From the opening tip the game belonged to Fergus Falls on Thursday night as the Otters scored the first 24 points of the night and held Menahga without a point for the first seven-plus minutes of the game as they built a 57-8 halftime lead on the way to a 70-31 victory on Thursday night in the first round of the Section 8AA playoffs.
Chance Fazio registered a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Dominic Aguilar had 14 points, 3 steals, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Cody Norgren contributed 13 points and Abel Aho chipped in with 10 points off the bench. Parker Jacobs came up with 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Ethan Olson had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Kaden Conklin grabbed 5 boards.
Tristan Aho scored a team high 15 to lead the Braves and Wade Berttunen joined him in double digits with 10 points.
Menahga finished their season with a 13-15 record.
Fergus Falls (23-4) continues 8AA playoff action with a quarterfinal round game at 4:30pm Saturday against Warroad (17-10) at Concordia College in Moorhead.