Hayfield’s Olive Scores Career High in Win Over Triton

Hayfield connected on seven three-point baskets in the first half and held Triton to six field goals in the second half in an Hiawatha Valley League boys basketball contest in Dodge Center on Monday night.

Leading the way was 5-foot-11 junior Drew Olive with a career-high 27 points. Olive connected on his 50th three-pointer of the season while hitting four first-half threes and was a perfect six-for-six from the free throw line.

The Vikings finished with nine three-pointers in the game compared with the Cobras' five.

Triton jumped out to a 6-0 lead to start the game and were engaged in a see-saw affair in the first half. Hayfield led 31 to 28 at the half.

Hayfield bottled up the lane to stop 6-foot-2 senior Isaiah Wannarka's dribble penetration drives to the basket and held him to 23 points. Wannarka was coming off a 40-point performance Friday against Pine Island where he scored his 1,000th career point.

The Vikings held him to two field goals the second half. In fact, only three Cobras scored in the second half. The only other Triton player in double figures was Garrett Dahms with 10 points.

Thanks to Olive's performance, the Hayfield bench outscored the Triton bench 30-6.

The Vikings' 5-foot-11 senior Aaron Younge had 13 points and 6-foot-2 senior Aaron Anderson finished with 10

Hayfield is 7-6 in the conference and 14-8 overall and Triton falls to 5-9 in the league and 9-13 overall on the season.

The Cobras host Randolph on Thursday and Hayfield's next game at Kenyon-Wanamingo will also be on KDHL.

In other area boys games Monday night:

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown pulled into a tie for first place in the Gopher Conference with a 65-57 win over Maple River in Morristown.

St. Peter 73, Kenyon-Wanamingo 38
Albert Lea 70, New Ulm 65
Belle Plaine 62, Sibley East 50
Kasson-Mantorville 68, Cannon Falls 56
Schaeffer Academy 76, Randolph 71
Minnesota Academy for the Deaf 78, Liberty Classical 51
United South Central 70, Medford 45
Dover-Eyota 51, Southland 48
Jordan 81, Tri-City United 58
Le Sueur-Henderson 80, Mayer Lutheran 62
Cleveland 59, Madelia 42
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 71, Alden-Conger 61

In girls basketball :

Hayfield 72, Triton 17
Kasson-Mantorville 60, Cannon Falls 30
United South Central 51, Medford 44
Norwood Young America 63, St. Peter 48
Lyle/Austin Pacelli 72, Leroy-Ostrander 38
New Prague 92, Maranatha Christian 67
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 52, Maple River 37
Minnehaha Academy 77, Pine Island 47
Grand Meadow 63, Randolph 59
Sibley East 61, Belle Plaine 33
Mankato Loyola 68, Cedar Mountain-Comfrey 55
Mayer Lutheran 58, Le Sueur-Henderson 38
Jordan 52, Tri-City United 48

Boys Hockey

Albert Lea 11, Fairmont Area 1
Rochester Century 3, Winona 1