Jordan McCollum hit four early 3-pointers as the Park Rapids boys basketball team built a 25-5 lead in coasting to an 82-53 victory over Warroad Saturday at the Area High School gym.
A 3-pointer by McCollum, a layup by Damion Hanke, a basket off a rebound by Derek Porozinski, and two more 3-pointers by McCollum gave the Panthers a quick 15-3 lead at the 13:19 mark. Another 3-pointer by McCollum, a jumper by Riley Massie and a layup by Adam Herberg made it 25-5 with 10:25 to play in the first half.
Layups by Remington Hagan and Herberg, a basket off a rebound by Porozinski, 3-pointers by Herberg and McCollum, and a layup by Nick Lopez made it 40-18 at the 3:47 mark before layups by Lopez and Porozinski and 3-pointers by Herberg and McCollum gave the Panthers a 50-26 advantage at the half.
Three layups apiece by Hanke and Porozinski, a jumper by Lopez, a layup off a steal by Hagan and a layup by Massie pushed the Panthers’ lead to 71-41 with 9:23 to play. A layup by McCollum, 3-pointers by Herberg and Massie, and a jumper by Massie made it 80-45 with 4:40 remaining to conclude the scoring for the Panthers.
McCollum finished with 25 points, seven rebound and four steals; Herberg scored 14 points and had four steals; and Porozinski had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced attack for the Panthers, who improved to 4-6 against Section 8AA teams and 7-7 overall. Massie also had four steals and Hagan added five rebounds.
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Jason Cole scored 22 points to lead the Warriors, who fell to 0-7 in the section and 2-12 overall.
WARROAD: Roberts 1 0-0 2, Ratsavongsy 2 5-7 9, Cole 8 5-7 22, Fast 1 0-0 2, Garbe 6 1-2 13, Ness 1 0-0 3, Heppner 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 (FG), 11 for 16 (FT).
PARK RAPIDS: Lopez 3 2-2 8, Hanke 4 1-4 9, McCollum 7 5-7 25, Porozinski 6 1-4 13, Hagan 2 0-0 4, Massie 4 0-0 9, Herberg 5 1-4 14, Kosel 0 0-0 0, Byer 0 0-0 0, Yliniemi 0 0-0 0. Totals: 31 for 70 (FG), 10 for 21 (FT).
Halftime: Park Rapids 50, Warroad 26. Three-pointers: Cole 1, Ness 1, McCollum 6, Massie 1, Herberg 3. Team fouls: Warroad 14, Park Rapids 16. Rebounds: Park Rapids 25 (Porozinski 6, McCollum 4, Hanke 3, Hagan 3, Massie 2, Herberg 2, Lopez 2, Yliniemi 2, Kosel 1). Assists: Park Rapids 22 (McCollum 7, Porozinski 5, Hagan 5, Massie 3, Kosel 1, Byer 1). Steals: Park Rapids 21 (Massie 4, Herberg 4, McCollum 4, Hanke 3, Kosel 2, Porozinski 2, Lopez 1, Hagan 1). Blocked shots: Park Rapids 2 (Massie 1, Porozinski 1). Turnovers: Park Rapids 11.
Cardinals hold off Panthers
Andrew Israelson made four free throws down the stretch as Staples-Motley defeated the Panthers 78-74 in a Mid-State Conference game Thursday night at the Area High School gym.
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The Cardinals led 47-31 at the half before holding off a late Park Rapids comeback. Israelson led the Cardinals with 22 points. Blake Connell added 16 points while Zack Hoffmann scored 11 points. Staples-Motley improved to 3-3 in the conference and 7-9 overall.
Porozinski had a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds to go along with four steals. McCollum (19), Lopez (12) and Hagan (12) also hit double figures for the Panthers, who fell to 2-3 in conference play. Hagan had seven assists and joined McCollum with four steals.
STAPLES-MOTLEY: Israelson 22, Connell 16, Hoffmann 11, Lund 8, G. Smith 7, B. Smith 7, Schimpp 3, Paskewitz 3.
PARK RAPIDS: Lopez 5 0-0 12, Hanke 3 0-2 6, McCollum 7 1-2 19, Porozinski 10 2-9 22, Hagan 5 0-0 12, Massie 0 1-3 1, Herberg 0 2-2 2, Byer 0 0-0 0. Totals: 30 for 73 (FG), 6 for 18 (FT).
Halftime: S-M 47, Park Rapids 31. Three-pointers: Lopez 2, McCollum 4, Hagan 2. Rebounds: Park Rapids 28 (Porozinski 12, Lopez 5, Hanke 3, Hagan 3, Massie 2, McCollum 2, Byer 1). Assists: Park Rapids 18 (Hagan 7, Lopez 4, Hanke 4, McCollum 3). Steals: Park Rapids 17 (McCollum 4, Porozinski 4, Hagan 4, Lopez 3, Massie 1, Hanke 1). Blocked shots: Park Rapids 3 (Hagan 2, Lopez 1). Team fouls: Park Rapids 22. Fouled out: McCollum, Porozinski. Turnovers: Park Rapids 13.
Perham defeats Panthers
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Christian Weis led a balanced attack with 20 points in leading Perham to a 64-48 win over the Panthers last Tuesday night at Perham.
Jaden Anderson (12), Sam Muer (12) and Jenson Beachy (10) also scored in double figures for the Yellowjackets, who improved to 6-6.
McCollum’s 14 points and seven rebounds and Lopez’s 11 points led the Panthers. Hanke and Porozinski had three assists each.
PARK RAPIDS: Lopez 5 0-0 11, Hanke 2 0-0 4, McCollum 4 6-8 14, Porozinski 3 0-3 6, Hagan 2 0-0 6, Massie 2 0-2 5, Herberg 0 0-0 0, Kosel 0 0-0 0, Byer 1 0-1 2. Totals: 19 for 45 (FG), 6 for 16 (FT).
PERHAM: Weis 20, Anderson 12, Muer 12, Beachy 10, Tellinghuisen 5, King 2, Johnson 2, Meyer 1.
Halftime: Perham 30, Park Rapids 26. Three-pointers: Massie 1, Lopez 1, Hagan 2. Rebounds: Park Rapids 20 (McCollum 7, Porozinski 5, Hanke 3, Massie 2, Herberg 2, Kosel 1). Assists: Park Rapids 9 (Hanke 3, Porozinski 3, McCollum 2, Hagan 1). Steals: Park Rapids 9 (Hanke 2, Porozinski 2, Hagan 2, Herberg 1, Lopez 1, McCollum 1). Blocked shots: Park Rapids 1 (Porozinski 1). Team fouls: Park Rapids 13. Fouled out: Porozinski. Turnovers: Park Rapids 9.
