Staples-Motley rolls in area boys basketball

STAPLES -- The Staples-Motley Cardinals used a blistering 32-point second quarter to propel them to a 79-54 win over the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines in Mid-State Conference boys' basketball Friday.

Bobby Burton led the Cardinals with 13 points while teammates Adam Barnett and Kyle Bendson added 12 points each.

Kyle Polman and Micheal Grieme led W-DC with 16 and 14 points.

"We had a good second quarter and used our press to get some easy baskets," said S-M coach Lynn Peterson. "We played well together."

Wadena-Deer Creek 15 10 12 17 -- 54

Staple-Motley 12 32 18 17 -- 79

WADENA-DEER CREEK (54)

Brett Hieb 6, Kevin Kephart 8, Kyle Polman 16, Micheal Grieme 14, Andrew Martinson 9, Matt Carry 1. Team totals: FG 17-38 (44 percent), FT 17-25 (68 percent). Conference -- 1-3. Overall -- 3-8. Next game: at Henning 7:30 p.m. Tues.

STAPLES-MOTLEY (79)

Nick Doll 8, Adam Barnett 12, Kyle Bendson 12, Aaron Kelly 7, Bobby Burton 13, Cole Buscho 5, Chad Brever 4, Danny Lund 7, Josh Winter 1, Mike Brenna 2, Josh Smith 8. Team totals: FG 33-68 (48 percent), FT 8-12 (66 percent). Conference -- 2-1. Overall -- 7-5. Next game: at Little Falls 7:30 p.m. Tues.

Rebounds -- S-M 22 (Barnett 7), W-DC 11. Turnovers -- S-M 14, W-DC 19. Total fouls -- S-M 23, W-DC 13. Fouled out -- W-DC (Martinson). Assists -- S-M 14 (Smith 5, Burton 4), W-DC 5 (Pulman 4).

Pequot Lakes 62, Bertha-Hewitt 33

PEQUOT LAKES -- The Pequot Lakes Patriots ran their record to 9-2 with a convincing 62-33 victory over the Bertha-Hewitt Bears.

Jeremy Wiczek tossed in 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Patriots and Matt Royer added 12 points, six rebounds and three assists.

"This was a really good game for us, we really played well both offensively and defensively," said Pequot Lakes head coach Rad Royer. "We put together our best four quarters of the season in this game."

Bertha-Hewitt 8 7 8 10 -- 33

Pequot Lakes 13 20 12 17 -- 62

BERTHA-HEWITT (33)

Jake Wihelmi 6, Darren Kuhnke 9, Derek Dahms 2, Andy Kirscht 11, Joey Wiese 2, Andy Rach 1, Jeremy Payne 2 Team totals: FG 11, FT 10-18 (55 percent). Overall -- 9-1.

PEQUOT LAKES (62)

Joey Neznik 4, Cody Nelson 9, Matt Royer 12, Justin Biebighauser 4, Jeff McCulloch 2, Shane Blowers 6, Chad Foster 6, Jeremy Wiczek 15, Luke Schramm 4 Team totals: FG 23, FT 11-18 (61 percent). Conference -- 1-1. Overall -- 9-2. Next game:host Onamia 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

3-point baskets -- PL 5 (Nelson 3, Royer 2) B-H 1 (Kuhnke) . Rebounds -- PL 42 (Wiczek 10, Royer 6) B-H 15. Turnovers -- PL 17. Total fouls -- PL 21 B-H 17. Assists -- PL 10 (Royer 3, Nelson 3). Steals -- PL 9 (Nelson 4). Blocks -- PL 7 (Royer 2, Wiczek 2).

Pine River-Backus 54, New York Mills 40

PINE RIVER -- The Pine River-Backus Tigers started the game with a 13 point led and never looked back as they defeated the New York Mills Eagles 54-40 in Park Region Conference boys' basketball Friday.

Doug Hamilton led the Tigers with 16 points and teammate Nick Keefe added 15.

New York Mills 7 7 14 12 -- 40

Pine River-Backus 20 12 11 11 -- 54

NEW YORK MILLS (40)

M. Aker 8, D. Berabe 5, K. Branhauer 8, M. Peters 6, C. Porkkonen 11, T. Torborn 2. Team totals: FG 14, FT 8-18( 44 percent).

PINE RIVER-BACKUS (54)

Travis Bristow 3, Doug Hamilton 16, Ryan Laposky 5, Nick Keefe 15, Justin Schwegel 2, Logan Sasse 4, Lee Swanson 6, Gary Anderson 3. Team totals: FG 20 , FT 11-28 (39 percent). Conference -- 3-0. Overall -- 6-7.

3-point baskets -- PRB 3 (Hamilton, Keffe, Swanson), NYM 4 (Branhauer 2, Aker, Berabe). Total fouls -- PRB 20, NYM 25. Fouled out -- NYM-Aker, Branhauer, Peters.

Chisholm 71, Crosby-Ironton 68

CROSBY -- The Chisholm Bluestreaks had four players score in double figures, posting a 71-68 victory over the Crosby-Ironton Rangers in non-conference boys' basketball action on Friday night.

Tyler Scull of C-I led all scorers in the game with 27 points while teammate Ben Baratto contributed 15 points and 12 rebounds.

Chisholm 13 16 20 22 -- 71

Crosby-Ironton 17 14 15 22 -- 68

CHISHOLM (71)

Shea Amic 7, Bob Coradi 13, Ryan Mattson 20, Jeff Gornick 21, Pat Wilson 10. Team totals: FG 27-54 (50 percent), FT 14-18 (78 percent).

