Red Wing coach Doug Toivonen knows the importance of senior leaders. His starting lineup is comprised of five of them.

The veteran group methodically picked apart Simley for a 73-51 triumph in the Class 3A quarterfinals Wednesday afternoon at Williams Arena.

The second-ranked Wingers (28-2) will meet the winner of Fergus Falls (26-3) and Waseca (19-10) in the semifinals Thursday at Target Center at 2 p.m.

“It’s really hard to describe how close these seniors are,” Toivonen said. “They really trust each other. It’s easy to play well when you trust each other like they do.”

Wingers guard Ben Munson scored a game-high 21 points, pacing four seniors in double figures. Teammates Carson Bryan (18 points), Travis Toivonen (13) and Joe Sevlie (11) were also in double digits. Munson made five three-pointers while defensive specialist Bryan added four from long range.

“My role on the team is usually defense,” Bryan said. “I played with a lot of confidence today. It takes pressure of our top three scorers when others are hitting shots.”

Simley scoring-machine Jack Stensgard finished with 18 points on 7-for-24 shooting. The senior guard came into the matchup averaging 26.7 points per game.

“Our seniors have played well in our biggest games,” the coach said. “We have nothing but big games left.” 

Red Wing coach Doug Toivonen knows the importance of senior leaders. His starting lineup is comprised of five of them.

The veteran group methodically picked apart Simley for a 73-51 triumph in the Class 3A quarterfinals Wednesday afternoon at Williams Arena.

Wingers guard Ben Munson scored a game-high 21 points, pacing four seniors in double figures. Teammates Carson Bryan (18 points), Travis Toivonen (13) and Joe Sevlie (11) were also in double digits.

Simley scoring-machine Jack Stensgard finished with 18 points. The senior guard came into the matchup averaging 26.7 points per game.

 The second-ranked Wingers (28-2) will meet the winner of Fergus Falls (26-3) and Waseca (19-10) in the semifinals Thursday at Target Center at 2 p.m.

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