Simon Wufflestad scored a team-high 16 points and Carter Sjoblad added 12 points in a Mid-State Conference 74-48 win for Pequot Lakes over Staples-Motley Monday, March 8.
Seniors Bode Magnuson and Alex Morgan each added nine for the Patriots as they improved to 13-2 on the season.
Staples-Motley 16 32 — 48
Pequot Lakes 43 31 — 74
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STAPLES-MOTLEY
Max Strickland 2, Lyle Brownell 2, Isaiah Schultz 6, Sivert Klefsaas 23, Dom Gomez 4, Hunter Miller 4, Wyatt Kohliska 7. FT 6-9 (67%). Conference: 0-9. Overall: 3-12. Next: at Wadena-Deer Creek 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 11.
PEQUOT LAKES
Bode Magnuson 9, Nic Kotaska 2, Alex Morgan 9, Carter Sjoblad 12, Ryan Monahan 8, Ryan Harmala 3, Evin Ruud 3, Simon Wufflestad 16, Eli Laposky 5, Caleb Davis 2, Sam Rysavy 5. FT 9-12 (75%). Conference: 8-0. Overall: 13-2.
Pequot Lakes 57, Grand Rapids 43
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Alex Morgan tallied 16 points and Eli Laposky added 15 for the Pequot Lakes Patriots who improved to 12-2 with a 57-43 non-conference victory over the Grand Rapids Thunderhawks Friday, March 5.
Ryan Harmala added nine points for the Patriots.
Grand Rapids 19 24 -- 43
Pequot Lakes 34 23 -- 57
GRAND RAPIDS
K. Metzgen 2, A. Hanson 17, E. Florek 2, T. Johnson 2, T. Pederson 16, L. Roy 4. FT 11-16 (69%).
PEQUOT LAKES
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Bode Magnuson 4, Nic Kotaska 2, Alex Morgan 16, Carter Sjoblad 2, Ryan Monahan 5, Ryan Harmala 9, Eli Laposky 15, Sam Rysavy 4. FT 7-14 (50%).
Patriots 68, Pierz 54
With section seeding on the line, the Class 2A’s 14th-ranked Pequot Lakes Patriots took one step closer to clinching the top seed in the Section 7-2A playoffs with a 68-54 victory over the Pierz Pioneers Thursday, March 4.
Morgan and Laposky led the way with 14 points each, while Magnuson and Wufflestad each added 12.
Pierz 28 26 — 54
Pequot Lakes 37 31 — 68
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PIERZ
Ryan Stuckmayer 15, Noah Cekalla 12, Michael Leidenfrost 10, Andrew Winscher 3, Andrew Brill 2, Zachary Jones 2, Benjamin Virnig 2, Jonah Prokott 10. FG 17-55 (31%), FT 11-15 (73%). 3-point 9-27 (33%).
PEQUOT LAKES
Bode Magnuson 12, Alex Morgan 14, Carter Sjoblad 3, Ryan Monahan 10, Ryan Harmala 3, Simon Wufflestad 12, Eli Laposky 14, Sam Rysavy 3. FG 26-52 (50%), FT 4-10 (40%). 3-point 12-28 (43%).