PIERZ — Mitch Bednar chalked up 18 points and 13 rebounds as the Pierz Pioneers dealt the Holdingford Huskers their seventh straight defeat in a 66-36 Central Minnesota Conference game Thursday.
T.J. Hoheisel scored 14 points, Cullin Carter added 11 and Ben Boser followed with 10 for the Pioneers, who are 6-2 in conference play.
Holdingford 19 17 — 36
Pierz 34 32 — 66
HOLDINGFORD
Taylor Milbrandt 4, Brent Gerad 5, Cody Schwinghammer 4, Jeremy Springer 3, Sam Butler 3, Alex Hiltner 9, Matt Vasilj 8. FG 12-41 (29 percent), FT 6-9 (67 percent). 3-point 2-9 (22 percent).
PIERZ
Mitch Bednar 18, Jonny Kasper 2, T.J. Hoheisel 14, Ben Boser 10, Noah Thomsen 3, Ryan Kowalzek 2, Aaron Weber 2, Cullin Carter 11, Matt Athman 4. FG 20-30 (67 percent), FT 11-19 (58 percent). 3-point 5-18 (28 percent). Conference: 6-2. Overall: 10-8. Next: at Howard Lake-Waverly 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
■ Verndale 76,
Bertha-Hewitt 70
BERTHA — Dallas Ehrmantraut scored a game-high 26 points for the Verndale Pirates in a 76-70 overtime victory against the Bertha-Hewitt Bears in a Park Region Conference game Thursday.
Eric Blaha notched 18 points and James Kveton added 13 for Verndale.
Bertha-Hewitt 28 38 4 — 70
Verndale 37 29 10 — 76
BERTHA-HEWITT
Preston Riewer 18, Travis Eckel 2, Brandon Fah 4, Riley Boehland 14, Jordan Frethem 6, Michael Grewe 24, Michael Bloch 2. FG 19-64 (29 percent), FT 29-40 (72 percent). 3-point 3-22 (13 percent).
VERNDALE
Marcos Gomez 10, Colter Ehrmantraut 5, Dallas Ehrmantraut 26, Eric Blaha 18, Josh Gilb 3, James Kveton 13, Ben Horstmann 1. FG 27-63 (42 percent), FT 17-32 (53 percent). 3-point 5-22 (22 percent). Conference: 5-3. Overall: 9 -6. Next: at Henning 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
■ Menahga 65,
Pine River-Backus 49
MENAHGA — Beau Howard turned in 21 points in the Pine River-Backus Tigers’ 65-49 loss to the Menahga Braves in a non-conference game Thursday.
Zach Struss added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Tigers, who have lost 16 in a row.
Menahga’s Tanner Schwartz topped all scorers with 38 points.
Menahga 27 38 — 65
Pine River-Backus 20 29 — 49
MENAHGA
Tanner Schwartz 38, Bob Lusti 5, Austen Schwartz 8, Austin Rudquist 4, Levi Schwartz 6, Calvin Taylor 2. FG 15-35 (percent), FT 19-28 (percent). 3-point 3-15 ( percent).
PINE RIVER-BACKUS
TJ Lukanen 2, Beau Howard 21, Konrad Bueckers 5, Henry Krecklau 6, Solomon Sasse 4, Zach Struss 11. FG 22-46 (percent), FT 4-11 (percent). 3-point 1-8 ( percent). Overall: 1-18. Next: at Red Lake 7:30 p.m. Friday.
