Pine River-Backus’ Brady Bristow registered 23 points for the Pine River-Backus boys’ basketball team, who fell 80-71 to the Blackduck Drakes Saturday, March 13, in a Northland Conference game.
Carson Travis added 16 points for the Tigers and Champ Howard 12.
Blackduck 40 40 -- 80
Pine River-Backus 38 33 -- 71
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BLACKDUCK
Oliver Streoing 17, Quinn Mckeeman 4, Sawyer Nedick 16, Ethan Meril 13, Leo Kingbird 12, Owen Wilson 8, Kainen Arp 10.
PINE RIVER-BACKUS
Brady Bristow 23, Jared Hamilton 2, Champ Howard 12, Kyosuke Marcum 5, Rian Struss 11, Carson Travis 16, Irvin Tulenchik 2. FG 15-41 (36%), FT 11-15 (73%). 3-point 10-21 (47%). Conference: 7-7. Overall: 8-10.
Pine River-Backus 77, Kelliher/Northome 41
Rian Struss netted a game-high 17 points for the Pine River-Backus Tigers who defeated Kelliher/Northome 77-41 in a Northland Conference game Friday, March 12.
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Howard added 16 while Travis contributed 14 and Bristow had 11 for the Tigers who outscored K/N 40-10 in the second half.
Kelliher/Northome 31 10 — 41
Pine River-Backus 37 40 — 77
NORTHOME/KELLIHER
Will Gilbert 4, Albert Charmoski 4, Landon Charnoski 13, Jack Gilbert 9, Marcus Johnson 6, Andrew Derehr 6.
PINE RIVER-BACKUS
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Brady Bristow 11, Jared Hamilton 4, Champ Howard 16, Kyosuke Marcum 3, Rian Struss 17, Carson Travis 14, Irvin Tulenchik 2, Andrew Bueckers 4, Robert Bueckers 6. FT 14-19 (74%).
Nevis 86, Pine River-Backus 69
Howard finished with 21 points, but Pine River-Backus saw their three-game winning streak come to an end with an 86-69 loss to Class 1A’s fourth-ranked Nevis in a Northland Conference game Tuesday, March 9.
Bristow added 16 points and Jared Hamilton followed with 15.
Nevis 45 41 -- 86
Pine River-Backus 28 41 -- 69
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NEVIS
Mathias Washington 16, Derek Lindow 21, Eddie Kramer 18, Joe Houchin 9, Cain Mitchell 9, JohnPaul Benson 8, Jack McName 5. FG 29-51 (57%), FT 16-21 (76%). 3-point 12-21 (57%).
PINE RIVER-BACKUS
Brady Bristow 16, Jared Hamilton 15, Champ Howard 21, Kyosuke Marcum 6, Rian Struss 3, Carson Travis 8. FG 26-50 (52%), FT 10-12 (83%). 3-point 7-19 (37%). Conference: 6-6.
