S-M pounds Perham 68-48

STAPLES - Caleb Nurnberger scored 29 points to lead the Staples-Motley Cardinals to a 68-48 non-conference boys' basketball victory over the Perham Yellowjackets Tuesday.

Matt Edin scored 13 points and Wade Anderson added 11 for the 6-7 Cardinals.

Perham 22 26 - 48

Staples-Motley 35 33 - 68

Perham

Schultz 4, Johnson 6, Hendrickson 2, Holkstrom 5, Marthaller 18, Rutten 9, Zacharias 2, Mickelson 2. Three-point baskets: 2 (Holkstrom, Rutten).

Staples-Motley

Wade Anderson 11, Colton Thompson 3, Caleb Nurnberger 29, Derek Wolhowe 2, Ryan Halverson 1, Joe Fuhrman 3, Jordan Riewer 6, Matt Edin 13. Three-point baskets: (Nurnberger 4, Riewer, Edin). Overall: 6-7. Next: hosts Park Rapids 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Pequot Lakes 68,

Duluth Marshall 40

DULUTH - Tucker Sheley scored 27 points and Jesse Fisher tallied 12 to lead the Pequot Lakes Patriots past the Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers 68-40 in non-conference boys' basketball Tuesday.

Sheley sank four 3-pointers as Pequot bounced back from its only loss of the season on Friday. Jon Parker added nine points for Class 2A's second-ranked Patriots.

Pequot Lakes 37 31 - 68

Duluth Marshall 20 20 - 40

Pequot Lakes

Tucker Sheley 27, Jesse Fisher 12, Nathan Greer 5, Brandon Hilts 5, Chris Cogan 4, Jon Parker 9, Jon Liedl 2, Matt Bartella 4. Three-point baskets: 6 (Sheley 4, Greer, Hilts). Overall: 13-1. Next: hosts Verndale 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Duluth Marshall

Peter Carlson 14, Mike Carlson 4, Dave Rathke 2, Doug Frey 18, Bruce Zenner 2. Three-point baskets: 6 (P. Carlson 2, Frey 4).

Cass Lake-Bena 115,

Pillager 73

PILLAGER - Joe Lennon scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Pillager Huskies as they were defeated by Class 1A's second-ranked Cass Lake-Bena Panthers 115-73 in non-conference boys' basketball Tuesday.

The Panthers had five players in double figures, including Brady Fairbanks who hit six 3-pointers to finish with 30 points.

Jake Martin scored 11 points and Luke Nelson nine for Pillager.

Cass Lake-Bena 60 55 - 115

Pillager 31 42 - 73

Cass Lake-Bena

Travis Huesers 17, Brady Fairbanks 30, Martin Wind 13, Cameron 2, Nate Howard 4, Dustin Stensland 6, Joel Salscheider 20, Nate Salscheider 23. Three-point baskets: 6 (Fairbanks, Wind 2, Stensland 2, J. Salscheider).

Pillager

Jake Martin 11, Luke Nelson 9, Tyler Holbrook 6, Dexter Mudgett 7, Tom Kientzle 3, Jake Eastman 3, Zach Kadus 2, John Knebel 2, Joe Lennon 30. Three-point baskets: 6 (Martin, Nelson, Holbrook 2, Mudgett, Eastman). Overall: 8-5. Next: hosts Menahga 7:30 p.m. Thursday.