Minnesota High School Basketball - Elk River nudges Brainerd
January 11, 2025: Brainerd, MN 56401 The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the Elk River Elks (Elk River, MN) and the host Brainerd Warriors (Brainerd, MN), observed Elk River's basketball team edge Brainerd by a score of 66-62.
The Elks (7-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Totino-Grace (Fridley, MN). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 9-2 record. In their last challenge, Totino-Grace edged Andover (Andover, MN), 75-54, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Warriors encounter the Bemidji Lumberjacks (Bemidji, MN) in a AAAA Section 8 challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Brainerd will attempt to improve on its 11-3 season record. The Lumberjacks come into the challenge with a 9-6 record after their 55-42 non-league loss to Proctor (Proctor, MN).