Rangers win at Staples

STAPLES -- In 27 years of coaching Crosby-Ironton Rangers boys' basketball coach Dave Galovich accumulated 386 wins, but there was one that had eluded him until now.

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The Rangers defeated the Staples-Motley Cardinals in Staples for the first time in Galovich's 20 years there 48-44 in Mid-State Conference action Tuesday.

The victory also snapped the Rangers' 12-game losing streak, home or away, against the Cardinals and is the first time C-I has beaten S-M in Staples since 1982.

Brett Dickie led C-I with 18 points followed by Matt Brady's 13 and Bryce Tesdahl's 10. Mitch Wood rounded out C-I's scoring with nine points.

Zach Martin led S-M with 13 points and Chris Jansson added 10.

Crosby-Ironton 9 10 14 15 --48

Staples-Motley 11 12 14 7 --44

CROSBY-IRONTON

Brett Dickie 18, Bryce Tesdahl 10, Matt Brady 13, Mitch Wood 9. 3-point baskets: 5 (Dickie 3, Tesdahl 2 . Conference -- 3-1. Overall -- 4-1. Next game: host Holiday Tournament Tuesday.

STAPLES-MOTLEY

Zach Martin 13, Chris Jansson 10, Josh Anderson 4, Andy Mertens 3, Dustin Greenwaldt 3, Derek Peterson 7, Joe Smith 4. 3-point baskets: 3 (Mertens 1, Greenwaldt 1, Peterson 1). Conference -- 1-3. Overall -- 2-4. Next game: at Rochester Tournament 8 p.m. Monday.

Pequot Lakes 61, Pine River-Backus 40

PEQUOT LAKES -- Jesse Fisher knocked in 18 points, and Tucker Scheley and Joel Schramm each scored 11 as the Pequot Lakes Patriots upped their Mid-State Conference record to 2-0 with a 61-40 victory over the Pine River-Backus Tigers.

Thomas Anderson, Alan Anderson and Ethan Krecklau each scored nine points for PR-B.

Pine River-Backus 12 12 10 6 -- 40

Pequot Lakes 16 22 18 5 -- 61

PINE RIVER-BACKUS

Cory Bradow 5, Ryan Pryor 1, OJ Johnson 3, Thomas Anderson 9, Alan Anderson 9, Luke Zebroski 4, Ethan Krecklau 9. FG 13 FT 10-24 3-point baskets: 4 (Bradow, Johnson, A.Anderson 2). Conference -- 0-4. Overall -- 1-6. Next game: host Detroit Lakes 7:30 Jan. 4.

PEQUOT LAKES

Tucker Scheley 11, Jesse Fisher 18, Josh Dale 2, Matt Schwankl 2, Chris Johnson 9, Joel Schramm 11, Jon Parker 8. FG 22 FT 11-22 3-point baskets: 8 (Scheley 3, Fisher 2, Johnson 2, Schramm). Conference -- 2-0. Overall -- 5-0. Next game: in Aitkin tourney against Pillager 6:00 Monday.

Little Falls 61,

Sartell 55 2OT

LITTLE FALLS -- Sheffield Goodrich nailed a 3-pointer with two seconds left in regulation to force overtime and propel the Little Falls Flyers to a 61-55 double overtime Central Lakes Conference victory over Sartell Tuesday.

Senior forward Travis Fedor led the Flyers with 21 points and senior guard Ben Plante chipped in with 12, including three 3-point baskets.

Sartell 19 10 7 11 4 4 -- 55

Little Falls 13 8 14 12 4 10 -- 61

SARTELL

Letness 13, Frank 6, Schmid 2, Wieme 16, Bohlman 2, Dockendorf 8, Phelts 8. FG 19 FT 15-21 3-point baskets: 2 (Letness, Wieme). Conference -- 2-2. Overall -- 3-2.

LITTLE FALLS

Ben Plante 12, Chad Kofoed 5, Sheffield Goodrich 6, Travis Fedor 21, Darrell Cameron 15. FG 20 FT 16-23 3-point baskets: 5 (Plante 3, Goodrich, Fedor). Conference -- 3-3. Overall -- 3-3. Next game: vs. Badger-Greenbush at Little Falls Holiday tournament 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Pierz 65, Foley 64

FOLEY -- Shane Weber led the Pierz Pioneers with 19 points and Mark Korf added 13 rebounds and five points to lead the Pierz Pioneers to a 65-64 non-conference victory Tuesday against Foley.

Pierz 18 11 19 17 -- 65

Foley 15 16 21 12 -- 64

PIERZ

Bryan Virnig 12, Shane Weber 19, Peter Janson 9, Mike Pohlkamp 7, Jeremy Monson 6, Cody Happke 6, Mark Korf 5, Cody Varner 1. 3-point baskets: 5 (Pohlkamp 1, Weber 1, Janson 3). Overall -- 3-1. Next game: host Milaca 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

FOLEY

Zach Zillmer 21, Sam Lieser 6, mark Heise 5, Paul Bakowski 6, james Latterell 5, Tyler Wrock 21. 3-point baskets: 5 (Zillmer 1, Wrock 4).

Breckenridge 66,

Wadena-Deer Creek 53

WADENA -- Dan Lepper led the Wadena-Deer Creek boys' basketball team with 16 points, Dusty Syverson pitched in 12 points and Tyler Moenkedick added 10 in a 66-53 non-conference loss to Breckenridge Tuesday.

Breckenridge 18 7 11 30 -- 66

Wadena-Deer Creek 11 12 17 13 -- 53

BRECKENRIDGE

Mike Harick 24, Tony Bogenreif 20, Bobby Perry 14, David Alstot 2, Seth Krueger 2, Alex Jensen 2, Nick Consemius 2. 3-point baskets: (Harick 1, Bogenreif 3, Perry 3).

WADENA-DEER CREEK

Dan Lepper 16, Dustin Syverson 12, Tyler Moenkedick 10, Travis George 5, Nolan Buresh 4, Brent Malone 4, Tom Robinson 2. 3-point baskets: (Syverson 3, Lepper 1). Conference -- 0-2. Overall -- 2-4. Next game: vs. Frazee at Park Rapids Holiday Tournament 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Moose Lake-WR 69,

Aitkin 42

AITKIN -- John Holder tallied 16 points in the Aitkin Gobblers 69-42 non-conference loss to Moose Lake-Willow River Tuesday.

ML-WR 18 18 11 22 -- 69

Aitkin 12 8 9 13 -- 42

ML-WR

Probst 24, Wilmes 2, Jensen 2, D. Coil 13, Bednor 4, Moretto 12, Benson 1, Mach 3, Skog 6, S. Coil 2. 3-point baskets: 10 (Probst 5, Moretto 2, Skog 2, Mach 1 ).

AITKIN

John Holder 16, Jordan Moss 4, Luke Martin 5, Bill Monse 8, Broke Stoffel 8 . 3-point baskets: 5 (Holder 5 ). Conference --1-1 . Overall --2-4 . Next game:Host Tournament Monday and Tuesday.