The Deer River Warriors routed the visiting Bigfork Huskies basketball team by a final score of 81-58 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Warriors face the Mesabi East Giants (Aurora, MN) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, February 22. Deer River will attempt to move on its 17-5 season record. The Giants enter the game with a 7-14 record after their 77-61 non-league loss to Ely (Ely, MN).

With the defeat, Bigfork moves to 13-9 on the year. The Huskies host Fond du Lac Ojibwe Ogichida (Cloquet, MN) to face the Ogichida in a non-league game on Tuesday, February 22. The Ogichida enter the game with a record of 10-13. Fond du Lac Ojibwe Ogichida won 84-63 in their recent non-league game against Cook (Cook, MN)