“Overall, I liked our defensive execution,” said Hillcrest Head Coach Ryan Garvin.  “Sean Berge had 6 deflections and 8 steals to lead us, adding to his 9 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.  He continues to add value in many significant ways.”

The Comets were led by Noah Brumfield (20 points, 9 rebounds, 7 deflections, 3 steals), Justin Petersen (14 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists), Luke Christensen (13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks) and Preston Berge (4 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals).

“We knew that Coach (Taylor) Fuhs would have something cooked up for us to try to take away Noah and they were able to do that for the first 9 minutes of the game,” noted Garvin.  “Our coaching staff collectively made some nice adjustments to our offensive scheme and we were able to finish the half on a 28-5 run.  I thought Justin Petersen did a great job for us handling and distributing the ball from many places on the court and Luke Christensen protected the paint for us, defensively.”

Hillcrest (17-4, 11-2 LEC) will play a conference game in Underwood on Friday.

Rothsay is at Battle Lake Thursday and will host Parkers Prairie on Friday.