SHERBURN — St. James Area senior teammates Sandin Skow and Brady Stevens have been compiling impressive scoring and rebounding statistics for the last three seasons.

Add sophomore guards Parker Jones and Kobe Mohwinkel, along with senior forward Lucas Fredin, to the mix and Saints head coach Alex Hein likes what he sees on the hardwood court.

Skow collected 13 points and four assists, Stevens produced 12 points and nine rebounds, while Jones chipped in 12 points to power St. James Area to a 63-31 non-league victory over the Martin County West Mavericks on Thursday night in Sherburn.

“Better balanced scoring this year,” said Hein. “It’s nice to have three, four guys scoring in double figures for us this season. Makes us a little more difficult to defend.”

It also didn’t hurt that the Saints had seven different players combine for 10-for-25 shooting — 40 percent — from 3-point range.

Hard-working point guard Josh Bjerken single-handedly kept the Mavericks within striking distance during the game’s first seven minutes.

Bjerken accounted for all 10 of MCW’s initial points, including a game-opening 3-pointer before sinking a pair of free throws, as the home team trailed 19-10 with 10:45 remaining before intermission.

Ryan Witcraft came off the Saints’ bench to hit a trey before Maverick junior Matt Holm answered with a 3-pointer off a Logan Ebeling kickout pass.

Stevens and Jones, however, proved a lethal 1-2 scoring punch for St. James Area during the final six minutes of the opening half. The two Saints combined for 10 points to build a 32-17 halftime edge.

Cam Dressen, who distributed three assists, converted a traditional 3-point play off an assist from Wyatt Geistfeld to account for the Mavericks’ first points of the second half.

Unfortunately, Skow, Mohwinkel and Stevens reeled off a 16-0 offensive surge to put the game out of the Mavericks’ reach at 50-20 with 11 minutes remaining in regulation.

Mohwinkel and Skow swooshed a pair of 3s to trigger the double-digit run that led to both coaches turning over the final 10 minutes to their respective reserves.

Holm finished with five points for the Mavericks, Geistfeld and Andrew Ringnell chipped in four points apiece, while Colby Williamson pulled down a team-best five rebounds.

Mohwinkel and Fredin supplied seven and six points, respectively, for the Saints.

Martin County West (0-2) plays host to Luverne at 3 p.m. Saturday in Trimont. St. James Area (1-1) plays host to Nicollet on Monday night.

St. James               32-31–63

Martin Co. West   17-14–31

MARTIN CO. WEST (31)

Owens 0-2 0-0 0, Karter Janssen 1-3 0-0 2, Geistfeld 2-4 0-0 4, Bjerken 3-8 3-5 10, Dressen 1-3 1-1 3, N. Ringnell 0-0 1-4 1, Williamson 0-0 1-4 1, Kooper Janssen 0-3 1-2 1, Holm 1-6 2-2 5, Ebeling 0-0 0-0 0, Telkamp 0-0 0-0 0, A. Ringnell 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 10-35 9-18 31.

ST. JAMES AREA (63)

Stevens 3-5 6-10 12, Fredin 1-4 3-4 6, Mohwinkel 3-5 0-0 7, P. Jones 2-5 6-6 12, Skow 5-12 0-0 13, Witcraft 1-3 0-0 3, Giese 1-1 0-0 2, Shupe 1-3 0-0 3, Nelson 0-2 2-2 2, Vite 1-5 0-0 3, Willemsen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-46 17-22 63.

3-pointers: St. James Area 10-25 (Skow 3-6, P. Jones 2-4, Fredin 1-2, Mohwinkel 1-2, Witcraft 1-2, Shupe 1-3, Vite 1-4, Stevens 0-1, Nelson 0-1); Martin Co. West 2-14 (Bjerken 1-4, Holm 1-5, Owens 0-2, Kooper Janssen 0-2, Geistfeld 0-1). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: MCW 26 (Williamson 5); SJA 26 (Stevens 9). Assists: SJA 10 (Skow 4, Stevens 3); MCW 7 (Dressen 3). Steals: SJA 10 (Skow 3); MCW 4.

Truman/Martin Luther/GHEC 73, Nicollet 70 — Post player Zayne Engel erupted for a game-high double-double performance of 35 points and 15 rebounds to help power the Jaguars to a three-point Valley Conference victory over the Raiders on Thursday night in Nicollet.

Derek Shoen neared double-double territory for the Jaguars by netting 18 points to complement eight rebounds. Shoen also distributed five assists.

Mason Maloney did likewise by garnering 10 points and eight boards for the Jaguars, while point guard Garrett Balcom produced eight points, doled out a game-best six assists and pocketed three steals.

The Jaguars connected on 29 of 54 field goals for 54 percent and made 13 of 24 from the free throw line.

Ean Thomsen amassed a team-best 32 points, including 8-for-10 shooting from behind the 3-point arc, for Nicollet.

The Jaguars (3-1, 1-0 Valley) travel to Alden-Conger on Tuesday night.

TMLG       40-33–73

Nicollet      31-39–70

Estherville-Lincoln Central 52, North Union 48 — The Midgets outscored the Warriors by four in the fourth quarter to claim a nonconference win Thursday night in Estherville, Iowa.

Trent Pedersen produced a double-double effort of 19 points and 11 rebounds to pace North Union. Pedersen also distributed three assists and pocketed three steals.

Nathan Eaton generated 15 points, including three 3-pointers, and grabbed five boards for the Warriors, Eythan Blair pulled down eight rebounds and Elliott Hagebock scored six points.

North Union (1-3) travels to Britt, Iowa, tonight to face West Hancock.

NU        9 16  9  14 — 48

ELC    18   9  7  18 — 52

Girls Basketball

North Union 62, Estherville-Lincoln Central 48 — Freshman post player Chloe Lofstrom collected a double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds to help steer the Warriors to a 14-point non-league triumph over the Midgettes on Thursday night in Estherville, Iowa.

Samantha Hagedorn produced a team-best 16 points, doled out seven assists and pocketed three steals for North Union, while Bre Anderson tallied 15 points to complement five rebounds.

Hallie Reese chipped in 10 points for the Warriors’ winning ways, while Kate Anderson distributed four assists and garnered three steals.

The Warriors made 15 of 22 shots from 2-point range for 68 percent, 9 of 17 behind the 3-point arc and 5 of 12 at the free throw line.

North Union (4-0, 2-0 Top of Iowa) travels to Britt, Iowa, tonight to face West Hancock.