Cards, Rangers, Patriots march on

COLLEGEVILLE -- Josh Smith picked up a double-double, with 22 points and 10 rebounds, to lead the top-seeded Staples-Motley Cardinals to a 54-33 win over No. 4 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle in the semifinals of the District 19, Section 6, Class 2A boys' basketball tournament Saturday.

Josh Anderson added 11 points for the Cardinals, who outscored LP-GE 32-14 in the second half.

Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 14 5 7 7 -- 33

Staples-Motley 14 8 15 17 -- 54

LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE

Craig Tschida 7, Mike Ager 6, Nathan Tschida 4, Brian Kuelbs 10, Kevin Pommier 2, Chris Fink 4. Team totals: FG 13-43 (30 percent), FT 4-13 (31 percent). 3-point baskets: 3 (Ager, Kuelbs 2).

STAPLES-MOTLEY

Zach Martin 4, Josh Anderson 11, Andy Mertens 2, Chad Brever 5, Josh Smith 22, Dan Freeman 1, Chris Jansson 2, Dustin Greenwaldt 7. Team totals: FG 19-34 (56 percent), FT 11-20 (55 percent). 3-point baskets: 5 (Anderson, Brever, Smith 2, Greenwaldt). Next game: vs. Sauk Centre 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. John's University.

Crosby-Ironton 69,

Greenway 62

DULUTH -- Tyler Scull led the top-seeded Crosby-Ironton Rangers with 21 points in a 69-62 victory over the fifth-seeded Greenway Raiders in a Subsection 7, Class 2A quarterfinal game Saturday.

Tony Zontelli added 17 points and Parker Robinson scored 10 for the Rangers.

Greenway 17 11 12 22 -- 62

Crosby-Ironton 16 15 16 22 -- 69

GREENWAY

Jake Swan 16, Brian Kern 5, Josh Hassell 7, Pete Hussman 11 Justin Sobania 2, Bill Butterfield 13, Brandon Thompson 8. Team totals: FG 25, FT 8-17 (47 percent). 3-point baskets: 4 (Hussman 3, Swan).

CROSBY-IRONTON

Tyler Scull 21, Brett Dickie 7, Jon Jasman 7, Tony Zontelli 17, Matt Brady 7, Parker Robinson 10. Team totals: FG 27-65 (41 percent), FT 10-18 (56 percent). 3-point baskets: 5 (Dickie, Jasman, Zontelli 2, Robinson). Overall -- 20-8. Next game: vs. Moose Lake-Willow River 7:45 p.m. Thursday at UMD.

Pequot Lakes 52,

Deer River 48

DULUTH -- Pequot Lakes' James Baumann scored 16 points and Jesse Nelson 15 to lead the third-seeded Patriots to a 52-48 win over the No. 2 Deer River Warriors in the Section 7, Class 2A quarterfinals Saturday.

Pequot Lakes 9 16 10 17 52

Deer River 14 14 9 11 48

PEQUOT LAKES

Chris Clasen 9, Jesse Nelson 15, Tim Koch 6, Dan Swenson 2, Josh Dale 2, James Baumann 16, Mike Weibolt 2. Team totals: FG 19, FT 10-20 (50 percent). 3-point baskets: (Nelson 3, Koch). Next game: Pequot Lakes vs. Duluth Marshall 6 p.m. Thursday at University of Minnesota-Duluth.

DEER RIVER

Pat Howard 3, Dan Dowling 10, Ian Helling 6, Josh Atkins 9, John DeYoung 3, Brian Dowling 8, Chris Payne 9. Team totals: FG 19, FT 4-10 (40 percent). 3-point baskets: (B. Dowling 2, Howard, Atkins, DeYoung, Payne).

Hill City 62, Pillager 47

PARK RAPIDS -- Ben Stoll scored 24 points and Joe Stoll 12 as the Pillager Huskies lost to Hill City in the semifinals of the East Subsection 6, Class 1A tournament Saturday.

It was fourth year in a row that Pillager finished with 20 victories.

"We fell a little bit short," Huskies coach Jerry Fornshell said. "It just wasn't in the cards.

Three players scored 13 points apiece for Hill City, which made 17 free throws in the fourth quarter.

Hill City 13 15 13 21 -- 62

Pillager 11 11 7 18 -- 47

HILL CITY

Duane Sueja 1, Rob Oelschlager 10, Zach Holsum 13, Brandon Bounds 13, Adam McNeil 13, Brian Pierzina 1, Cole Borden 11. Team totals: FG 17, FT 22-35 (63 percent). 3-point baskets: 6 (Oelschlager 2, Holsum 2, Bounds 2). Overall -- 21-3.

PILLAGER

Joe Stoll 12, Ben Stoll 24, Travis Dixon 1, Dominick Squires 2, Joe Kavanaugh 6, Danny Walkowiak 2. Team totals: FG 17, FT 4-10 (40 percent). 3-point baskets: 5 (B.Stoll 5 ). Overall -- Finish 20-6.

Perham 60,

Wadena-Deer Creek 53

MOORHEAD -- The fourth-seeded Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines received 18 points from Michael Grieme and 16 from Brett Hieb in a 60-53 loss to the top-seeded Perham Yellowjackets in the Section 8, Class 2A quarterfinals Saturday.

Wadena-Deer Creek 8 17 11 16 -- 53

Perham 10 18 13 19 -- 60

WADENA-DEER CREEK

Lucas Grothman 3, Brett Hieb 16, Michael Grieme 18, Tyler Pederson 5, Matt Cary 8, Tyler Moenkedick 2. Team totals: FG 17, FT 14-18 (78 percent). 3-point baskets: 4 (Grieme 3, Peterson). Overall -- 10-16. Season complete.

PERHAM

Borowicz 14, Gustafson 21, Hemmelgarn 4, Winter 3, Jacob Schornack 12, Krueger 3, Joe Schornack 3. Team totals: FG 18, FT 12-22 (54.5 percent). 3-point baskets: 3 (Gustafson, Jacob Schornack 2).

Menahga 58, Verndale 49

PARK RAPIDS -- Brad Lusti scored 27 points, including five three-pointers, to lead Menahga past the Verndale Pirates in the semifinals of the East Subsection 6, Class 1A boys' basketball tournament Saturday.

Lusti nailed three consecutive threes in the last 90 seconds of the first half to transform a 21-19 Verndale lead into a 28-21 Menahga advantage.

Isaac Johnson scored 17 points and Cory Umland 12 for the Pirates.

Menahga 16 12 13 17 -- 58

Verndale 12 9 7 21 -- 49

MENAHGA

Ben Davis 11, Brad Lusti 27, Drew Rasmussen 5, Zach Milz 4, Caleb Roiko 3, Josh Roiko 8. Team totals: FG 20, FT 12-17 (percent). 3-point baskets: 6 (Lusti 5, Rasmussen ). Overall -- 19-4.

VERNDALE

Wyatt Carr 6, Nathan Runyan 2, Isaac Johnson 17, Andy Bramer 7, Brad Erckenbrack 5, Cory Umland 12. Team totals: FG 21, FT 1-1 (percent). 3-point baskets: 6 (Johnson 2, Umland 2, Bramer, Erckenbrack). Overall -- Finish 11-15.