Tesdahl's 20 points help Rangers stay spotless

CROSBY - Bryce Tesdahl scored a team-high 20 points and handed out nine assists in helping the Crosby-Ironton Rangers past Park Rapids 83-70 Friday in Mid-State Conference play.

C-I's Jared Mattson added 16 points, Matt Arneson had 13 and Trevor Dickie finished with 12 in the win.

Park Rapids 30 40 - 70

Crosby-Ironton 35 48 - 83

Park Rapids

Jed Ryan 6, Doug Haas 6, Rocky Donatelle 15, Grant Dierkhising 13, Eli Donatelle 4, Bryce Fazekas 26.

Crosby-Ironton

Jared Mattson 16, Trevor Dickie 12, Bryce Tesdahl 20, Wills Johnson 4, Kody Dartels 6, Derek Swanhorst 4, Garrett Jarvela 8, Matt Arneson 13. Three-point baskets: 5 (Mattson 2, Dickie, Tesdahl, Jarvela). Conference - 2-0. Overall - 3-0. Next game: Hosts Blackduck 7 p.m. Tuesday

Verndale 82,

Eagle Valley 64

BROWERVILLE - Shane Finck poured in 25 points for the Verndale Pirates in an 82-64 win over Eagle Valley Friday to capture third place in the Browerville tournament.

The Pirates had plenty of double-digit scorers as John Price scored 13 points, Josh Kern 12 and Wayne Kopp 10.

Verndale 42 40 - 82

Eagle Valley 30 34 - 64

VERNDALE

Josh Kern 12, John Kempe 7, Wayne Kopp 10, Drew Hill 2, Shane Finck 25, John Price 13, Spencer Moyer 4,Matt Fischer 4, Jake Seaton 5. Three-point baskets: 5 (Finck 3, Kopp, Kempe). Conference - 0-1. Overall - 3-2. Next game: at Sebeka 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

EAGLE VALLEY

Trevor Ahrendt 1, Nate Ahrendt 4, Steven Herren 6, Taylor Lunemann 10, Aaron Gabler 14, Tyler Notch 20, Joseph Herren 6, Andrew Sales 3. Three-point baskets: 7 (Notch 2, Gabler 2, Lunemann 2, Steven Herren).

Bertha-Hewitt 57,

Pillager 54

BERTHA- Joe Stoll's 22 points weren't enough to prevent the Pillager Huskies from losing their first game of the season to Bertha-Hewitt 57-54 Friday in Park Region Conference play.

Joe Lennon finished 12 points and Dominique Squires had 10 in the loss for the Huskies.

Pillager 24 30 - 54

Bertha-Hewitt 21 36 - 57

PILLAGER

Joe Stoll 22, Dominique Squires 10, Charlie Lundstrom 5, Tom Dahlquist 5, Joe Lennon 12. Three-point baskets: 5 (Stoll 2, Squires 2, Lundstrom). Conference - 1-1. Overall - 4-1.

BERTHA-HEWITT

Jake Boehland 2, John Harding 4, Mike Riewer 22, Karl Amundson 4, Tim Denny 5, Zach Grewe 16, Jordan Ashbaugh 4. Three-point baskets: 2 (Amundson, Riewer). Conference - 2-0. Overall - 4-0.

Grand Rapids 51,

Little Falls 49

GRAND RAPIDS - Will Kornbaum drained four 3-pointers and finished with 13 points as the Little Falls Flyers fell to Grand Rapids 51-49 in non-conference action Friday.

Little Falls' Eric Bell scored 12 points and Phil Hochsprung tallied 11 points in the loss.

Little Falls 17 32 - 49

Grand Rapids 25 26 - 51

LITTLE FALLS

Tom Dunlap 3, Josh Flavin 8, Will Kornbaum 13, Eric Bell 12, Dustin Parker 2, Phil Hochsprung 11. Three-point baskets: 5 (Kornbaum 4, Dunlap 1). Conference - LF 2-1. Overall - LF 2-2.

GRAND RAPIDS

Mattfield 13, Watson 11, Kruse 5, McBride 2, Richie 11, Magner 2, Akre 6, Stocke 1. Three-point baskets: 5 (Mattfield 2, Watson, Kruse, Richie).