The Menahga girls basketball team fell to 7-10 on the season following losses to Sebeka and Perham.
Sebeka handed the Braves a 63-45 Park Region Conference loss last Friday night while Perham prevailed 67-55 Monday night.
Sebeka defeats Braves
Shelby Pihlaja’s 15 points and Cierra Ahlf’s 14 rebounds led the Braves in the loss to Sebeka.
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Ahlf (8) and Alyssa Peterson (7) combined for 15 points, Jen Sifter had four assists and Hannah Allebach had three steals for Menahga, which fell to 2-7 in conference play.
Sebeka improved to 9-0 in the conference and 14-3 overall.
MENAHGA: Pihlaja 6 1-1 15, Ahlf 4 0-0 8, Peterson 3 3-4 7, Al. Lake 1 2-2 4, Stifter 1 0-0 3, Anderson 0 3-4 3, Allebach 1 1-2 3, Korvela 1 0-0 2, Novak 0 0-0 0, Yliniemi 0 0-0 0, M. Hendrickson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 for 62 (FG), 10 for 15 (FT).
Three-pointers: Pihlaja 2, Peterson 1, Stifter 1. Rebounds: Menahga 38 (Ahlf 14, Pihlaja 6, Peterson 4, Anderson 4, A. Lake 2, Allebach 2, Korvela 2, Yliniemi 2, Stifter 1, M. Hendrickson 1). Assists: Menahga 10 (Stifter 4, Anderson 3, Pihlaja 1, Peterson 1, Allebach 1). Steals: Menahga 13 (Allebach 3, Pihlaja 2, Ahlf 2, A. Lake 2, Peterson 1, Korvela 1, Yliniemi 1, M. Hendrickson 1). Blocked shots: Menahga 3 (Stifter 2, Ahlf 1). Team fouls: Menahga 24. Fouled out: Peterson. Turnovers: Menahga 14.
Rutten leads Perham past Braves
Maria Rutten’s 29 points and 11 rebounds sparked Perham past the Braves.
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Perham led 36-21 at the half and 62-37 late in the second half before Menahga closed the game with a 19-5 run.
Pihlaja scored all of her 19 points in the second half while Ahlf added 11 points and seven rebounds. Stifter also had seven rebounds and joined Pihlaja with three assists. Allebach had four steals.
The win lifted Perham to 5-11 on the season.
MENAHGA: Pihlaja 7 1-1 19, Ahlf 3 3-4 11, Al. Lake 4 1-7 10, Allebach 2 1-2 6, Stifter 1 2-4 4, Yliniemi 1 0-2 2, Peterson 1 0-2 2, Anderson 0 1-2 1, M. Hendrickson 0 0-0 0, Schwartz 0 0-0 0, L. Hendrickson 0 0-0 0, Novak 0 0-0 0, Kuismi 0 0-0 0, Korvela 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 for 62 (FG), 9 for 24 (FT).
PERHAM: Rutten 29, Wunderlich 8, Baardsen 7, Beachy 6, DeBoer 6, Scheidecker 5, Sondag 4, Reese 2.
Halftime: Perham 36, Menahga 21. Three-pointers: Pihlaja 4, Al. Lake 1, Allebach 1, Stifter 2, Anderson 1. Rebounds: Menahga 31 (Ahlf 7, Stifter 7, Pihlaja 5, Yliniemi 4, Anderson 4, Al. Lake 2, Peterson 1, L. Hendrickson 1). Assists: Menahga 12 (Pihlaja 3, Stifter 3, Anderson 2, Allebach 1, Yliniemi 1, Peterson 1, L. Hendrickson 1). Steals: Menahga 9 (Allebach 4, Peterson 3, Ahlf 1, L. Hendrickson 1). Blocked shots: Menahga 1 (Allebach 1). Team fouls: Menahga 19. Turnovers: Menahga 9.
