MOORHEAD-Brandon Burggraff snared 13 rebounds and contributed nine points as the Brainerd Warriors defeated the Moorhead Spuds 68-52 Saturday in a game between Section 8-4A schools.
Michael Russell's 20 points paced the Warriors who led 38-21 at the half. Chris Karels added 15 points, Joey Sauer 10 and Ben Staehling nine against the Spuds who dropped 1-9 overall.
"We played a nice game on the road," Warriors coach Scott Stanfield said. "Michael Russell had to sit eight minutes in the first half due to foul trouble and I was pleased to see we were able to expand the lead before half without him. It was a nice team win and all the kids played well."
Moorhead 21 31-52
Brainerd 38 30-68
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MOORHEAD
Alend Alemadi 6, Eli Larson 3, Maleeck Harden 16, Cayden Rickard 3, Anthony Angotti 5, Ben Nelson 6, Brennan Meyer 6, Logan Garcia 7. FG 20-53 (38 percent), FT 7-10 (70 percent). 3-point 5-25 (20 percent).
BRAINERD
Michael Russell 20, Chris Karels 15, Joey Sauer 10, Ben Staehling 9, Brandon Burggraff 9, Max Zimmerman 5. FG 24-55 (44 percent), FT 12-20 (60 percent). 3-point 8-24 (33 percent). Overall: 4-6. Next: at Fergus Falls 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
