ISLE-Wyatt Sanford scored a game-high 25 points and the Aitkin Gobblers secured a season sweep over Isle with a 76-46 Great River Conference victory Tuesday.
Aitkin's DJ Haasken and Hunter Moe each finished with 10 points.
Isle 23 23-46
Aitkin 45 31-76
ISLE
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John Kargel 11, Cody Hunt 4, Jack Taylor 3, Justin Borgfelt 4, Max VanBuskirk 12, Alex Forsberg 10, Erik McQuade 1. FT 8-17 (47 percent).
AITKIN
Wyatt Sanford 25, DJ Haasken 10, Jeb Sanford 4, Garrett Westerlund 6, David Sanbeck 5, Hunter Moe 10, Dylan Gustin 2, Caleb Curtiss 8, Spencer Jacobs 6. FT 3-8 (38 percent). . Conference: 5-5. Overall: 5-11. Next: host Braham 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Lake Region 71, St. Francis 56
ST. FRANCIS-Nick Christenson exploded for 34 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Lake Region Christian Hornets to a 71-56 Minnesota Association of Christian Schools victory over St. Francis Tuesday.
Tyler Ogren added 17 points, nine steals and six assists. Nik Speliopolous tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds.
At least week's Faith Baptist tournament, Ogren was named to the all-tournament team.
St. Francis 22 34-56
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Lake Region 37 34-71
ST. FRANCIS
Stewart 6, McMahan 15, Horner 12, Wenzel 4, Sweden 9, Kochner 2, J. Stewart 4, Coons 2, Misswa 2.
LAKE REGION
Levi Jensen 6, Nick Christensen 34, Tyler Ogren 17, Daniel Kientzle 2, Nik Speliopoulos 10, Jonas Boelter 2. FG 33-73 (45.2 percent), FT 0-4 (0 percent). 3-point 5-21 (23.8 percent). Conference: 9-2. Overall: 14-3. Next: host St. Cloud Christina 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7.
Pequot Lakes 89,
Pelican Rapids 54
PELICAN RAPIDS-Cody Huss scored 15 points for the Pequot Lakes Patriots in their 89-54 non-conference victory over the Pelican Rapids Vikings Tuesday.
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Pequot's Chase Larson added 12 points.
Pelican Rapids 20 34-54
Pequot Lakes 50 39-89
PELICAN RAPIDS
McHale Korf 2, Brandon Osborne 4 , Hayden Christenson 2, Oakley Kress 13, Jacob Gottenborg 8, Carlan Haugrud 5, Eli Sytsma 9, Zack Sjolie 9. FT 8-13 (62 percent).
PEQUOT LAKES
Austin Young 2, Adam Casanova 5, Noah Borleis 4, Nathan Traut 4, Chase Larson 12 , Kirk Johnson 4, Gage Westlund 8, Cody Huss 15, Sam Scheuss 6, Jordan Schommer 8, Andy Voges 7, Zach Sjoblad 6, Tyler Manley 2, Zach Senst 6. FT 16-26 (62 percent). Overall: 10-6. Next: host Virginia 7:15 p.m. Friday.
Pine River-Backus 41,
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Bertha-Hewitt 39
BERTHA-Pine River-Backus' Nick Ackerman scored a game-high 17 points in a 41-39 non-conference victory over Bertha-Hewitt Tuesday.
The Tigers built a 34-17 halftime lead, but could only manage seven points in a second half plagued by turnovers.
Bertha-Hewitt 17 22-39
Pine River-Backus 34 7-41
BERTHA-HEWITT
Cody Brown 3, Austin Mattson 10, William Harren 11, Luke Follmer 4, Charles Bakken 3, Jerry Lamb 4, Brett Jansen 4. FT 4-6 (67 percent).
PINE RIVER-BACKUS
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Brady Raph 9, Torry Hirschey 9, Nick Ackerman 17, Kiel Struss 4, Joe Davidson 2. FT 9-12 (75 percent). Overall: 8-8. Next: host Nevis 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Staples-Motley 62, Osakis 57
STAPLES-Gavin Smith scored 22 points for the Staples-Motley Cardinals in their 62-57 victory over the Osakis Silverstreaks Tuesday.
S-M's Josh Lombard recorded 12 points and Jack Fietek added 10 points.
Osakis 29 28-57
Staples-Motley 32 30-62
OSAKIS
Zachary Weir 13, Daniel Savageau 20, Josh Peterka 13, John Boogaard 7, Jacob Jones 2, Riley Werven 2. FT 9-12 (75 percent).
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STAPLES-MOTLEY
Josh Lombard 12, Gavin Smith 22, Derek Kennedy 5, Jack Fietek 10, Max Giza 4, Trey Skeesick 7. FT 13-22 (59 percent). Overall: 8-8. Next: at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Verndale 76, Upsala 39
VERNDALE-Jordan Brownlow collected 15 and Kyle Schmitz tallied 13 points in the Verndale Pirates 76-39 victory over Upsala Tuesday.
The Pirates won for the seventh time in eight games as they pushed their overall record to 11-5.
Their defense held the Cardinals to just 17 points in the first half and 31 percent shooting.
Upsala 17 22-39
Verndale 41 35-76
UPSALA
Alex Thieschafer 8, Bennett Westrich 2, Myron Ripplinger 3, Jorgan Kiley 11, Riley Johnson 15. FG 15-48 (31 percent), FT 2-3 (67 percent). 3-point 7-24 (29 percent).
VERNDALE
Taylor Willis 2, Kyle Schmitz 13, Luke Weniger 9, Mac Schluttner 11, Jordan Brownlow 15, Skylar Goddard 4, Nathan Sabinash 7, Andrew Barrett 6, Dan Deppa 2, Tyler Willis 5, Carter Schmitz 2. FG 29-56 (51 percent), FT 13-21 (61 percent). 3-point 5-11 (45 percent). Overall: 11-5. Next: at Menahga 8:15 p.m. Friday.
Holdingford 78, Pierz 42
HOLDINGFORD-Matt Tautges turned in 23 points for the Pierz Pioneers in a 78-42 Central Minnesota Conference loss to the Holdingford Huskers Tuesday.
Holdingford leads the CMC with a 7-0 record and has won 10 in a row.
Holdingford 48 30-78
Pierz 26 16-42
PIERZ
Peter Schommer 3, Thomas Funk 4, Matt Tautges 21, Preston Rocheleau 7, Christopher Marshik 1, Nick Scholl 6. FG 15-53 (28 percent), FT 9-15 (60 percent). 3-point 3-20 (15 percent). Conference: 1-6. Overall: 1-16. Next: host Howard-Lake-Waverly 7:15 p.m. Friday.
Sartell 54, Little Falls 36
SARTELL-Michael Hanowski led the Little Falls Flyers with 10 points in Tuesday's 54-36 non-conference loss to the Sartell Sabres.
The Flyers lost for the fourth straight time and scored just nine second-half points.
Sartell 27 27-54
Little Falls 27 9-36
SARTELL
Trent Meyer 6, Eric Markman 3, Chris Belling 12, Thomas Gieske 14, Ethan Stark 19. FG 23-46 (50 percent), FT 2-5 (40 percent). 3-point 6-16 (38 percent).
LITTLE FALLS
Austin Weisz 8, Joe Alholm 8, Dylan Lukasavitz 7, Michael Hanowski 10, Austin Erdmann 3. FG 14-51 (28 percent), FT 0-1. 3-point 8-29 (28 percent). Overall: 6-9. Next: host Milaca 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
