Paige Pearson recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while dishing out 4 assists as the Fergus Falls girls’ basketball team handed Brainerd their first loss of the season, 62-49 on Friday night at the Kennedy Secondary School Gold Gymnasium.
Ellie Colbeck led all scorers with 24 points, while grabbing 9 rebounds and distributing 3 assists. Tori Ratz made four 3-pointers, finishing with 12 points. She also had 4 assists. Anna Anderson came off the bench to score 9 points.
Brainerd scored the first eight points of the game and the Otters trailed 10-1 before they went on an eight point run, trimming the Warriors lead to 10-9. With the Otters leading 14-13 Fergus Falls scored the final fifteen points of the first half to take a 29-13 halftime lead.
The Warriors had three players finish in double digits, led by Meghan Smith with 13 points. Ally Brzezinski scored a dozen and Myah Nelson had 11.
Fergus Falls hit 42% of their field goal attempts and made 8-of-19 3-pointers.
Fergus Falls (2-1) will play at Willmar on Tuesday night.
The Otters won the JV game 59-58 with Karley Braeger scoring 26 points and Cyntreya Lockett adding 17. The ninth-graders lost 32-26.