Caledonia tops Esko

The Caledonia Warriors used a strong start to beat Esko 63-54 in a battle between two teams ranked in the top five in Class AA.

Noah King led the way for Caledonia, scoring 20 of his game high 26 points in the first half. The Warriors led 42-24 at halftime.

Esko junior center Adam Trapp scored 21 points and guards Ryan Pantsar and Camden Berger added 16 and 14 respectively.

Esko made the game interesting late thanks a flurry of buckets from Berger and Trapp but Noah and Owen King made enough plays down the stretch to preserve the win.

Caledonia 42 21 -63
Esko          24 30 – 54

Caledonia: N. King 26, O. King 17, Morem 10, Goergen 4, Heim 3, Kearney 2, Gavin 1
Esko: Trapp 21, Pantsar 16, Berger 14, Bottila 3