Tesdahl, Peeters help C-I clinch Mid-State title

CROSBY-IRONTON - Bryce Tesdahl scored 17 points and dished out 10 assists to lead Class 2A's third-ranked Crosby-Ironton Rangers to a 58-43 Mid-State Conference clinching victory over Park Rapids Tuesday.

C.J. Peeters tallied 10 points and 14 rebounds and Trevor Dickie scored 14 points for the Rangers who have won 14 straight and finish the conference season with a 9-1 mark.

Park Rapids 22 21 - 43

Crosby-Ironton 36 22 - 58

PARK RAPIDS

Grant Dierkhising 4, Dusty Craig 5, Doug Haas 12, Brady Pederson 6, Kevin Vaadeland 5, Bryce Fazekas 11. Three-point baskets: (Craig 1, Haas 4, Vaadeland 1 ). Conference: 5-4. Overall: 15-7.

CROSBY-IRONTON

C.J. Peeters 10, Trevor Dickie 14, Bryce Tesdahl 17, Kody Bartels 7, Derek Swanhorst 6, Joe McLaughlin 4. Three-point baskets: (Peeters 2, Dickie 2, Tesdahl 1). Conference: 9-1. Overall: 22-1. Next: hosts Esko 2:45 p.m. Saturday.

Pequot Lakes 87,

Wadena-Deer Creek 48

PEQUOT LAKES - Ten different Pequot Lakes Patriots scored, led by Nathan Greer's 21 points, in their 87-48 Mid-State Conference boys' basketball victory over the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines Tuesday.

Class 2A's eighth-ranked Patriots have won seven straight as Jon Parker added 17 points, Tucker Sheley 13 and Brandon Hilts 11.

Cory Asfeld paced W-DC with 12 points.

Wadena-Deer Creek 18 30 - 48

Pequot Lakes 33 54 - 87

WADENA-DEER CREEK

Anders Meier 3, Cory Asfeld 12, Mason Lynk 7, Zach Toedter 9, Donny Tabery 4, Robert Ratoon 3, Scott Syverson 2, Cody Truax 2, Erik Johannes 6. Three-point baskets: 3 (Asfeld 2, Ratoon). Conference: 1-7. Overall: 7-14. Next: vs. Staples-Motley at Motley 7:30 p.m. Friday.

PEQUOT LAKES

Tucker Sheley 13, Nathan Greer 21, Brandon Hilts 11, Whitwer 2, Chris Cogan 6, Jon Parker 17, Clayton Foster 4, Jonas Dale 4, Cole Howard 2, Matt Bartella 7. Three-point baskets: (Greer 4, Hilts 3, Sheley 3, Cogan 2). Conference: 6-2. Overall: 21-2. Next: at Greenway 3 p.m. Saturday.

Staples-Motley 79,

Pillager 43

PILLAGER - The Staples-Motley Cardinals had 10 different players score and were led by Matt Edin's 24 points in a 79-43 non-conference boys' basketball victory over Section 6-2A foe Pillager Tuesday.

Caleb Nurnberger added 15 points and Colton Thompson scored 11 for the 11-10 Cardinals.

Dexter Mudgett paced the Huskies with 13 points as Pillager dropped to 11-11.

Staples-Motley 39 40 - 79

Pillager 21 22 - 43

STAPLES-MOTLEY

Jose Alba 6, Wade Anderson 2, Colton Thompson 11, Caleb Nurnberger 15, Derek Wolhowe 6, Ryan Halverson 4, Joe Fuhrman 2, Jordan Riewer 3, Matt Edin 24, Ben Duhn 6. Three-point baskets: (Edin 2, Nurnberger, Riewer, Thompson). Overall: 11-10. Next: hosts Wadena-Deer Creek at Motley 7:30 p.m. Friday.

PILLAGER

Jake Martin 7, Luke Nelson 6, Tyler Holbrook 5 Dexter Mudgett 13, Tom Kientzle 3, Jake Eastman 3, Josh Rardin 2, Zach Kadus 2, Joe Lennon 2. Three-point baskets: (Mudgett 2, Holbrook, Nelson). Conference: . Overall: 11-11. Next: hosts Sebeka 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Pierz 71, Mora 52

MORA - Chad Lanners scored a career-high 24 points to go along with 10 rebounds, three steals and two assists and Dustin Monson continued his torrid pace with 20 points and eight rebounds in the Pierz Pioneers 71-52 non-conference boys' basketball victory over Mora Tuesday.

Bryan Virnig added 11 points and 10 rebounds and Matt Przybilla finished with 11 points and five rebounds for the 19-4 Pioneers.

Pierz 38 33 - 71

Mora 32 20 - 52

PIERZ

Chad Lanners 24, Dustin Monson 20, Matt Przybilla 11, Bryan Virnig 11, Tyler Monson 4, Cody Varner 1. Three-point baskets: 3 (Przybilla 3). Conference: 9-2. Overall: 19-4. Next: hosts Kimball 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

MORA

Dusty Roemhild 23, Brent Olsin 11, Justin Linder 5, Pete Paulson 4, Mark Bostrom 2, Andrew Good 2, Jason Jelsing 2.

Litchfield 63,

Little Falls 62

LITTLE FALLS - Phil Hochsprung led all scorers with 21 points for the Little Falls Flyers in a 63-62 non-conference loss to Litchfield Tuesday.

Dusty Parker contributed 18 points and Will Kornbaum scored 12 for the Flyers.

Litchfield 33 30 - 63

Little Falls 37 25 - 62

LITCHFIELD

Kent Johnson 3, Peter Zender 19, Hendrickson 12, Jarit Euerle 3, Michael Bruesewitz 16, Calvin Pehle 4, Tyler Puckett 6. Three-point baskets: (Zender 6, Hendrickson 4, Johnson 1, Euerle 1).

LITTLE FALLS

Alex Scott 2, Alex Farber 2, Eric Thilquist 3, Will Kornbaum 12, Dusty Parker 18, Ron Kornbaum 2, Phil Hochsprung 21, Will Delaney 2. Three-point baskets: (Parker 5, W. Kornbaum 2, Thilquist 1). Overall: 12-10. Next: at Alexandria 7:30 p.m. Thursday.