Peeters leads CLC past Mesabi

In his first start of the season, Erik Peeters scored 26 points, including five threes in the first half, as the Central Lakes College Raiders ran past the Mesabi Norsemen 90-61 in a Northern Division game Friday.

After suffering their first division loss of the season last weekend against Vermilion, the Raiders responded in a big way as they forced the Norsemen into 21 turnovers.

Milos Prijovic posted 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for the Raiders while Nash Faulk added 12 points and Marcus Ayala added 10 for CLC.

Mesabi 32 29 - 61

Central Lakes 45 45 - 90

MESABI

D'Andrey Arther 5, Will Jackson 22, Darius Smith 7, Darris Washington 4, Dekeldric Felton 2, Alex Porkkonen 7, Steve Golobich 7, Will Surles 7. FG 24-65 (37 percent) FT 12-20 (60 percent), Three-point baskets: 1 (Porkkonen).

CENTRAL LAKES

Marcus McDonald 2, Marcus Ayala 10, Eric Green 4, Nash Faulk 12, Erik Peeters 26, Yasin Jama 3, Cody Hofmann 4, Ahmed Farah 7, Nick Grewe 5, Milos Prijovic 12, Filip Vukasin 4, Mohamed Barre 1. FG 35-79 (44 percent), FT 10-18 (55 percent), Three-point baskets: 10 (Ayala, Faulk, Peeters 7, Prijovic). Division: 8-1. Overall: 18-4. Next: host Vermilion 3 p.m. Saturday.