MADELIA — The Martin County West boys basketball team netted its sixth consecutive victory, but the Madelia Blackhawks made the visiting Mavericks work for every point, every rebound and every assist on Monday night.

Wyatt Geistfeld, who produced a double-double performance of 17 points and a game-best 12 rebounds, made four consecutive free throws during a 21-second span less than a minute and a half remaining in regulation to help the Mavericks fend off the Blackhawks, 67-62, in Madelia.

“Madelia threw some things at us that we weren’t expecting tonight,” MCW head coach Cliff Anderson said in reference to Madelia mentor Jeff VanHee implementing a zone-and-one defensive scheme.

After Karson Janssen drilled a right-corner 3-pointer to draw the Mavericks within 9-7, post player Kurt Logo and Ja’Sean Glover combined to trigger the Blackhawks’ ensuing 11-2 surge midway through the opening half.

“We struggled a bit early on, but we made some adjustments and the boys battled through the slow start,” said Cliff Anderson, who called timeout at the 8:52 juncture of the first segment to right the proverbial ship.

Geistfeld came out of the short recess by driving the wing and hitting a pull-up 12-footer to serve as the catalyst behind MCW’s countering 15-0 run during the next 5 minutes.

Mitch Weber nailed a left-corner 3 off Angel Reyes’ inbound pass, Zach Anderson tossed in two free throws and Derek Dunlop sank a top-of-the-key trifecta to whittle the Mavericks’ deficit to 20-19 and forced VanHee to call timeout at the 4:34 mark.

Tanner Sinn found a seam in the lane to the glass and converted Weber’s assist into the go-ahead basket 19 seconds out of the break before Weber banked a left-corner 3 off a Geistfeld assist for a 24-20 lead.

Glover, who topped all scorers with 26 points, ended Madelia’s offensive drought with a trey, but Sinn offset the damage by answering with a traditional 3-point play off an offensive carom.

Glover trimmed the Blackhawks’ deficit to two on a baseline leaner, but Geistfeld’s left-wing runner restored the Mavericks’ four-point edge going into halftime.

Zach Anderson then reeled off six of the Mavericks’ first eight points of the second half to double the visitors’ margin to eight, but Glover and Lugo combined to keep the Blackhawks within striking distance.

Reyes’ gliding lay-in off Weber’s hustling tap pass off a diving offensive board, Geistfeld’s low-post banker and Reyes’ conversion of a one-and-one situation widened MCW’s lead to 60-46 with 4:35 remaining, but Madelia reeled off a 7-0 run to keep the final outcome close.

Geistfeld converted a pivotal one-and-one at the 1:26 juncture before stepping back to the free throw line 21 seconds later to sink two more shots for a 64-55 lead.

Zach Anderson netted 15 points for the Mavericks, Sinn and Reyes contributed 10 points apiece to the balanced attack, while Janssen and Weber generated six points each off the bench.

Glover pulled down eight rebounds and doled out four assists to complement his 26-point effort for the Blackhawks, while Lugo finished with 12 points and eight boards. Ethan Arndt chipped in eight points, while Kadin Benzel added seven points and grabbed a team-best 10 rebounds.

Martin County West (9-1) plays host to Alden-Conger on Thursday night in Trimont, while Madelia (2-7) travels to Janesville to face Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton.

M.C. West 29-38–67

Madelia 25-37–62

MCW (67)

Geistfeld 5-13 7-10 17, Z. Anderson 6-12 3-4 15, Dunlop 1-6 0-0 3, Sinn 4-7 2-3 10, Reyes 3-7 3-4 10, Janssen 2-5 0-0 6, M. Weber 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 23-53 15-21 67.

MADELIA (62)

Glover 10-17 4-7 26, Arndt 3-7 0-0 8, Ramirez 1-4 2-3 5, Benzel 3-9 1-2 7, Lugo 5-5 2-3 12, McCabe 0-1 0-0 0, Altenburg 1-1 1-2 4. Totals 23-44 10-17 62.

3-pointers: MCW 6-15 (Weber 2-3, Janssen 2-4, Dunlop 1-2, Reyes 1-4, Z. Anderson 0-2); Madelia 6-23 (Glover 2-8, Arndt 2-5, Ramirez 1-5, Altenburg 1-1, Benzel 0-3, McCabe 0-1). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Madelia 30 (Benzel 10, Glover and Lugo 8 each); MCW 27 (Geistfeld 12). Assists: MCW 14 (Dunlop 4, Geistfeld and Reyes 3 each); Madelia 9 (Glover and Ramirez 4 each). Steals: MCW 13 (Dunlop 4); Madelia 5.

Truman/Martin Luther/GHEC 54, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 40 — Post player Adam Heckman delivered a double-double performance and point guard Owen Wolter netted 18 points to power the Jaguars to a 14-point Valley Conference victory over the Knights on Monday night in Lake Crystal.

Wolter also distributed three assists and pocketed three steals in the win, while Adam Heckman scored 13 points, pulled down a game-best 11 boards and doled out five assists.

Cayden Fischer netted eight points for the Jaguars, Cael Jaskulke produced six points and 10 rebounds, Matt Heckman tossed in six points to go with three assists, while Carter Spear doled out three assists.

The Jaguars made 16 of 32 shots from 2-point distance for 50 percent.

Truman/Martin Luther/ Granada-Huntley-East Chain (9-2) plays host to Cleveland on Thursday night in Granada.

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Iowa Prep Girls

North Union 43, Lake Mills 38 — Senior power forward Chloe Lofstrom opened the calendar year with a powerful 20-20 performance of her own during a rescheduled prep contest Monday night in Lake Mills, Iowa.

Lofstrom scored a game-best 21 points and pulled down a game-leading 20 rebounds to propel the visiting Warriors to a five-point Top of Iowa Conference triumph over the hometown Bulldogs.

The game was originally scheduled for last Friday, but was postponed due to inclement weather.

Lofstrom also distributed four assists as North Union fended off Lake Mills’ second-half comeback after holding a 26-19 halftime advantage.

Vanessa Von Bank scored six points for the Warriors, Olivia Von Bank netted four points and grabbed six rebounds, Sam Nielsen tallied four points and pulled down five boards, while Cassie Beadle and Hope Steinberger each pocketed four steals.

The Warriors made 14 of 33 shots from 2-point range, 3 of 19 behind the 3-point arc and 6 of 13 at the free throw line.

North Union (5-4) plays host to Eagle Grove tonight in Armstrong.

Iowa Prep Boys

Lake Mills 80, North Union 33 — Dashawn Linnen scored a game-best 22 points to engineer the Iowa Class 1A, No. 8-ranked Bulldogs to a 47-point Top of Iowa Conference rout over the Warriors on Monday night in Lake Mills, Iowa.

Chett Helming contributed 15 points to the win by Lake Mills, which built a 50-20 halftime lead.

Robert Ortman produced nine points and four rebounds to top North Union, while Noah Morphew chipped in six points.

North Union (1-8) plays host to Eagle Grove tonight in Armstrong.