PLYMOUTH - Abe Imdieke pumped in 20 points and snagged six rebounds as the top-seeded Lake Region Christian Hornets defeated No. 9 Grace of Mankato 53-36 in the quarterfinals of the Minnesota Association of Christian Schools state tournament Thursday.
Tyler Ogren collected 14 points, five assists and six rebounds. Micah Mcgaffey added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Grace 14 22 - 36
Lake Region 37 16 53
GRACE
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Kevin Malwitz 10, Jacob Ward 2, Randy Lynn 2, Nick Poe 12, Ethan Schultz 10. FG 17-53 (32 percent), FT 2-6 (33 percent). 3-point 0-6.
LAKE REGION
Abe Imdieke 20, Carson Moore 1, Levi Jensen 1, Ryan Christenson 2, Tyler Ogren 14, Micah McGaffey 10, Joey Beltran 5. FG 22-49 (45 percent), FT 5-13 (38 percent). 3-point 4-16 (25 percent). Next: vs. Woodcrest in Minnesota Association of Christian Schools state semifinals at Plymouth 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Crosby-Ironton 56,
East Grand Forks 22
CROSBY - Noah Gindorff tossed in 13 points to lead the No. 2-seeded Rangers in Crosby-Ironton's 56-22 over the No. 7 East Grand Forks Green Wave in the North Subsection 8-2A quarterfinals Thursday night.
Daniel Hudrlik and Ben Jordan added 10 each for the Rangers who have won three straight and six of their last seven.
Hudrlik led C-I with nine rebounds and Brady Tesdahl added six assists.
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East Grand Forks 6 16 - 22
Crosby-Ironton 19 37 - 56
EAST GRAND FORKS
Cole Hammargren 6, Aaron Havis 2, Micah Friez 7, Austin Clifton 2, Spencer Aune 5, FG 10-30 (33 percent), FT 1-2 (50 percent). 3-point 1-8 (13 percent).
CROSBY-IRONTON
Jack Silgen 2, Trey Jacobs 8, Evan Edmundson 9, Brady Tesdahl 4, Ben Jordan 10, Noah Gindorff 13, Daniel Hudrlik 10. FG 22-40 (55 percent), FT 7-13 (54 percent). 3-point 5-13 (38 percent). Overall: 20-7. Next: vs. Pequot Lakes/Badger-Greenbush-Middle River winner in North Subsection 8-2A semifinals at Bemidji State University 2:45 p.m. Saturday.
Pequot Lakes 63,
Badger/G-MR 57
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PEQUOT LAKES - CJ Borleis netted 17 points as the third-seeded Pequot Lakes Patriots defeated the No. 6 Badger-Greenbush-Middle River Gators 63-57 in Thursday's North Subsection 8-2A quarterfinal game.
Hunter Larson tallied 14 points for the Patriots, who had lost six straight prior to Thursday's game.
Pequot Lakes will face the Crosby-Ironton Rangers in the North Subsection 8-2A semifinals at 2:45 p.m. Saturday at Bemidji State University. The Patriots lost to C-I twice during regular season play.
Badger-G-MR 26 31 - 57
Pequot Lakes 29 34 - 63
BADGER-GREENBUSH-MIDDLE RIVER
Darius Watson 5, Wyatt Peppel 13, Matt Howell 12, Aaron Dostal 14, Logan Dvergsten 13. FT 5-13 (38 percent).
PEQUOT LAKES
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Jack Kreitz 3, Hunter Larson 14, Josh Buell 4, CJ Borleis 17, Gage Westlund 8, Connor Davich 11, Zach Sjoblad 6. FT 21-33 (64 percent). Overall: 12-14. Next: vs. Crosby-Ironton/East Grand Forks winner in North Subsection 8-2A semifinals at Bemidji State University 2:45 p.m. Saturday.
Pierz 77, Staples-Motley 58
PIERZ - Aaron Weber put in a game-high 19 points to lead the No. 4-seeded Pierz Pioneers past the No. 5 Staples-Motley Cardinals 76-58 in a North Subsection 6-2A quarterfinal game Thursday.
Michael Meyer added 14 points and Nick Herold 13 for the Pioneers. Jonny Kasper contributed 10 points and 10 rebounds and Robbie Skiba grabbed 11 rebounds.
The 13-13 Cards were paced by Blake Connell with 14 points and Zach Hofmann with 12.
Staples-Motley 31 27 - 58
Pierz 36 41 - 77
STAPLES-MOTLEY
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Gavin Smith 7, Blake Connell 14, Connor Schmitz 2, Zack Hofmann 12, Nathan Schimpp 3, Andrew Israelson 6, Trey Skeesick 4, Colton Paskewitz 2, John Lund 8. FG 23-62 (37 percent), FT 4-7 (57 percent). 3-point 8-21 (38 percent). Overall: Staples-Motley finishes 13-13.
