Area Boys Basketball: Gobblers win big against International Falls

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By BRAINERD DISPATCH

February 11, 2022 at 9:48 PM

VIRGINIA — Gus Sanford scored 27 points for the Aitkin Gobblers in their 81-45 win over International Falls Friday, Feb. 11.

Eli Christy and Alex Palm both reached double figures with 10 points each for the Gobblers in the win.

International Falls 20 25 — 45

Aitkin 45 36 — 81

AITKIN

Gus Sanford 27, Landon Janzen 9, Eli Christy 10, Zack MacDonald 7, Alex Palm 10, Jaelend Williams 4, Braedyn Smith 9, Micah Lane 5. FG (%), FT (%). 3-point ( %). Overall: 4-12. Next: at Virginia 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12.

Lake Region 73, St. Cloud Christian 30

ST. CLOUD — Lake Region’s Logan Backstrom tallied 30 points for the Hornets as they crushed St. Cloud Christian 73-30 in a Minnesota Association of Christian Schools game Friday, Feb. 11.

Trey Ogren and Joseph Bostrom each added 10 points for the Hornets.

St. Cloud 13 17 – 30

Lake Region 49 24 – 73

LAKE REGION

Logan Backstrom 30, Trey Ogren 10, Soren Benson 2, Joseph Bostrom 10, Phil Imdieke 4, Myles Peterson 4, Joe Wiedell 4, Damien Craig 2, Josiah McGaffey 7. FG 33-69 (48%), FT 4-4 (100%). 3-point 3-13 (23%). Conference: . Overall: . Next: hosts St. Francis 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15.

Pillager 93, Sebeka 46

PILLAGER — Grayson Beard scored 18 points for the Pillager Huskies in their 93-46 Park Region Conference win over Sebeka Friday, Feb. 11.

Elijah Miller had 15 points and Tytan Skeesick chipped 13 for the Huskies in the win.

Sebeka 20 26 — 46

Pillager 51 42 — 93

PILLAGER

Brayton Kriegl 2, Jacob Dixon 7, Grayson Beard 18, Domanick Cabak 8, Jacob Klinghagen 1, Zion Loucks 4, Tytan Skeesick 13, Zachary Macheel 5 Elijah Miller 15, Parker Schaefer 5, Christian Hooge 10, Drew Berent 3. FG 39-72 (54%), FT 5-10 (50%). 3-point 10-23 (43%). Conference: 5-6. Overall: 8-10. Next: at New York Mills 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14.

CL-B 77, PRB 68

PINE RIVER — Pine River-Backus’ Andrew Bueckers posted 22 points for the Tigers as they fell 77-68 to the Cass Lake-Bena Panthers Friday, Feb. 11.

Brady Bistow added 18 points and Jared Hamilton 16 for the Tigers in the loss.

Cass Lake-Bena 44 33 – 77

Pine River-Backus 37 31 – 68

PINE RIVER-BACKUS

Brady Bristow 18, Jared Hamilton 16, Andrew Bueckers 22, Rian Struss 2. FT 10-14 (71%). Conference: 6-4. Overall: 9-12. Next: at Blackduck 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15.

Wadena-Deer Creek 58, Menahga 52

WADENA — Teshe Loer scored a team-high 19 points for Wadena-Deer Creek in its 58-52 Park Region Conference win over Menahga Friday, Feb. 11.

Payton Rondestvedt scored 15 points and Peyton Church 12 for the Wolverines.

Menahga 23 29 — 52

Wadena-Deer Creek 25 33 — 58

MENAHGA

Knaylor Howard 3, Bodie Berttunen 5, Connor Korvela 13, Nicholas Wurdock 20, Alec Aho 11. FG 19-58 (32%), FT 4-6 (66%). 3-point 10-25 (40%).

WADENA-DEER CREEK

Teshe Loer 19, Colbe Snyder 1, Payton Rondestvedt 15, Josiah Kallevig 7, Peyton Church 12, Phillip Ross 4. FG 18-49 (36%), FT 11-15 (73%). 3-point 11-25 (44%). Conference: 6-6. Overall: 7-11. Next: at Sebeka 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15.