Pequot Lakes’ Maci Martini registered 20 points for the Patriots as they beat the Pine River-Backus Tigers 60-42 Tuesday, Nov. 30.
“I thought we got off to a little bit of a slow start – working through those first game nerves that always pop up – but I thought we made some nice adjustments at halftime, played a little more open game in the second half and shot the ball better,” head coach Brian Lempola said. “That was the big difference in the second half, because in the first half we didn’t shoot all that well.”
Isabel Larson added 11 points for a Patriots team that had 10 girls in the scoring column.
Ramsey Tulenchik’s 24 points led the Tigers who only trailed by two at halftime, but scored just 13 in the second half.
“Defensively, we did a really nice job,” Lempola said. “We rotated a number of players in and they all played well.”
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Claire Dahl added seven points for the Tigers.
“These are two teams with section title aspirations who want to get their seasons off to a good start,” Lempola said. “We knew PR-B was going to bring a ton of energy, so to get the win is huge.”
Pine River-Backus 29 13 -- 42
Pequot Lakes 31 29 -- 60
PINE RIVER-BACKUS
Alaura Dahl 1, Cate Travis 5, Caden Borman 2, Brianna Hanneken 1, Ramsey Tulenchik 24, Claire Dahl 7, Hannah Barchus 2. FT 11-24 (46%). Overall: 0-1. Next: hosts Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3.
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PEQUOT LAKES
Carly Chaney 1, Isabel Larson 11, Kelsi Martini 8, Maci Martini 20, Sydnie Wgeishofski 3, Morgan Eckes 1, Kaitlyn Geschwill 3, Lauren Schultz 5, Reese Laposky 2, Ella Kratochvil 6. FT 10-11(90%).
PL 83, Big Lake 28
Maci Martini led all scorers with 17 points to help lead the Pequot Lakes Patriots to an 83-28 victory over the Big Lake Hornets Saturday, Dec. 4.
Larson scored 13 points for Pequot Lakes while Carly Chaney added 12 points for the 3-0 Patriots.
Big Lake 11 17 — 28
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Pequot Lakes 50 33 — 83
BIG LAKE
Kayla Dilger 3, Rylie Stemquist 4, Jessie Moyer 2, Emily Steen 12, Kylie Plattner 1, Reina White 4, Mya Knapp 2.
PEQUOT LAKES
Carly Chaney 12, Isabel Larson 13, Kelsi Martini 10, Maci Martini 17, Elisa Flaws 4, Sydnie Wgeishofski 6, Morgan Eckes 2, Aubrey Larsen 2, Kaitlyn Geschwill 3, Lauren Schultz 7, Reese Laposky 5, Ella Kratochvil 2. Overall: 3-0.
Pequot Lakes 81, Pillager 52
Larson finished with 20 points for Pequot Lakes as they defeated Pillager 81-52 in a Section 7-2A matchup Thursday, Dec. 2.
Kelsi Martini scored 17 points for the Patriots while Maci Martini and Ella Kratochvil each tallied 11 points.
Pillager 18 34 — 52
Pequot Lakes 37 44 — 81
PILLAGER
Juliana Ewald 17, Jenna Woidyla 5, Bailey Schommer 7, Jada Loucks 1, Olivia Peterson 13, Emma Schmit 7, Laci Gibbs 2. Overall: 1-1. Next: hosts Bertha-Hewitt 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7.
PEQUOT LAKES
Carly Chaney 7, Isabel Larson 20, Kelsi Martini 17, Maci Martini 11, Emma Flaws 2, Elisa Flaws 2, Sydnie Wgeishofski 2, Morgan Eckes 5, Lauren Schultz 3, Reese Laposky 1, Ella Kratochvil 11.
BBE 77, Pine River-Backus 58
Tulenchik finished with 32 points for the Pine River-Backus Tigers as they fell 77-58 to the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars in a Section 5-1A matchup Friday, Dec. 3.
Cate Travis chipped in 10 points for the Tigers.
BBE 40 37 -- 77
PRB 30 28 -- 58
BBE
Abby Berge 35, Alison Dingmann 11, Brooklyn Fisher 10, Tiyan Schwingh 9, Ella Halvorson 6, Anna Jaeger 3, Kailey Fisher 3.
PINE RIVER-BACKUS
Cate Travis 10, Caden Borman 5, Ramsey Tulenchik 32, Claire Dahl 6, Hannah Barchus 5. Overall: 0-2.