PIERZ
Michael Meyer 14, Nick Herold 13, Jonny Kasper 10, Aaron Weber 19, Broderic Lashinski 2, Robbie Skiba 8, Kyle Becker 1, Noah Boser 8, Brent Dorn 2. FG 31-61 (51 percent), FT 9-16 (56 percent). 3-point 6-18 (33 percent). Overall: 14-13. Next: vs.Sauk Centre in North Subsection 6-2A semifinal at St. John's University 1 p.m. Saturday.
Pine River-Backus 55,
Bertha-Hewitt 36
BERTHA - Zach Semmler topped four Tigers in double figures with 16 points to lead No. 5-seeded Pine River-Backus past the No. 4 Bertha-Hewitt Bears 55-36 in Thursday's North Subsection 5-1A game.
Hank Raph added 14 while Kenry Krecklau finished with 12 and Kiel Struss contributed 11 for the Tigers. Raph grabbed 13 rebounds and Zach Struss 11. Konrad Bueckers led the Tigers with four assists and four steals. Semmler blocked two shots.
Bertha-Hewitt 21 15 - 36
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Pine River-Backus 24 31 - 55
BERTHA-HEWITT
Preston Riewer 16, Zach Mousseau 3, Tylor Waln 5, Riley Boehland 10, Jordan Frethem 2. FG 11, FT 9-10 (90 percent). 3-point 4.
PINE RIVER-BACKUS
Zach Semmler 16, Hank Raph 14, Konrad Bueckers 2, Kiel Struss 11, Henry Krecklau 12. FG 19, FT 13-24 (54 percent). 3-point 2. Overall: 15-11. Next: vs. Nevis in North Subsection 5-1A semifinals at Wadena 6 p.m. Saturday.
Melrose 84, Pillager 62
MELROSE - Ryder Hunstad finished with 19 points for the No. 7-seeded Pillager Huskies as they lost 84-62 to the No. 2 Melrose Dutchmen in the North Subsection 6-2A quarterfinals Thursday.
Gage Kuehl chipped in 16 points for the Huskies, who had won five of their last six before losing Thursday and finished the season 15-11.
Melrose 40 44 - 84
Pillager 30 32 - 62
MELROSE
Brian Thielen 2, Cesar Cervantes 15, Isaac Herkenhoff 16, Dillon Haider 3, Tyler Braegelmann 16 , Drake Meyer 12, Anthony Welle 2, Zachary Ettel 2, Colton Meyer 2, Blake Gerads 14. FT 8-12 (67 percent)
PILLAGER
Chris Ramsey 4, Ridge Hunstad 10, Ryder Hunstad 19, Gage Kuehl 16, Zach Forsberg 5, Lee Quick 8. FT 7-13 (54 percent) Overall: 15-11.
Nevis 54, Verndale 41
NEVIS - James Kveton led the No. 8-seeded Verndale Pirates with 10 points as they fell to the top-seeded Nevis Tigers 54-41 in the North Subsection 5-1A quarterfinals Thursday.
Mac Schluttner and Nathan Sabinash contributed nine points apiece in the last game of the season for the Pirates, who ended with an 11-16 record.
Nevis 32 22 - 54
Verndale 15 26 - 41
NEVIS
Kevin Hale 6, Courtland Chase 5, Gavin Becker 25, Griffin Chase 14, Michael Landquist 4. FG 16-42 (38 percent), FT 17-20 (85 percent). 3-point 5-17 (29 percent).
VERNDALE
Ethan Korfe 5, Mitchell Blaha 1, Mac Schluttner 9, James Kveton 10, Nathan Sabinash 9, Luke Weniger 7. FG 15-46 (32 percent), FT 9-14 (64 percent). 3-point 2-15 (13 percent). Overall: Finish 11-16.
Hawley 66,
Wadena-DC 45
HAWLEY - Tanner Horn logged 14 points for the eighth-seeded Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines in a 66-45 loss to the No. 1 Hawley Nuggets in the South Subsection 8-2A game Thursday.
Dacotah Mittag recorded 10 points in the last game of the season for the Wolverines.
Hawley 47 19 - 66
Wadena-DC 22 23 - 45
HAWLEY
Drew Thompson 9, Dillon Omberg 9, Jordan Harms 12, Ben Steichen , Dylan Olson , Dawson Tusow 8, Ben Ellefson 18, Austin Koenig , Aaron Regnier 8, Hunter Grani , Spencer Christianson , Cody Cook 2, Brady Bjerken , Dylan Jeral. FG (percent), FT (percent). 3-point ( percent).
WADENA-DEER CREEK
Konnor Stueve 5, Tanner Horn 14, Jack Goeden 4, Ian Olson 2, Wyatt Fitzsimmons 4, Alex Redfiel 3, Noah Ross 3, Dacotah Mittag 10. FG (percent), FT (percent). 3-point ( percent). Overall: Finish 0-26.
