Riewer, Cardinals light up scoreboard

STAPLES - Jordan Riewer scored a career-high 37 points to lead the Staples-Motley Cardinals to an 86-77 win over the Pierz Pioneers Thursday.

Pierz's Michael Weber nearly matched Riewer as he ended with 34 points.

Derek Wolhowe and Jon Bristow each scored 13 for the Cardinals, while Mark Eno tallied 18 and Breck Weber added 10 for Pierz.

Pierz 38 39 - 77

Staples-Motley 45 41 - 86

PIERZ

Mark Eno 18, Zack Doroff 4, Kyle Bednar 2, Breck Weber 10, Tyler Monson 9, Michael Weber 34. FG 27-65 (42 percent), FT 18-24 (75 percent), 3-point baskets: 5 (Eno 2, B. Weber 2, Monson). Overall: 7-4. Next: at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

STAPLES-MOTLEY

Adam Cox 2, Mike Lindaman 9, Gunner Johnson 5, Jason Johnson 7, Derek Wolhowe 13, Jordan Riewer 37, Jon Bristow 13. FG 31-62 (50 percent), FT 17-20 (85 percent), 3-point baskets: 7 (Riewer 5, Lindaman, Wolhowe). Overall: 11-2. Next: hosts Breckenridge 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Bertha-Hewitt 63, Verndale 33

VERNDALE - Zack Meidinger collected 16 points as the Verndale Pirates lost to Class 1A's fifth-ranked Bertha-Hewitt Bears 63-33 Thursday in a Park Region Conference battle.

Jason Runyan added 11 for the Pirates.

Bertha-Hewitt 31 32 - 63

Verndale 11 22 - 33

BERTHA-HEWITT

Jeremy Frethem 17, Gavin Dettwiler 18, Patrick Riewer 11, Kurt Rolli 2, Ryan Denny 10, Tony Lipinski 2, Josh Farber 2, William Venis 1. FG 28-54 (52 percent), FT 5-10 (50 percent), 3-point baskets: 2 (Frethem, Riewer).

VERNDALE

Jason Runyan 11, Dustin Motschenbacher 2, Zack Meidinger 16, Caleb Burczyk 4. FG 11-43 (26 percent), FT 8-12 (75 percent), 3-point baskets: 3 (Meidinger 2, Runyan). Conference: 0-6. Overall: 1-9. Next: at Henning 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.