Minnesota High School Basketball - Deer River overwhelms Mesabi East
February 21, 2012: Aurora, MN 55705 Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Deer River Warriors (Deer River, MN) and the host Mesabi East Giants (Aurora, MN), saw Deer River's basketball squad trounce Mesabi East by a score of 97-68.
With the victory, Deer River improves its record to 20-3 on the campaign. The Warriors host Littlefork-Big Falls (Littlefork, MN) to battle the Vikings in a Northern Lakes challenge on Friday, February 24. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 10-8. Littlefork-Big Falls won 68-37 in their recent non-league challenge against Cherry (Iron, MN)
Next up, the Giants battle the North Woods grizzlies (Cook, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 24. Mesabi East will attempt to improve on its 8-14 season record. The grizzlies come into the challenge with a 17-2 record after their 69-65 non-league win over International Falls (International Falls, MN).