The Crookston Pirate Boys Basketball team travels to Hawley to take on the Nuggets in a Section 8AA matchup at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The game will be on KROX Radio after UMC Women’s Basketball.
Crookston is 3-14 on the year. Hawley is 4-16 after a 68-66 loss to Lake Park-Audubon on Tuesday.
FIRST HALF
Hawley started the game on a 13-2 run behind the red-hot shooting of Tucker Anderson, who made three three-pointers. Crookston responded with six points, with Reggie Winjum scoring four, while Nolan Cassavant added a basket to get within a 13-8 deficit seven minutes into the game. Hawley countered with an 11-2 run for a 24-10 lead with 7:36 left in the half. Crookston figured out the Hawley zone and started to get some points as Carter Fee made a three-pointer, and Cassavant added a basket to get within a 24-15 deficit. Hawley’s Jaxon Schenck responded with two baskets before Crookston’s Beau Smith made a three-pointer. The back-and-forth continued as the Pirates trailed 35-23 when Smith made another three-pointer, and Winjum added two free throws to bring Crookston within a 35-28 deficit. Hawley made two free throws with 39 seconds left in the half and took a 37-28 lead at halftime.
SECOND HALF
Crookston falls to 3-14 on the season and will take on Hawley on Thursday. Stephen-Argyle is now 14-6 on the year.
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| Crookston | 28 | 33 | 61 |
| Hawley | 37 | 34 | 71 |
| For Crookston | Points | Rebounds | Misc. |
| Reggie Winjum | |||
| Gunnar Groven | |||
| Carter Fee | |||
| Nolan Johnson | |||
| Nolan Cassavant | |||
| Beau Smith | |||
| Josh Hesby |
| For Stephen-Argyle | Points |
