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#9 Red Lake County coasts to a win over Crookston Boys Basketball

The Crookston Pirate Boys’ Basketball team found out why the Red Lake County Rebels are ranked #9 in the state in Class A as the Rebels cruised to an 81-44 victory in a game played at Robert Matzke Gymnasium in Red Lake Falls.

FIRST HALF –
At the start of the game, both teams played terrific defense, and almost six minutes into the game, Red Lake County had a 10-1 lead. Crookston’s Hunter Nicholas scored the first point of the game with a free throw almost three minutes into the game. Red Lake County responded with an Owen Chervestad three-point play, and Ethan Johnson added four points. After a Crookston timeout, Chervestad added another three-point play for a 10-1 lead. Crookston’s Nicholas stopped the run with a three-point play of his own, only to have the Rebel’s Luke Peterson answer with a three-point play to spark a 12-0 run. Chervestad added a basket, and after a Crookston turnover, Conner Duden made a layup; Chervestad added a basket, and Duden finished off the run with a three-pointer for a 22-4 lead halfway through the half. Red Lake County led 25-13 when they went on another 12-0 run that started with a Duden three-pointer. Will Gieseke added a basket, Duden made another three-pointer, Gavin Thomas made a basket, and Peterson added a basket for a 37-13 lead with 3:15 left in the half. Red Lake County led 39-16 when Duden and Ethan Johnson made back-to-back three-pointers for a 45-16 lead with one minute to go in the half. The last points of the half was a Matthew Contreras three-pointer to bring Crookston within a 45-19 deficit at halftime.

SECOND HALF –
Crookston started the second half with the ball and turned it over on the inbound pass, and Red Lake Couny’s Duden and Chervestad scored baskets for a 49-19 lead. Red Lake County led 64-33 when Chervestad and Gunner Halverson added baskets for a 68-33 lead with 8:39 left in the game to fire up running time. Red Lake County played everybody that dressed, and the highlight was the backdoor cuts by Logan Vettleson for a pair of baskets, and Red Lake County coasted to an 81-44 victory. Chervestad and Duden combined for 51 points in the game.

Crookston drops to 2-7 on the year and will travel to Menagha on Saturday. Red Lake County improves to 9-1 on the year and will play Thief River Falls on Monday.
J.V. – RLC won 65-22 C-Squad – RLC won 64-25

Click above to listen to RLC Coach Steve Philion’s comments
Click above to listen to Crookston Coach Bruce Erdmann’s comments
 1st 2nd Final
Crookston192544
Red Lake County453681
For Crookston PointsReboundsSteal/Assists
Hunter Nicholas1811
Reggie Winjum624 assists
Matthew Contreras642 steals
Rylan Lubarski521 steal
Tyler Michaelson522 assists/1 steal
Michael Deng432 assists/1 steal
For Red Lake CountyPoints
Owen Chervestad27
Conner Duden24
Ethan Johnson9
Luke Peterson5
Logan Vettelson4
Will Gieseke2
Ben Gullingsrud2
Ethan Majerus2
Gavin Thomas2
Atley Vettleson2

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