Top-ranked Braham flexes its muscle

PIERZ -- The Braham Bombers showed why they are the top ranked boys' basketball team in Class 2A as it shot 34 of 48 from the field and were led by Isaiah Dahlman's 32 points and Noah Dahlman's 21 in an 84-51 win over the Pierz Pioneers Saturday.

Bryan Virnig was the lone Pioneer to score in double digits, finishing with 18 points.

Braham 25 21 20 18 -- 84

Pierz 15 11 13 12 -- 51

BRAHAM

Kyle Luebeck 3, Caleb Flynn 5, Isaiah Dahlman 32, Chris Vavra 10, Jim Murray 2, Josh Vaughan 10, Noah Dahlman 21, Erik Aleckson 1. 3-point baskets: 3 (Vaughan, Flynn, Vavra).

PEIRZ

Mike Pohlkamp 6, Scott Herold 5, Bryan Virnig 18, Shane Weber 6, Peter Janson 5, Cody Happke 2, Mark Korf 5, Jeremy Monson 4. 3-point baskets: 1 (Janson). Overall -- 15-7. Next game: at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Bemidji 69,

Staples-Motley 64

BEMIDJI -- Staples-Motley's Chris Jansson rained down five 3-pointers and scored 25 points as Dustin Greenwaldt added 11 points and Josh Anderson 10 in a 69-64 loss to the Bemidji Lumberjacks Saturday in non-conference play.

Staples-Motley 16 7 23 18 -- 64

Bemidji 9 19 15 26 -- 69

STAPLES-MOTLEY

Chris Jansson 25, Derek Peterson 8, Dustin Greenwaldt 11, Zach Martin 6, Josh Anderson 10, Andy Mertens 2, Nathan Warner 2. 3-point baskets: 11 (Jansson 5, Greenwaldt 3, Peterson 2, Anderson). Next game: hosts Sauk Centre 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

BEMIDJI

Nate Daniels 18, Bruce Felts 17, Zach Marino 15, Logan Howe 10, Dustin Koosman 6, Nordick 1, Brad Hoff 2. 3-point baskets: 4 (Felts 3, Howe).

Pequot Lakes 71,

Verndale 70

PEQUOT LAKES -- Jesse Fischer scored a game-high 28 points and Tucker Sheley added 15 as the Pequot Lakes Patriots sneaked past the Verndale Pirates 71-70 in overtime Saturday.

Andy Bramer led the Pirates with 20 points, including five 3-pointers, and teammate Isaac Johnson dropped in 19.

Verndale 15 24 9 11 11 -- 70

Pequot Lakes 13 14 16 16 12 --71

VERNDALE

Isaac Johnson 19, Andy Bramer 20, Nathan Runyan 9, David Cannon 6, Tom Adamietz 5, Wayne Kopp 3, Hendrik Hermann 8. 3-point baskets: 8 (Bramer 5, Cannon 2, Johnson). Overall -- 10-9. Next game: at Laporte 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

PEQUOT LAKES

Tucker Sheley 15, Jon Parker 4, Kris Durham 6, Josh Dale 7, Jesse Fischer 28, Matt Schwankl 2, Chris Johnson 9. 3-point baskets: 5 (Sheley 3, Fischer, Johnson). Overall -- 11-8. Next game: hosts Wadena-Deer Creek 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.