Area Boys Basketball: Huskies win 4th straight

Staples-Motley boys vs Pillager basketball — Staples-Motley's Isaiah Schultz, left, and Hunter Miller, right, attempt to guard Pillager's Christian Hooge during their game Monday, Feb 6, 2023, at Staples.

By Dispatch staff report

February 06, 2023 at 10:05 PM

STAPLES — Christian Hooge and Elijah Miller each finished with 16 points for the Pillager Huskies in a 51-42 win over the Staples-Motley Cardinals in a Section 7-2A matchup Monday, Feb. 6.

Parker Schaefer added 11 points as the Huskies won for the fourth-straight game.

Hunter Miller led the Cardinals with 14 points.

Staples-Motley 22 20 — 42

Pillager 33 18 — 51

STAPLES-MOTLEY

Hunter Miller 14, Isaiah Schultz 6, Alex Schultz 5, Dakota Hennagir 9, Avandre Brandt 3, Grant Bestland 5. FG (%), FT 4-11 (36%). 3-point ( %). Overall: 7-11. Next: at Aitkin 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9.

PILLAGER

Christian Hooge 16, Gabriel Parrish 4, Elijah Miller 16, Parker Schaefer 11, Justin Anderson 4. FT 5-14 (36%). Overall: 9-9. Next: hosts New York Mills 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Pine River-Backus 85, Sebeka 27

PINE RIVER — Jared Hamilton scored a game-high 21 points as the Pine River-Backus Tigers defeated the Sebeka Trojans 85-27 Monday, Feb. 6.

Rian Struss finished with 18 points and Andrew Buckers tallied 16 as PRB won for the fourth-straight game.

Sebeka 16 11 -- 27

Pine River-Backus 47 38 -- 85

SEBEKA

Christian Berg 7, Gunnar Ament 5, Teagan Lee 2, Max Lake 13. FT 1-4 (25%).

PINE RIVER-BACKUS

Irvin Tulenchik 10, Ethan Burns 3, Tate Norman 6, Burke Netland 2, Jared Hamilton 21, Andrew Bueckers 16, Rian Struss 18, Kayden Witt 5, Koal Oberfell 2. FT 4-6 (67%). Overall: 12-6. Next: hosts Laporte 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7.

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