CROSBY-IRONTON (68)

Bryan Brown 11, Tony Zontelli 1, Jon Jasman 6, Tyler Scull 27, Ben Baratto 15, Aaron Johnson 6, Luke Brady 2. Team totals: FG 27-46 (59 percent), FT 8-16 (50 percent). Conference -- 1-3. Overall -- 5-8. Next game: at Aitkin 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

3-point baskets -- C-I 6 (Scull 4, Brown, Jasman) C 3 (Gornick 2, Amic). Rebounds -- C-I 29 (Baratto 12) C 23. Turnovers -- C-I 18, C 12. Total fouls -- C-I 19, C 16. Fouled out -- C-I Brown, Baratto. Assists -- C-I 13 (Brown 4) C 8. Steals -- C-I 7 C 6. Blocks -- C-I 1, C 7.

Henning 62, Verndale 36

VERNDALE -- The Henning Hornets held the Verndale Pirates to only eight points in the second half winning 62-36 in Park Region Conference boys' basketball Friday.

Kyle Ashman led the Pirates with eight points and teammate Cory Umland chipped in with seven points and four blocked shots.

Henning 22 12 15 13 -- 62

Verndale 10 18 4 4 -- 36

HENNING (62)

Lee Johnson 10, Marty Ellenson 2, Jason Torgerson 6, Grant Seipkes 5, Mike Hawes 20, Mike Peyerl 8 Nick Ellenson 5 Ben Vogt 2, Darin Deckert 4 Team totals: FG 26-58 (45 percent), FT 2-3 (67 percent).

VERNDALE (36)

Kyle Ashman 8, Chad Christianson 3, Jordan Hinkle 5, Justin Rogge 4, Mark Ludovissie 4, Josh Richter 1, Isaac Johnson 2, Eric Bramer 2, Cory Umland 7. Team totals: FG 13-46 (28 percent), FT 9-17 (53 percent). Conference -- 0-3. Overall -- 1-10. Next game: host Pillager 8 p.m. Monday.

3-point baskets -- V 1 (Hinkle) H 8 (Hawes 4, Johnson 2, Seipkes, N. Ellenson). Rebounds -- V 34 (Christianson 7) H 33. Turnovers -- V 17 H 14 . Total fouls -- V 9 H 18. Assists -- V 8 H 12. Steals -- V 5 H 14. Blocks -- V 6 (Umland 4) H 3.

Hinckley-Finlayson 62, Aitkin 52

AITKIN -- Brian Hills led the Aitkin Gobblers boys'basketball team with 21 points, including four three-point baskets, but the Gobblers fell to the Hinkley-Finlayson Jaguars 62-52 in Great River Conference action Friday.

Thomas Just scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Gobblers.

Hinckley-Finlayson 13 21 13 15--62

Aitkin 12 8 17 15--52

HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON (62)

Brad Schwantke 2, Jake Morgan 7, Pat Diedrich 8, Kenrick Williams 6, Spencer Bartz 15, Andy Schmitz 24. Team totals: FG 21, FT 15-17 (88 percent).

AITKIN (52)

Brian Hills 21, Aaron Patrick 4, Jacob Mehr 4, Sam Esary 2, John Swanson 2, Thomas Just 14, Jacob Hegman 5 . Team totals: FG 21-47 (45 percent), FT 6-13 (46 percent). Conference -- 4-3. Overall -- 6-6. Next game: host Crosby-Ironton 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

3-point baskets -- A 4 (Hills), HF 5 (Schmitz 3, Bartz, Morgan). Rebounds -- A 27 (Just 12), HF 28. Turnovers -- A 11. Total fouls -- A 16, HF 12. Fouled out -- Esary, Morgan. Assists -- A 11 (Hills 5). Steals -- A 5. Blocks -- A 6 (Just 4).

Big Lake 45, Pierz 44

PIERZ -- The Big Lake Hornets boys' basketball team nipped the Pierz Pioneers 45-44 in Central Minnesota Conference boys' basketball Friday.

Chris Zilka led the Pioneers with 16 points, three assists and three steals.

"Great fast paced game in the first half in which we held a 15 point lead at the half," coach Dean Dahmen said. "We struggled with some bad shots and missed some opportunities in the second half.

"Kory Kreager made a five footer with 1.6 seconds on the clock to take the lead and we didn't get another shot off."

Big Lake 6 7 17 15 -- 45

Pierz 17 11 8 8 -- 44

BIG LAKE (45)

Joe Smock 6, Kory Knutson 2, Aaron Bring 2, Chaz Reichert 2, Brett Maass 10, Mike Gehring 10, Kevin Reberg 3, Alez Stein 2, Kory Kreager 8. Team totals: FG 18-19 (95 percent), FT 5-11 (45 percent). Overall -- 3-8 .

PIERZ (44)

Dan Saehr 8, Chris Zilka 16, Luke Kozulla 4, Danny Kimman 2, Mark Poepping 4, Joe Kahl 3, Mitch Weber 5, Travis Tahlberg 2. Team totals: FG 17-51 (33 percent), FT 6-10 (60 percent). Conference -- 1-4. Overall -- 5-8. Next game: at Rockford 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

3-point baskets -- P 4 (Saehr, Zilka, Joe Kahl, Weber), BL 4 (Smock 2, Gehring, Reberg). Rebounds -- P 31, BL 28. Turnovers -- P 10, BL 14. Total fouls -- P 15, BL 15. Assists -- P 9. Steals -- P 9. Blocks -- P 1.