RUSH CITY-Wyatt Sanford totaled 24 points, including the go-ahead basket with seven seconds remaining as Aitkin edged Rush City 54-53 in a Great River Conference game Friday.
Hunter Moe reached double figures with 12 points, and also made the other key play of the game, taking a charge at the last second to secure the Gobblers win.
Rush City 28 25-53
Aitkin 30 24-54
RUSH CITY
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Tyler Oscarson 17, Dylan Groshens 21, Braiden Hora 13, Jake Scherer 2. FT 10-19 (53 percent). 3-point ( percent).
AITKIN
Wyatt Sanford 24, DJ Haasken 3, Jeb Sanford 2, Garrett Westerlund 2, David Sanbeck 1, Hunter Moe 12, Caleb Curtiss 2, Spencer Jacobs 8. FT 7-14 (50 percent). Conference: 9-7. Overall: 10-15. Next: at Crosby-Ironton 7:15 p.m. Thursday.
Crosby-Ironton 52, H-F 51
FINLAYSON-Noah Gindorff recorded 14 points and 18 rebounds and Trey Jacobs scored 24 during the Crosby-Ironton Rangers 52-51 win over the Hinckley-Finlayson Jaguars Friday.
Class 2A's fourth-ranked Rangers improved to 20-2.
Hinckley-Finlayson 25 26-51
Crosby-Ironton 28 24-52
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HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON
Anders Prater 8, Lavone Kroschel 2, Isaac Lenzen 1, Trevor Johnson 8, T.J. Johnson 11, Travis Visser 19, Chayne Dunkley 2. FG 16-57 (28 percent), FT 17-22 (77 percent). 3-point 2-15 (13 percent).
CROSBY-IRONTON
Jack Silgen 9, Evan Edmundson 3, Trey Jacobs 24, Jonathan Jacobson 2, Noah Gindorff 14. FG 20-42 (48 percent), FT 7-13 (54 percent). 3-point 5-20 (25 percent). Overall: 21-2. Next: host Hibbing 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Pillager 75, Henning 43
HENNING-Ryan Foehrenbacher scored 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in Pillager's 75-43 Park Region Conference victory over Henning Friday.
Ridge Hunstad finished with 20 points and 10 assists as the Huskies won their fourth straight game.
Henning 24 19-43
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Pillager 49 26-75
HENNING
Parker Fraki 3, Sam Fisher 2, Bryce Rach 5, Dylan Trana 4, Jon Eckhoff 11, Adam Lange 8, Jacob Quam 10. FT 5-7 (71 percent).
PILLAGER
Braeden Wangsness 5, Ridge Hunstad 20, Damian Fink 9, Tanner Swenson 3, Isaac Thomsen 2, Spencer Schaefer 4, Kaleb Smith 2, Joshua Doss 3, Ryan Foehrenbacher 27. FT 8-14 (57 percent). Conference: 10-4. Overall: 16-9. Next: host Pequot Lakes 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Verndale 68, Sebeka 48
VERNDALE-Park Region Conference champion Verndale Pirates widened the gap between themselves and second-place Sebeka with a 68-48 win Friday.
Mac Schluttner and Jordan Brownlow each scored 15 points to help snap Sebeka's seven-game win streak.
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Sebeka 24 24-48
Verndale 28 40-68
SEBEKA
James Clark 20, Jack Lillquist 10, Caleb Puttonen 2, Mason Dailey 7, Wyatt Meech 9. FG 15-50 (30 percent), FT 14-20 (70 percent). 3-point 4-14 (28 percent).
VERNDALE
Taylor Willis 8, Kyle Schmitz 4, Luke Weniger 7, Mac Schluttner 15, Jordan Brownlow 15, Nathan Sabinash 9, Andrew Barrett 8, Tyler Willis 2. FG 25-51 (49 percent), FT 11-14 (79 percent). 3-point 5-20 (25 percent). Conference: 13-1. Overall: 17-6. Next: at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Wadena-Deer Creek 80, New York Mills 75,
WADENA-Noah Ross and Dacotah Mittag dueled for the high scorer title and Ross won with 29 points to Mittag's 28 as Wadena-Deer Creek defeated New York Mills 80-75 in a Park Region conference game Friday.
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Mittag also secured 12 rebounds as the Wolverines evened their conference record at 7-7.
New York Mills 38 37-75
Wadena-Deer Creek 46 34-80
NEW YORK MILLS
Skylar Mursu 3, Ethan Hendrickx 13, Brady Bauck 11, Peter Hendrickx 12, Paul Hendrickx 4, Nic Kangas 12, Jonas Baune 20. FG 34-62 (54 percent), FT 4-7 (57 percent). 3-point 3-13 (23 percent).
WADENA-DEER CREEK
Bereket Loer 6, Jonathan Pantages 5, Matt Goeden 2, Thomas Quincer 5, Noah Ross 29, Ryan Anderson 5, Dacotah Mittag 28. FG 27-52 (51 percent), FT 17-25 (68 percent). 3-point 9-25 (36 percent). Conference: 7-7. Overall: 12-12. Next: host Crookston 3 p.m. Saturday.
Esko 66, Pequot Lakes 47
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ESKO-Esko's 7-foot-3 center Adam Trapp scored 27 and Class 2A's sixth-ranked Esko Eskomos defeated Pequot Lakes 66-47 in a Section 7-2A matchup Friday.
Gage Westlund led Pequot with 18 points followed by Cody Huss' 12 and Zach Sjoblad's nine.
Esko has won nine straight and is 22-2 overall
Esko 28 38-66
Pequot Lakes 27 20-47
ESKO
Quinn Fischer 12, Ryan Pantsar 11, Isaak Blue 14, Ben Fischer 2, Adam Trapp 27. FT 16-23 (percent).
PEQUOT LAKES
Noah Borleis 2, Nathan Traut 3, Gage Westlund 18, Cody Huss 12, Zach Sjoblad 9, Tyler Manley 3. FT 4-6 (percent). Overall: 13-11. Next: at Pillager 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Rosemount 45, LRCS 36
PLYMOUTH-Nick Christensen tallied 12 points and 12 rebounds during the No. 6 Lake Region Christian Hornets 45-36 loss to the No. 2 First Baptist of Rosemount in the semifinals of the Minnesota Association of Christian Schools State Tournament Friday.
Tommy Thompson added 14 points for the Hornets.
Rosemount 19 26-45
Lake Region 13 23-36
ROSEMOUNT
Fruetel 8, Bryant 1, Graves 22, Murphy 14.
LAKE REGION
Tommy Thompson 14, Nick Christensen 12, Tyler Ogren 4, Nik Speliopoulos 6. FG 14-55 (26 percent), FT 5-10 (50 percent). 3-point 3-12 (25 percent). Overall: 18-8. Next: MACS state tournament: Third place 11:30 a.m.Saturday.
