S-M girls outscore Crosby-Ironton

STAPLES -- The Staples-Motley Cardinals held the Crosby-Ironton Rangers to four points in the first quarter and went on to post a 59-38 triumph in Mid-State Conference girls' basketball Friday.

Michelle Honek led the Cardinals with 14 points. Laura Warn was also in double figures with 11 for S-M, which shot 20-23 from the free-throw line.

Whitney Smetana paced the Rangers with 13 points and pulled down 11 rebounds but C-I fell to 3-8 overall.

Crosby-Ironton 4 15 9 10 -- 38

Staples-Motley 17 8 19 15 -- 59

CROSBY-IRONTON (38)

Becca Gaviglio 2, Nicole Anderson 2, Kim Rosecrans 8, Erika Ogard 5, Heather Santi 8, Whitney Smetana 13 Team totals: FG 18-33 (55 percent), FT 2-6 (33 percent). Conference --0-3. Overall --3-8. Next game: at Pillager 7:30 p.m. Monday.

STAPLES-MOTLEY (59)

Laura Warn 11, Sarah Miller 2, Heather Gold 6, Emily Waldahl 8, Michelle Honek 14, Beth Hoffert 2, Steph Rice 6, Holly Windschitl 2, Rachel Domier 8 Team totals: FG 19-57 (33 percent), FT 20-23 (87 percent).

3-point baskets --Honek. Rebounds --C-I 21 (Smetana 11) S-M 32. Turnovers --C-I 28, S-M 16. Total fouls --C-I 18, S-M 8. Fouled out --Ogard. Assists --C-I 11 (Rosecrans 3) S-M 11. Steals --C-I 7, (Rosecrans 3) S-M 9. Blocks --C-I 3 (Smetana 3) S-M 5.

Wadena-Deer Creek 58, Park Rapids 39

WADENA -- The fourth-ranked Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines jumped to a 22-8 lead after one quarter and cruised past the Park Rapids Panthers 58-39 in a Mid-State Conference girls' basketball game Friday.

Kerby Johnson and Marissa Browne each scored 14 points for the Wolverines. Christie Hanson added 13 for W-DC, which improved to 2-0 in the conference, 5-1 overall.

Park Rapids 8 14 5 12 -- 39

Wadena-Deer Creek 22 17 9 10 -- 58

PARK RAPIDS (39)

Jayme Wallace 2, Lisa Olsonawski 4, Kendra Stewart 10, Megan Luther 13, Anna Ulmer 2, Kasey Criswell 8 Team totals: FG 15, FT 6-11 (55 percent).

WADENA-DEER CREEK (58)

Avery Buresh 6, Missy Speed 6, Christie Hanson 13, Kerby Johnson 14, Sara Kneisl 5, Marissa Browne 14. Team totals: FG 22, FT 10-18 (55 percent). Conference --2-0. Overall --5-1. Next game: host Bertha-Hewitt 7:30 p.m. Monday.

3-point baskets -- W-DC 4 (Hanson, Johnson, Kneisl, Browne) PR 3 (Luther 2, Stewart). Total fouls --W-DC 14, PR 18 . Fouled out --none.

Little Falls 62, Bemidji 53

LITTLE FALLS -- The Bemidji Lumberjacks and Little Falls Flyers girls' basketball teams combined for 54 fouls Friday as Little Falls managed a 62-53 victory.

"It was a very physical game," Little Falls coach Joe Davich said. "We really couldn't get into a rhythm because of the number of fouls that were called."

Rachel Davich led the Flyers with 23 points and 15 rebounds and Becky Anderson added 17.

"Becky Anderson literally carried us in the first half," Joe Davich said.

Kristy Wallner paced the Lumberjacks with a game-high 32 points.

Rachel Davich paced the Flyers in the second half by hitting 13-of-20 free throws. Both teams played full-court pressure defense, leading to the frequent whistles.

"The key to our game was that we just didn't allow them to get easy layups," Joe Davich said. "As a result of that, we were able to control the tempo of the game. Even though the lead seesawed back and forth, we were able to hold on to that by not giving them easy layups."

Bemidji 14 16 13 10 -- 53

Little Falls 17 14 13 18 -- 62

BEMIDJI (53)

Lindsey Gilseth 3, Katie Moe 8, Kristy Wallner 32, Megan Spaulding 2, Lindsey Gregg 4, Angela Tobey 2, Jessica Parker 2. Team totals: FG 17 (percent), FT 17-30 (percent).

LITTLE FALLS (62)

Becky Anderson 17, Michelle Nieman 1, Trista Schilling 4, Angie Kliber 8, Carrie Bryniarski 1, Nikki Olson 4, Rachel Davich 23, Laura Harms 4. Team totals: FG 16, FT 27-47 (percent). Conference -- 1-4 CLC. Overall -- 5-5. Next game: LF at Alexandria Thursday 7:30 p.m.

3-point baskets -- B 2 (Moe, Wallner), LF 3 (Anderson 2, Schilling). Rebounds -- B 33, LF 29 (Davich 15, Olson 4). Turnovers -- B 21, LF 23. Total fouls -- B 32, LF 22. Fouled out -- Moe, Spaulding, Parker. Assists -- LF 12 (Davich 3, Bryniarski 3, Anderson 3). Steals -- B 15, LF 8 (Anderson 4, Olson 3). Blocks -- LF 3 (Davich 2).