.
Monday, March 10
Semifinals
At Gustavus
Upper bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower bracket winners, 7:45 p.m.
Thursday, March 13
Championship
At Minnesota State
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
MCW boys basketball schedule/results
Monday, Dec. 2: at United South Central, W 73-54
Tuesday, Dec. 3: TMLGHEC, W 69-67
Thursday, Dec. 5: St. Clair, L 57-51
Tuesday, Dec. 10: Minnesota Valley Lutheran, L 64-47
Thursday, Dec. 12: at Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, W 71-51
Saturday, Dec. 14: at Fairmont, L 69-31
Tuesday, Dec. 17: at Madelia, L 67-60
Friday, Dec. 20: at Nicollet, L 66-63
Friday, Dec. 27: at Windom, L 96-69
Saturday, Dec. 28: St. James Area at Windom, L 71-61
Monday, Jan. 6: St. James Area, L 72-63
Friday, Jan. 10: Cleveland, W 76-75
Monday, Jan. 13: at Mankato Loyola, L 76-75
Thursday, Jan. 16: at TMLGHEC, L 54-52
Tuesday, Jan. 21: Nicollet, L 55-51
Monday, Jan. 27: Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, W 59-54
Thursday, Jan. 30: Madelia, L 69-66
Tuesday, Feb. 4: at Cleveland, L 67-63
Thursday, Feb. 6: Blue Earth Area, L 86-57
Saturday, Feb. 8: Mankato Loyola, W 59-43
Friday, Feb. 14: at Cedar Mountain, L 69-52
Thursday, Feb. 20: at Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, W 69-67
Saturday, Feb. 22: New Ulm Cathedral, W 52-37
Monday, Feb. 24: Windom, L 96-70
Friday, Feb. 28: Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, W 69-63
Tuesday, March 4: at BOLD, L 65-46