Minnesota High School Basketball - Deer River thwarts Northland
January 28, 2022: Deer River, MN 56636 The Deer River Warriors (Deer River, MN) basketball knocked off the visiting Northland Eagles (Remer, MN), 86-70 in Friday's league test.
The Warriors (12-2) will now prepare for their test against South Ridge (Culver, MN). The Panthers go into the A Section 7 test with a 6-5 record. In their last test, South Ridge went down by Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake, MN), 71-43, in a non-league test.
The Eagles now own a 9-5 record. They play next when they travel to McGregor for a non-league test on Tuesday, February 1. Northland will encounter a Mercuries squad coming off a 61-53 non-league win over Carlton (Carlton, MN). The Mercuries record now stands at 5-6.