Rangers win fifth straight

CROSBY -- Tyler Scull's 25 points led the Crosby-Ironton Rangers to a 55-49 decision over Hermantown in a non-conference boys' basketball game Monday.

Matt Brady and Parker Robinson each contributed 10 points for C-I, which has won five straight.

Hermantown 13 12 15 9 -- 49

Crosby-Ironton 19 6 14 16 -- 55

HERMANTOWN

Chad Kucza 3, Abl Gufstafson 2, Chris Adams 2, Jon Ashermer 4, Darrin Carlson 3, Jake Stepp 6, Kelvin Olson 24, Ryan St. Arnold 5. Team totals: FG 21-54 (38 percent), FT 5-7 (71 percent). 3-point baskets: 2 (Carlson 1, St. Arnold 1).

CROSBY-IRONTON

Jon Jasman 5, Tyler Scull 25, Tony Zontelli 5, Matt Brady 10, Parker Robinson 10. Team totals: FG 20-54 (37 percent), FT 13-23 (57 percent). 3-point baskets: 2 (Scull 2). Overall -- 17-7. Next game: at Detroit Lakes 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Parkers Prairie 64,

Verndale 63

PARKERS PRAIRIE -- With 1.5 seconds left Adam Mesker scored two of his 19 points to lead the Parkers Prairie Panthers boys' basketball team past the Verndale Pirates 64-63 in a non-conference game.

Cory Umland led Verndale with 29 points followed by Andy Bramer's 16 and Isaac Johnson's 10.

Verndale 14 18 17 14 -- 63

Parkers Prairie 18 13 14 19 -- 64

VERNDALE

Wyatt Carr 6, Nathan Runyan 2, Isaac Johnson 10, Andy Bramer 16, Cory Umland 29. Team totals: FG 24, FT 10-19 (53 percent). 3-point baskets: 5 (Umland 2, Bramer 2, Johnson 1). Overall -- 10-14.

PARKERS PRAIRIE

Nick Alton 4, Jared Freudenberg 2, Ryan Alberts 10, Adam Mesker 19, Matt Wark 3, Chad Koep 5, Ben Ritter 6, Patrick Alberts 4, Bryan Bates 2, Jacob Ost 9. Team totals: FG 27, FT 5-10 (50 percent). 3-point baskets: 5 (R. Alberts 2, Mesker 2, Koep 1).

Hill City 66,

Lake Region Christian 44

BAXTER -- Jesse Schuety scored 13 points and Luke Erickson added 12 for the Lake Region Christian Hornets boys' basketball team in a 66-44 loss to Hill City Monday.

Hill City 23 11 14 18 -- 66

Lake Region Christian 14 15 4 11 -- 44

HILL CITY

Rob Oeslager 6, Zach Holsman 11, Brandon Bounds 11, Adam McNeil 24, Brian Pierzina 4, Cole Boden 10. 3-point baskets: 5 (Holsman 3, McNeil 2).

LAKE REGION CHRISTIAN

Luke Erickson 12, Aaron Kampa 5, Jesse Schuety 13, Ben Mowers 4, Brandon Courts 8, Mike DeLong 2. Team totals: FG 15-56 (27 percent), FT 8-10 (80 percent). 3-point baskets: 4 (Erickson 2, Kampa 1, Schuety 1). Overall -- 10-10. Next game: at Plymouth for MACS tournament 8 p.m. Thursday.

Rockford 69, Pierz 53

ROCKFORD -- Joe Kahl had nine points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block and Justin Athman had 11 points and three rebounds in the Pierz Pioneers 69-53 Central Minnesota Conference boys' basketball loss to Rockford Monday.

Pierz 13 9 10 21 -- 53

Rockford 16 14 20 19 -- 69

PIERZ

Joe Kahl 9, Danny Kimman 8, Shane Weber 5, Mike Pohlkamp 8, Justin Athman 11, Jordan Loidolt 4, Bryan Virnig 6, Jeremy Monson 2. Team totals: FG 17-34 (50 percent), FT 10-22 (45 percent). 3-point baskets: 3. Conference -- 6-7. Overall -- 13-11. Next game: at Eden Valley-Watkins 7:30 p.m. Friday.

ROCKFORD

Nathan Maher 1, Jon Lewis 3, Jeremy Ungerecht 7, Nick, Haugen 9, Kyle Seiler 20, Troy Schulze 16, Chris Hanson 3, Brandon Harberts 4, Mitch Hauger 4, James Tweedy 2. Team totals: FG 21-39 (54 percent), FT 10-14 (71 percent). 3-point baskets: 5.