MADELIA &8212; The Alden-Conger boys&8217; basketball team played without three starters for portions of its game with Madelia but still won convincingly 70-51 Thursday.

With one player out for the game with injury and two sitting for a half for violating team rules, the Knights looked to rely on Sam Hallman and Paul Little.

However, when Little was forced to the bench with foul trouble Hallman stepped up with 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead the way.

&8220;He got some offensive rebounds tonight and he was driving to the basket which got him to the free throw line,&8221; A-C head coach Bill Hintz said.

A-C led by nine at halftime but stepped up the defense to pull away in the second half.

Little finished with 15 points while Mitchell Kleinschrodt hat eight.

A-C is now 5-5 in the Valley Conference and hosts Glenville-Emmons Monday.