A 72-54 Gopher Conference victory in New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva on Thursday night, Kenyon-Vanamingo Cavaliers senior Laden Nerison scored 29 points.

The Panthers scored 18 points each by senior Tyrone Wilson and sophomore Duxter Lee.

Both teams doubled their points in the first half of fouls, and the Cavaliers led 29-23 in the end. Nellison scored 13 points at halftime.

Kenyon Vanamingo was suppressed for most of the game. The Panthers had 17 turnovers, and they made 12 turnovers and only 4 turnovers in the second half.

Cavaliers senior Luke Alme scored 12 points, 11 of which were scored in the second half.

The delivery of the Cashwise Foods and Pharmacy game in Owatona was a sweet back pass from the Panthers senior Tyrone Wilson in traffic to score for his teammates in the first half.

The Kenyon Cavaliers' bus service in this game is Nellison, a 6-foot-9 senior Paul Koch, who changed many shots and had some blocks that set the tone for the game.

NRHEG made 5 of 15 from the free throw line and KW made 15 of 25 from the free throw line.

Kenyon-Wanamingo's bench defeated NRHEG 10 to 8. Sophomore Colton Steberg contributed 7 points and won Kenyon's super bench Tatge Jewelry.

The Cavaliers have a total record of 2-1, a 2-0 record in the Gopher Conference, and will head to the state's No. 1 Maple River next Thursday.

The Panthers have a total record of 1-1. In the conference, they head to St. James on Tuesday and then at Triton on Friday, December 17, 2021.

In the early-season matchup between Hayfield and Rashford-Peterson, two outstanding teams in southern Minnesota, the highest-ranking defending 1A champion Vikings lost 51-47 at Rashford. A game was dropped.

Free throws are different. The Trojans shot 19 of 22 and the Vikings shot 6 of 14.

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