Panthers’ Ninham continues hot shooting

Bears now 3-0 after upending Warriors

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      WALKER – Cass Lake-Bena senior Byron Ninham connected on 7 of 8 3-point attempts in a 40-point night to lead the Panthers to a 78-59 win over Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Friday.

      Ninham had 38 points through the first three quarters.

      CLB (2-1) also got a double-digit effort from Anthony Robinson with 10 points.

      The loss was the season opener for the Wolves (0-1).

      Mike Lien led WHA with 17 points and Danny Kerrigan added 12 points.

      The Wolves travel to Pequot Lakes Thursday for their next start while CLB battles Red Lake Tuesday in Red Lake.

Cass Lake-Bena 23 22 22 11 – 78

WHA 12 23 8 16 – 59

Cass Lake-Bena: Blaine Reich 2, Travis Huesers 2, Joel Salscheider 1, Brady Fairbanks 5, Bill Brown 8, Josh Hilmer 0, Anthony Robinson 10, Kevin Muller 8, Byron Ninham 40, Eric Fairbanks 2, Nate Salscheider 0, David Chessmore 0.

WHA: Mike Lien 17, Casey Clyde 2, Joe Morrison 4, Travis Johnson 3, Danny Kerrigan 12, John Ostertag, Mike Vinkemeier 4, Jeff Lissick 2, Jon Bieloh 8.

Clearbrook-Gonvick 95

Red Lake 63

      CLEARBROOK – Clearbrook-Gonvick hit the 95-point mark for the second time in only three games Friday to beating Red Lake 95-63 to remain undefeated at 3-0.

      Red Lake kept up with the Bears’ offense for much of the game but C-G exploded in the second quarter outscoring the Warriors 28-6.

      Sophomore Clayton Johnson scored a game-high 27 points in the win. Junior Scott Stebe and senior Jonny Berg poured in 15 points each and Mike Eck added 10 points.

      Senior Daryl Crowe led the Warriors with 17 points. Sophomore Buster Graves and junior Dallas Crowe added 15 and 11 points respectively.

      Clearbrook-Gonvick hosts Sacred Heart Thursday while Red Lake hosts Cass Lake-Bena Tuesday.

Red Lake 15 6 22 20 – 63

Clearbrook-Gonvick 23 28 22 22 – 95

Red Lake: Daryl Crowe 17, Robin Kelly 5, Ola Cobenais 3, Buster Graves 15, Tom Barrett 5, Dallas Crowe 11, Tee Harris 1, A.J. Thunder 2, Zach Stately 2, Clayton Roberts 2.

Clearbrook-Gonvick: Scott Stebe 15, Chance Goudge 7, Jonny Berg 15, Jason Bjerke 8, Mike Eck 10, Casey Crane 6, Nate Bahr 7, Clayton Johnson 27.

Girls Basketball

Laporte 52

Nevis 40

      LAPORTE – Laporte outscored Nevis 16-8 in the second quarter for a 30-18 lead and didn’t look back winning 52-40 Friday night.

      Senior Michelle Bessler led the Wildcats with 15 points. She also grabbed 12 rebounds for the double-double.

      Senior Heather White and juior Megan Zubke also hit double figures for Laporte (2-2) with 10 poitns each. Zubke also led the team with five assists and five steals.

      Nevis (1-2) was led by senior Jane DeCrans and freshman Gretta Hjelseth with 11 points each. Ali Hesse added 10 points.

      Laporte is at Blackduck Tuesday and Nevis hosts Kelliher/Northome Monday.

Nevis 10 8 10 12 – 40

Laporte 14 16 9 13 – 52

Nevis: Jane DeCrans 11, Gretta Hjelseth 11, Ali Hesse 10, Jessica Mastrain 1, Jill Wizik 1, Anne Rittgers 4, Melissa Luebbert 2.

Laporte: Michelle Bessler 15, Amie Heagerty 6, Heather White 10, Stephanie Smith, Megan Zubke 10, Danica Molacek 1, Keila White 4.

Blackduck 51

Kelliher/Northome 32

      KELLIHER – A 25-8 halftime lead turned into a 51-32 win for the Blackduck girls basketball team Friday night over Kelliher/Northome.

      Junior Jamie Exner led all scorers with 16 points for the Drakes, who improved their record to 2-1. Kelly Carlson had a fine night with 11 points and 15 rebounds. The senior also dished out six assists and had five steals.

      Senior Jenna McKean led the team with eight assists. She also added four assists.

      Mustangs’ senior Ember Anderson scored a team-high 13 points. Anderson also led the team with three steals.

      Rachel Nistler dished out a team-high seven assists and Kayla Poxleitner led the Stangs on the boards with six rebounds.

      Kelliher/Northome (1-2) travels to Nevis Monday while Blackduck hosts Laporte Tuesday.

Blackduck 12 13 10 16 – 51

Kelliher/Northome 3 5 6 18 – 32

Blackduck: Jamie Exner 16, Kelly Carlson 11, Jenna McKean 8, Kelsey Carlson 7, Casie Wiebe 4, Amber Michalek, Emilie Kalvig 2, Jamie Greiger 1.

Kelliher/Northome: Ember Anderson 13, Diane Lucas 7, Dana Lucas 5, Jenna Neft 4, Kate Struss 2, Kayla Poxleitner 1, Rachel Nistler 0, Nichole Bolhuis 0.

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