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Area Boys Basketball: Aitkin collects conference win

STAPLES--Kade Hopperstad tallied 22 points as the Aitkin Gobblers defeated the Staples-Motley Cardinals 66-58 in a Mid-State Conference game Thursday, Jan. 24.

STAPLES-Kade Hopperstad tallied 22 points as the Aitkin Gobblers defeated the Staples-Motley Cardinals 66-58 in a Mid-State Conference game Thursday, Jan. 24.

Hunter Nissan put in 15 points as the Gobblers improve to 1-4 in the conference.

Isaac Christoffersen contributed 21 points and Sivert Klefsaas scored 18 points for the Cardinals.

Aitkin 28 38-66

Staples-Motley 33 25-58

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STAPLES-MOTLEY

Ben Olander 6, Isaac Christoffersen 21, Jordon Carlson 2, Isaac Kronenberg 8, Sivert Klefsaas 18, Alex Giza 3. FT 16-28 (57 percent). Conference: 0-5. Overall: 1-13. Next: at Park Rapids Area 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29.

AITKIN

Garrett Westerlund 8, Nathan Hagestuen 6, Jacob Kukowski 6, Garrett Michaletz 2, Hunter Nissen 15, Owen Hagen 3, Joey Simonson 4, Kade Hopperstad 22. FT 16-28 (57 percent). Conference: 1-4. Overall: 2-10. Next: hosts Pillager 7:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25.

Lake Region 61, Shawnee Christian 60 OT

ANKENY, Iowa-Eli Richter knocked in 14 points for the Lake Region Hornets as they defeated Shawnee Christian 61-60 in overtime at the Faith Tournament in Ankeny, Iowa.

Josiah McGaffey scored 13 points. Trey Ogren and Logan Backstrom contributed 12 points for the Hornets.

Shawnee Christian 12 9 18 16 5-60

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Lake Region 13 17 15 10 6-61

LAKE REGION

Logan Backstrom 12, Trey Ogren 12, Eli Richter 14, Jon Wiedell 5, Josiah McGaffey 13, Jonas Boelter 5. FG 24-74 (32 percent), FT 4-7 (57 percent). 3-point 9-30 (30 percent).

Little Falls 67, Foley 51

LITTLE FALLS-Alex Gwost led the Little Falls Flyers with 18 points in a 67-51 Granite Ridge Conference victory over Foley Thursday, Jan 24.

Luke Kush added 13 points and the Flyers shot 50 percent from the field to improve to 3-4 in conference play.

Foley 25 26-51

Little Falls 38 29-67

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FOLEY

FG 17-58 (29 percent), FT 12-17 (70 percent). 3-point 5-24 (21 percent).

LITTLE FALLS

Oscar Norgren 5, Caleb Strack 2, Travis Wenzel 10, Derek Kirk 6, Thomas Kunkel 11, Luke Kush 13, Alex Gwost 18, Mason Wickstrom 2. FG 29-58 (50 percent), FT 3-5 (60 percent). 3-point 6-20 (30 percent). Conference: 3-4. Overall: 7-8. Next: at Fergus Falls 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan 26.

Pequot Lakes 81, Park Rapids 43

PARK RAPIDS-Sean Ryan led the Pequot Lakes Patriots with 16 points in an 81-43 Mid-State Conference victory over the Park Rapids Panthers Thursday, Jan. 24.

Also reaching double figures for Pequot were Jordan Schommer with 15, Vincent Miska with 12 and Owen Seidl with 11.

Park Rapids 31 12-43

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Pequot Lakes 34 47-81

PARK RAPIDS

Jake Reish 1, Jeffery Haas 5, Gabriel Bagstad 32, Ty Karger 5. FT 12-22 (55 percent).

PEQUOT LAKES

Grant Kotaska 1, Korey Jackson 5, Ryan Monahan 1, Dylan Collins 3, Alex Morgan 3, Bode Magnuson 6, Dylin Ackerman 2, Sean Ryan 16, Jordan Schommer 15, Owen Seidl 11, Tyler Manley 6, Vincent Miska 12. FT 20-26 (77 percent). Conference: 4-1. Overall:12-3. Next: hosts Detroit Lake 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29.

Detroit Lakes 66, Crosby-Ironton 64 2-OT

CROSBY-Johnathan Jacobson and Joseph Stokman each tallied 17 points for the Crosby-Ironton Rangers who were defeated 66-64 in double overtime by the Detroit Lakes Lakers in a Mid-State Conference game Thursday, Jan. 24.

Cayden Turk added 11 points and Jacobson collected 12 rebounds.

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Detroit Lakes 24 34 2 6-66

Crosby-Ironton 31 27 2 4-64

DETROIT LAKES

Sam Spry, Jacob Bettcher 33, Ben Stearns 2, Tate Kerzman 2, Gabe Hanninen 14, Nate Cihak 10, Max Gunderson 5. FG 26-62 (41 percent), FT 6-11 (54 percent). 3-point 8-30 (27 percent).

CROSBY-IRONTON

Sam Jordan 7, Joseph Stokman 17, Cayden Turk 11, Dakota Mitchell 4, Johnathan Jacobson 17, Kyle Skeim 8. FG 26-60 (41 percent), FT 11-16 (69 percent). 3-point 8-24 (33 percent). Conference: 3-2. Overall:12-3. Next: vs International Falls 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan 26.

Kimball 58, Pierz 53

KIMBALL-Peter Schommer popped in 15 points as the Pierz Pioneers lost 58-53 to the Kimball Cubs in a Central Minnesota Conference game Thursday, Jan. 24.

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