ARLINGTON – Devon Heuer and Casey Stegeman combined for 42 points as Arlington beat Elkton-Lake Benton 62-43 in the Dakota Valley Conference Boys’ Basketball Tournament championship game Saturday afternoon.
Heuer dropped in 21 points while adding five steals and two assists.
Stegeman posted a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds. He blocked three shots.
The duo went a combined 13-of-21 from the field.
The Cardinals were up 15-10 after a quarter, 28-21 at halftime and 42-29 through three.
Trey Ramstad added nine points and Trevor Larsen seven. Nick Kersting had two points, seven boards, four steals and a pair of dimes.
The Elks’ Matthew Nibbe finished with 21 points.
Arlington (13-2) heads to Colman-Egan and Elkton-Lake Benton (9-6) plays at Baltic tonight.
ARLINGTON 62, ELKTON-LAKE BENTON 43
Elkton-Lake Benton (9-6)
Taryn Krog 0-0 0-0 0, Marcus Harming 2-4 2-2 7, Miles Harming 0-0 0-0 0, Dylan Kuehl 0-2 0-0 0, Matthew Nibbe 9-14 1-5 21, Grant DeRuyter 1-9 1-2 4, Mason Gaumer 1-7 0-0 3, Bryson Sik 0-1 0-0 0, Billy Stuefen 0-2 0-0 0, Aiden Erickson 0-2 0-0 0, Devin Sopko 4-6 0-0 8. Totals 17-47 4-9 43.
Arlington (13-2)
Nick Kersting 0-2 2-2 2, Casey Stegeman 7-9 6-10 20, Trey Ramstad 3-10 1-1 9, Devon Heuer 6-12 8-11 21, Trevor Larsen 2-8 2-2 7, Mason Bunker 0-1 0-0 0, Ryker Erstad 0-1 0-0 0, Chance Spilde 1-1 0-0 3, Jon Tawzer 0-1 0-0 0, Chris Wallace 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-46 19-26 62.
Elkton-Lake Benton 10 11 8 14 – 43
Arlington 15 13 14 20 – 62
3-point goals – ELB 5-16 (Nibbe 2-4, Marcus Harming 1-1, DeRuyter 1-4, Gaumer 1-4, Sik 0-1, Erickson 0-2), A 5-20 (Ramstad 2-5, Spilde 1-1, Heuer 1-3, Larsen 1-7, Bunker 0-1, Erstad 0-1, Kersting 0-2). Rebounds – ELB 31 (DeRuyer 8), A 31 (Stegeman 8). Assists – ELB 6 (DeRuyter 3), A 12 (Ramstad 6). Steals – ELB 2 (DeRuyer, Gaumer 1), A 12 (Heuer 5). Blocks – ELB 2 (DeRuyter 2), A 4 (Stegeman 3). Turnovers – ELB 17, A 12. Total fouls – ELB 21, A 11. Fouled out – none. Technical fouls – none.
