Clasen, Patriots slip past S-M

PEQUOT LAKES -- Chris Clasen scored 22 points and teammate James Baumann added 21 as the Pequot Lakes Patriots boys' basketball team defeated the Staples-Moltey Cardinals 62-56 in Mid-State Conference action Thursday.

Chad Brever scored 19 points for the Cardinals and Zach Martin had 10.

Staples-Motley 16 20 16 4 -- 56

Pequot Lakes 15 12 18 17 -- 62

STAPLES-MOTLEY

Zach Martin 10, Dan Freeman 2, Josh Anderson 10, Dustin Greenwaldt 8, Chad Brever 19, Josh Smith 7. Team totals: FG (percent), FT 12-19 (63 percent). 3-point baskets: 6 (Anderson 2, Brever 3, Smith 1). Overall -- 11-11. Next game: in section playoffs TBA

PEQUOT LAKES

Patrick Buss 2, Chris Clasen 22, Jesse Nelson 6, Kim Cook 4, James Baumann 21, Chris Johnson 3, Mike Wiebolt 4. Team totals: FG 22, FT 16-22 (73 percent). 3-point baskets: 2 (Bauman 1, Johnson 1). Conference -- 5-7. Overall -- 11-12. Next game: Thursday TBA.

Detroit Lakes 60,

Crosby-Ironton 45

DETROIT LAKES -- Tony Zontelli scored 14 points and Tyler Scull added 12 as the Crosby-Ironton Rangers fell 60-45 to the Detroit Lakes Lakers Thursday in Mid-State Conference boys' basketball.

Parker Robinson tossed in 10 points for the Rangers.

Crosby-Ironton 12 11 12 10 -- 45

Detroit Lakes 15 8 23 14 -- 60

CROSBY-IRONTON

Jon Jasman 2, Tyler Scull 12, Tony Zontelli 14, Matt Brady 7, Parker Robinson 10. Team totals: FG 15-37 (40 percent), FT 11-13 (84 percent). 3-point baskets: 4 (Scull 2, Zontelli 2). Overall -- 17-8. Next game: at Deer River 7:30 p.m. Friday.

DETROIT LAKES

Joe Skogmo 9, Rory Manke 11, Alex Hagedorn 2, Taylor Fuhls 10, Matt Anderson 20, Matt Even 8. Team totals: FG 25-42 (59 percent), FT 7-12 (70 percent). 3-point baskets: 3 (Skogmo, Manke, Fuhls).