Alyssa Peterson's 30 points, seven steals and six assists powered the Menahga girls basketball team to a 78-51 Park Region Conference win over Wadena-Deer Creek at Wadena on Jan. 12.
Lindsay Hendrickson scored 17 points and Cierra Ahlf added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Braves, who led 46-18 at the half. Megan Hendrickson also had 10 rebounds while Ahlf contributed six assists and five steals as the Braves improved to 5-1 in the conference and 10-3 overall.
Katie Peterson's 14 points and Kennedy Gravelle's 11 points led W-DC, which fell to 1-5 in conference play and 3-10 overall.
MENAHGA: Al. Peterson 13 2-4 30, L. Hendrickson 6 5-8 17, Ahlf 5 1-312, M. Hendrickson 2 4-4 8, Ai. Lake 2 0-0 6, T. Hendrickson 1 0-0 2, L. Schwartz 0 2-2 2, Aho 0 1-3 1, Al. Lake 0 0-2 0, K. Hendrickson 0 0-0 0, Berttunen 0 0-0 0, Pietila 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 for 65 (FG), 15 for 26 (FT).
WADENA-DEER CREEK: K. Peterson 14, Gravelle 11, Adams 6, Volkmann 6, R. Schwartz 5, Carsten 3, Kreklau 2, Miron 2, As. Peterson 2.
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Halftime: Menahga 46, W-DC 18. Three-pointers: A. Peterson 2, Ahlf 1, Ai. Lake 2. Rebounds: Menahga 44 (Ahlf 10, M. Hendrickson 10, Schwartz 5, L. Hendrickson 4, Al. Lake 3, Aho 2, A. Peterson 1, Ai. Lake 1, T. Hendrickson 1, K. Hendrickson 1, Berttunen 1, Team 5). Assists: Menahga 21 (A. Peterson 6, Ahlf 6, M. Hendrickson 4, L. Hendrickson 3, Ai. Lake 1, Schwartz 1). Steals: Park Rapids 18 (A. Peterson 7, Ahlf 5, M. Hendrickson 4. L. Hendrickson 2). Team fouls: Menahga 11, Turnovers: Menahga 17.
