PIERZ — Pierz’s Ryan Stuckmayer scored all three of his points with 1.2 seconds left in a Granite Ridge Conference game that ended with Pierz defeating St. Cloud Cathedral 67-66 Friday, Feb. 7.
Trailing by two, Stuckmayer went to the foul line and sank all three free throws for the one-point win.
Peter Schommer led Pierz with 25 points and Jonah Prokott tallied 11.
Pierz lost to Cathedral 70-58 Jan. 9.
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Cathedral 34 32 -- 66
Pierz 21 46 -- 67
PIERZ
Peter Schommer 25, Ryan Stuckmayer 3, Brandon Stuckmayer 9, Robert Schaefer 8, Michael Leidenfrost 6, Jonah Prokott 11, Cody Kimman 5. FG 24-63 (38%), FT 13-17 (76%). 3-point 6-15 (40%). Conference: 5-4. Overall: 16-4. Next: at Albany 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Aitkin 62, International Falls 37
VIRGINIA — Mannie Ukutegbe tossed in 20 points and Hunter Nissen added 18 for the Aitkin Gobblers who defeated the International Falls Broncos 62-37 in a Section 7-2A matchup Friday, Feb. 7.
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International Falls 17 20 -- 37
Aitkin 40 22 -- 62
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Jace Hallin 5, Bryan Koenig 9, Riley Larson 10, Cole Anderson 1, Cullen Rein 6, Nick Tanner, Jett Tomczak 4, Logan Covel 2. FT 4-11 (36%).
AITKIN
Logan Gabrio 2, Austin Price 4, Jon Blanchette 2, Mannie Ukutegbe 20, Hunter Nissen 18, Jaelend Williams 7, Kade Hopperstad 9. FT 11-14 (79%). Overall: 10-10. Next: at Virginia 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8.
Lake Region 81, Immanuel Lutheran 55
ST. FRANCIS — Phil Imdieke scored 24 points and added 13 points for the Lake Region Christian Hornets who defeated Immanuel Lutheran 81-55 in their opening game at the St. Francis tournament Friday, Feb. 7.
Josiah McGaffey tallied 16 points followed by Trey Ogren’s 14, Logan Backstrom’s 11 and Jake Borders’ 10.
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Lake Region 43 38 -- 81
LAKE REGION
Logan Backstrom 11, Trey Ogren 14, Austin Jacobus 2, Phil Imdieke 24, Jon Wiedell 4, Josiah McGaffey 15, Jake Borders 10. FG 30-55 (55%), FT 17-22 (77%). 3-point 4-15 (27%).
Pillager 83, New York Mills 75
PILLAGER — Pillager’s Ty Swenson recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies as they beat the New York Mills Eagles 83-75 Friday, Feb. 7, in a Park Region Conference game.
Spencer Schaefer recorded 21 points and Carson VanVickle added 17 for the Huskies who avenged a 91-80 loss to the Eagles from Jan. 7.
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New York Mills 37 38 -- 75
Pillager 43 40 -- 83
NEW YORK MILLS
Noah Noffsinger 3, Tate Olson 27, Derin Gaudette 14, Jonah Johnson 17, Cale Rudolph 1, Isaiah Laudenbach 4, Breck Hensch 9. FT 7-15 (47%).
PILLAGER
Judah Beard 5, Carson VanVickle 17, Ty Swenson 15, Griffin Decker 6, Spencer Schaefer 21, Cole Hiltner 7, AJ Gratke 10. FT 16-23 (70%). Conference: 4-4. Overall: 11-8. Next: at Wadena-Deer Creek 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13.
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Red Lake 76, Pine River-Backus 69
RED LAKE — Brady Raph scored 19 points, Champ Howard hit for 18 and Louis Bueckers followed with 17 points for Pine River-Backus in a 76-69 loss to Red Lake Friday, Feb 7.
The Tigers had won six in a row. Red Lake beat PRB 70-60 Jan. 10.
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Pine River-Backus 30 39 -- 69
RED LAKE
Trenton Holthusen 12, Riley Chaboyea 6, Gerald Kingbird Jr. 15, Joshua Graves 6, Aaron Chaboyea 10, Delwyn Holthusen 27. FT 10-12 (83%).
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PINE RIVER-BACKUS
Champ Howard 18, Louis Bueckers 17, Brady Raph 19, Brady Bristow 6, Kyosuke Marcum 5, Rian Struss 4. FT 7-10 (70%). Conference: 7-8. Overall: 13-7. Next: at Blackduck 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Menahga 84, Verndale 51
VERNDALE — Dilan Orlando scored a team-high 12 points for Verndale in an 84-51 loss to Menahga in a Park Region Conference game Friday, Feb. 7.
Josh Johnson scored 11 points for the Pirates who also fell to the Braves 59-29 Jan. 7.
Menahga 36 48 -- 84
Verndale 25 26 -- 51
MENAHGA
Jared Tolkkinen 4, Charlie Hodge 16, Tristan Aho 16, Andreas Aho 3, Jonah Howard 8, Victor Aho 16, Danny Noland 3, Wade Berttunen 16, Devan Leritz 2. FG 27-51 (53%), FT 20-26 (77%). 3-point 10-25 (40%).
VERNDALE
Dilan Orlando 12, Zach Brownlow 4, Josh Johnson 11, Hunter Umland 8, Jacob Ismil 8, Caden Elbert 6, Austin Ludovissie 2. FG 17-45 (38%), FT 9-14 (64%). 3-point 8-23 (35%). Conference: 1-8. Overall: 2-17. Next: hosts Upsala 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Henning 72, Wadena-Deer Creek 43
HENNING — Bereket Loer finished with 11 points and Cooper Folkestad added 10 as Wadena-Deer Creek fell to Class 1A’s second-ranked Henning 72-43 in a Park Region Conference game Friday, Feb 7.
The Wolverines, which have won nine of their last 11 games, saw their four-game winning streak come to an end.
Henning 37 35 -- 72
Wadena-Deer Creek 20 23 -- 43
HENNING
Tanner Arndt 5, Lee Bjorklund 8, Parker Fraki 13, Blake Wallevand 14, Isaac Fisher 17, Tyson Misegades 2, Luke Bjorklund 3, Blaine Wallevand 6, Joe Angell 2, Brandon Trana 2. FG 25-49 (51%), FT 13-16 (81%). 3-point 9-23 (39%).
WADENA-DEER CREEK
Bereket Loer 11, Lucas Hinojos 5, Tony Kreklau 2, Kaydon Stinar 3, Aiden Larson 4, Nate Bervig 2, Payton Rondestvedt 6, Cooper Folkestad 10. FG 16-49 (32%), FT 6-9 (66%). 3-point 5-27 (18%). Conference: 7-3. Overall: 13-7. Next: hosts Osakis 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Albany 71, Little Falls 62
LITTLE FALLS — Luke Kush dropped in 17 points for the Little Falls Flyers in a 71-62 Granite Ridge Conference loss to the Albany Huskies Friday, Feb. 7.
Travis Wenzel and Alex Gwost added 15 and 14 points respectively for the Flyers who have lost four straight.
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Little Falls 23 39 -- 62