Deadrick Breaks Scoring Record in Victory

Photos Contributed by: Lynne Deadrick

Game Photos: Myrissa Laitinen

Dwight Cadwell-NSO

Deadrick Sets Esko’s all-time scoring Record

Kory Deadrick has had many awards and has had a lot of recognition as a basketball standout for the Esko Eskomos, but it was a record that stood for 59 years that’s Deadrick now holds as the Esko senior broke Harold Bergstedt’s scoring record for Esko High School as part of a 80-39 win over Floodwood Thursday night.

Deadrick who scored 31 points on the night broke the record on a three-point basket from right in front of the Esko player bench, his only three-pointer of the night; on an assist from Marc Peterson. When Deadrick broke the record a timeout had to wait till the next dead ball where Kory was honored for his achievement on the hard court.

Deadrick needed 30 points heading into the night and as Deadrick told Northland Sports Online, “my teammates kept feeding me the ball all night long.” Kory went on to say, “I had a lot of looks inside, had some second chances for some baskets, but my teammates kept feeding me, and it was so very special to break this record at home.”

The Eskomos who battled back and forth with the Polar Bears in the first half continued to see Deadrick score inside as he scored 17 points in the first half alone.

The Polar Bears who battle tough most of the first half saw themselves take a 28-25 lead when Ryder Lough hit a three-pointer with 3:55 to go in the half, but it was the Eskomos responding right back going on a 12-0 run to close the first half with a 37-28 nine point lead.

The second half saw the Eskomos continue on with the way the left off the final minutes of the first half as the Eskomos would outscore the Polar Bears 43-11 to come away with the huge win at home.

Casey Staniger added 20 points for the Eskomos and Marc Peterson chipped in with 11 points in the victory. Jaxon Turner added 6 points while Derek Pantsar and Trenton Menor both finished with 3 points, and it was Jacob Lindstrom and Nate Johnson both closing the scoring with 2 points each.

The Polar Bears were led by Riley Brensdorf who scored 13 points, Noah Thompson added 10, Ryder Lough had 6, Willow Christenson chipped in with 5, and while Damien Autio added 3 and Kyle Tamminen ended with 2.

The Eskomos improve to 14-3 on the season and they will take on Pequot Lakes on Saturday at Pequot Lakes High School. The Polar Bears fall to 12-5 and they will host the Wrenshall Wrens on Tuesday night at home.

Dwight Cadwell can be reached at Dwight@northlandsportsonline.com