The Climax-Fisher Knights Boys Basketball team were controlled start-to-finish by the Goodridge-Grygla Chargers, and fell by a score of 70-33 in Goodridge in the Section 8A Tournament play-in round.
FIRST HALF
Goodridge-Grygla looked to get off to a solid start, and they did so, as they went on a 9-2 run to start the game. The Knights had an answer, though, as back-to-back three-pointers from Branson Solheim and Tyler Evitts cut the lead down to 9-8 with 11:54 to go. Unfortunately for the Knights, they would only score 4 more points in the remainder of the half. The Chargers began to dominate in all aspects of the game; causing 12 turnovers on defense and making nearly every shot on offense. The Knights got layups from Evitts and Jaycer Davis, but the Chargers were simply overwhelming. They scored 15 bench points and were perfect from the foul line, and this all led to a 29-4 run to end the half, giving the Chargers a 38-12 lead at the break.
SECOND HALF
In the second half, the Chargers did not stop their onslaught, as they quickly brought the lead to 30 with a 45-15 score. The Knights began to get more scoring chances, especially at the foul line, but couldn’t execute, as they ended the game just 5/17 from the foul line. The Chargers were the opposite, going a perfect 12/12, with four of them helping boost the lead to 51-15. Evitts and Solheim added more points in a 10-4 run to cut the lead to 55-25, but back-to-back threes from Goodridge-Grygla put the game in running time. Both teams emptied the bench, and this also benefitted the Chargers, as they scored 26 bench points in the game. Though the Knights had 8 different players score, it wouldn’t be enough, and the Chargers held on for a 70-33 win.
Climax-Fisher ends the year with a 9-18 record and say goodbye to seniors Ty Torrence and Branson Solheim. Goodridge-Grygla improves to 14-13 omn the year and will take on Red Lake County on Thursday.
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| Climax-Fisher | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| Goodridge-Grygla | 38 | 32 | 70 |
| For Climax-Fisher | Points |
| Branson Solheim | 10 |
| Tyler Evitts | 7 |
| Ty Davis | 4 |
| Ty Torrence | 4 |
| Tristen Schwarz | 3 |
| Dustin Carl | 2 |
| Jaycer Davis | 2 |
| Migel Gonzalez | 1 |
| For Goodridge-Grygla | Points |
| Gus Jones | 23 |
| Trustin Wiseth | 10 |
| Ray Moe | 9 |
| Shay Jacobson | 9 |
| London Nordby | 6 |
| Owen Larson | 6 |
| Ian Mickolio | 3 |
| DeMontay Johnson | 2 |
| Evan Rubischko | 2 |
