Manikowski scores career-high 16, helps Argos beat Pioneer

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Argos 44, Pioneer 32 (Dec. 17): Nate Manikowski hit three 3-pointers and scored a career-high 16 points, and J.J. Morris added 15 points for the visiting Dragons as they won their second road game in as many nights.

Sean Richard added eight points, all in the second half. Luke Stults had five.

Argos (5-2) led 24-12 at halftime.

Caleb Sweet led Pioneer (1-5) with 11 points. Drew McKaig and Brayden Erickson had eight points each.

Argos beat Pioneer for the third straight year.

In the JV game, Pioneer beat Argos 40-37. Luke Blackman led Pioneer with 17 points, Ryan Looker added 14, and Noah Miller had nine.

Hunter Xaver had 11 points for Argos.

ARGOS (44) (5-2)

Nate Manikowski 6 1-1 16, Sean Richard 3 1-1 8, J.J. Morris 7 0-0 15, Elijah Osborn 0 0-0 0, Luke Stults 2 1-1 5, A.J. Mills 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 18 3-3 44

PIONEER (32) (1-5)

Drew McKaig 3 1-3 8, Rylahn Toloza 1 0-0 2, Andrew Helton 0 0-0 0, Brayden Erickson 2 2-2 8, Caleb Sweet 5 1-2 11, Micah Rans 0 0-2 0, Lucas Perry 1 0-0 2, Gage Harper 0 1-2 1

TEAM: 12 5-11 32

Three-point field goals:

Argos 5 (Manikowski 3, Morris, Richard),

Pioneer 3 (Erickson 2, McKaig)

Total fouls: Argos 9, Pioneer 13

Score by quarters

Argos 11 13 9 11 – 44

Pioneer 6 6 11 9 – 32