CROSBY-Kyle Skeim led a quintet of Rangers in double figures with 23 points as Crosby-Ironton defeated the Fond du Lac Ogichidaag 96-80 in the third round of the C-I tournament for the team title of the C-I Holiday Tournament Saturday, Dec. 29.
Skeim was successful on 11 of 14 attempts from the field and had three blocked shots and eight rebounds.
Dakota Mitchell came of the bench for 19 points and Joseph Stokman finished with 15. Johnathan Jacobson tallied 13 points, a team-high 14 rebounds and eight assists, and Sam Jordan contributed 13 points.
Fond du Lac was paced by eighth-grader Jordan Brown who drilled 10 of 18 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 42 points earning him a place on the all-tournament team along with C-I's Jacobson and Stokman.
Fond du Lac 36 44-80
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Crosby-Ironton 60 36-96
FOND DU LAC
Jordan Brown 42, Jesus Delapaz 2, Conner Barney 13, Simon LaPrairie 1, Jerry Fineday 8, Avery Misquadace 6, Jalen Paulson 8. FG 27-63 (42 percent), FT 10-13 (76 percent). 3-point 18-33 (48 percent).
CROSBY-IRONTON
Sam Jordan 13, Joseph Stokman 15, Cayden Turk 6, Dakota Mitchell 19, Carsen Turk 2, Johnathan Jacobson 13, Trey Stangel 5, Kyle Skeim 23. FG 42-72 (58 percent), FT 5-9 (55 percent). 3-point 7-22 (31 percent). Overall: 7-1. Next: hosts Park Rapids 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Little Falls 56, Upsala 44
LITTLE FALLS-Luke Kush put up 15 points as the Little Falls Flyers defeated the Upsala Cardinals 56-44 in a non-conference matchup Saturday, Dec. 29.
Mason Wickstrom and Travis Wenzel each tallied 11 points as the Flyers improved to 4-5 overall.
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Upsala 18 26-44
Little Falls 24 32-56
UPSALA
FG 16-63 (25 percent), FT 4-8 (50 percent). 3-point 8-37 (21 percent).
LITTLE FALLS
Oscar Norgren 3, Travis Wenzel 11, Matthew Hanson 4, Thomas Kunkel 6, Luke Kush 15, Mason Wickstrom 11, Thomas Kula 1. FG 18-49 (36 percent) FT 15-22 (68 percent). 3-point 5-20 (25 percent). Overall: 3-5. Next: hosts Alexandria 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
