PEQUOT LAKES-Vincent Miska led a balanced Pequot Lakes scoring attack with 13 points as the Patriots won their fourth straight game, 73-44 over the Crosby-Ironton Rangers in Mid-State Conference play Thursday.
Austin Young added 12, Tyler Manley 11 and Dylin Ackerman 10 for the Patriots, who outscored C-I 39-16 in the second half.
Jonathan Jacobson paced C-I with 15 points and Dakota Mitchell came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points.
Pequot Lakes 34 39-73
Crosby-Ironton 28 16-44
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PEQUOT LAKES
Austin Young 12, Chase Larson 8, Dylin Ackerman 10, Sean Ryan 8, Jordan Schommer 5, Tyler Manley 11, Zach Senst 6, Vincent Miska 13. FT 8-12 (67 percent). Conference: 4-0. Overall: 8-1. Next: hosts St. Cloud Cathedral 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
CROSBY-IRONTON
Cayden Turk 6, Isaac Burley 5, Will Silgen 1, Jonathan Jacobson 15, Dakota Mitchell 14, Kyle Skeim 3. FT 10-19 (53 percent). 3-point 7. Conference: 1-2. Overall: 5-6. Next: at International Falls 3 p.m. Saturday.
Pillager 63, W-DC 47
PILLAGER-Tanner Swenson posted a game-high 18 points and Joshua Doss added 12 to lead the Pillager Huskies past the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines 63-47 in Thursday's Park Region Conference game.
Bereket Loer led WDC with 12 points and Noah Ross contributed 11.
W-DC 20 27-47
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Pillager 33 30-63
WADENA-DEER CREEK
Bereket Loer 12, Jonathan Pantages 3, Matt Goeden 3, Hunter Hawkins 2, Thomas Quincer 5, Lucas Doyle 1, Noah Ross 11, Ryan Anderson 6, Cooper Folkestad 4. FT 3-5 (60 percent). Conference: 2-1. Overall: 4-5. Next: at Crookston 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
PILLAGER
Luke Woidyla 6, Carson Vanvickle 2, Ty Swenson 6, Tanner Swenson 18, Levi Nagel 6, Spencer Schaefer 6, Kaleb Smith 5, Joshua Doss 12, Isaac Thomsen 2. FG 24-55 (44 percent), FT 7-11 (64 percent). 3-point 3-7 (43 percent). Conference: 3-1. Overall: 6-5. Next: at Menahga 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Royalton 62, Staples-Motley 59
ROYALTON-Griffin Webster tallied 21 points for the Staples-Motley Cardinals in a 62-59 non-conference loss to the Royalton Royals Thursday.
Josh Lombard added 17 points for the Cards, who led 30-27 at halftime.
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Royalton 27 35-62
Staples-Motley 30 29-59
ROYALTON
Adam Olson 25, Gavin Suska 13, Jaden Norberg 3, Colton Murphy 3, Brock Snyder 9, Nathan Popp 6, Adam Boyer 4. FT 20-29 (69 percent).
STAPLES-MOTLEY
Josh Lombard 17, Derek Kennedy 6, Reid Busker 3, Brayden Losh 9, Griffin Webster 21, Tristin Etzler 3. FT 12-12 (100 percent). Overall: 2-6. Next: at Crosby-Ironton 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Pine City 78, Aitkin 42
PINE CITY-Hunter Moe knocked down 12 points and DJ Haasken added 11, but the Aitkin Gobblers managed just 14 second-half points in a 78-42 non-conference loss to Pine City Thursday.
It was the fourth straight loss for the Gobblers as they dropped to 3-6 overall.
Pine City 32 46 - 78
Aitkin 28 14 - 42
PINE CITY
Jake Lunceford 3, Nick Hansmann 9, Koleman Lind 1, Jake Adams 5, Tanner Wicktor 6, Casey Foster 2, Konnor Jusczak 8, Clay Logan 14, Quentin Miklya 3, Jake Rademacher 13, Seth Logan 13. FT 15-21 (71 percent).
AITKIN
DJ Haasken 11, Zak Peterson 2, David Curtiss 6, Hunter Moe 12, Garrett Michaletz 5, Kade Hopperstad 2, Jacob Kukowski 4. FT 6-16 (38 percent). Overall: 3-6. Next: hosts Moose Lake-Willow River 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Fourth Baptist 55, Lake Region 47
PLYMOUTH-Nick Christensen's 17 points led Lake Region Christian, but the Hornets shot just 23 percent from the field in a 55-47 Minnesota Association of Christian Schools loss to Fourth Baptist Thursday.
The Hornets' Daniel Kientzle scored 13 points and Tommy Thompson tallied 12 points.
Fourth Baptist 17 38 - 55
Lake Region 21 26 - 47
LAKE REGION
Tommy Thompson 12, Nick Christensen 17, Eli Richter 4, Daniel Kientzle 13, Jonas Boelter 1. FG 15-64 (23 percent), FT 13-25 (52 percent). 3-point 4-22 (18 percent). Conference: 5-2. Overall: 5-2.
