This game features two of the most proficient scorers in Class 1A.
Jarell Jacobs, a 6-2 senior guard, averaged nearly 30 points per game last season, leading Cass Lake-Bena to 28 victories and the Class 1A, Section 8 championship game.
Delwyn Holthusen III, a 6-4 senior center, averaged 24 points a game for Red Lake, which lost to the Panthers in last spring's Class 1A, Section 8 quarterfinals.
No. 5-1A Cass Lake-Bena (0-0, 0-0) jumps into its season with a pair of home conference games, hosting Pine River-Backus on Thursday and taking on Red Lake in the Warriors' (0-0, 0-0) opener on Friday.