The Crookston Pirate Boy’s Basketball team was outscored 15-2 in the final seven minutes of the game as the Roseau Rams pulled away for a 72-44 victory in a Section 8AA matchup in Roseau.
FIRST HALF
Crookston had a great start to the game, and when the game was tied at two, they went on a 7-0 run behind a Carter Bruggeman drive for a layup, Jacob Miller hit a three-pointer, and Miller stole the ball and got a pass to Jack Garmen who stopped and popped a three-pointer for a 9-2 Pirate lead with 14:16 left in the half. The teams exchanged three-pointers before Roseau battled back to tie the game at 14. Crookston responded with another Garmen three-pointer almost halfway through the half for a 17-14 lead.
Roseau dominated the rest of the half as they outscored Crookston 21-6, and they took a 35-23 lead into halftime.
SECOND HALF
The second half had a quick start with Crookston going on a 5-2 run with four points from Jack Garmen and Jacob Miller added a free throw to bring Crookston within a 37-28 deficit one minute into the half. Roseau’s Jed Dunham answered with a basket before Garmen responded with a nice drive to the rim for a basket. The teams continued to go back-and-forth and Roseau led 44-33 with 13 minutes left in the half. Roseau went on a 7-0 run before Garmen buried another three-pointer for a 51-36 lead halfway through the half.
Crookston trailed 57-42 after a Tristan Luckow free throw with seven minutes left in the game. Crookston only scored two points in the final seven minutes and Roseau ended the game on a 15-2 run to cruise to a 72-44 victory.
Crookston drops to 1-10 on the year and will host one of the top teams in Section 8A, Fertile-Beltrami, on Tuesday. Roseau improves to 4-6 on the year.
J.V. – Roseau won 56-26 C-Squad – Roseau won 44-21
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| CROOKSTON | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| Roseau | 35 | 37 | 72 |
| For Crookston | Points |
| Jack Garmen | 19 |
| Carter Bruggeman | 12 |
| Easton Tangquist | 6 |
| Jacob Miller | 4 |
| Jacob Hesby | 2 |
| Tristan Luckow | 1 |
| For Roseau | Points |
| Jed Dunham | 22 |
| David Nelson | 11 |
| Wyatt Aronson | 9 |
| Clive Gordon | 9 |
| Steele Walsh | 8 |
| Jere Bender | 6 |
| Peter VandeWege | 4 |
| Maverick Jacobson | 2 |
| Mitch Laznicka | 1 |
